Caped Crusader Cracks No1 Again
24/Oct/2011
‘Batman: Arkham City’ explodes to the top of the All Formats Chart this week as the 4th biggest launch of the year so far (behind FIFA 12, Gears of War 3 & L.A Noire).
It is by far the biggest ever launch for Warner Bros, selling almost double the launch week sales of the Eidos/Square Enix published predecessor ‘Batman: Arkham Asylum’. It is also a great week for UK developers with ‘Batman: Arkham City’ developed by North London outfit ‘Rocksteady Studios’ and the next highest new entry ‘Football Manager 2012’ by Sports Interactive who are also based in London, only a few miles away. ‘Football Manager 2012’ published by Sega, debuts at No3 only 1,800 sales behind ‘FIFA 12’ which holds on to No2 despite a 35% drop in sales. This means that last week’s No1 ‘Forza Motorsport 4’ (-52%) has to settle for No4, ahead of ‘Just Dance 3’ (-12%) which slips 2 places to No5. There is only one other new entry to break into the Top 10 this week: EA’s ‘The Sims 3: Pets’, new at No6. ‘Pro Evolution Soccer 2012’ (-52%) falls two places, down to No7, ensuring that 3 football games feature in the Top 10 this week. ‘Rage’ (-63%) suffers this week’s biggest drop in sales for a Top 10 title, slipping from No4 to No8, while 505 Games’ ‘Zumba Fitness’ (-1%) shows good resilience, only slipping one place to No9 with sales holding steady. Previous No1 ‘Gears of War 3’ (-34%) rounds things off at No10, making Microsoft the only company to have at least two games in the Top 10 this week. There are two more Top 40 newcomers this week: ‘Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One’ at No24 and ‘Dance Central 2’ at No40.
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TW | Title | Format | Label | Publisher | |||
| - |  |
1 | BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY | XB360 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| - | |
2 | BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY | PS3 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| - | |
3 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2012 | PC | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 1 |  |
4 | FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 4 | |
5 | JUST DANCE 3 | WII | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 2 | |
6 | FIFA 12 | XB360 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 3 | |
7 | FIFA 12 | PS3 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| - | |
8 | THE SIMS 3: PETS | PC | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 9 |  |
9 | ZUMBA FITNESS | WII | 505 GAMES | 505 GAMES | ||
| 6 | |
10 | PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2012 | PS3 | KONAMI | KONAMI | ||
| 7 | |
11 | GEARS OF WAR 3 | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 5 | |
12 | RAGE | XB360 | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| 23 |  |
13 | MARIO KART WII | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 8 | |
14 | RAGE | PS3 | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| 10 | |
15 | PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2012 | XB360 | KONAMI | KONAMI | ||
| 18 | |
16 | DEAD ISLAND | XB360 | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | ||
| - | |
17 | WII MUSIC | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| - | |
18 | RATCHET & CLANK: ALL 4 ONE | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 19 | |
19 | DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION | XB360 | EIDOS | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 15 | |
20 | F1 2011 | PS3 | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS | ||
| 12 | |
21 | F1 2011 | XB360 | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS | ||
| 37 | |
22 | SKYLANDERS: SPYRO'S ADVENTURE | XB360 | SKYLANDERS | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 17 | |
23 | DEAD RISING 2: OFF THE RECORD | XB360 | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | ||
| 27 | |
24 | WII SPORTS RESORT | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 25 | |
25 | DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION | PS3 | EIDOS | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 26 | |
26 | FIFA 12 | WII | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 24 | |
27 | JUST DANCE 3 | XB360 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 32 | |
28 | MICHAEL JACKSON: THE EXPERIENCE | WII | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| - | |
29 | DANCE JUNIORS | WII | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 28 | |
30 | GRAN TURISMO 5 | PS3 | PLATINUM | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 35 | |
31 | DRIVER: SAN FRANCISCO | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| - | |
32 | SKYLANDERS: SPYRO'S ADVENTURE | WII | SKYLANDERS | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 14 | |
33 | JONAH LOMU RUGBY CHALLENGE | XB360 | ALTERNATIVE | ALTERNATIVE | ||
| 11 | |
34 | DARK SOULS | XB360 | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | ||
| 13 | |
35 | DARK SOULS | PS3 | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | ||
| 20 | |
36 | RESISTANCE 3 | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 16 | |
37 | JONAH LOMU RUGBY CHALLENGE | PS3 | ALTERNATIVE | ALTERNATIVE | ||
| 33 | |
38 | RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011 | XB360 | 505 GAMES | 505 GAMES | ||
| 21 | |
39 | ACE COMBAT: ASSAULT HORIZON | XB360 | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | ||
| 29 | |
40 | DEAD ISLAND | PS3 | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA |
