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PAL Charts - Week 50, 2009

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UK:

Originally Posted by Chart-Track:

14/Dec/2009

Activision Blizzard’s ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’ (-11%) battles on to reign supreme with its 5th week at No1, despite a drop of 11% in sales. Can it hold on for a sixth week to claim Christmas No1, to echo the original Modern Warfare two years ago?

Nintendo’s ‘Wii Sports Resort’ (+17%) enjoys a Christmas resurgence moving up to No2, followed by ‘Assassin’s Creed II’ clinging on to No3 (-3%). Nintendo’s ‘Wii Fit Plus’ (+11%) also steps up the chart to No4, whilst ‘FIFA 10’ (-15%) is relegated three places to No5. Mario finds himself at No6 and No7 with Nintendo’s ‘New Super Mario Bros. Wii’ (-5%) ahead of Sega’s ‘Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games’ (+15%). Ubisoft’s ‘Just Dance’ (+274%) pulls off an amazing move to go from No30 to No8 and Microsoft’s ‘Forza Motorsport 3’ (+15%) continues to cruise at No9. Rounding off the Top Ten is another Mario title, ‘Mario Kart Wii’ at No10 (+18%).

Link returns to the DS with Nintendo’s ‘The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks’ making its debut at No12 and Ubisoft’s ‘James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game’ (+108%) enters the chart at No29 as the release of the highly anticipated film draws near.
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Week 50, 2009 - Individual Formats (Units)

01 (02) WII Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
02 (03) WII Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
03 (01) WII New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
04 (04) 360 Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
05 (07) WII Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
06 (05) 360 Assassin's Creed Ii (Ubisoft)
07 (24) WII Just Dance (Ubisoft)
08 (08) PS3 Assassin's Creed Ii (Ubisoft)
09 (06) PS3 Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
10 (11) 360 Forza Motorsport 3 (Microsoft)
11 (12) WII Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
12 (__) NDS The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo)
13 (09) 360 Fifa 10 (Electronic Arts)
14 (10) PS3 Fifa 10 (Electronic Arts)
15 (13) NDS Professor Layton And Pandora's Box (Nintendo)
16 (14) 360 Left 4 Dead 2 (Electronic Arts)
17 (15) WII F1 2009 (Codemasters)
18 (16) 360 Lego Batman: The Videogame (Warner Bros. Interactive)
19 (17) 360 Pure (Disney Interactive Studios)
20 (19) NDS Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
21 (18) NDS Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
22 (28) WII Rabbids Go Home (Ubisoft)
23 (20) 360 Grand Theft Auto Episodes - Liberty City (Take 2)
24 (22) WII Wii Play (Nintendo)
25 (21) PS3 Need For Speed: Shift (Electronic Arts)
26 (26) NDS Cooking Mama 3 (505 Games)
27 (23) NDS Professor Layton And The Curious Village (Nintendo)
28 (__) NDS New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
29 (27) PS3 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Ent.)
30 (__) 360 Halo 3: Odst (Microsoft)
31 (32) PC Football Manager 2010 (Sega)
32 (33) 360 Wwe Smackdown Vs Raw 2010 (Thq)
33 (31) NDS Mario Kart Ds (Nintendo)
34 (__) 360 Lips: Number One Hits (Microsoft)
35 (__) PS3 Wwe Smackdown Vs Raw 2010 (Thq)
36 (30) NDS Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney Interactive Studios)
37 (__) WII Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
38 (34) WII Lego Indiana Jones 2:adventure Continues (Lucasarts)
39 (38) 360 Need For Speed: Shift (Electronic Arts)
40 (25) NDS Lego Indiana Jones 2:adventure Continues (Lucasarts)


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Ireland:
Week 50, 2009 - Entertainment Software (All Prices)

01 (01) Fifa 10 (Electronic Arts)
02 (02) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
03 (04) Assassin's Creed Ii (Ubisoft)
04 (03) New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
05 (05) Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
06 (06) Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
07 (07) Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
08 (12) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
09 (09) Professor Layton And Pandora's Box (Nintendo)
10 (08) Lego Batman: The Videogame (Warner Bros. Interactive)
11 (17) Forza Motorsport 3 (Microsoft)
12 (10) Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (Konami)
13 (20) Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos)
14 (15) Lego Indiana Jones 2:adventure Continues (Lucasarts)
15 (11) Grand Theft Auto Episodes - Liberty City (Take 2)
16 (13) Pure (Disney Interactive Studios)
17 (__) The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo)
18 (16) Need For Speed: Shift (Electronic Arts)
19 (14) Wwe Smackdown Vs Raw 2010 (Thq)
20 (__) Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Ent.)


