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[ANALYSIS] by Christopher Dring
THE Q4 sales period starts now, with Gears of War 3 driving the market to new heights last week.
The Epic Games and MICROSOFT blaster is the biggest launch of the year so far, the seventh largest Xbox 360 launch ever and the 12th largest individual format launch in the history of the charts. Perhaps most impressive is the fact the game nearly sold as much as the combined launch weeks of the two previous iterations in the series.
Gears of War 3was comfortably the week’s biggest seller, which meant CODEMASTERS had to settle for second on the podium for its blockbuster racer, F1 2011. The driving game was the No.1 title on PS3 and PC, and No.2 on Xbox 360.
It means DEEP SILVER’s stay at the top of the charts has ended, with Dead Island sales dropping 54 per cent week-on-week.
Breaking back into the Top Five is summer sales sensation Zumba Fitness, which enjoyed a slight seven per cent sales increase week-on-week. 505 GAMES is the only publisher to have two games in the Top Ten, one being Zumbaand the other being Rugby World Cup 2011at No.10.
Elsewhere, SQUARE ENIX’ acclaimed Deus Ex: Human Revolutionsuffered just a five per cent week-on-week dip to hold fire at No.5, while UBISOFT’s Driver: San Franciscois down two places to No.6 after falling 27 per cent in sales.
Last Week’s No.2 and No.3 both fall five places with THQ’s Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine (down 50 per cent) now at No7 and Resistance 3from SONY at No8 ( also down 50 per cent).
60 September 30th 2011
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Week ending September 24th 2011
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TOP 40 ALL FORMATS 1
[ENTERTAINMENT - ALL PRICES] GEARS OF WAR 3 Formats: Xbox 360
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NEW Title F1 2011 PC, PS3, 360
31 DEAD ISLAND PS3, 360, PC 46 ZUMBA FITNESS 360, PS3, Wii
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55 DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION 360, PS3, PC 64 DRIVER: SAN FRANCISCO 360, Wii, PS3
72 WARHAMMER 40,000: SPACE MARINE 360, PS3, PC 83 RESISTANCE 3 PS3
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97 LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN Wii, DS, 3DS, 360, PS3, PC, PSP 10 8 11 16 12 22 13 10 14 15 15 11 16 20 17 9 18 38 19 33 20 17 21 19 22 12 23 23 24 25 25 18 26 21 27 32 28 27 29 24 30 26 31 29 32 30 33 36 34 34 35 13 36 31 37 14 38 35 39
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011360, PS3
CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS PS3, 360, Wii, PC, DS ASSASSIN’S CREED: BROTHERHOOD 360, PS3 CARS 2 Wii, DS 360, PS3
THE SIMS 3 PC, DS, 360, PS3, Wii, 3DS RED FACTION: ARMAGEDDON 360, PS3, PC JUST DANCE 2 Wii
LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 Wii, DS, 3DS, 360, PS3, PC, PSP MICHAEL JACKSON: THE EXPERIENCE 360, PS3, Wii, PSP, DS L.A. NOIRE 360, PS3 GRAN TURISMO 5 PS3
FIFA 11 360, PS3, Wii, PS3, PSP, DS, PC WII SPORTS RESORT Wii
LEGO STAR WARS III: THE CLONE WARS Wii, DS, 3DS, 360, PS3, PC, PSP BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2360, PS3, PC RISE OF NIGHTMARES 360
DUKE NUKEM FOREVER 360, PC, PS3 MADDEN NFL 12360, PS3 MARIO KART WII Wii
RED DEAD REDEMPTION 360, PS3 HOMEFRONT360, PS3, PC
SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR PS3, 360, PC
GRAND THEFT AUTO: EPISODES FROM LIBERTY CITY PS3, 360, PC SKATE 3 360, PS3
TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 12: THE MASTERS 360, PS3, Wii STAR FOX 64 3D3DS DIRT 3 360, PS3
EA SPORTS ACTIVE 2 PS3, 360, Wii GOD OF WAR COLLECTION: VOLUME II PS3 RE 40 28
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2PC, PS3, 360, Wii WII FIT PLUS Wii
Developer: Epic Games Publisher: Microsoft Publisher
Codemasters Deep Silver 505 Games Square Enix Ubisoft THQ Sony
Disney Interactive 505 Games Activision Ubisoft
Disney Interactive EA
THQ Ubisoft
Warner Bros Ubisoft
Rockstar Games Sony EA
Nintendo LucasArts EA
Sega
2K Games EA
Nintendo
Rockstar Games THQ
City Interactive Rockstar Games EA EA
Nintendo
Codemasters EA
Sony
Activision Nintendo
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