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PAL Charts - Week 01, 2009

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dabra

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Many many thanks to Raist, felipeko and BishopLamont for taking their time doing it every week!
Thanks to dabra, Captain Smoker, Frankfurter, donny2112, test_account, Phife Dawg, tiong_fi, sensi97, 830920, Verve and Kurosaki Ichigo for their contribution.

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UK:
Originally Posted by Chart-Track:
2009 begins in a similar fashion to 2008 – with FIFA on top of the All Formats Chart. ‘FIFA 09’ is not only Christmas No1, but is now the first All Formats No1 of 2009, knocking ‘Call of Duty: World at War’ off top spot for a second time, despite a 41% drop in sales.

Sales of Activision Blizzard’s shooter are down 50%, but it remains 5,000 sales ahead of EA’s ‘Need for Speed: Undercover’ which is a non-mover at No3. Activision Blizzard do have reason to be cheerful however with 3 games in the All Formats Top 10: ‘Guitar Hero: World Tour’ moving to its highest ever chart position, up from No7 to No4, and ‘Quantum of Solace’ only slipping one place to No9. The rest of the All Formats Top 10 all shuffle positions with old favourite ‘Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games’ performing well, up from No9 to No5 and ‘Wii Play’ replacing ‘Mario Kart Wii’ as Nintendo’s highest charting game this week at No6. ‘Mario Kart Wii’ slams on the breaks heavily this week as sales slide 60%, putting it one place behind Ubisoft’s ‘Far Cry 2’ at No8. Sega fill the last Top 10 position, steady at No10 with ‘Sonic Unleashed’. In fact, every game in the All Formats Top 40 drops sales except Nintendo’s ‘100 Classic Book Collection’ which breaks into the Top 40 for the first time at No27.
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Week 1, 2009 - Individual Formats (Units)
01 (02) WII Wii Play (Nintendo)
02 (01) WII Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
03 (03) 360 Call Of Duty: World At War (Activision Blizzard)
04 (09) WII Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
05 (04) 360 Gears Of War 2 (Microsoft)
06 (05) NDS Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
07 (08) 360 Fifa 09 (Electronic Arts)
08 (06) 360 Need For Speed: Undercover (Electronic Arts)
09 (18) WII Wii Fit (Nintendo)
10 (07) PS3 Call Of Duty: World At War (Activision Blizzard)
11 (13) 360 Far Cry 2 (Ubisoft)
12 (35) WII Guitar Hero: World Tour (Activision Blizzard)
13 (21) WII Carnival: Funfair Games (Take 2)
14 (11) PS3 Fifa 09 (Electronic Arts)
15 (12) PS3 Need For Speed: Undercover (Electronic Arts)
16 (22) 360 Guitar Hero: World Tour (Activision Blizzard)
17 (__) NDS 100 Classic Book Collection (Nintendo)
18 (10) PS3 Littlebigplanet (Sony Computer Ent.)
19 (33) WII Big Beach Sports (Thq)
20 (23) WII Rayman Raving Rabbids Tv Party (Ubisoft)
21 (20) NDS New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
22 (34) 360 Mirror's Edge (Electronic Arts)
23 (16) NDS More Brain Training From Dr Kawashima (Nintendo)
24 (14) 360 Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (Lucasarts)
25 (36) PC Football Manager 2009 (Sega)
26 (32) NDS Mario Kart Ds (Nintendo)
27 (30) 360 Prince Of Persia (Ubisoft)
28 (19) WII Animal Crossing: Let's Go To The City (Nintendo)
29 (40) PS3 Far Cry 2 (Ubisoft)
30 (29) WII Sonic Unleashed (Sega)
31 (__) PS3 Prince Of Persia (Ubisoft)
32 (27) 360 Quantum Of Solace (Activision Blizzard)
33 (17) 360 Kung Fu Panda (Activision Blizzard)
34 (__) PS3 Fallout 3 (Bethesda Softworks)
35 (25) WII Guinness World Records: The Videogame (Warner Bros. Interactive)
36 (__) NDS Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
37 (26) PS3 Resistance 2 (Sony Computer Ent.)
38 (31) 360 Fallout 3 (Bethesda Softworks)
39 (__) PS3 Mirror's Edge (Electronic Arts)
40 (__) WII Shaun White Snowboarding (Ubisoft)

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Ireland:

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Denmark:

Week 1, 2009 - Entertainment Software (All Prices)
01 (01) Need For Speed: Undercover (Electronic Arts)
02 (03) Guitar Hero: World Tour (Activision Blizzard)
03 (02) Fifa 09 (Electronic Arts)
04 (04) Call Of Duty: World At War (Activision Blizzard)
05 (05) Grand Theft Auto Iv (K.e. Media)
06 (06) Singstar Abba (Nordisk Film)
07 (07) Lego Batman: The Videogame (Pan Vision)
08 (09) Wii Fit (Nintendo)
09 (__) Far Cry 2 (Ubisoft)
10 (__) Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (K.e. Media)
11 (08) World Of Warcraft: Wrath Of Lich King (Activision Blizzard)
12 (15) Counter-strike: Source (Electronic Arts)
13 (10) Fallout 3 (Ubisoft)
14 (__) The Sims 2: Mansion & Garden Stuff (Electronic Arts)
15 (18) The Sims 2: Apartment Life (Electronic Arts)
16 (__) Ratatouille (Thq)
17 (13) Football Manager 2009 (Pan Vision)
18 (__) Guitar Hero Iii: Legends Of Rock (Activision Blizzard)
19 (12) Crash: Mind Over Mutant (Activision Blizzard)
20 (__) Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (Activision Blizzard)

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Netherlands:

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France:
Early Top 5 - Week 52, 2008

01 (01) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
02 (03) [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
03 (04) [WII] Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party (Ubisoft)
04 (02) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
05 (__) [WII] Guitar Hero World Tour + Guitar (Activision Blizzard)

Week 52
Week 51
Week 50
Week 49
Week 48
 
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SovanJedi

provides useful feedback
Ahh, a fresh new year, refreshing to see the "Week 01" in the tiOH MY GOD WII PLAY IS NUMBER 1? Seriously?!

EDIT: Oh, oops. Sorry dabra.
 
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dabra

Member
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Spain:

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Italy :

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Norway:
Week 01, 2009 - All Formatshttp://www.vg.no/spill/topp20konsoll.hbs?liste=2&uke=02&aar=2009

Consoles
01 (02) Guitar Hero: World Tour (Activision)
02 (01) Singstar Abba (Sony)
03 (04) Need For Speed: Undercover (Electronic Arts)
04 (03) FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts)
05 (05) Call of Duty: World at War (Activision)
06 (06) Disney: Sing it (Disney Interactive)
07 (09) Buzz: Quiz TV (Sony)
08 (08) Little Big Planet (Sony)
09 (15) Quantum of Solace: The Game (Activision)
10 (10) Lego Batman: The Video Game (Warner Brothers Interactive)
11 (12) Lips (Microsoft)
12 (14) The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon (Activision)
13 (20) Fallout 3 (Bethesda Softworks)
14 (16) Mirror's Edge (Electronic Arts)
15 (19) Crash: Mind over Mutant (Activision)
16 (__) Far Cry 2 (Ubisoft)
17 (17) Shaun White Snowboarding (Ubisoft)
18 (07) Wii Fit (Nintendo)
19 (__) Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo)
20 (11) High School Musical 3: Senior Year DANCE! (Disney Interactive)
Handheld
01 (01) Littlest Pet Shop (DS) (Electronic Arts)
02 (02) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
03 (05) Nintendogs (Nintendo)
04 (04) Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
05 (03) Josefine og Drømmespeilet (Pan Vision)
06 (07) Crash: Mind over Mutant (Activision)
07 (06) Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia (Nintendo)
08 (09) Need For Speed: Undercover (Electronic Arts)
09 (08) FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts)
10 (10) High School Musical 3: Senior Year (Disney Interactive)
PC
01 (01) Football Manager 2009 (Sega)
02 (02) World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (Blizzard)
03 (05) Call of Duty: World at War (Activision)
04 (07) Spore (Electronic Arts)
05 (08) Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (Electronic Arts)
06 (03) Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar Games)
07 (04) The Sims 2: Byliv (Electronic Arts)
08 (06) The Sims 2 (Electronic Arts)
09 (__) Fallout 3 (Bethesda Softworks)
10 (__) The Sims 2: Bon Voyage (Electronic Arts)


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Finland :


