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UK Software Sales Preview: Killzone 2 knocked off top spot

Monday, 09 Mar 2009 16:09
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In this week's UK All Formats Chart, Killzone 2 is knocked off its debut top spot.

Killzone 2 did well for Sony and the PlayStation 3 by debuting at number one, but this week the title has fallen to second place, with Sega's PC title Empire: Total War taking its place.

Wii Fit takes third, with the Xbox 360's RTS Halo Wars falling to fifth. Ubisoft's H.A.W.X. flies in-between the two, taking its place at number four.

As for other European countries, Killzone 2 retains its top spot in Ireland and The Netherlands. In Killzone 2's French debut, the game's collectors edition comes in at second behind Wii Fit, with the normal edition at fifth. We're unaware if the combined sales of both editions will put Killzone 2 on top in France.

Here's the top 10 for the week ending 7th March, with the full top 20 All Formats Chart to follow tomorrow.

  • 1. EMPIRE: TOTAL WAR
  • 2. KILLZONE 2
  • 3. WII FIT
  • 4. TOM CLANCY'S H.A.W.X.
  • 5. HALO WARS
  • 6. PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE
  • 7. STREET FIGHTER IV
  • 8. FIFA 09
  • 9. CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR
  • 10. BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE


  • Source: Gfk Charttrack




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    • "Wii Fit is STILL selling better than most new games!? Weird to see World at War still selling so well, too..."

      Wintrale (Kent, England) Posted: 09/03/2009 18:27:22

    • "Nice to see Killzone 2 kicking ass in top 3. Halo belongs lower down in the list as its an RTS and miling the Halo name."

      SBains (San Jose, CA, USA) Posted: 09/03/2009 18:50:01

    • "I think there is something seriously wrong with ps3 games sales. How can a f*****ing pc title topple an almost new and awesome released AAA ps3 game, like kz2? This would never have happened with an xbox game like gears of war. And before fanboys attack me, I have both consoles and enjoy them both very much. I only wish for that ps3 games would sell more. One explanation could be that more and more are buying chipped versions of the console and download hacked games. It´s very sad that gamers won´t purchase such tripple AAA title like kz2. I know two friends of mine who have started downloading hacjed versions instead of buying them. I can understand if they do it with a crappy game like the lotr strategy game, but not with kz2."

      Johan (Denmark) Posted: 09/03/2009 20:00:46

    • "Johan: For your interest. Halo 3 was beaten in its second week by the PlayStation 2 release of Fifa 08. The title never managed to regain the top spot. Gears of War 2 dropped to fourth in its second week and gradually moved down the chart. Fable 2 fell to 14th in its second week. Gears of War 1 fell to third in its second week and never returned to the top spot. First week sales are always big and even the biggest Xbox 360 exclusives don't manage to hold onto the top spot. In fact the only Xbox 360 exclusive to manage second in its second week was Halo 3."

      Patrick (Gamezine) Posted: 09/03/2009 21:50:00

    • "@Johan; The PS3 has not been chipped yet. Only the xbox360 and wii have been chipped so far."

      Alex (Shanghai) Posted: 10/03/2009 00:49:58

    • "Fair enough Patrick. I haven´t followed the history of big game releases. I guess that xbox 360 big releases are so highly hyped, that gamers, like me, start thinking that they also stay number one for a long time."

      Johan (Denmark) Posted: 10/03/2009 01:15:53

    • "To johan. Shut it. I have a ps3 and i play all total war games and have to say that Empire is a truly great game. Killzone 2 is better but if you think about the number of playstations compared to computers in europe or england chances are empire total war would conquer. But i really enjoy KZ2 and its done very well considering the recent economic slump congrats to empire and KZ2 p.s. THE XBOX IS DOO DOO AND CANT EVEN HANDLE KZ2'S OPENING SCENE LOL and gears of war sucks ass cover shoot -_- how boring"

      tim (london, england) Posted: 10/03/2009 12:15:26

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