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Denmark:
Week 50, 2009 - Entertainment Software (All Prices)

01 (01) Fifa 10 (Electronic Arts)
02 (03) Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
03 (02) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
04 (04) New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
05 (05) Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
06 (16) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
07 (07) Lego Indiana Jones 2:adventure Continues (Activision Blizzard)
08 (06) Assassin's Creed Ii (Ubisoft)
09 (19) Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games (Pan Vision)
10 (08) The Sims 3: World Adventures (Electronic Arts)
11 (09) Just Dance (Ubisoft)
12 (17) Wii Play (Nintendo)
13 (10) Wii Fit (Nintendo)
14 (14) Need For Speed: Shift (Electronic Arts)
15 (20) The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
16 (18) Bakugan: Battle Brawlers (Activision Blizzard)
17 (11) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
18 (__) Football Manager 2010 (Pan Vision)
19 (__) Singstar Store Drømme (Nordisk Film)
20 (__) Counter-strike: Source (Electronic Arts)


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Netherlands:
Week 50, 2009

01 (01) [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
02 (02) [PS3] Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
03 (03) [360] Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
04 (05) [WII] Wii Fit Plus(Nintendo)
05 (04) [WII] Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
06 (06) [PC] Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
07 (07) [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
08 (08) [PS3] Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft)
09 (10) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
10 (09) [360] Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft)


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France:
Week 49, 2009

01 (01) [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
02 (02) [WII] Wii Fit Plus + Balance Board (Nintendo)
03 (03) [PS3] Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (Activision)
04 (04) [PS3] Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft)
05 (__) [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)


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Spain :
November 2009

01 (__) [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
02 (__) [PS2] Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (Konami)
03 (__) [360] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
04 (01) [PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (Konami)
05 (__) [PS3] Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft)
06 (__) [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
07 (__) [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
08 (__) [PSP] Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (Konami)
09 (__) [PC] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
10 (02) [PS3] Fifa 10 (Electronic Arts)


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Italy :
Week 49, 2009 (Nielsen)

01 (02) [PS2] Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (Konami)
02 (04) [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
03 (03) [WII] New Super Mario Bros Wii (Nintendo)
04 (01) [PS3] Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft)
05 (07) [WII] Wii Fit Plus -Solus (Nintendo)
06 (10) [NDS] Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
07 (05) [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
08 (08) [PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (Konami)
09 (__) [WII] Wii Fit Plus con Balance Board (Nintendo)
10 (__) [WII] Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games (Sega)


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Norway :
Week 49, 2009 - All Formatshttp://www.vg.no/spill/topp20konsoll.hbs?liste=2&uke=51&aar=2009

Consoles

01 (01) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision)
02 (03) FIFA 10 (EA Sports)
03 (02) Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft)
04 (05) Lego Indiana Jones 2 (Lucasarts)
05 (04) New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
06 (06) Need for Speed: Shift (Electronic Arts)
07 (__) The Saboteur (Electronic Arts)
08 (07) Tekken 6 (Namco Bandai)
09 (10) Singstar Abba (Sony)
10 (__) Band Hero (Activision)
11 (12) Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time (Sony)
12 (09) Winter Sports 2010 (RTL)
13 (11) Dragon Age: Origins (Electronic Arts)
14 (15) Bakugan: Battle Brawlers (Activision)
15 (__) Colin McRae: Dirt 2 (Codemasters)
16 (16) Guitar Hero 5 (Activision)
17 (13) Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)
18 (__) Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
19 (18) DJ Hero (Activision)
20 (08) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Sega)


PC

01 (02) The Sims 3: Reisefeber (Electronic Arts)
02 (01) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision)
03 (04) The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
04 (03) Football Manager 2010 (Sega)
05 (05) Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)
06 (07) Dragon Age: Origins (Electronic Arts)
07 (06) Josefine Skolehjelp: Bokstavjungelen (Pan Vision)
08 (09) Josefine Skolehjelp: Matterallyet (Pan Vision)
09 (__) Spore (Electronic Arts)
10 (08) Josefine Skolehjelp: Ordlek i luften (Pan Vision)


Handhelds

01 (02) Lego Indiana Jones 2 (Lucasarts)
02 (03) Littlest Pet Shop Friends (Electronic Arts)
03 (01) Littlest Pet Shop (DS) (Electronic Arts)
04 (04) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
05 (05) Josefine Skolehjelp: Tåke i Tallheimen (Pan Vision)
06 (08) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (DS) (Sega)
07 (07) Josefine Skolehjelp: Kaos i Kommaby (Pan Vision)
08 (09) Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (Nintendo)
09 (06) FIFA 10 (EA Sports)
10 (__) Bakugan: Battle Brawlers (Activision)


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Finland :
Week 49+50, 2009 - All Formats


01 (01) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision-Blizzard)
02 (03) Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
03 (06) Singstar SuomiPop (Sony)
04 (07) LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues (Activision-Blizzard)
05 (04) New Super Mario Bros (Nintendo)
06 (09) Wii Fit (Nintendo)
07 (08) NHL 10 (Electronic Arts)
08 (__) Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
09 (02) Assassins Creed 2 (Ubisoft)
10 (__) FIFA 10 (Electronic Arts)


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Sweden :
Week 50, 2009

01 (01) [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii
02 (__) [NDS] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
03 (09) [NDS] Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games
04 (06) [PS3] Assassin's Creed 2
05 (08) [WII] Wii Sports: Resort
06 (07) [PC] The Sims 3: World Adventures
07 (12) [PC] The Sims 3
08 (02) [PC] Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
09 (04) [360] Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
10 (10) [WII] Wii Fit Plus
11 (11) [WII] Mario Kart Wii
12 (03) [PS3] Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
13 (05) [360] Assassin's Creed 2
14 (20) [NDS] New Super Mario Bros
15 (18) [WII] Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games
16 (13) [PS2] FIFA 10
17 (__) [NDS] Exit
18 (14) [360] FIFA 10
19 (16) [NDS] Mario & Luigi: Bowsers Inside Story
20 (__) [WII] Just Dance


November 2009

01 (__) [PS3] Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
02 (__) [360] Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
03 (__) [PC] Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
04 (__) [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii
05 (__) [PS3] Assassin's Creed 2
06 (__) [360] Assassin's Creed 2
07 (__) [PC] Dragon Age: Origins
08 (__) [PC] The Sims 3: World Adventures
09 (__) [360] Dragon Age: Origins
10 (__) [WII] Wii Fit Plus
11 (__) [PC] Left 4 Dead 2
12 (04) [PC]Football Manager 2010
13 (__) [PS3] Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time
14 (10) [PS3] Tekken 6
15 (__) [PS3] Dragon Age: Origins
16 (07) [WII] Wii Sports: Resort
17 (18) [PC] The Sims 3
18 (02) [360] FIFA 10
19 (05) [PS2] FIFA 10
20 (__) [360] Left 4 Dead 2


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Germany :
Week 50, 2009

01 (01) [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
02 (02) [NDS] Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
03 (03) [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
04 (__) [NDS] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo)
05 (05) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
06 (04) [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
07 (09) [WII] Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
08 (07) [NDS] Professor Layton And Pandora's Box (Nintendo)
09 (10) [WII] Wii Fit Plus Bundle (Nintendo)
10 (08) [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)

PC

01 (01) Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
02 (02) The Sims 3: World Adventures (Electronic Arts)
03 (03) The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
04 (04) Fifa Manager 10 (Electronic Arts)
05 (05) Dragon Age: Origins (Electronic Arts)
06 (07) Fifa 10 (Electronic Arts)
07 (__) Anno 1404 (Ubisoft)
08 (__) Need for Speed: Shift (Electronic Arts)
09 (08) Risen (Koch Media)
10 (06) Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Sith (Activision)