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Sweden :
December 2008

01 (02) [PS2] Singstar Abba
02 (__) [Wii] Mario Kart Wii
03 (__) [PS2] Guitar Hero: World Tour
04 (12) [Wii] Wii Fit
05 (01) [PC] World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
06 (09) [360] Guitar Hero: World Tour
07 (13) [Wii] Guitar Hero: World Tour
08 (__) [DS] New Super Mario Bros
09 (__) [PC] GTA 4
10 (20) [PS2] Singstar Svenska hits Schlager
11 (__) [360] FIFA 09
12 (__) [Wii] Wii Play
13 (__) [360] Need for Speed Undercover
14 (__) [360] Lips
15 (10) [PS3] Guitar Hero: World Tour
16 (05) [360] Call of Duty: World at War
17 (__) [PS2] Singstar Svenska hits
18 (15) [PS3] Need for Speed Undercover
19 (__) [PS2] Need for Speed Undercover
20 (__) [PS2] FIFA 09


Week 1, 2009

01 (01) [PS2] Singstar Abba
02 (__) [Wii] Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock
03 (17) [PS2] Singstar Svenska hits Schlager
04 (04) [PC] World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
05 (02) [PS2] Guitar Hero: World Tour
06 (__) [PS2] Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock
07 (__) [PS3] Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock
08 (__) [360] Saints Row 2
09 (14) [PS3] FIFA 09
10 (08) [360] FIFA 09
11 (05) [360] Guitar Hero: World Tour
12 (10) [360] Need for Speed Undercover
13 (__) [360] NHL 09
14 (12) [PS2] Singstar Svenska hits
15 (__) [360] Gears of War 2
16 (13) [PS3] Need for Speed Undercover
17 (15) [360] Mirror's Edge
18 (07) [Wii] Guitar Hero: World Tour
19 (03) [Wii] Mario Kart Wii
20 (09) [Wii] Wii Play


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Germany:
Week 01, 2009

01 (01) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
02 (__) [PS3] Fifa 09 (Electronic Arts)
03 (03) [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
04 (__) [NDS] Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? 2nd Edition (Ubisoft)
05 (06) [WII] RTL Winter Sports 2009 - The Next Challenge (RTL Sports)
06 (07) [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
07 (02) [NDS] Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo)
08 (04) [NDS] More Brain Training From Dr Kawashima (Nintendo)
09 (05) [PS2] Singstar Schlager (Sony Computer Entertainment)
10 (__) [NDS] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)


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Australia :
Week 52, 2008

1 [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
2 [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
3 [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4 [WII] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
5 [WII] Animal Crossing: Let's Go To The City (Nintendo)
6 [NDS] Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo)
7 [360] Gears Of War 2 (Microsoft)
8 [PS3] Resistance 2 (Sony Computer Ent.)
9 [PS2] Guitar Hero 3 Bundle (Activision Blizzard)
10 [WII]Sonic Unleashed (Sega)


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New Zealand :
Week 52, 2008

1 [PS2] Need for Speed Undercover (Electronic Arts)
2 [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
3 [360] Gears of War 2 (Microsoft)
4 [PS2] Smackdown Vs Raw 2009 (THQ)
5 [PS2] Singster Abba Bundle (Sony Computer Ent.)
6 [PC] Call of Duty: World at War (Activision Blizzard)
7 [PS3] LittleBigPlanet (Sony Computer Ent.)
8 [PS2] High School Musical 3 (Disney Interactive Studios)
9 [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
10 [PS2] Buzz Junior Ace Racers (Sony Computer Ent.)
 
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Talamius

Member
It's very nice that Mario Kart and Wii Play are taking turns at #1. Sharing is caring. :lol

edit: and wow here comes M&S again.
 
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lowlylowlycook

Member
Here is some MS spin on the end of 08 via Kotaku:
XBOX 360 RECORDS BEST EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS IN ITS HISTORY, EIGHT MILLION CONSOLES SOLD TO DATE

LONDON - 5th January 2009: Xbox® today revealed sales data showing Christmas 2008 was the biggest sales period ever in the brand’s six-year European history, with sales of Xbox 360™ almost double those of Christmas 2007[1]. Eight million Xbox 360 consoles have been sold in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA)[2] up to the end of 2008, widening its lead over PlayStation 3 in the region to more than one million and setting the scene for further growth in 2009.

GfK-ChartTrack data shows that Xbox 360 was the fastest-growing console of 2008, with sales in the fourth quarter of 2008 over double that of the same period in 2007, spurred on by a mix of value, great games and entertainment, and the recently-launched New Xbox Experience.

