UK charts: new Zelda off track

By Robert Purchese Published 14 December, 2009

Modern Warfare 2 out-guns competition.

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks has failed to break into the UK all-formats top 10, reaching No. 12 after one week on sale.

Modern Warfare 2 unsurprisingly dominated the list, and has done since release on 10th November. Activision's chances of a Christmas number one, two weeks out, are overwhelming.

Few new games this week means little chart movement. Wii Sports Resort (2), Assassin's Creed II (3), Wii Fit Plus (4) and FIFA 10 (5) make up the top five. And New Super Mario Bros. Wii (6) and Mario & Sonic at the Olypmic Winter Games (7) follow.

Ubisoft's Just Dance leapt from 30th to eighth, and Forza Motorsport 3 (9) and Mario Kart Wii (10) round up the top 10.

This Week Last Week Title Platform(s)
1 1 Modern Warfare 2 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
2 5 Wii Sports Resort Wii
3 3 Assassin's Creed II PC, PS3, Xbox 360
4 6 Wii Fit Plus Wii
5 2 FIFA 10 PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
6 4 New Super Mario Bros. Wii Wii
7 7 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games DS, Wii
8 30 Just Dance Wii
9 9 Forza Motorsport 3 Xbox 360
10 10 Mario Kart Wii Wii
11 8 LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues DS, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
12 New entry The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks DS
13 14 Left 4 Dead 2 PC, Xbox 360
14 11 LEGO Batman DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
15 12 Professor Layton and Pandora's Box DS
16 16 F1 2009 PSP, Wii
17 15 WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2010 PS3, PS2, PSP, Xbox 360
18 13 Need for Speed: Shift PC, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360
19 18 Pure PC, PS3, Xbox 360
20 19 Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training DS
21 17 Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
22 26 Rabbids Go Home Wii, DS
23 25 Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City Xbox 360
24 22 DJ Hero PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
25 28 Wii Play Wii
26 27 LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga DS, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
27 31 Tekken 6 PS3, Xbox 360
28 21 Peppa Pig DS, Wii
29 New entry James Cameron's Avatar: The Game DS, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
30 35 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
31 20 Batman: Arkham Asylum PC, PS3, Xbox 360
32 32 Football Manager 2010 PC, PSP
33 Re-entry SingStar: Take That PS2, PS3
34 24 Dragon Age: Origins PC, PS3, Xbox 360
35 40 Guitar Hero 5 PS3, PS2, Wii, Xbox 360
36 33 Cooking Mama 3 DS
37 29 Professor Layton and the Curious Village DS
38 Re-entry New Super Mario Bros. DS
39 34 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves PS3
40 37 Borderlands PS3, Xbox 360

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

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Comments (27) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • Eraysor #1 2 years ago

    Great to see Forza still doing well, along with AC2.

  • jellyBelly #2 2 years ago

    Err, Zelda was on sale for a day (11-12 Dec) not a week..

  • malexous #3 2 years ago

    Individual

  • jellyBelly #4 2 years ago

    ref: individuals charts

    Really glad to see 'Rabbids Go Home' hanging in there.
    A shallow, easy game but very charming and very fun.
    Much better than its average mini-game predecessors

  • uglygamer #5 2 years ago

    Err, Zelda was on sale for a day (11-12 Dec) not a week..

    2 days. But thats when titles usually get their best sales.

  • ZeroAX #6 2 years ago

    not with nintendo games they don't

  • insincere_dave #7 2 years ago

    What do Zelda: ST and a tiger have a common? Both have a long tail!

  • GamerG #8 2 years ago

    really chuffed that Forza refuses to leave the top 10

  • malexous #9 2 years ago

    Phantom Hourglass came in at two with just one day of sale.
    Edited by 2 at 14/12/09 @ 17:54

  • jellyBelly #10 2 years ago

    @uglygamer. My mistake, two days indeed.

    Usually for unticipated, hyped, core-ish games I believe first week sales break down approximately like:

    50% first day 50% next six days.

