UFC 3 is This Week's Undisputed No1
20/Feb/2012
‘UFC Undisputed 3’ wins THQ their first All Formats No1 since ‘Homefront’ back in W11 last year.
The previous title in the ‘UFC Undisputed’ franchise (UFC 2010: Undisputed) was launched later in 2010, performing better at launch than UFC 3 despite debuting at No2. The first in the series landed at No1 outdoing the latest game’s launch week by more than 3 to 1. Last week’s No1 ‘Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning’ (-63%) falls out of the Top 10, slipping to No12. There are no other new entries in the Top 40 this week, however retailer promotions mean there’s a lot of shuffling of positions with every Top 10 game except ‘Final Fantasy XIII-2’ and ‘The Darkness 2’ increasing in sales. ‘FIFA 12’ (+21%) and ‘Modern Warfare 3’ (+29%) both benefit, up 3 and 4 places respectively to No’s 2 and 3, while ‘Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games’ (+94%) puts in a herculean effort, boosted by a new 3DS version the previous week, this time a discounted Wii version helps propel it even further; to its highest ever chart position – up from No10 to No4.
‘Battlefield 3’ (+10%) remains a Top 10 contender climbing one place to No5, while Final Fantasy XIII-2 (-42%) drops 4 places to No6. ‘Skylanders’ (+65%) is another game jumping to a highest ever chart placing, up from No14 to No7 and with Amalur falling, is the only new IP to feature in the Top 10 this week. ‘The Darkness 2’ (-43%) falls 5 places to No8, while ‘Skyrim’ (+1%) holds on to No9 for another week. ‘Just Dance 3’ (+9%) moves up 2 places to No10, overtaking ‘Assassin’s Creed: Revelations’ (-15%) to become Ubisoft’s top selling game this week.
| LW |
TW | Title | Format | Label | Publisher | |||
| - |  |
1 | UFC UNDISPUTED 3 | XB360 | THQ | THQ | ||
| - | |
2 | UFC UNDISPUTED 3 | PS3 | THQ | THQ | ||
| 21 |  |
3 | MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES | WII | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 10 | |
4 | CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 | XB360 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 7 | |
5 | BATTLEFIELD 3 | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 11 | |
6 | FIFA 12 | XB360 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 15 | |
7 | CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 | PS3 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 4 |  |
8 | FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 | PS3 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 8 | |
9 | JUST DANCE 3 | WII | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 2 | |
10 | THE DARKNESS II | XB360 | 2K GAMES | TAKE 2 | ||
| 14 | |
11 | BATTLEFIELD 3 | PS3 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 26 | |
12 | MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES | 3DS | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 25 | |
13 | SUPER MARIO 3D LAND | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 3 | |
14 | FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 | XB360 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 19 | |
15 | FIFA 12 | PS3 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 16 |  |
16 | ZUMBA FITNESS | WII | 505 GAMES | 505 GAMES | ||
| 27 | |
17 | MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLING ZOO | DS | MIND CANDY | MIND CANDY | ||
| 23 | |
18 | MARIO KART 7 | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 18 | |
19 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM | XB360 | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| 20 | |
20 | ZUMBA FITNESS 2 | WII | 505 GAMES | 505 GAMES | ||
| 1 | |
21 | KINGDOMS OF AMALUR: RECKONING | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 13 | |
22 | ASSASSIN'S CREED: REVELATIONS | XB360 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 33 | |
23 | SKYLANDERS: SPYRO'S ADVENTURE | WII | SKYLANDERS | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 32 | |
24 | FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 39 | |
25 | UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE'S DECEPTION | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 6 | |
26 | METAL GEAR SOLID HD COLLECTION | PS3 | KONAMI | KONAMI | ||
| 5 | |
27 | METAL GEAR SOLID HD COLLECTION | XB360 | KONAMI | KONAMI | ||
| 24 | |
28 | SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD | XB360 | THQ | THQ | ||
| 12 | |
29 | THE DARKNESS II | PS3 | 2K GAMES | TAKE 2 | ||
| 22 | |
30 | ASSASSIN'S CREED: REVELATIONS | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 29 | |
31 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM | PS3 | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| 31 | |
32 | RAGE | XB360 | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| - | |
33 | SKYLANDERS: SPYRO'S ADVENTURE | XB360 | SKYLANDERS | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 28 | |
34 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2012 | PC | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 9 | |
35 | KINGDOMS OF AMALUR: RECKONING | PS3 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 38 | |
36 | KINECT SPORTS: SEASON TWO | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 34 | |
37 | MARIO KART WII | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| - | |
38 | KINECT SPORTS | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 17 | |
39 | SOULCALIBUR V | XB360 | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | ||
| 35 | |
40 | WII FIT PLUS | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO |