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Australia :
Week 50, 2009

01 (02) [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
02 (01) [WII] New Super Mario Bros (Nintendo)
03 (03) [WII] Wii Fit Plus Bundle (Nintendo)
04 (04) [WII] Criket Wii (Namco Bandai)
05 (07) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
06 (__) [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
07 (06) [PS3] Call of Duty Modern 2 (Activision Blizzard)
08 (09) [360] Call of Duty Modern 2 (Activision Blizzard)
09 (__) [360] Assassins Cred 2 (Ubisoft)
10 (__) [PS3] Assassins Cred 2 (Ubisoft)


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New Zealand :
Week 50, 2009

01 (01) [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
02 (02) [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
03 (03) [WII] Wii Fit Plus Bundle (Nintendo)
04 (05) [360] Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
05 (06) [360] Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft)
06 (04) [PS3] Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
07 (07) [PS3] Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft)
08 (08) [WII] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
09 (__) [PSP] Little Big Planet (Sony Computer Ent.)
10 (10) [PS2] Smackdown Vs Raw (Thq)

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Looks like those £29.99 adverts for NFS: Shift are having an effect. At least people buying it now will never know the horrors of V1.0.

Obviously PSP software sales are all taking place over PSN to the huge numbers of Go owners which reflects poorly in this chart. Still, next week may bring the return of Invizimals as that needs the camera and isn't sold digitally.
 
PS3 software seems to be struggling at the moment in the UK. I think Sony made a mistake by not lowering the console cost to match the 360 elite pre-xmas. Speaking of which I picked up a 360 last week to join the all consoles club, there's some great deals at the moment. One of those Forza 3 sales is mine :D
 
Weird to see NSMB already being replaced by Wii Sports and Fit. I thought it would be the No 1 selling Wii game for at least some more weeks.
 
SmokyDave said:
Obviously PSP software sales are all taking place over PSN to the huge numbers of Go owners which reflects poorly in this chart. Still, next week may bring the return of Invizimals as that needs the camera and isn't sold digitally.
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:lol :lol

Please tell me you're joking.
 
operon said:
of course he is and wants more to join him in the PSPGo owners club
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At the moment we hold our meetings in a phone box, I buy a pack of 6 Capri-Sun and we have to drink 2 each until our numbers grow :(
 
SmokyDave said:
Mmmm, plays warmer.


This, my friend, is not a laughing matter.
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Woah. I really don't think you are joking...the PSPGO is a confirmed failure. It's selling less units than the 360 in Japan right now, with just around half of the initial shipment sold (75k). Do we have a reliable figure on how many units it has sold in Europe? Because the US isn't contributing much more with total PSP sales barely outselling the PS2 last month.
 
SmokyDave said:
At the moment we hold our meetings in a phone box, I buy a pack of 6 Capri-Sun and we have to drink 2 each until our numbers grow :(
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If your looking prize draw tickets printed, I can sort you outside some cheapt. I can print you a book of 6 and ye can each buy 2.
 
danielijohnson said:
Woah. I really don't think you are joking...the PSPGO is a confirmed failure. It's selling less units than the 360 in Japan right now, with just around half of the initial shipment sold (75k). Do we have a reliable figure on how many units it has sold in Europe? Because the US isn't contributing much more with total PSP sales barely outselling the PS2 last month.
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I was kidding. The unit has failed. I know it has failed, I'm sad that it has failed. I'm sad that PSP software sales are so low. The only way I can keep my head above water is to construct elaborate fantasies where the unit is the next Wii :(

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If your looking prize draw tickets printed, I can sort you outside some cheapt. I can print you a book of 6 and ye can each buy 2.
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We tried that. The winner got a copy of Alien on UMD and left the owners club :(
 
SmokyDave said:
I was kidding. The unit has failed. I know it has failed, I'm sad that it has failed. I'm sad that PSP software sales are so low. The only way I can keep my head above water is to construct elaborate fantasies where the unit is the next Wii :(
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It does have the fact that some of gaf hates it in common with the wii buts in terms of sales no go.

We tried that. The winner got a copy of Alien on UMD and left the owners club :(
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Damn didn't you fix the draw
 
Explain me something: why is 360 software > PS3 software in UK and usually the opposite in basically every other European country? Assuming this is due to user base (PS3 > 360 outside of UK), I wonder why is it so. Perhaps it's language related. Perhaps Live is more "tempting" for English speaking population while for non-English speaking people it's not? I dunno. Any idea?

