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News by Robert Purchese

15 March, 2010

Final Fantasy XIII has become this year's fastest selling game and has topped the UK All-Formats chart.

PS3 marginally outperformed Xbox 360, with 54 per cent of the market.

Last week's leader, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, was pushed to second.

Ubisoft's Wii champion Just Dance was in third, Heavy Rain stayed in fourth and Wii Fit Plus was fifth.

Modern Warfare 2 edged up to sixth, Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing was elbowed to seventh and Aliens vs. Predator fell to eighth. Wii Sports Resort took ninth and New Super Mario Bros. Wii rounded the chart off in 10th.

Superb Dawn of War II expansion Chaos Rising only just missed the top 10 and finished 14th, one spot behind the new Ben 10 game.

PS3 exclusive Yakuza 3 entered in 24th.

The Gold Edition of Resident Evil 5 pulled the game back into the top 40 in 31st, and SEGA's DS Sonic Collection entered in 35th.

Also released last Friday were Way of the Samurai (28th on Xbox 360, 24th on PS3), Avalon Code (MIA DS), Dancing on Ice (13th on Wii), Eye of Judgement: Legends (MIA PSP), Fat Princess (MIA PSP), Music for Everyone (MIA DS), XIII Century: Blood of Europe (MIA PC).

This Week Last Week Title Platform(s)
1 New entry Final Fantasy XIII PS3, Xbox 360
2 1 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
3 3 Just Dance Wii
4 4 Heavy Rain PS3
5 6 Wii Fit Plus Wii
6 7 Modern Warfare 2 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
7 5 SONIC & SEGA All-Stars Racing DS, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
8 3 Aliens vs. Predator PC, PS3, Xbox 360
9 8 Wii Sports Resort Wii
10 10 New Super Mario Bros. Wii Wii
11 9 FIFA 10 PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
12 11 BioShock 2 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
13 New entry Ben 10: Alien Force - Vigilax Attacks DS, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
14 New entry Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising PC
15 16 Grand Theft Auto IV PC, PS3, Xbox 360
16 15 James Cameron's Avatar: The Game DS, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
17 18 LEGO Batman DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
18 37 Professor Layton and Pandora's Box DS
19 13 Forza Motorsport 3 Xbox 360
20 17 Mario Kart Wii Wii
21 12 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games DS, Wii
22 Re-entry Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story DS
23 Re-entry Borderlands PC, PS3, Xbox 360
24 New entry Yakuza 3 PS3
25 14 Assassin's Creed II PC, PS3, Xbox 360
16 19 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves PS3
27 Re-entry Take a Break's Puzzle Master DS
28 22 New Super Mario Bros. DS
29 25 The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks DS
30 21 Football Manager 2010 PC, PSP
31 Re-entry Resident Evil 5 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
32 Re-entry Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars DS, PSP
33 29 Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
34 New entry Alice in Wonderland DS, Wii
35 New entry Sonic Classic Collection DS
36 24 Vancouver 2010 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
37 26 Mass Effect 2 PC, Xbox 360
38 38 Assassin's Creed PC, PS3, Xbox 360
39 Re-entry Brain Training DS
40 31 Mario Kart DS DS

Leisure software charts compiled by Gfk Chart-Track, ©2008 ELSPA (UK) Ltd.

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Goodfella
15/03/10 @ 10:17
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I'm very surprised the sales are so close but I'll refrain from making a childish fanboy comment.
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15/03/10 @ 10:18
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Now that has me surprised. I was thinking 80/20 to the ps3 as most people i know that bought it went ps3.
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Crazyreyn
15/03/10 @ 10:20
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I was expecting a landslide one way or the other. Will be interesting to see how it changes over time.
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15/03/10 @ 10:22
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"Very surprised the 360 version is so close. Sony "lost" another franchise."

Counter to that is that 360 is about 2mil ahead in the uk so good going for PS3 to be ahead, that considered.
JohnnyWashnGo
15/03/10 @ 10:24
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I popped into my local HMV (small town, small shop) and they had FFXII for sale, on 360 only !!!

