Killzone 3 tops Bulletstorm in UK charts
But 81 per cent of EA shooter's sales go to Xbox 360
PlayStation 3 exclusive Killzone 3 has beaten multiformat title Bulletstorm to the top of the weekly UK software charts, as Kirby's Epic Yarn and de Blob 2 fail to crack the top 40.
Sony's more established brand won out in the battle of the first person shooters this week, with Killzone 3 debuting at number one. Epic Game's Bulletstorm had to settle for second place, with the release of Killzone 3 clearly affecting its performance - with only 15 per cent of sales occurring on the PlayStation 3.
Despite a busy week of new releases, including THQ's de Blob 2, Nintendo's Kirby's Epic Yarn, and Square Enix's Tactics Ogre there were no other new releases in the top 40, except for the World of Warcraft Battlechest compendium at number 24.
Thanks to retailer discounts Call of Duty: Black Ops is still riding high in the charts at number three, with FIFA 11 at number four and Ubisoft's Just Dance 2 at number five. There has been no upturn for Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 though, which debuted at number two and this week falls to number seven.
Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2010 UKIE Ltd.
| Last Week | This Week | Title |
|---|---|---|
| New Entry | 1 | Killzone 3 |
| New Entry | 2 | Bulletstorm |
| 1 | 3 | Call of Duty: Black Ops |
| 5 | 4 | FIFA 11 |
| 6 | 5 | Just Dance 2 |
| 3 | 6 | Dead Space 2 |
| 2 | 7 | Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 |
| 11 | 8 | Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit |
| 14 | 9 | Wii Party |
| 7 | 10 | Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood |
| 4 | 11 | Test Drive Unlimited 2 |
| 22 | 12 | The Sims 3 |
| 20 | 13 | Just Dance |
| 13 | 14 | Dance Juniors |
| 17 | 15 | Toy Story 3 |
| 10 | 16 | LittleBigPlanet 2 |
| 15 | 17 | Wii Sports Resort |
| 16 | 18 | Wii Fit Plus |
| 19 | 19 | Ben Ten Ultimate Alien Cosmic Destruction |
| 21 | 20 | Art Academy |
It's interesting that 81% of Bulletstorm's sales were on 360 whereas only 15% were on PS3 - obviously the release of KZ3 impacted the PS3 sales, but similarly I wonder how much the Epic Edition's Gears 3 beta would have increased 360 sales, and perhaps general familiarity 360 owners would have with Epic Games' output as a whole.
It's a shame that Kirby and particularly de Blob 2 didn't chart better - I've seen very little coverage or marketing for the latter, although it has had some great review scores. I went in a few shops over the weekend and didn't even see it on sale though.
Posted:2 years ago