Edit: Perhaps it's just piracy being more common outside of UK. That would explain the apparent Spanish PS3 love :lol (more PS3 software sales cos 360 software goes torrent)
 
I'm going to go with the "more people speak English" thing, but not because of voice chatz lol, but because of marketing.
 
TTP said:
Explain me something: why is 360 software > PS3 software in UK and usually the opposite in basically every other European country? Assuming this is due to user base (PS3 > 360 outside of UK), I wonder why is it so. Perhaps it's language related. Perhaps Live is more "tempting" for English speaking population while for non-English speaking people it's not? I dunno. Any idea?

Edit: Perhaps it's just piracy being more common outside of UK. That would explain the apparent Spanish PS3 love :lol (more PS3 software sales cos 360 software goes torrent)
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i guess it is kind of similar tastes being english spoken (UK usually has 'better' relationship with US than mainland europe )

I guess micrsoft plays at 'home' there, just like nintendo or sony play at home in japan.
Main europe is more spread i guess.
 
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Spain loves the PS3.
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Go to Spain a few times a year on Holiday and visit a few Different places like Barcelona, Alicante, Madrid ect ect and no matter where you go the 360 is always in like some small section underneath the PS2 games if its lucky. It almost resembles a dirty smut section all hidden away and stuff.


TTP said:
Explain me something: why is 360 software > PS3 software in UK and usually the opposite in basically every other European country? Assuming this is due to user base (PS3 > 360 outside of UK), I wonder why is it so. Perhaps it's language related. Perhaps Live is more "tempting" for English speaking population while for non-English speaking people it's not? I dunno. Any idea?

Edit: Perhaps it's just piracy being more common outside of UK. That would explain the apparent Spanish PS3 love :lol (more PS3 software sales cos 360 software goes torrent)
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Simple. People in the UK have taste :D
 
Shogun PaiN said:
Go to Spain a few times a year on Holiday and visit a few Different places like Barcelona, Alicante, Madrid ect ect and no matter where you go the 360 is always in like some small section underneath the PS2 games if its lucky. It almost resembles a dirty smut section all hidden away and stuff.




Simple. People in the UK have taste :D
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i went to us and only saw 360, ps3 always behind. I think europe has better taste :D
 
TTP said:
Explain me something: why is 360 software > PS3 software in UK and usually the opposite in basically every other European country? Assuming this is due to user base (PS3 > 360 outside of UK), I wonder why is it so. Perhaps it's language related. Perhaps Live is more "tempting" for English speaking population while for non-English speaking people it's not? I dunno. Any idea?

Edit: Perhaps it's just piracy being more common outside of UK. That would explain the apparent Spanish PS3 love :lol (more PS3 software sales cos 360 software goes torrent)
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Mainland Europe believes all the hype sadly. That goes for a lot of products.
 
TTP said:
Explain me something: why is 360 software > PS3 software in UK and usually the opposite in basically every other European country? Assuming this is due to user base (PS3 > 360 outside of UK), I wonder why is it so. Perhaps it's language related. Perhaps Live is more "tempting" for English speaking population while for non-English speaking people it's not? I dunno. Any idea?

Edit: Perhaps it's just piracy being more common outside of UK. That would explain the apparent Spanish PS3 love :lol (more PS3 software sales cos 360 software goes torrent)
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I think it actually has more to do with UK being a very price sensitive market, much more so than the rest of Europe. If you look at PS2 vs Xbox, PS2 dominated Xbox in the UK to a level similar to the rest of Europe, it didn't follow the US trends like it has this generation. But as the PS3 price dropped last year it shot ahead for all the months leading up to Christmas according to retailers. This year, the same has happened but with the 360's new low price (negating the slim effect somewhat). Add that to the other factors you mentioned (English speaker dominated live, sharing of English language TV shows, most communication over internet with North Americans, etc) and that's good reasoning.

tzare said:
what do you mean, that we don't know what we buy?
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Yep, that seems to be exactly what he and Shogun PaiN are implying. Have to love the snide fanboy remarks that go unnoticed in these threads.
 
tzare said:
what do you mean, that we don't know what we buy?
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I think its more brand loyalty than anything. In places like Spain where I imagine the 360 isn't pushed a lot or advertised a lot then I can imagine people just sticking with what they know from previous console generations.


