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UK:

Originally Posted by Chart-Track:

22/Nov/2010

Activision Blizzard’s ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops’ holds on to the top spot this week despite an 85% drop in sales, forcing Ubisoft to settle for a No2 debut with ‘Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood’.

After its blockbuster launch, only 63,000 sales now separates Black Ops from ‘Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood’, making it the biggest ever Assassin’s Creed launch with 55% of sales on Xbox 360 and 45% on PS3. ‘Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit’ is the only other Top 10 new entry this week, new at No3. EA’s other new entry, ‘Harry Potter: The Deathly Hallows – Part 1’ can only summon up a debut of No20. However, EA’s ‘FIFA 11’ is still a star player despite making way for the new releases, down 2 places to No4. Ubisoft’s ‘Just Dance 2’ is also looking healthy despite falling 2 places to No5. The rest of the Top 10 is dominated by Nintendo thanks to a strong performance from ‘Wii Party’ up from No12 to No6 and ‘Wii Sports Resort’, which returns to the Top 10 at No7, aided by a retailer promotion on the Wii hardware bundle. ‘Professor Layton and the Lost Future’ is down 2 places to No8, ahead of ‘Kinect Sports’ at No9. With ‘New Super Mario Bros. Wii’ down 2 places to No10, Nintendo now have 4 games in the Top 10

Week 46, 2010 - Individual Formats (Units)

01 (01) 360 Call Of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)
02 (__) 360 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
03 (02) PS3 Call Of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)
04 (__) PS3 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
05 (03) WII Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
06 (11) WII Wii Party (Nintendo)
07 (17) WII Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
08 (__) 360 Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit (Electronic Arts)
09 (__) PS3 Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit (Electronic Arts)
10 (07) NDS Professor Layton And The Lost Future (Nintendo)
11 (09) 360 Fifa 11 (Electronic Arts)
12 (04) 360 Kinect Sports (Microsoft)
13 (10) PS3 Fifa 11 (Electronic Arts)
14 (08) WII New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
15 (16) WII Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
16 (06) PC Football Manager 2011 (Sega)
17 (21) NDS New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
18 (23) WII Just Dance (Ubisoft)
19 (14) 360 Fable Iii (Microsoft)
20 (12) 360 Dance Central (Microsoft)
21 (__) NDS Art Academy (Nintendo)
22 (35) WII Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
23 (18) WII Goldeneye 007 (Activision Blizzard)
24 (15) 360 Fallout: New Vegas (Bethesda Softworks)
25 (19) 360 Halo: Reach (Microsoft)
26 (13) 360 Motion Sports (Ubisoft)
27 (__) 360 F1 2010 (Codemasters)
28 (36) WII Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
29 (__) WII Sonic Colours (Sega)
30 (27) 360 Medal Of Honor (Electronic Arts)
31 (05) PC Call Of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)
32 (25) 360 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Ii (Lucasarts)
33 (28) 360 Wwe Smackdown Vs Raw 2011 (Thq)
34 (__) PS3 F1 2010 (Codemasters)
35 (__) NDS Sonic Colours (Sega)
36 (39) WII The X Factor (Koch Media)
37 (32) PS3 Medal Of Honor (Electronic Arts)
38 (29) WII Call Of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)
39 (__) WII Fifa 11 (Electronic Arts)
40 (34) PS3 Wwe Smackdown Vs Raw 2011 (Thq)



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Ireland:
Week 46, 2010 - Entertainment Software (All Prices)

01 (01) Call Of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)
02 (__) Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
03 (02) Fifa 11 (Electronic Arts)
04 (03) Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
05 (08) Wii Party (Nintendo)
06 (__) Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit (Electronic Arts)
07 (06) The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
08 (13) Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
09 (05) Professor Layton And The Lost Future (Nintendo)
10 (04) Wwe Smackdown Vs Raw 2011 (Thq)
11 (09) Medal Of Honor (Electronic Arts)
12 (17) New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
13 (19) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
14 (__) Art Academy (Nintendo)
15 (__) Harry Potter: The Deathly Hallows Part 1 (Electronic Arts)
16 (15) Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Ii (Lucasarts)
17 (10) Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 (Konami)
18 (11) Kinect Sports (Microsoft)
19 (__) Sonic Colours (Sega)
20 (12) Fallout: New Vegas (Bethesda Softworks)


