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* This week last year EA's 'Medal of Honor: Rising Sun' overtook 'FIFA 2004' at No1, holding on to become Xmas No1 three weeks later - only to be deposed the following week by 'Need for Speed: Underground'. This year looks like it could be Need for Speed's year as the sequel 'Need for Speed: Underground 2' (PS2/XB/PC/GC/GBA) knocks 'San Andreas' off the No1 spot in the Entertainment Software Top 40. 'San Andreas' drops one place from No1 to No2, while EA's 'FIFA 2005' is up from No6 to No3, suggesting that it may have the legs to go the distance. Konami's 'Pro Evolution 4' is propelled from No8 to No4 thanks to the release of the Xbox version (a new entry at No3 in the Xbox Full Price Chart). It is a good week for Eye Toy compatible games with Sony's 'Singstar Party' (PS2) celebrating a leap of 20 places from No40 to No20 and 'Sega Superstars' (PS2) powering into the Chart for the first time at No21 after 6 weeks on release, thanks to retailer promotion. Sony's 'Eye Toy: Play 2' is down 3 places from No19 to No22, but sales are actually up 8%. Disney Interactive/THQ's 'The Incredibles' soars into the Top 10 on the back of the movie release, up from No18 to No7 (PS2/GBA/XB/GC). There are 5 new entries this week, but the highest (EA's Goldeneye: Rogue Agent - PS2/XB/GC) does not make the Top 10, in at No11. It is followed by Sony's contender 'Killzone' (PS2) which debuts behind it at No12. Nintendo's critically acclaimed Gamecube 'Metroid Prime 2: Echoes' can only manage No33 with Ubisoft's 'Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2' (XB/PS2) at No34 thanks to strong sales of the Xbox version (76%) and Sony's 'Jak 3' (PS2) at No37.


TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE (ALL PRICES) WEEK 48 YEAR 2004

ENDING 27TH NOVEMBER

LW TW TITLE PUBLISHER

2 1 NEED FOR SPEED: UNDERGROUND 2 EA GAMES

1 2 GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS ROCKSTAR

6 3 FIFA 2005 EA SPORTS

8 4 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 4 KONAMI

4 5 HALO 2 MICROSOFT

5 6 WWE SMACKDOWN! VS RAW THQ

18 7 THE INCREDIBLES DISNEY INTERACTIVE

7 8 THE GETAWAY: BLACK MONDAY SONY COMPUTER ENT.

3 9 HALF-LIFE 2 SIERRA

9 10 THE URBZ: SIMS IN THE CITY EA GAMES

11 GOLDENEYE: ROGUE AGENT EA GAMES

12 KILLZONE SONY COMPUTER ENT.

16 13 TONY HAWK'S UNDERGROUND 2 ACTIVISION

11 14 THE SIMPSONS: HIT & RUN PLATINUM

15 15 SONIC HEROES PLATINUM

14 16 THE SIMS 2 EA GAMES

10 17 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2005 SEGA

13 18 SHARK TALE ACTIVISION

12 19 LORD OF THE RINGS - THE THIRD AGE EA GAMES

40 20 SINGSTAR PARTY SONY COMPUTER ENT.

21 SEGA SUPERSTARS SEGA

19 22 EYE TOY: PLAY 2 SONY COMPUTER ENT.

17 23 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 2005 EA SPORTS

34 24 HARRY POTTER - PRISONER OF AZKABAN PLATINUM

20 25 RATCHET AND CLANK 3 SONY COMPUTER ENT.

24 26 FINDING NEMO DISNEY INTERACTIVE

21 27 CRASH TWINSANITY SIERRA

26 28 POKEMON FIRE RED NINTENDO

25 29 MEDAL OF HONOR: PACIFIC ASSAULT EA GAMES

31 30 SCOOBY-DOO & THE CYBER CHASE THQ

27 31 STAR WARS: BATTLEFRONT LUCASARTS

29 32 SHREK 2 ACTIVISION

33 METROID PRIME 2: ECHOES NINTENDO

34 TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON 2 RED STORM

23 35 SPYRO: A HERO'S TAIL SIERRA

30 36 POKEMON LEAF GREEN NINTENDO

37 JAK 3 SONY COMPUTER ENT.

22 38 BURNOUT 3: TAKEDOWN EA GAMES

28 39 MORTAL KOMBAT: DECEPTION MIDWAY

33 40 CLUB FOOTBALL 2005 CODEMASTERS

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13 18 SHARK TALE ACTIVISION

12 19 LORD OF THE RINGS - THE THIRD AGE EA GAMES

40 20 SINGSTAR PARTY SONY COMPUTER ENT.

21 SEGA SUPERSTARS SEGA

19 22 EYE TOY: PLAY 2 SONY COMPUTER ENT.