Chris Lewis, Regional Vice President, Interactive Entertainment Business EMEA, said: “Christmas 2008 was a resounding success for Xbox 360. 2008 saw us grow faster than any of our competitors and we over-achieved in sales during the crucial Christmas selling period. We reduced the entry-level Xbox 360 ERP in September, understanding the need for great value, and European consumers have responded enthusiastically. With eight million consoles sold since we launched, and consistently out-selling PlayStation 3 in EMEA, we’re poised to build on this success in 2009. This success was only possible through our partnerships with retail and with publishers, with whom we’ve worked closely to build a strong ecosystem in the region and to bring value to our shared customer base. As we move into 2009 and an uncertain economic climate, we continue to be committed to offering the right blend of gaming and entertainment experiences at the right price.”

Nick Gibson, Founding Analyst, Games Investor Consulting, said: “Microsoft appears to have enjoyed an excellent end to 2008 in Europe. According to GFK Chart Track data, the Xbox 360 recorded in excess of 100% growth in December sales compared to 2007 across the UK, France, Italy, Germany and Spain, well ahead of any other console. It also recorded comfortably the highest rate of year-on-year growth for the final quarter of 2008 overall.”

Nick Parker, Founder and Games Analyst, Parker Consulting, said: “I have seen early returns for the December 2008 sales data indicating that Xbox 360 has shown a significant sales increase year on year and furthermore is ahead of its nearest rival in terms of lifetime consumer hardware sales in the EMEA region, with an installed base of over eight million units
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Pancakes R Us

Member
DMeisterJ said:
LBP still in the top 20!

Not a bomba.
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Is LBP the new Uncharted? I could have sworn we had some Uncharted cheerleaders in the charts thread for a good part of last year cheering on the game if it made it into the top 40.
 
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DMeisterJ

Banned
Pancakes R Us said:
Is LBP the new Uncharted? I could have sworn we had some Uncharted cheerleaders in the charts thread for a good part of last year cheering on the game if it made it into the top 40.
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I'm just happy the game is doing well is all.

:)
 
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gofreak

GAF's Bob Woodward
Pancakes R Us said:
Is LBP the new Uncharted? I could have sworn we had some Uncharted cheerleaders in the charts thread for a good part of last year cheering on the game if it made it into the top 40.
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LBP deserves cheering.

I think it's a reaction to the early labelling of LBP in some quarters as a bomba. Kind of like Uncharted, except even moreso (I expect LBP will quite easily ousell Uncharted in its lifetime..I'm sure it's outsold it quite easily already compared to Uncharted in the same timeframe).

I wonder if it'll go back into the top 10 again. I hesitated to suggest it would after it dropped out the first time, but it went on to do so. Maybe if it's discounted again?*

* In my local Game, at least, in the last week it's been a full price game in a practical ocean of discounted next-gen software, which can't be helping it.
 
Randy Lanzarote

Randy Lanzarote

Member
Gears 2 is really hanging on in that Top 10, I know it recently had a drop to £30 in some stores after Xmas to help it along, but given the price cuts most games have seen over Xmas time (hai Mirror's Edge, LBP, Prince of America, Saints Row 2 etc) its done pretty darn well to keep selling so well within its RRP range.

CoD:WaW will no doubt do a CoD4 and sell forever at £40 (and sell out whenever there is a slight price drop on it). Infinity Ward have created a monster!
 
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spwolf

Member
Pancakes R Us said:
Is LBP the new Uncharted? I could have sworn we had some Uncharted cheerleaders in the charts thread for a good part of last year cheering on the game if it made it into the top 40.
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LBP has been charting for 7 weeks now in UK, with 18th being the worst place...:lol
 
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Parl

Member
lowlylowlycook said:
Here is some MS spin on the end of 08 via Kotaku:
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Well, they sure know how to present themselves in an incredibly positive light without saying "Xbox 360 was the best selling console in 2008" or "Xbox 360 has a higher installed base than PS3 and Wii" or "We sold the most software in 2008".
 
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Dash Kappei

Not actually that important
Hang in there Shaun White Road Trip!
Awesome game.

And hopefully Sega puts a lot of money behind the development of Sonic&TBK, it's was obvious to everyone here they should've made the Wii the lead sku for Unleashed, the game would've had crazy sales, especially in the UK, if at least as good as the PS360 version instead of the MOAR WERESONIC approach.
 
