GfK ChartTrack reports that EA and BioWare’s Mass Effect 2 has entered the All Formats All Prices UK video game chart at No.1, earning EA its first top spot of 2010.
Sales of Mass Effect 2 on Xbox 360 are almost double that of first week sales for Mass Effect 1, while sales of the sequel on PC are around three times greater than opening week sales of Mass Effect 1 on PC.
Ubisoft’s Just Dance drops one place to No.2, but sales are actually up 16 per cent week on week. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is at No.3, while Sony’s MAG makes a very respectable start at No.4 – not bad for a brand new IP.
Rather unsurprisingly, Capcom’s Tatsunoko vs Capcom failed to make the Top 40. You have to look in the Wii specific chart to find the game, where it finds itself at No.6.
The steady stream of high profile games continues on Friday with the release of Dante’s Inferno, Star Trek Online, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat and Endless Ocean 2. Backed by a strong ad campaign, EA’s Dante’s Inferno is the best bet to dethrone Mass Effect 2, but with God of War 3 around the corner, it will be interesting to see how the game fares on PS3.
Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2001 ELSPA Ltd Entertainment Software (All Prices) Week 4, 2010
MASS EFFECT 2
JUST DANCE
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2
MAG
WII SPORTS RESORT
WII FIT PLUS
FIFA 10
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII
ARMY OF TWO: THE 40TH DAY
JAMES CAMERON’S AVATAR: THE GAME
ASSASSIN’S CREED II
MARIO KART WII
LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME
FORZA MOTORSPORT 3
MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010
BORDERLANDS
DARKSIDERS
WII PLAY
GRAND THEFT AUTO IV