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Denmark:
Week 46, 2010 - Entertainment Software (All Prices)

01 (01) Call Of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)
02 (__) Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
03 (02) Fifa 11 (Electronic Arts)
04 (__) Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit (Electronic Arts)
05 (04) Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
06 (03) Football Manager 2011 (Pan Vision)
07 (10) Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
08 (08) The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
09 (12) Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
10 (09) New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
11 (06) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
12 (__) Just Dance (Ubisoft)
13 (__) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
14 (07) Medal Of Honor (Electronic Arts)
15 (05) The Sims 3: Late Night (Electronic Arts)
16 (__) Wii Party (Nintendo)
17 (__) Harry Potter: The Deathly Hallows Part 1 (Electronic Arts)
18 (__) Mario Kart Ds (Nintendo)
19 (__) Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
20 (16) Counter-strike: Source (Electronic Arts)


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Netherlands:
Week 46, 2010

01 (01) [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision)
02 (02) [360] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision)
03 (03) [PC] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision)
04 (05) [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo)
05 (08) [PS3] Fifa 11 (Electronic Arts)
06 (06) [360] Kinect Adventures (Microsoft)
07 (__) [WII] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision)
08 (07) [NDS] Professor Layton And The Lost Future (Nintendo)
09 (__) [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
10 (04) [PC] Football Manager 2011 (Sega)


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France:
Week 45, 2010

01 (__) [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision)
02 (__) [360] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision)
03 (01) [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo)
04 (03) [WII] Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
05 (__) [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops - Edition Limitée Hardened (Activision)


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Week 45
Week 44
Week 43
Week 42
Week 41

 

[dabra]

Spain :



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Italy :
Week 45, 2010

01 (__) [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision)
02 (__) [360] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision)
03 (__) [360] Kinect Adventures (Microsoft)
04 (02) [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo)
05 (01) [PS2] Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 (Konami)
06 (07) [NDS] Art Academy (Nintendo)
07 (03) [PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 (Konami)
08 (08) [NDS] Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs (Nintendo)
09 (05) [PS3] Fifa 11 (Electronic Arts)
10 (10) [WII] Wii Fit Plus + Balance Board (Nintendo)


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Norway:



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Finland:
Week 45 + 46, 2010

01 (__) Call Of Duty Black Ops (Activision-Blizzard)
02 (__) Assasin's Creed Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
03 (06) SingStar SuomiHitit (Sony)
04 (05) NHL 11 (Electronic Arts)
05 (01) Fallout: New Vegas (Bethesda)
06 (07) Wii Party (Nintendo)
07 (__) Sports Champions (Sony)
08 (__) NHL Slapshot (Electronic Arts)
09 (__) Toy Story 3 (Disney)
10 (10) FIFA 11 (Electronic Arts)


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Sweden:
Week 46, 2010

01 (__) [PS3] Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
02 (__) [360] Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
03 (02) [PC] Call Of Duty: Black Ops
04 (01) [PS3] Call Of Duty: Black Ops
05 (03) [360] Call Of Duty: Black Ops
06 (__) [PS3] Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
07 (__) [360] Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
08 (04) [360] Kinect Adventures
09 (05) [360] Kinect Sports
10 (07) [PC] The Sims 3: Late Night
11 (11) [PS3] FIFA 11
12 (12) [360] FIFA 11
13 (14) [WII] New Super Mario Bros Wii
14 (18) [NDS] New Super Mario Bros.
15 (20) [PC] The Sims 3
16 (06) [PC] Football Manager 2011
17 (08) [PC] Farming Simulator 2011
18 (15) [PC] Starcraft 2 Wings of Liberty
19 (09) [360] Dance Central
20 (11) [360] Fable III