Sage00 said:
That seems to be exactly what he and Shogun PaiN are implying. Just ignore their fanboy remarks.
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:lol Get this N4G shit out of here.
 
danielijohnson said:
Just Dance? What?
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IGN gave it a 2.0 because it's a cyncical attempt to extract money from poor uninformed customers who don't know what they're buying. The Amazon reviews are filled with 5 stars from delighted, poor uninformed customers who don't know what they bought.
 
I think there's 2 major factors to the UK discussion:

1. Marketing, duh. MS favors UK a lot more than it does the rest of Europe.

2. Playstation is a very known brand name in Europe compared to Xbox (thanks to PS1's and PS2's success). You go to random whatever-aged person and ask them what Playstation is and then what Xbox is: I bet almost all of them will at least somehow connect Playstation to gaming and many of them won't have any idea what Xbox means.
 
Does anyone have any memory or data of sales/marketshare of SNES and Megadrive in US vs UK vs Rest of Europe? That would probably be useful to this discussion.

Shogun PaiN said:
:lol Get this N4G shit out of here.
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I choose gaf over n4g because I have better taste. :D
 
Shogun PaiN said:
Maybe you should reflect that in your future posts.
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Duly noted, thanks for that chief. I look forward to hearing your critique of my future posts soon.
 
cjelly said:
Go Just Dance!!
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I was asked to get this for a Christmass present. It is completely sold out in the stores. The cheapest I saw it online was a used copy on amazon marketplace for £45. I wouldn't be surprised if it went up again next week.
 
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Norway:
Week 49, 2009 - All Formatshttp://www.vg.no/spill/topp20konsoll.hbs?liste=2&uke=51&aar=2009

Consoles

01 (01) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision)
02 (03) FIFA 10 (EA Sports)
03 (02) Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft)
04 (05) Lego Indiana Jones 2 (Lucasarts)
05 (04) New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
06 (06) Need for Speed: Shift (Electronic Arts)
07 (__) The Saboteur (Electronic Arts)
08 (07) Tekken 6 (Namco Bandai)
09 (10) Singstar Abba (Sony)
10 (__) Band Hero (Activision)
11 (12) Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time (Sony)
12 (09) Winter Sports 2010 (RTL)
13 (11) Dragon Age: Origins (Electronic Arts)
14 (15) Bakugan: Battle Brawlers (Activision)
15 (__) Colin McRae: Dirt 2 (Codemasters)
16 (16) Guitar Hero 5 (Activision)
17 (13) Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)
18 (__) Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
19 (18) DJ Hero (Activision)
20 (08) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Sega)


PC

01 (02) The Sims 3: Reisefeber (Electronic Arts)
02 (01) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision)
03 (04) The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
04 (03) Football Manager 2010 (Sega)
05 (05) Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)
06 (07) Dragon Age: Origins (Electronic Arts)
07 (06) Josefine Skolehjelp: Bokstavjungelen (Pan Vision)
08 (09) Josefine Skolehjelp: Matterallyet (Pan Vision)
09 (__) Spore (Electronic Arts)
10 (08) Josefine Skolehjelp: Ordlek i luften (Pan Vision)


Handhelds

01 (02) Lego Indiana Jones 2 (Lucasarts)
02 (03) Littlest Pet Shop Friends (Electronic Arts)
03 (01) Littlest Pet Shop (DS) (Electronic Arts)
04 (04) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
05 (05) Josefine Skolehjelp: Tåke i Tallheimen (Pan Vision)
06 (08) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (DS) (Sega)
07 (07) Josefine Skolehjelp: Kaos i Kommaby (Pan Vision)
08 (09) Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (Nintendo)
09 (06) FIFA 10 (EA Sports)
10 (__) Bakugan: Battle Brawlers (Activision)
 
SmokyDave said:
I was kidding. The unit has failed. I know it has failed, I'm sad that it has failed. I'm sad that PSP software sales are so low. The only way I can keep my head above water is to construct elaborate fantasies where the unit is the next Wii :(


We tried that. The winner got a copy of Alien on UMD and left the owners club :(
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don't worry body, the best games on the PSP sells well. Dissidia and Chain of Olympus are one of the best games i have played. addicting as well.
 
