UK charts: Just Dance defeats MW2
Ubisoft's Wii game comes from behind.
An unlikely champion has been found in Ubisoft's Wii game Just Dance, which has ended Modern Warfare 2's nine-week honeymoon atop the UK all-formats chart.
Just Dance sales were up 114 per cent from last week, which boosted the game from third into first.
The game has been on sale for seven weeks already, and gone from relative obscurity at the bottom of the chart to giant-killing at the top.
But had Just Dance not ended MW2's reign, Wii Fit Plus would have, after Nintendo's sporty number moved into second ahead of Activision's record-breaking war game.
This week's big newcomer, Army of Two: The 40th Day (Eurogamer review) entered the chart in fourth.
Meanwhile, SEGA's debutant Vancouver 2010 was absent from the Top 40, having piste-off into the separate PS3 and Xbox 360 charts in 18th and 29th, respectively.
Both of last week's newcomers Bayonetta and Darksiders stayed prominent in the top 10, although their roles were reversed and Darksiders finished the stronger of the pair.
Wii Sports Resort (5), Darksiders (6), Bayonetta (7), FIFA 10 (8), Avatar (9) and Assassin's Creed II (10) round out the top 10.
| This Week | Last Week | Title | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Just Dance | Wii |
| 2 | 2 | Wii Fit Plus | Wii |
| 3 | 1 | Modern Warfare 2 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 4 | New entry | Army of Two: The 40th Day | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 5 | 4 | Wii Sports Resort | Wii |
| 6 | 8 | Darksiders | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 7 | 5 | Bayonetta | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 8 | 6 | FIFA 10 | PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 9 | 10 | James Cameron's Avatar: The Game | DS, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 10 | 7 | Assassin's Creed II | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 11 | 9 | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Wii |
| 12 | 12 | Mario Kart Wii | Wii |
| 13 | 23 | Borderlands | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 14 | 13 | Forza Motorsport 3 | Xbox 360 |
| 15 | 11 | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games | DS, Wii |
| 16 | 15 | Batman: Arkham Asylum | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 17 | 20 | Wii Play | Wii |
| 18 | 24 | Football Manager 2010 | PC, PSP |
| 19 | 21 | LEGO Batman | DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 20 | 19 | Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 21 | 28 | Grand Theft Auto IV | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 22 | 26 | Peppa Pig | DS, Wii |
| 23 | 18 | Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City | Xbox 360 |
| 24 | 17 | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | PS3 |
| 25 | 22 | WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2010 | PS3, PS2, PSP, Xbox 360 |
| 26 | 32 | Up | DS, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 27 | 16 | Need for Speed: Shift | PC, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360 |
| 28 | 33 | New Super Mario Bros. | DS |
| 29 | 27 | Colin McRae: DiRT 2 | DS, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 30 | 34 | Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 31 | 25 | Left 4 Dead 2 | PC, Xbox 360 |
| 32 | Re-entry | LEGO Indiana Jones | DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 33 | 35 | Brain Training | DS |
| 34 | 40 | Tiger Woods: PGA Tour 10 | PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 35 | Re-entry | LEGO Indiana Jones 2 | DS, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 36 | 39 | LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga | DS, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 37 | Re-entry | EA Sports Active | Wii |
| 38 | 29 | Tekken 6 | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 39 | Re-entry | PURE | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 40 | Re-entry | SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection | PS3, Xbox 360 |
Leisure software charts compiled by Gfk Chart-Track, ©2008 ELSPA (UK) Ltd.