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Germany :
Week 46, 2010

01 (__) [PS3] Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
02 (__) [PS3] Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit (Electronic Arts)
03 (01) [PS3] Call Of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)
04 (__) [360] Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
05 (02) [360] Call Of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)
06 (__) [360] Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit (Electronic Arts)
07 (06) [NDS] Professor Layton And The Lost Future (Nintendo)
08 (__) [PS3] Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Auditore-Edition) (Ubisoft)
09 (04) [360] Kinect Sports (Microsoft)
10 (07) [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo)


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Australia :



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New Zealand :



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[Road]

Black Ops - 300k
Brotherhood - 237k

?

 

[CozMick]

The wait for Gran Turismo 5 has begun?

 

[Nirolak]

Black Ops - 300k
Brotherhood - 237k

?

Given the press release, we know that Brotherhood PS3 is 45%. This means that the maximum for Just Dance 2 is 106k, and we know from the press release that Need For Speed and FIFA are above Just Dance 2 in the combined chart, but under in the individual chart.

It's not much, but it does give us some caps on performance.

 

[slaughterking]

05 (03) WII Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
18 (23) WII Just Dance (Ubisoft)
20 (12) 360 Dance Central (Microsoft)

07 (17) WII Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
12 (04) 360 Kinect Sports (Microsoft)
26 (13) 360 Motion Sports (Ubisoft)


Appears like Nintendo could repel Sony's and MS' first motion control offense.

 

[LazerRanger]

I contributed (one 360 copy) to the AC: Brotherhood numbers so happy to see it's done so well

 

[VerTiGo]

C'mon Bond. I have faith in you.

 

[Rad-]

Motion Sports still doing way too well considering its quality. How many people bought it without knowing Kinect Sports even existed? Probably most of them...

 

[CozMick]

That's quite a leap for Wii Sports Resort.

Given the Red Wii bundle (which includes WSR) that's pretty damn good.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

Anyone got AC2 first week split?

Kinda surprised 360 outsold BlOps PS3.

 

[farnham]

wii party slowly kicking in

 

[Garjon]

Wow, PS3 software has done rather poorly, could it really be down to people waiting for GT5? (I haven't seen any advertising for it over here yet). Kinect software also seems to be on a downward spiral, though to be fair it seems like Microsoft have abandoned their marketing for it - there have been way more Nintendo adverts being shown (and strangely, ads for Medal of Honour PS3).

 

[farnham]

05 (03) WII Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
18 (23) WII Just Dance (Ubisoft)
20 (12) 360 Dance Central (Microsoft)

07 (17) WII Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
12 (04) 360 Kinect Sports (Microsoft)
26 (13) 360 Motion Sports (Ubisoft)


Appears like Nintendo could repel Sony's and MS' first motion control offense.

kinect is not going to do anything in japan or europe its the next big thing in america though

 

[Cosmonaut X]

Appears like Nintendo could repel Sony's and MS' first motion control offense.

Quite possibly. Microsoft and Sony have strong ad campaigns and strong offerings, but nothing to compare to the breadth and depth of the more "casual" titles on the Wii, not to mention that they simply don't yet have the mindshare.

With enough money, time and content they could turn it around but it's going to be interesting to see what happens. The slide on the Kinect titles in the chart is noticeable, and the next two weeks should be interesting to watch.

Goldeneye is also holding fairly well, albeit at low-ish sales, slipping only a few places in spite of five new entries and some resurgent titles.

 

[VerTiGo]

Goldeneye is also holding fairly well, albeit at low-ish sales, slipping only a few places in spite of five new entries and some resurgent titles.

I'm hoping GE stays on the charts for a weeks more at least. Of course, I'm not expecting blockbuster status but I really hope it outsells all other Wii FPSes worldwide when its all said and done. It's a terrific game so I'm hoping for the best.