lopaz said:
IGN gave it a 2.0 because it's a cyncical attempt to extract money from poor uninformed customers who don't know what they're buying. The Amazon reviews are filled with 5 stars from delighted, poor uninformed customers who don't know what they bought.
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if they have enjoyed, its none of yours or IGN's business. god hardcore gamers are just pathetic. maybe you guys (its not only for you but for us Otakus) have to realize that, a game doesn't require to be 9+ for the mass market and casual players to enjoy it.
 
faridmon said:
if they have enjoyed, its none of yours or IGN's business. god hardcore gamers are just pathetic. maybe you guys (its not only for you but for us Otakus) have to realize that, a game doesn't require to be 9+ for the mass market and casual players to enjoy it.
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I'm 70% positive he was being sarcastic.
 
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Germany:
Week 50, 2009

01 (01) [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
02 (02) [NDS] Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
03 (03) [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
04 (__) [NDS] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo)
05 (05) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
06 (04) [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
07 (09) [WII] Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
08 (07) [NDS] Professor Layton And Pandora's Box (Nintendo)
09 (10) [WII] Wii Fit Plus Bundle (Nintendo)
10 (08) [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)

PC

01 (01) Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
02 (02) The Sims 3: World Adventures (Electronic Arts)
03 (03) The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
04 (04) Fifa Manager 10 (Electronic Arts)
05 (05) Dragon Age: Origins (Electronic Arts)
06 (07) Fifa 10 (Electronic Arts)
07 (__) Anno 1404 (Ubisoft)
08 (__) Need for Speed: Shift (Electronic Arts)
09 (08) Risen (Koch Media)
10 (06) Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Sith (Activision)


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Ireland:
Week 50, 2009 - Entertainment Software (All Prices)

01 (01) Fifa 10 (Electronic Arts)
02 (02) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
03 (04) Assassin's Creed Ii (Ubisoft)
04 (03) New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
05 (05) Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
06 (06) Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
07 (07) Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
08 (12) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
09 (09) Professor Layton And Pandora's Box (Nintendo)
10 (08) Lego Batman: The Videogame (Warner Bros. Interactive)
11 (17) Forza Motorsport 3 (Microsoft)
12 (10) Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (Konami)
13 (20) Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos)
14 (15) Lego Indiana Jones 2:adventure Continues (Lucasarts)
15 (11) Grand Theft Auto Episodes - Liberty City (Take 2)
16 (13) Pure (Disney Interactive Studios)
17 (__) The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo)
18 (16) Need For Speed: Shift (Electronic Arts)
19 (14) Wwe Smackdown Vs Raw 2010 (Thq)
20 (__) Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Ent.)


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Denmark:
Week 50, 2009 - Entertainment Software (All Prices)

01 (01) Fifa 10 (Electronic Arts)
02 (03) Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
03 (02) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
04 (04) New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
05 (05) Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
06 (16) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
07 (07) Lego Indiana Jones 2:adventure Continues (Activision Blizzard)
08 (06) Assassin's Creed Ii (Ubisoft)
09 (19) Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games (Pan Vision)
10 (08) The Sims 3: World Adventures (Electronic Arts)
11 (09) Just Dance (Ubisoft)
12 (17) Wii Play (Nintendo)
13 (10) Wii Fit (Nintendo)
14 (14) Need For Speed: Shift (Electronic Arts)
15 (20) The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
16 (18) Bakugan: Battle Brawlers (Activision Blizzard)
17 (11) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
18 (__) Football Manager 2010 (Pan Vision)
19 (__) Singstar Store Drømme (Nordisk Film)
20 (__) Counter-strike: Source (Electronic Arts)


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Australia:
Week 50, 2009

01 (02) [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
02 (01) [WII] New Super Mario Bros (Nintendo)
03 (03) [WII] Wii Fit Plus Bundle (Nintendo)
04 (04) [WII] Criket Wii
05 (07) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
06 (__) [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
07 (06) [PS3] Call of Duty Modern 2 (Activision Blizzard)
08 (09) [360] Call of Duty Modern 2 (Activision Blizzard)
09 (__) [360] Assassins Cred 2 (Ubisoft)
10 (__) [PS3] Assassins Cred 2 (Ubisoft)
 
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