The Return Of The Duke

13/Jun/2011
14 years after it was originally announced, ‘Duke Nukem Forever’ finally makes its long awaited appearance in the All Formats Chart, debuting at No1 and knocking fellow Take 2 top seller ‘L.A. Noire’ (-54%) down to No2 in the process. Xbox 360 is the main Duke Nukem Forever format with a 56% share, ahead of PS3 with 30% and PC 14%
A healthy looking ‘Zumba Fitness’ (-2%) manages to keep Sony’s PS3-exclusive newcomer ‘Infamous 2’ out of the Top 3, climbing one place to No3 with ‘Infamous 2’ having to settle for No4 – one place higher than the original which launched at No5 two years ago. ‘Lego Pirates of the Caribbean’ (-38%) starts to walk the plank, down 3 places to No5, ahead of Codemasters’ ‘Dirt 3’ (-37%) which also falls 3 places, down to No6. Sales of ‘Brink’ only drop 1% this week, but it still falls two places to No7, making way for the new releases ahead of it. There is one other new entry this week – THQ’s ‘Red Faction: Armageddon’ at No8, sales of which are predominantly on Xbox 360 (70%) with PS3 only accounting for 26% and PC 4%. Making up the remainder of the Top 10 are previous No1’s from Activision (Black Ops at No9) and EA (Portal 2 at No10, overtaking FIFA 11 as EA’s top selling game this week).
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Title |
Format |
Label |
Publisher |
| - |
 |
1 |
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DUKE NUKEM FOREVER |
XB360 |
2K GAMES |
TAKE 2 |
| - |
 |
2 |
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INFAMOUS 2 |
PS3 |
SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
| 3 |
 |
3 |
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ZUMBA FITNESS |
WII |
505 GAMES |
505 GAMES |
| - |
 |
4 |
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DUKE NUKEM FOREVER |
PS3 |
2K GAMES |
TAKE 2 |
| 1 |
 |
5 |
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L.A. NOIRE |
XB360 |
ROCKSTAR |
TAKE 2 |
| 2 |
 |
6 |
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L.A. NOIRE |
PS3 |
ROCKSTAR |
TAKE 2 |
| 4 |
 |
7 |
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DIRT 3 |
XB360 |
CODEMASTERS |
CODEMASTERS |
| 7 |
 |
8 |
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BRINK |
XB360 |
BETHESDA SOFTWORKS |
BETHESDA SOFTWORKS |
| 5 |
 |
9 |
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WII SPORTS RESORT |
WII |
NINTENDO |
NINTENDO |
| - |
 |
10 |
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RED FACTION: ARMAGEDDON |
XB360 |
THQ |
THQ |
| - |
 |
11 |
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DUKE NUKEM FOREVER |
PC |
2K GAMES |
TAKE 2 |
| 10 |
 |
12 |
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CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS |
XB360 |
ACTIVISION |
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD |
| 8 |
 |
13 |
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DIRT 3 |
PS3 |
CODEMASTERS |
CODEMASTERS |
| 9 |
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14 |
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FIFA 11 |
XB360 |
EA SPORTS |
ELECTRONIC ARTS |
| 12 |
 |
15 |
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ART ACADEMY |
DS |
NINTENDO |
NINTENDO |
| 6 |
 |
16 |
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THE SIMS 3: GENERATIONS |
PC |
EA GAMES |
ELECTRONIC ARTS |
| 20 |
 |
17 |
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PORTAL 2 |
XB360 |
EA GAMES |
ELECTRONIC ARTS |
| 13 |
 |
18 |
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LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN |
XB360 |
DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS |
DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS |
| 16 |
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19 |
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BRINK |
PS3 |
BETHESDA SOFTWORKS |
BETHESDA SOFTWORKS |
| 15 |
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20 |
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JUST DANCE 2 |
WII |
UBISOFT |
UBISOFT |
| 11 |
 |
21 |
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MARIO KART WII |
WII |
NINTENDO |
NINTENDO |
| 17 |
 |
22 |
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WII FIT PLUS |
WII |
NINTENDO |
NINTENDO |
| 14 |
 |
23 |
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LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN |
WII |
DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS |
DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS |
| 18 |
 |
24 |
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LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN |
DS |
DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS |
DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS |
| 27 |
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25 |
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ZUMBA FITNESS |
XB360 |
505 GAMES |
505 GAMES |
| 23 |
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26 |
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HUNTED: THE DEMON'S FORGE |
XB360 |
BETHESDA SOFTWORKS |
BETHESDA SOFTWORKS |
| 21 |
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27 |
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LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN |
PS3 |
DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS |
DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS |
| 26 |
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28 |
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PORTAL 2 |
PS3 |
EA GAMES |
ELECTRONIC ARTS |
| - |
 |
29 |
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RED FACTION: ARMAGEDDON |
PS3 |
THQ |
THQ |
| 22 |
 |
30 |
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KILLZONE 3 |
PS3 |
SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
| 19 |
 |
31 |
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WII PARTY |
WII |
NINTENDO |
NINTENDO |
| 24 |
 |
32 |
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CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS |
PS3 |
ACTIVISION |
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD |
| 25 |
 |
33 |
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KINECT SPORTS |
XB360 |
MICROSOFT |
MICROSOFT |
| 32 |
 |
34 |
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LITTLEBIGPLANET 2 |
PS3 |
SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
| 28 |
 |
35 |
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POKEMON BLACK VERSION |
DS |
NINTENDO |
NINTENDO |
| - |
 |
36 |
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EA SPORTS MMA |
PS3 |
EA SPORTS |
ELECTRONIC ARTS |
| 29 |
 |
37 |
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POKEMON WHITE VERSION |
DS |
NINTENDO |
NINTENDO |
| 39 |
 |
38 |
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CRYSIS 2 |
XB360 |
EA GAMES |
ELECTRONIC ARTS |
| 37 |
 |
39 |
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FIFA 11 |
PS3 |
EA SPORTS |
ELECTRONIC ARTS |
| 33 |
 |
40 |
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DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS |
WII |
NINTENDO |
NINTENDO |