Was a little shocked to not be able to find the PS3 version. But then, the shop is tiny and the PS3 section is marginally bigger than the PSP section, which is to say, a lot smaller than the 360 part of the store :(

Either they sold out in a day or they never had any PS3 copies.
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15/03/10 @ 10:25
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Well, "Sony lost another franchise" was already clear 2 years ago off course:P

Simple fact, if you don't have a PS3 you will buy it on 360. Just like you will buy Bayonetta on PS3 when you only have a PS3. You (well, maybe here there are some, but generally, not) don't rush out to buy a system just for one game. Lot's of people there.
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15/03/10 @ 10:25
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In all seriousness third party games should be multi-platform, and these numbers confirm this! Here's hoping a similar fate will occur to third party games that are coming out that are currently exclusive!
Beano
15/03/10 @ 10:27
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What's the UK hardware install-base for PS3 and 360?

Just curious, but maybe that should be taken into account.
myiagros
15/03/10 @ 10:27
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Worth remembering that all the TV add's for this in the UK are 360 ones, which i imagine helps.
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15/03/10 @ 10:28
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There are more Xbox 360s in this country than PS3s (with as the former having been available longer and a cheaper price point) so the 360 had the greater chance of higher sales. I'm guessing that the PS3 sales are higher than they normally are for multiformat releases because people like me who own both systems have opted for the PS3 version whereas normally I'd have opted for the 360 version?
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15/03/10 @ 10:31
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Hopefully most people with both machines went for the better PS3 version but I don't see why a popular franchise would be a landslide either way, I'm sure the TV adverts helped the 360 version too.
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15/03/10 @ 10:34
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Heavy Rain is doing better than it has any right to. Proof that innovative titles can fight it out with Just Dance when given the right marketing.
Goodfella
15/03/10 @ 10:34
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If there are so many more 360s why didn't that version outperform the PS3 one?

Pretty obvious really. A lot of people own a 360 and PS3, like myself, and opted for the superior version.
groovychainsaw
15/03/10 @ 10:35
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I'd love to know the total sales compared to previous PS2 exclusives. Given the 'dumbed-down' nature of the main game, would be interesting to know if its performed as well or better than previous console-exclusive versions...or whether the linear opening (which has been rightly marked down by most reviews I've seen) has damaged their sales at all? Probably not, but I would love to see those numbers.
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15/03/10 @ 10:36
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Pretty obvious really. A lot of people own a 360 and PS3, like myself, and opted for the superior version.

Give me some numbers on that if it's so obvious.
RobotRocker
15/03/10 @ 10:36
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@ Darren

You have to add too that a lot of people bought PS3's in expectation that FFXIII was due to be an exclusive to the console. Many of those were going to stick to the PS3 version anyway.
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15/03/10 @ 10:38
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Numbers?

It's an obvious assumption, based on the people I know. No, it's not a fact but take off those MS blinkers for a second and think about it, would you get the 360 version if you had a PS3? Most sane people wouldn't.
boabg
15/03/10 @ 10:40
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Hehe yeah I'm a MS fanboy who bought the PS3 version. I'm only a fanboy of sense and there isn't much being made here by some of you lot.
jaywalker3010
15/03/10 @ 10:42
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*sighs* whatever happened to reasonable debate, everything now becomes an instant format war with any comment not being totally on the fence seen as `has to be a fanboy` comment.. *yawn*

sales figures are all i care about, not `%` as 50% of 100 is 50, but 50% of 1M is 500,000 - and i know which one i'd see more as of a success.
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15/03/10 @ 10:44
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Sony franchise through and through? Since when?
Goodfella
15/03/10 @ 10:45
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@ jaywalker3010

To be fair they usually are, one quick look at most users profiles tells they they only have a 360 (in boabg's case) or only a PS3, etc. Of course, that doesn't automatically make them a fanboy but a lot of the time it is the case.
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15/03/10 @ 10:45
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It was marketed heavily for 360... the whole FF13 on 360 was damage limitation really and it looks to have worked.
boabg
15/03/10 @ 10:46
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Sony franchise through and through? Since when?

Since sales on their consoles turned it into the monster game series it is today?
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SHPanda
15/03/10 @ 10:46
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@ Goodfella

If there are so many more 360s why didn't that version outperform the PS3 one?

Pretty obvious really. A lot of people own a 360 and PS3, like myself, and opted for the superior version.

