UK - Wii Fit Plus Jumps to First Place; Dragon Age: Origins Debuts in 5th

Wii Fit Plus jumped back up to 1st place on the UK software sales chart (with sales up 3%), followed by EA’s flagship FIFA 10 (sales down 13%). Wii Sports Resort moved up to 3rd, thanks to the best Wii hardware sales of the year with the new White Wii Sports Resort bundle.

The move caused Sega’s new Football Manager 2010 to be pushed down to 4th place on the chart. The best newcomer this week is the critically acclaimed Dragon Age: Origins, the latest RPG epic from developer BioWare. The latest Ratchet & Clank offering from developer Insomniac, A Crack in Time, debuted at 22nd on the chart.

Nintendo’s seen some of its flagship titles move up the charts recently, like Mario Kart Wii, while some of its other popular franchises, like Super Smash Bros. and the original Wii Fit, have slipped to the middle of the charts. Some older titles that reappear in the top 40 this week include Ghostbusters: The Video Game and Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games.

Rank – Title – Publisher

1. Wii Fit Plus – Nintendo
2. FIFA 10 – EA
3. Wii Sports Resort – Nintendo
4. Football Manager 2010 – Sega
5. Dragon Age: Origins – EA
6. Forza Motorsport 3 – Microsoft
7. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games – Sega
8. Grand Theft Auto Episodes – Liberty City – Take 2
9. Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 – Konami
10. Tekken 6 – Atari

11. WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010 – THQ
12. Mario Kart Wii – Nintendo
13. Need for Speed: Shift – EA
14. Lego Batman: The Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive
15. Borderlands – Take 2
16. Singstar Take That – Sony
17. Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box – Nintendo
18. Super Smash Bros.: Brawl – Nintendo
19. Wii Fit – Nintendo
20. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Sony

21. DJ Hero – Activision Blizzard
22. Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time – Sony
23. Pure – Disney Interactive Studios
24. Eyepet – Sony
25. Halo 3: ODST – Microsoft
26. Ghostbusters: The Video Game – Atari
27. Grand Theft Auto IV – Take 2
28. Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising – Codemasters
29. Wii Play – Nintendo
30. Guitar Hero 5 – Activision Blizzard

31. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training – Nintendo
32. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga – LucasArts
33. Style Boutique – Nintendo
34. Sega Superstars Tennis – Sega
35. Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes – LucasArts
36. Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures – LucasArts
37. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games – Sega
38. Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition – Bethesda Softworks
39. LittleBigPlanet – Sony
40. Rhythm Paradise - Nintendo

UK - Football Manager 2010 Takes Top Honors; DJ Hero Debuts at 20th

Sega’s Football Manager 2010 took the top spot this week, the third football game in a row to be the best-seller in the UK. The latest in Sega’s franchise managed to outsell Wii Fit Plus, Nintendo’s own sequel to its popular fitness game. Surprisingly, the heavily promoted DJ Hero from Activision Blizzard debuted at number 20.

More football games abound in the Top 10, including FIFA 10 (sales up 3%), and Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (sales down 54%). Grand Theft Auto Episodes: Liberty City debuts at number 6, and Tekken 6 makes its first appearance at number 8.

The Top 10 has been reshuffled, with some titles dropping out completely, including WWE Smackdown vs. RAW 2010, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Need for Speed: Shift, and Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising. In just a few weeks, Brutal Legend has slipped from number 17 to number 36 on the chart.

Rank – Title – Publisher

1. Football Manager 2010 – Sega
2. Wii Fit Plus – Nintendo
3. FIFA 10 – EA
4. Forza Motorsport 3 – Microsoft
5. Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 – Konami
6. Grand Theft Auto Episodes: Liberty City – Take 2
7. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games – Sega
8. Tekken 6 – Atari
9. Borderlands – Take 2
10. Wii Sports Resort – Nintendo

11. WWE Smackdown vs. RAW 2010 – THQ
12. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Sony
13. Need for Speed: Shift – EA
14. Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising – Codemasters
15. Lego Batman: The Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive
16. Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box – Nintendo
17. Wii Fit – Nintendo
18. Eyepet – Sony
19. Super Smash Bros.: Brawl – Nintendo
20. DJ Hero – Activision Blizzard

21. Mario Kart Wii – Nintendo
22. Halo 3: ODST – Microsoft
23. Pure – Disney Interactive Studios
24. Grand Theft Auto IV – Take 2
25. Guitar Hero 5 – Activision Blizzard
26. Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition – Bethesda Softworks
27. Up – THQ
28. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga – LucasArts
29. Batman: Arkham Asylum – Eidos
30. Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes – LucasArts

31. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training – Nintendo
32. Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures – LucasArts
33. Wii Play – Nintendo
34. The Beatles: Rock Band – EA
35. Rhythm Paradise – Nintendo
36. Brutal Legend – EA
37. Style Boutique – Nintendo
38. LittleBigPlanet – Sony
39. Colin McRae: Dirt 2 – Codemasters
40. Professor Layton and the Curious Village - Nintendo