The Witcher 2 Casts its Spell on the Charts
23/Apr/2012
There is only 1 new release within the Top 40 Entertainment Software Chart this week, but it debuts at No1.
Namco Bandai’s PC/360 ‘The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings – Enhanced Edition’ takes the top spot with 98% of sales derived from the 360 version and is a game from Polish developer/publisher CD Project Red. This is a first console outing for the franchise, originally released as ‘The Witcher’ on PC back in October 2007, then as ‘The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings’ original edition back in May 2011, which made No5 on this chart. EA drop back to No2 with ‘FIFA Street’(-30%), followed by a stationary ‘FIFA 12’ at No3 (-25%) and a non-moving ‘Kinect Star Wars’ from Lucasarts/Microsoft at No4 (-33%). EA’s ‘Mass Effect 3’ drops 3 places to No5 (-40%).
TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE - INDIVIDUAL FORMATS (UNITS), WEEK ENDING 21 April 2012
| LW |
TW | Title | Format | Label | Publisher | |||
| - |  |
1 | THE WITCHER 2: ASSASSINS - ENHANCED ED. | XB360 | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | ||
| 1 |  |
2 | KINECT STAR WARS | XB360 | LUCASARTS | MICROSOFT | ||
| 2 | |
3 | FIFA STREET | XB360 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 4 |  |
4 | FIFA STREET | PS3 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 3 | |
5 | MASS EFFECT 3 | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 5 | |
6 | FIFA 12 | XB360 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 6 | |
7 | TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 13 | XB360 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 7 | |
8 | FIFA 12 | PS3 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 10 |  |
9 | BATTLEFIELD 3 | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 13 | |
10 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM | XB360 | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| 12 | |
11 | MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLING ZOO | DS | MIND CANDY | MIND CANDY | ||
| 9 | |
12 | MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES | WII | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 16 | |
13 | TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 13 | PS3 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 27 | |
14 | FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 24 | |
15 | GRAN TURISMO 5 | PS3 | PLATINUM | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 14 | |
16 | MARIO PARTY 9 | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 11 | |
17 | MASS EFFECT 3 | PS3 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 28 | |
18 | SUPER MARIO 3D LAND | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 29 | |
19 | UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE'S DECEPTION | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 8 | |
20 | CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 | XB360 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 22 | |
21 | SSX | XB360 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 17 | |
22 | SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD | XB360 | THQ | THQ | ||
| 18 | |
23 | BATTLEFIELD 3 | PS3 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 21 | |
24 | MARIO KART 7 | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 32 | |
25 | ZUMBA FITNESS | WII | 505 GAMES | 505 GAMES | ||
| 15 | |
26 | CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 | PS3 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 20 | |
27 | SSX | PS3 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 26 | |
28 | JUST DANCE 3 | WII | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 23 | |
29 | KINECT RUSH: A DISNEY PIXAR ADVENTURE | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 38 | |
30 | ZUMBA FITNESS 2 | WII | 505 GAMES | 505 GAMES | ||
| 30 | |
31 | SKYLANDERS: SPYRO'S ADVENTURE | WII | SKYLANDERS | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 36 | |
32 | MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES | 3DS | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 33 | |
33 | KINECT SPORTS: SEASON TWO | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| - | |
34 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2012 | PC | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| - | |
35 | MARIO KART WII | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 34 | |
36 | KID ICARUS: UPRISING | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| - | |
37 | THE SIMS 3 | PC | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 39 | |
38 | BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY | XB360 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 25 | |
39 | RESIDENT EVIL: OPERATION RACCOON CITY | XB360 | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | ||
| - | |
40 | BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY | PS3 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
