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UK Top 40: FIFA 12 enters 2012 in top spot

EA footy outing kicks new year chart.

The best-selling UK video game during the first week of 2012 was FIFA 12. It was also last week's final top title of 2011.

Battlefield 3 edges past Modern Warfare 3 to claim second, with Call of Duty close behind in third.

Ubisoft boogie title Just Dance 3 was fourth, while Skyrim, the UK's Christmas number one, was fifth.

Chart stalwart Zumba Fitness shot up from 19th place to sixth.

Need for Speed: The Run, Saint's Row: The Third, Rage and Assassin's Creed: Revelations rounded out the rest of the top ten.

The full top 40 lies below this video of Wayne Rooney and a small dog.

This Week Last Week Title Platform(s)
1 1 FIFA 12 PS3, Xbox 360
2 3 Battlefield 3 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
3 2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
4 4 Just Dance 3 Wii, Xbox 360
5 8 The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim PC, PS3, Xbox 360
6 19 Zumba Fitness Wii, PS3, Xbox 360
7 7 Need for Speed: The Run PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
8 6 Saints Row: The Third PC, PS3, Xbox 360
9 12 Rage PC, PS3, Xbox 360
10 5 Assassin's Creed: Revelations PC, PS3, Xbox 360
11 10 Forza Motorsport 4 Xbox 360
12 28 Zumba Fitness 2 Wii
13 9 Mario Kart 7 3DS
14 11 Mario & Sonic: London 2012 Olympic Games Wii
15 14 Super Mario 3D Land 3DS
16 21 Football Manager 2012 PC
17 15 Sonic Generations PS3, Xbox 360
18 16 Kinect Sports: Season 2 Xbox 360
19 18 Rayman Origins PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
20 37 EA Sports Active 2 PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
21 17 Kinect Sports Xbox 360
22 26 Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
23 25 Lego Pirates of the Caribbean 3DS, DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
24 23 Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Xbox 360
25 22 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception PS3
26 13 WWE '12 PS3, Xbox 360
27 Re-entry Wii Fit Plus Wii
28 24 Batman: Arkham City PS3, Xbox 360
29 29 Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure 3DS, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
30 36 Professor Layton and the Spectre's Call DS
31 33 Cars 2 DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
32 30 Moshi Monsters: Moshling Zoo DS
33 27 Dance Central Xbox 360
34 32 Mario Kart Wii Wii
35 39 The Sims 3 3DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
36 Re-entry Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn PC, PS3, Xbox 360
37 20 F1 2011 PS3
38 34 Dead Island PC, PS3, Xbox 360
39 38 Star Wars: The Old Republic PC
40 Re-entry Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4 PC, PS3, Xbox 360

UKIE Games Charts compiled by GfK Chart-Track.