17 23 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 2005 EA SPORTS

34 24 HARRY POTTER - PRISONER OF AZKABAN PLATINUM

24 26 FINDING NEMO DISNEY INTERACTIVE

21 27 CRASH TWINSANITY SIERRA

26 28 POKEMON FIRE RED NINTENDO

25 29 MEDAL OF HONOR: PACIFIC ASSAULT EA GAMES

31 30 SCOOBY-DOO & THE CYBER CHASE THQ

27 31 STAR WARS: BATTLEFRONT LUCASARTS

29 32 SHREK 2 ACTIVISION

33 METROID PRIME 2: ECHOES NINTENDO
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wow look at all the showelware head of Prime 2. That's so sad.
 
It got bad reviews.


"The biggest Christmas release for Nintendo's early learning console hasn't arrived in our post room. Won't play on a 50Hz TV and you're probably not 12, so best they didn't send it, eh...

Months of fun? One. Two stars out of five!"

-FHM
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its been out 3 days still as per usual next to no advertising from Nintendo. U can only get away with that when u are actually doing well, which they aren't. I have seen a few magazine ads though and they have a DS in them but dont actually mention it at all
 
Here's the individual system charts...

Last Week/This Week

Top 20 PS2

1 1 GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS
2 2 NEED FOR SPEED: UNDERGROUND 2
3 3 WWE SMACKDOWN! VS RAW
4 4 FIFA 2005
5 5 THE GETAWAY: BLACK MONDAY
6 KILLZONE
6 7 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 4
7 8 THE URBZ: SIMS IN THE CITY
11 9 TONY HAWK'S UNDERGROUND 2
16 10 THE INCREDIBLES
11 SEGA SUPERSTARS
8 12 EYE TOY: PLAY 2
13 GOLDENEYE: ROGUE AGENT
9 14 RATCHET AND CLANK 3
10 15 LORD OF THE RINGS - THE THIRD AGE
14 16 SHARK TALE
13 17 CRASH TWINSANITY
18 JAK 3
12 19 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 2005
15 20 SPYRO: A HERO'S TAIL

Top 20 Xbox

1 1 HALO 2
2 2 NEED FOR SPEED: UNDERGROUND 2
3 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 4
3 4 FIFA 2005
5 GOLDENEYE: ROGUE AGENT
4 6 SONIC HEROES
12 7 FABLE
8 TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON 2
5 9 HALO: COMBAT EVOLVED
8 10 TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL: PANDORA
15 11 TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW SIX 3
20 12 TONY HAWK'S UNDERGROUND 2
6 13 OUTRUN 2
10 14 MORTAL KOMBAT: DECEPTION
9 15 THE URBZ: SIMS IN THE CITY
18 16 STAR WARS: BATTLEFRONT
14 17 MIDWAY ARCADE TREASURES
7 18 BURNOUT 3: TAKEDOWN
16 19 THE SIMPSONS: HIT & RUN
20 HITMAN: CONTRACTS

Top 20 Gamecube

1 METROID PRIME 2: ECHOES
2 2 NEED FOR SPEED: UNDERGROUND 2
1 3 PAPER MARIO 2: THE THOUSAND-YEAR DOOR
4 4 DONKEY KONGA
6 5 SONIC ADVENTURE 2: BATTLE
3 6 TALES OF SYMPHONIA
7 7 FIFA 2005
5 8 SONIC HEROES
9 GOLDENEYE: ROGUE AGENT
17 10 THE INCREDIBLES
9 11 THE SIMPSONS: HIT & RUN
12 TONY HAWK'S UNDERGROUND 2
8 13 THE URBZ: SIMS IN THE CITY
10 14 SONIC MEGA COLLECTION
11 15 LORD OF THE RINGS - THE THIRD AGE
16 16 THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: THE WIND WAKER
20 17 SHARK TALE
18 YU-GI-OH! THE FALSEBOUND KINGDOM
13 19 MARIO PARTY 5
12 20 SUPER MARIO SUNSHINE
 
Tales of Symphonia isn't on the chart either. Nor is Zelda Minish cap.

How many Nintendo games sell in the UK? 3 copies a week? :/
 
SantaCruZer said:
Tales of Symphonia isn't on the chart either. Nor is Zelda Minish cap.

How many Nintendo games sell in the UK? 3 copies a week? :/
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Not alot. MP1 didnt sell much either. About 100,000 total. Zelda Minish Cap bombing is no surprise really, its kiddy and isnt advertised at all. PSP will be no.1 in this region. GBA sells poorly in the UK.
 
MrPing1000 said:
I have seen a few magazine ads though and they have a DS in them but dont actually mention it at all.
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Well Nintendo PAL (AU/EU) totally sucks marketing wise, i guess that's no news here. They always did and always will. And compared to NOA they suck at pretty much everything else anyway. I dunno if they are just terribly underfunded, or got idiots working for them.

And look at the GC chart, MP being on shelves FOR ONE DAY sells more than PM2 and all other games. That should tell you how bad Nintendo performs in the UK. I think it might be better in other countries in the EU.
 
Deku Tree said:
How did Metroid Prime do in the UK?
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Same question was asked last week

24.03.2003

01 [ - ] Metroid Prime
02 [02] The Sims
03 [10] Rayman 3
04 [04] The Getaway
05 [05] Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Although a few weeks later

14.04.2003

01 [02] Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
02 [01] Championship Manager 4
03 [03] The Sims
04 [ - ] Primal
05 [04] Devil May Cry 2
-
-
-
-
26 [27] Shrek: Treasure Hunt
27 [14] Metroid Prime

And then gone never charted again.
 