    Factor in seasonal effects, ds demographics, and the fact that Zelda has a somewhat mixed audience and I believe this ratio could go to something like 30% - 70%.

    Dont believe it will sell anywhere near Phantom hourglass btw

    Having said that the game might not climb up the charts or even stay put as other games will probably see bigger seasonal lifts.
    Edited by 1 at 14/12/09 @ 11:47

  • xentar #11 2 years ago

    holly crap, it doesnt look very well for PS3 :-/

  • GoldLightan #12 2 years ago

    You can compare the all formats and individual charts and work out some interesting stuff.

    As CoD:MW2 is still top, we can determine that 4th ind. place plus 9th ind. place is greater than 1st ind.

    However Ass Creed is lower, so 6th+8th is less than 1st.

    therefore it seems like 8th to 9th means fuck all, but there is a significant difference between 4th and 6th.

    Also, Uncharted 2 will be gone next week. That's the only ranking PS3 exclusive.

  • Tonka #13 2 years ago

    Why is the 8th place missing?

  • Kapo! #14 2 years ago

    Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is still in the top40.....why are people still buying it??

  • GoldLightan #15 2 years ago

    @Kapo! it's on special offer in quite a few places.

  • matrim83 #16 2 years ago

    Pity about Dragon Age. It deserves better than that.

    At least it did OK in the NPD.

  • malexous #17 2 years ago

    PH didn't have to fight with Wii Fit Plus, Wii Sports Resort, NSMBWii, MW2, Assassin's Creed II, Mario Kart Wii.
    We weren't in a recession. (although, the game industry is still healthy, isn't it?)
    There weren't as many ("good quality";) games out to choose from. (The last NPD [America] attach rate report had the DS at 4.7)
    Who knows how many have pirated the game.
    We don't have a figure for how many they both actually sold.

    So, let's give it some more time.
    Edited by 2 at 14/12/09 @ 12:55

  • MontyBrewster #18 2 years ago

    Conspiracy!!!

    Number 8 on the chart should be 'Just Dance' on the wii, which i'm sure is a great game, surely just a minor clerical error on eurogamer's part, but no.

    Bizarrely, it entered the chart at number 30 last week and eurogamer omitted the number 30 from last week's sales chart.

    Is it so dreadful a game eurogamer's trying to erase any evidence of it's existence from history?

  • ignatiusjreilly #19 2 years ago

    ^ Dammit, he's right!

    I think you may have uncovered something big... Watch your back.

  • Toothball #20 2 years ago

    I didn't realise Zelda was out last week until a friend told me he'd got it on Friday evening. I've not finished Phantom Hourglass yet so I'll probably leave it until then.

  • bad09 #21 2 years ago

    "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is still in the top40.....why are people still buying it?? "

    After finally cracking and having a go of MW2 I think I might just re-invest in MW to!

  • Dizzy #22 2 years ago

    >It can't refuse. MS are giving it aways for free with every Elite sold.

    Wow.. so plenty of elites selling then? Good news.

  • Incarta #23 2 years ago

    Zelda did well considering the high profile games it was up against.

  • KDR_11k #24 2 years ago

    Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is still in the top40.....why are people still buying it??

    That apparently also includes the fairly recent Wii version.

  • freakzilla #25 2 years ago

    no 39. UC2 :(
    The fuck people? What else could they do? Great single player, good multiplayer, got co-op, best voice acting (except mark hamill) and it pleases the graphics whores too.

    @ guy below me.

    Jeez I'm honestly surprised that the highest rated PS3 exclusive is at no 39 2 months after release. I thought PS3 gamers were starved of good games?
    Edited by 2 at 14/12/09 @ 19:40

  • kwesleyb #26 2 years ago

    freakzilla UC is at number 39...

  • Sid-Nice #27 2 years ago

    It's good to see that the hardcore are still supporting the Wii; I'm over the moon with "Just Dance" rising 17 places to claim the No7 spot in the "Individual Formats Chart."