"The Scandinavian Numbers are not last weeks numbers  (37<->38). Some traders seem to broke street date like they did in germany and other countries"

To be fair Gears 1 and 2 were launched on friday (2 days in first week sales). Gears 3 were launched on tuesday (5 days in first week sales). Still of course great sales.

awsume

Only the 7th best opening in the UK!
whats opened better?

MW2, black ops, perhaps another COD
halo3, halo reach?
GTA4
IF not what are the top 6 that beat gears 3?

It's like expecting Gears to beat Fifa in France or Germany.

well considering that FIFA aint in the top5 in france gears should beat it next week ;)

FIFA 11 is the third.  FIFA 10 is the forth.

"Launching only near the tail-end of last week, EA and EA Sports’ latest soccer/football sim, FIFA 11, easily managed to become the third largest videogame launch in the UK, taking the position from last year’s FIFA 10."

http://www.el33tonline.com/past/2010/10/4/fifa_11_becomes_uks_third/

So my list:

Black Ops
MW2
FIFA 11
FIFA 10
Halo 3
Reach

Put another CoD in the list.

Another COD? BO and MW2 broke records. Neither COD4 or WaW broke any short term records.

GTAIV is the game you're missing. Gears is 7th.

The list is something lik

- Black Ops

- MW2

- Reach

- Halo 3

- GTAIV

- FIFA 11

- Gears 3

- FIFA 10

FIFA 11 was the "third largest videogame launch in the UK" before the Black Ops... and FIFA 10 was the third before FIFA 11 launch...

1. Black Ops
2. MW2
3. Reach or Halo 3?
4. FIFA 11
5. FIFA 10
6. Halo 3 or Reach?
7. Gears 3

Gears outsold GTAIV for sure in UK... or one of Halo title is out to GTAIV enter in the list.

01. Call of Duty: Black Ops - 990,000
02. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - 914,000
03. Grand Theft Auto IV - 463,000
04. Halo: Reach - 389,000
05. Halo 3 - 370,000
06. FIFA 11 - 367,000
07. Gears of War 3 - ???
08. FIFA 10 - 291,000

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=31279928&postcount=64

GTA4 is definietly in the list, high up as well
http://www.next-gen.biz/news/gta-iv-smashes-opening-week-uk-records
"Grand Theft Auto IV sold a record 926,000 units in just five days in the UK, .... sales of the Xbox 360 version of the game accounted for 55 percent"
so 509,300 for GTAIV XBox360 first week

Sorry. He is wrong but I'm wrong about GTAIV too.

FIFA 11 Scores 3rd Biggest UK Launch

"This week is of course dominated by ‘FIFA 11’ which was up against last year’s iteration ‘FIFA 10’, the biggest FIFA title ever launched and the third biggest All Format title ever launched in the UK (behind ‘Modern Warfare 2’ and ‘GTA IV’)."

http://www.chart-track.co.uk/?i=949&s=1111

So the list is...

1. Black Ops (released after FIFA 11)
2. MW2
3. GTAIV
4. FIFA 11
5. FIFA 10
6. ???
7. Gears 3
8. Reach

* Reach was the 5th biggest launch before FIFA 11 and Black Ops launch (http://www.chart-track.co.uk/?i=936&s=1111).