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CrunchinJelly

formerly cjelly
sionyboy said:
Gears 2 is really hanging on in that Top 10, I know it recently had a drop to £30 in some stores after Xmas to help it along, but given the price cuts most games have seen over Xmas time (hai Mirror's Edge, LBP, Prince of America, Saints Row 2 etc) its done pretty darn well to keep selling so well within its RRP range.
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Gears has consistently been top 10 since release, even at £40 while all the other big titles have been ~£20.

It has done amazingly well and far better than what I expected. I really didn't think the game was that big over here.
 
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Quasar

Member
I wonder when we're likely to see yearly numbers for various PAL countries. I'm rather curious to know how much of a lead the Wii has in Australia for instance. And how the PS2 continues to do.
 
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test_account

XP-39C²
tfur said:
I don't know, but this meltdown:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?postcount=60&p=13930544

earned at least a plus +1 for ignoring this person. There are some deep seeded issues going on...
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You mean me? :p I also wrote in that post you linked to.


Rapping Granny said:
Resistance is nowhere to be seen, back to the drawing board Insomniac.
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37 (26) PS3 Resistance 2 (Sony Computer Ent.) :)

EDIT: Well, you only said Resistance, so that could be Resistance 1 as well, and that game is nowhere to be seen in these charts, that is true :)

According to the latest ELSPA numbers for December, Resistance 2 has sold at least 100k copies in the UK now, i think that is fairly good. Not as good as Resistance 1 (not yet at least), but i think that Resistance 1 was bundled relatively much with a Playstation 3 console, so i dont know fair it would be to compare the sales preformance between Resistance 1 and Resistance 2 just yet.
 
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dabra

Member
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Denmark:
Week 1, 2009 - Entertainment Software (All Prices)
01 (01) Need For Speed: Undercover (Electronic Arts)
02 (03) Guitar Hero: World Tour (Activision Blizzard)
03 (02) Fifa 09 (Electronic Arts)
04 (04) Call Of Duty: World At War (Activision Blizzard)
05 (05) Grand Theft Auto Iv (K.e. Media)
06 (06) Singstar Abba (Nordisk Film)
07 (07) Lego Batman: The Videogame (Pan Vision)
08 (09) Wii Fit (Nintendo)
09 (__) Far Cry 2 (Ubisoft)
10 (__) Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (K.e. Media)
11 (08) World Of Warcraft: Wrath Of Lich King (Activision Blizzard)
12 (15) Counter-strike: Source (Electronic Arts)
13 (10) Fallout 3 (Ubisoft)
14 (__) The Sims 2: Mansion & Garden Stuff (Electronic Arts)
15 (18) The Sims 2: Apartment Life (Electronic Arts)
16 (__) Ratatouille (Thq)
17 (13) Football Manager 2009 (Pan Vision)
18 (__) Guitar Hero Iii: Legends Of Rock (Activision Blizzard)
19 (12) Crash: Mind Over Mutant (Activision Blizzard)
20 (__) Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (Activision Blizzard)
 
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Shiggy

Member
JonnyBrad said:
NoE are fucking stupid for not getting more Laytons out there. Idiots.
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They even told some German journalists that it would be their big DS Christmas title and that it will have a big ad campaign. Now that was true, however I was unable to get it for a reasonable price (i.e. not more than 29.99 EUR)
 
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infinityBCRT

Member
Looks like Far Cry 2 has some legs. I wonder what the LTD numbers are worldwide (they announced it sold a million nearly 8 weeks ago). Despite being released with a clusterfuck of other games the sales look good.
 
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Nemo

Will Eat Your Children
JonnyBrad said:
NoE are fucking stupid for not getting more Laytons out there. Idiots.
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Seriously.

NoA needs to send some marketing people over to NoE and NoE needs to send those geniuses that bring over niche titles from Japan to NoA.
 
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JonnyBrad

Member
Teetris said:
Seriously.

NoA needs to send some marketing people over to NoE and NoE needs to send those geniuses that bring over niche titles from Japan to NoA.
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The marketing for it was fine. The ads were great and have created incredible demand.

The dpt that handles the supply of the game should all be bloody fired tho.
 
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Jaded Alyx

Member
Teetris said:
Seriously.

NoA needs to send some marketing people over to NoE and NoE needs to send those geniuses that bring over niche titles from Japan to NoA.
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Hell no. NoE's marketing this gen has been godly compared to NoA's, and I personally don't even see much wrong with NoA's marketing.

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Won't be too much of a loss I suppose...
 
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