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[ANALYSIS] by Dominic Sacco


MASS EFFECT 3 rocketed to the top of the UK charts to become the biggest No.1 of 2012 so far.


It sold almost four times as many copies SSXmanaged during its release week at No.1, and the EA space shooter RPG comfortably outsold its two predecessors’ week-one sales combined. On top of that, it garnered significantly higher week-one sales than this year’s other No.1s which include Uncharted: Golden Abyss, UFC Undisputed 3and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.


In total, three new games entered the Top Ten. Last week’s second-biggest new Top Ten game –Street Fighter X Tekkenfrom CAPCOM – reached No.3. The publisher’s other fresh release Asura’s Wrathdidn’t enter the Top 40. However, EA’s The Sims 3: Showtimedebuted at No.6, knocking SEGA’s Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Gamesdown one position to No.7.


Even though the week’s new EA and Capcom titles weren’t stocked in GAME, the UK games retail market still managed to generate £17.9m – a 47.9 per cent week-on-week increase. Unfortunately, this figure was significantly less than the £22.8m made when Mass Effect 2went on sale in January 2010.


Meanwhile, SONYshooter Unit 13topped the PlayStation Vita Top Ten and debuted at No.15 in the All Formats Top 40. This was the only other new release to enter the Top 40 last week.


FOCUS MULTIMEDIA enjoyed a strong week in the budget PC games chart, with five games in the Top Ten. Angry Birds: Seasonsdebuted at No.4.


Three games tumbled out of the Top Ten this week – UFC 3, Unchartedand FIFA Football.


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TOP 40 UK RETAIL ALL FORMATS 1


MASS EFFECT 3 Formats: 360, PS3, PC


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Last week


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21 SSX 360, PS3 3


NEW 2 STREET FIGHTER X TEKKEN PS3, 360


42 FIFA 12 360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PC, PS2, 3DS 53 MARIO PARTY 9 Wii 6


NEW THE SIMS 3: SHOWTIME PC 3


75 MARIO & SONIC AT THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES Wii, 3DS 87 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3360, PS3, PC, Wii 99 ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS 360, PS3, PC 10 14 11 16 12 10 13 13 14 17 15


ZUMBA FITNESS Wii, 360, PS3


RAYMAN ORIGINS 360, PS3, Wii, PS Vita BATTLEFIELD 3 360, PS3, PC


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THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM 360, PS3, PC JUST DANCE 3 360, Wii UNIT 13 PS Vita


UNCHARTED: GOLDEN ABYSS PS Vita UFC UNDISPUTED 3 360, PS3


BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY 360, PS3, PC SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD 360, PS3, PC RAGE 360, PS3, PC


FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 360, PS3 UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE’S DECEPTION PS3


SKYLANDERS: SPYRO’S ADVENTURE 360, PS3, Wii, 3DS FIFA FOOTBALL PS Vita ZUMBA FITNESS 2 Wii MARIO KART 7 3DS


FORZA MOTORSPORT 4360 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND3DS


LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 5-7 Wii, 360, DS, PS3 METAL GEAR SOLID HD COLLECTION 360, PS3 F1 2011 PS Vita, 360, PS3


MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLING ZOO DS THE SIMS 3 3DS, Wii, 360, PC SKATE 3 PS3, 360


SYNDICATE 360, PS3, PC


LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN Wii, 3DS, DS, PS3 FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS –ULTIMATE EDITION 360, PS3, PC CARS 2 360, Wii, DS, PS3


KINGDOMS OF AMALUR: RECKONING 360, PC, PS3 MARIO KART WII Wii


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