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Or and most likely, not everyone who owns a 360 wanted the game? I know I didn't, and infact I only know a couple of people who did. Games aren't going to sell to everyone, and seeing as the franchise has been on the Playstation ever since Squenix moved on from Nintendo, they were bound to have more fans of the series owning their console.
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15/03/10 @ 10:47
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To be fair they usually are, one quick look at most users profiles tells they they only have a 360 (in boabg's case)

Didn't get as far as the Alias tag did you, genius?
Steroyd
15/03/10 @ 10:48
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I'm amazed FF didn't sell more on the Xbox 360 considering how many times I had to listen to "My hands"

Frikken X-Factor.
Goodfella
15/03/10 @ 10:49
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Oh of course, sorry for not looking at your 'aliases'. Why have an alias? Why not put the PS3 games in your main profile?
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15/03/10 @ 10:50
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TUM TITA TA! TUM TITA TA! TUM TITA TA!
boabg
15/03/10 @ 10:51
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Because who can be arsed keeping up with that. For the record those games were probably added before the PS3 was released.

Pick your biscuit arsed fights carefully.
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15/03/10 @ 10:53
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Since sales on their consoles turned it into the monster game series it is today?

Boy, you got to the party late! The first six were epic. Only three of the thirteen were PS only, and they weren't the best of them.
GreyBeard
15/03/10 @ 10:54
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Heavy Rain is hanging in there nicely at #4.
Glad to see its doing well.
Bertie staff
15/03/10 @ 10:56
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Heavy Rain's success is very encouraging! Nice to see Sony rewarded for an innovative title after struggling with LBP.
boabg
15/03/10 @ 10:56
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Heh come on, the people who bought the early games aren't the ones buying the game now - it's from FFVII forward that seemingly most people care about - for good or for bad.
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15/03/10 @ 11:04
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FF,FF,FF is all the comments are about.

did no-one notice only one 360 exclusive made it to the charts?
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15/03/10 @ 11:06
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If you have both platforms, one reason you may get the 360 version is if you're keeping all your achievement points to one system.
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15/03/10 @ 11:07
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WOW- even in America the split was about 2/1 in favour of the PS3, the UK really is Microsofts bitch!!

Would be interesting to see trade-in ratios as people buy the 360 bundle just for the 250Gb drive (I very nearly did exactly that myself yesterday).

boabg
15/03/10 @ 11:07
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Achievements Shmesheevements.

Or something.
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15/03/10 @ 11:07
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@ MeBrains: eheh, you* call me a 360 fanboy - maybe deservedly - but I bet you haven't noticed you talk more about the system than I do.

* Sorry to use you has an example. You're a nice guy, all in all :)
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15/03/10 @ 11:08
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So, people are buying the better version on PS3 by a narrow margin, but with a smaller PS3 install base.
boabg
15/03/10 @ 11:09
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Lets not start that again.
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15/03/10 @ 11:13
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I thought FF was terrible, never got past the first level though. Too many good games about to waste my time on it. My mate loves it right enough.
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15/03/10 @ 11:18
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did no-one notice only one 360 exclusive made it to the charts?

Nice spot with PS3 having 3 exclusives in the charts (which could also be a factor in the FFXIII situ as people go for Heavy Rain and Yakusa over FF with the plan of picking up FF at a later date)
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15/03/10 @ 11:21
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^ +1

And don't forget God of War III out this week too.
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15/03/10 @ 11:23
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an innovative title after struggling with LBP.

LBP was innovative and fun (But not without its shortcomings and its questionable GOTY status) and deserved a lot more success than it got. Heavy Rain can be summed up with this

http://www.heavy.com/post/press-x-to-jas...
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15/03/10 @ 11:24
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duno what's surprising about the two platforms being so close, it's a big franchise and there's a LOT of 360 players in the UK, so almost irrelevent of how shit the version is it's going to sell.

I went with the ps3 version (RIP achievements) and I'm pretty glad I did.
MavSkipper
15/03/10 @ 11:25
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Well considering that most ad I've seen doesn't mention FF13 for PS3(almost to non-existent PS3 ad I might add), I'm not that surprised.

Either way, good stuff that both sold well
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15/03/10 @ 11:27
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"WOW- even in America the split was about 2/1 in favour of the PS3, the UK really is Microsofts bitch!! "

we haven't had NPD yet so we have no idea as they don't do weekly figures surely?

or are you basing it on vgcharts? they just make it up.
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15/03/10 @ 11:29
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"Nice spot with PS3 having 3 exclusives in the charts (which could also be a factor in the FFXIII situ as people go for Heavy Rain and Yakusa over FF with the plan of picking up FF at a later date) "

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ps3 had two of them releasedin the last couple of weeks though. Then with God of war next week that'll continue until MS have their little run in April and May.

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