 

[Aika'svyse]

Wow at Sweden. Kinect country

 

[marc^o^]

Uk is Kinect second's biggest market, and it's doing poorly this week. Shortages?

 

[Graphics Horse]

If Microsoft went the Nintendo route and bundled their peripheral in with a game, instead of throwing a game in with their peripheral, we'd have a much better idea of how Kinect was selling.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

Uk is Kinect second's biggest market, and it's doing poorly this week. Shortages?

How do you know how Kinect is doing?

 

[onken]

If Microsoft went the Nintendo route and bundled their peripheral in with a game, instead of throwing a game in with their peripheral, we'd have a much better idea of how Kinect was selling.

That's probably exactly why they did it.

 

[marc^o^]

How do you know how Kinect is doing?

I assume most people would buy it with an additional game.

 

[Psychotext]

Uk is Kinect second's biggest market, and it's doing poorly this week. Shortages?

How can you tell if it's doing poorly or not? Are you comparing Kinect Sports / Dance Central software sales on a install base of... I don't know, realistically less than 200k to Just Dance / Wii Sports sales on an install base of 7 million?

That doesn't seem particularly wise.

 

[scently]

How can you tell if it's doing poorly or not? Are you comparing Kinect Sports / Dance Central software sales on a install base of... I don't know, realistically less than 200k to Just Dance / Wii Sports sales on an install base of 7 million?

That doesn't seem particularly wise.

Indeed.

 

[farnham]

How can you tell if it's doing poorly or not? Are you comparing Kinect Sports / Dance Central software sales on a install base of... I don't know, realistically less than 200k to Just Dance / Wii Sports sales on an install base of 7 million?

That doesn't seem particularly wise.

wasnt this week kinects launch ?

 

[marc^o^]

How can you tell if it's doing poorly or not? Are you comparing Kinect Sports / Dance Central software sales on a install base of... I don't know, realistically less than 200k to Just Dance / Wii Sports sales on an install base of 7 million?

That doesn't seem particularly wise.

The context to define if it's selling good or poorly is based on the 5 million objective, the investment and the strategic importance of Kinect for Microsoft. Maybe it is selling good compared to past product launches, I'm not saying, just that this chart is not showing a phenomenon at work.

 

[Dabanton]

wasnt this week kinects launch ?

It came out on the 10th in the UK.

 

[Graphics Horse]

That's probably exactly why they did it.

To stop us from knowing? hmm.. I'm sure there are bigger considerations.

The strategy of selling a must-have title with its own packed in hardware has worked wonders for Nintendo over the last 5 years, maybe people are all clamouring for Kinect Adventures, I'm not sure.

 

[farnham]

It came out on the 10th in the UK.

well doesnt look like its having any legs

at least right now

 

[Graphics Horse]

well doesnt look like its having any legs

Have you tried recalibrating the sensor?

 

[Raide]

well doesnt look like its having any legs

at least right now

December is when the UK goes shopping mad. :lol November is for the sensible people who like to get things done early. December is for the crazy people that like extra stress while shopping.

 

[Psychotext]

The context to define if it's selling good or poorly is based on the 5 million objective, the investment and the strategic importance of Kinect for Microsoft. Maybe it is selling good compared to past product launches, I'm not saying, just that this chart is not showing a phenomenon at work.

You should take a look at last week's thread where we discuss the opening week of the Wii and how its software did (worse than Kinect's, at least in terms of number of titles / positions). The simple fact is that Kinect comes with a game, and that game isn't tracked in the UK charts so it's utterly impossible to tell how the hardware is doing.

 

[marc^o^]

You should take a look at last week's thread where we discuss the opening week of the Wii and how its software did (worse than Kinect's). The simple fact is that Kinect comes with a game, and that game isn't tracked in the UK charts so it's utterly impossible to tell how the hardware is doing.

Right, still Kinect Sports and Dance Central are losing ground. Kinectimals, Kinect Joy Ride, Your Shape: Fitness Evolved, Sonic Free Riders are out of the top 40. Based on this information, most people who assume Kinect is not selling very well.