SantaCruZer said:
Tales of Symphonia isn't on the chart either. Nor is Zelda Minish cap.

How many Nintendo games sell in the UK? 3 copies a week? :/
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You should get yourself another system so you too can have some joy. All I see is sad smilys in your posts.
 
We sold out of Xbox's, PS2 demand is through the roof, and im constantly shifting a ton of GBA SPs.

Its not all that bad for nintendo
 
bunkum said:
Same question was asked last week

24.03.2003

01 [ - ] Metroid Prime
02 [02] The Sims
03 [10] Rayman 3
04 [04] The Getaway
05 [05] Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Although a few weeks later

14.04.2003

01 [02] Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
02 [01] Championship Manager 4
03 [03] The Sims
04 [ - ] Primal
05 [04] Devil May Cry 2
-
-
-
-
26 [27] Shrek: Treasure Hunt
27 [14] Metroid Prime

And then gone never charted again.
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Thanks bunkum.

They should've delayed it into next year, added 50hz TV functionality and not put themselves up against GTA:SA and Halo 2. Or maybe this bomb was inevitable.
 
I don't there ever was any nostalgia factor for Metroid in the UK, probably not much anywhere in Europe.
 
People in the UK are strange anyway, so i blame it on them :) Seriously, i'd like to get some unit numbers here, i'm thinking that the videogame market might be rather small in the UK, is that right? I'm not thinking because of the population compared to the US, but relatively.
 
Swedish and Danish charts.. Swedes always seem to have decent taste. (these are from last week so no MP2)

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mumu said:
People in the UK are strange anyway, so i blame it on them :) Seriously, i'd like to get some unit numbers here, i'm thinking that the videogame market might be rather small in the UK, is that right? I'm not thinking because of the population compared to the US, but relatively.
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An article on the UK PS2 shortage gave the following numbers...

PS2:7 million
Xbox:1.5 million
Gamecube:1 million
 
Deg said:
Not alot. MP1 didnt sell much either. About 100,000 total. Zelda Minish Cap bombing is no surprise really, its kiddy and isnt advertised at all. PSP will be no.1 in this region. GBA sells poorly in the UK.
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GBA sells poorly?
 
u_neek said:
Ouch! Did anyone see that Jak 3 bomb coming?
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thats good. I thought it would beat MP2 handily. :lol :P

Nintendo cant advertise to save themselves in the UK. They need to use someone other than Leo Burnett for games like Metroid Prime. They are advertising but its a waste advert for MP2. I really dont see what makes that advert good? How does it sell the game? It doesnt. Its just lets people know its out and thats it, rather than create interest. They are paying to have GC and GBA sections put at the front of GAME now. Progress, except they are complete ripoffs and they wont ever recommend a GC anyway.

In the UK MS do put in the extra effort. Virtually all shelf space is paid for. Which is why shelf space is larger than it would ever normally be. Getting extra visibility is MS's top priority. Advertise Halo 2 more than any other game to give the impression its huge. Shelf space to give the impression its huge. Banners, displays to get awareness to getting people to talk about XBox you name it. PS2 still outsells by a huge amount however amazingly.
 
8bit said:
The drooling fucktards at FHM most likely had problems with the 60Hz setting. Urrm, arrrhhg FOOTBALL.
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They didnt have a copy. Nintendo probably didnt pay them for the ads or something maybe :p

gamergirly said:
GBA sells poorly?
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Yes. PSP will outsell GBASP in the UK. DS will bomb here. It is fact. I talked to a GAME person yesterday he said they sell 4 times as many Xbox's than GBA's on a bad Xbox day.
 
Don't blame the people in the UK in regards to MPrime 2. Most of the people here on this forum from the UK who are GC owners are very aware of the game and most likely purchased it.

Nintendo done little to no marketing for the game, in fact, even I didn't even know it was released! If they did advertised the game then they definitely didn't hit the right places at the right time. The game that was contender of 'game of the year' had nothing to ride on. So in short they have screwed up the launch week so let's see what they would do to make up for it during the important December month.


videogame market might be rather small in the UK, is that right?

That's completely wrong. UK are huge when it comes to videogaming, though Germany is the biggest in Europe its the UK that is surprisingly more classed as the figure-head.
 
Trojan X said:
videogame market might be rather small in the UK, is that right?

That's completely wrong. UK are huge when it comes to videogaming, though Germany is the biggest in Europe its the UK that is surprisingly more classed as the figure-head.
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I don't know if that's true. I've heard that UK is the largest overall for console gaming and certainly for PC gaming. Someone in the know want to chime in?
 
Trojan X said:
That's completely wrong. UK are huge when it comes to videogaming, though Germany is the biggest in Europe its the UK that is surprisingly more classed as the figure-head.
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Wrong, UK is #1 with about a third of the complete european market. Germany is far away with about half the UK revenue.
 
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