 

[swerve]

You should take a look at last week's thread where we discuss the opening week of the Wii and how its software did (worse than Kinect's, at least in terms of number of titles / positions). The simple fact is that Kinect comes with a game, and that game isn't tracked in the UK charts so it's utterly impossible to tell how the hardware is doing.

So for clarity, we should see Wii's second week's software I guess.

 

[Psychotext]

Right, still Kinect Sports and Dance Central are losing ground. Kinectimals, Kinect Joy Ride, Your Shape: Fitness Evolved, Sonic Free Riders are out of the top 40. Based on this information, most people who assume Kinect is not selling very well.

You're still basing hardware sales on software sales vs other platforms which have an install base that's bigger by orders of magnitude. It's a fundamentally flawed argument.

So for clarity, we should see Wii's second week's software I guess.

Yeah, that would be fairly interesting.

 

[Opus Angelorum]

Anecdotal of course but in Antrim yesterday, both ASDA and Tecso had no Kinect bundles (including systems) available, and GAME only had 10 standalone units (they were allocated 250+ apparently).

And if we are going by software sales, Move has been a disaster (which is not the case).

 

[Cosmonaut X]

And if we are going by software sales, Move has been a disaster (which is not the case).

???

Do you mean it hasn't been a disaster in terms of hardware shifted? In which case, where are you getting your figures (I didn't think we had anything apart from the "shipped in Europe" figure from Sony a week or two back).

 

[spwolf]

???

Do you mean it hasn't been a disaster in terms of hardware shifted? In which case, where are you getting your figures (I didn't think we had anything apart from the "shipped in Europe" figure from Sony a week or two back).

Nintendo Quarterly results that showed PS3 sales double in Europe after Move launch?
Yeah I know, life sucks
:lol

 

[Opus Angelorum]

The fact Sports Champion was the only software to chart, it would appear the hardware itself followed the same pattern. This of course is not the case as the two are not related.

The point is, just because software for Move and Kinect isn't shifting does not mean the same for hardware.

 

[Hammer24]

So for clarity, we should see Wii's second week's software I guess.

Anyone got week 50, 2006 handy?

 

[Cosmonaut X]

Nintendo Quarterly results that showed PS3 sales double in Europe after Move launch?
Yeah I know, life sucks
:lol

Really? Blimey - not bad at all. How long did it sustain the bump? (and "life sucks"? Why, exactly?)

BTW - as regards second week sales of Wii software, looking back at the Chart Track archives, it was really only Zelda that held on just around the top ten for the few weeks after launch. It wasn't until early 2007 that Wii software started to really kick in.

 

[swerve]

Wii software kicked in?

Yeah, I guess if you've just shelled out so much for the hardware, it's a bit much to expect you to buy a bunch of full price games. I was expecting an ascent of Dance Central though.

 

[Hammer24]

Found it:

1 1 FIFA 07 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
2 2 NEED FOR SPEED: CARBON EA CANADA EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
7 3 WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2007 YUKE'S THQ THQ
3 4 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 6 KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT KONAMI KONAMI
4 5 CALL OF DUTY 3 TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION
6 6 THE SIMS 2: PETS MAXIS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
8 7 GEARS OF WAR EPIC GAMES MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
11 8 HAPPY FEET A2M MIDWAY MIDWAY
10 9 LEGO STAR WARS II: THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY TRAVELLER'S TALES LUCASARTS LUCASARTS
12 10 CARS RAINBOW STUDIOS THQ THQ
13 11 DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
5 12 THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
18 13 GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY STORIES ROCKSTAR LEEDS ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
22 14 PROJECT GOTHAM RACING 3 BIZARRE CREATIONS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
14 15 TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW SIX: VEGAS UBISOFT (MONTREAL) RED STORM UBISOFT
17 16 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
20 17 BRATZ: FOREVER DIAMONDZ BARKING LIZARDS THQ THQ
16 18 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 07 HEADGATE STUDIOS EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
21 19 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2007 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA
23 20 CANIS CANEM EDIT ROCKSTAR VANCOUVER ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
24 21 WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE: PARTY ED. CLIMAX EIDOS EIDOS
27 22 TONY HAWK'S PROJECT 8 SHABA ACTIVISION ACTIVISION
34 23 SCARFACE: THE WORLD IS YOURS RADICAL ENTERTAINMENT SIERRA VIVENDI GAMES
35 24 XBOX 360 LIVE ARCADE UNPLUGGED MICROSOFT MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
25 25 THE SIMS 2 MAXIS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
- 26 FLUSHED AWAY MONKEY BAR GAMES D3P D3P
31 27 GRAND THEFT AUTO: LIBERTY CITY STORIES ROCKSTAR LEEDS ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
26 28 TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL: DOUBLE AGENT UBISOFT (SHANGHAI) UBISOFT UBISOFT
40 29 SINGSTAR LEGENDS LONDON STUDIOS SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
9 30 WII PLAY NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
29 31 GUITAR HERO II HARMONIX REDOCTANE ACTIVISION
33 32 ANIMAL CROSSING: WILD WORLD NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
- 33 SINGSTAR POPWORLD LONDON STUDIOS SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
28 34 POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON: BLUE RESCUE CHUNSOFT NINTENDO NINTENDO
32 35 BUZZ! THE BIG QUIZ RELENTLESS STUDIOS SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
- 36 SUPERMAN RETURNS EA TIBURON EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
- 37 ERAGON STORMFRONT STUDIOS SIERRA VIVENDI GAMES
- 38 ZOO TYCOON DS BLUE FANG THQ THQ
- 39 SONIC RUSH SONIC TEAM SEGA SEGA
- 40 OVER THE HEDGE EDGE OF REALITY ACTIVISION ACTIVISION

 

[Nirolak]

Edit:

Nevermind. Nice find.

 

[Cosmonaut X]

Wii software kicked in?

Yeah, I guess if you've just shelled out so much for the hardware, it's a bit much to expect you to buy a bunch of full price games. I was expecting an ascent of Dance Central though.

"Kicked in" in that more titles started to chart, and stuff like Wii Play made itself a permanent presence in the upper reaches of the charts.

 

[CozMick]

The fact Sports Champion was the only software to chart, it would appear the hardware itself followed the same pattern. This of course is not the case as the two are not related.

The point is, just because software for Move and Kinect isn't shifting does not mean the same for hardware.

Exactly, It was weeks before I bought anything but Sports Champion.

I already had MAG, Tumble, Flight Control and Heavy Rain in my possession yet I bought a starter pack and additional Move controller.

 

[swerve]

Well, back on topic then, that's a great week for Ubisoft with AC and JD2.

 

[Psychotext]

Found it:

It's annoying that their individual formats stuff doesn't go back that far. =/

But yeah, going on Wii exclusives.

12 (05) - Twilight Princess
30 (09) - Wii Play (Free with controller)

vs 1st week of:

05: Twilight Princess
09: Wii Play (Free with controller)
19: Red Steel
30: Raving Rabbids

So yeah, basically anyone trying to maintain that Kinect's software positions indicate some hardware sales failure... you might want to reconsider. We can't tell anything from them, other than they're arguably better than what the Wii managed at the time.

 

[Hammer24]

It's annoying that their individual formats stuff doesn't go back that far. =/

Seeing WiiPlay drop from 9 to 30 in its second week, its probably safe to say "Kinects launch software charts better than Wii´s launch software".
Its harder to be more specific, as Wii´s launch weeks were pretty far into december, thus the individual numbers are probably higher than in November.
But on the other hand, when comparing the charts we can reject statements like "this chart is not showing a phenomenon at work". Its just too early to tell.

 

[CozMick]

Coming off the back of the Gamecube, surely the Wii launch is redundant?

Word of mouth was the key to the success for Nintendo.