FIFA 07 shoots to the top of the All Formats Chart, released across 7 formats (PS2/XB/PSP/PC/GBA/DS/GC), EAs football phenomenon also claims the lucky No7 position in the all-time fastest selling All Formats games - behind FIFA 06, but ahead of its predecessor on PS2 with the highest sales week of any PS2 FIFA game.
Launched in the same week of the year as FIFA 06, EAs latest footballing superstar outsells it by 5,000 units on PS2 to become the 5th fastest selling PS2 game of all time in the UK, while 84% of sales were for the PS2 version compared to 80% for FIFA 06 (which was also released on 7 formats). Lucasarts Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy falls from No1 to No4 as last weeks Top 10 newcomers all have positive second weeks: Eidos Just Cause holds at No2 (sales up 17%), Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 stays at No3 despite an impressive second round, up 88% and LMA Manger 2007 slips two places from No4 to No6 despite an increase in sales of 28%. Square-Enix grab the next highest new entry with Kingdom Hearts II which outsells the original Disney/Square RPG games launch week a factor of 5.
THQ continue their assault on the All Formats Top 10 with a debut for Company of Heroes on PC at No7, while Microsofts Xbox 360 bundle continues to speed Project Gotham Racing 3 up the Chart, from No26 to No11. Having been released 13 weeks ago on PC, the special edition version of Devil May Cry 3 enters the Top 40 for the first time at No32 thanks to its launch on PS2, while Nintendos new DS game 42 All-Time Classics debuts at No36.
Top 40 all prices:
- 1 FIFA 07 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
2 2 JUST CAUSE AVALANCHE STUDIOS EIDOS EIDOS
3 3 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 07 HEADGATE STUDIOS EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
1 4 LEGO STAR WARS II: THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY TRAVELLER'S TALES LUCASARTS LUCASARTS
- 5 KINGDOM HEARTS II SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
4 6 LMA MANAGER 2007 CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
- 7 COMPANY OF HEROES RELIC THQ THQ
5 8 CARS RAINBOW STUDIOS THQ THQ
9 9 THE GODFATHER EA REDWOOD SHORES EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
6 10 DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
26 11 PROJECT GOTHAM RACING 3 BIZARRE CREATIONS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
10 12 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
8 13 SAINTS ROW VOLITION THQ THQ
11 14 GRAND THEFT AUTO: LIBERTY CITY STORIES ROCKSTAR LEEDS ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
7 15 DEAD RISING CAPCOM CAPCOM CAPCOM
15 16 THE SIMS 2 MAXIS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
12 17 LEGO STAR WARS TRAVELLER'S TALES PLATINUM TT GAMES
17 18 NEED FOR SPEED: MOST WANTED EA CANADA EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
16 19 THE SIMS 2: GLAMOUR LIFE STUFF MAXIS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
23 20 GANGS OF LONDON LONDON STUDIOS SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
14 21 TEST DRIVE UNLIMITED EDEN STUDIOS ATARI ATARI
18 22 GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS ROCKSTAR NORTH PLATINUM TAKE 2
13 23 TEKKEN: DARK RESURRECTION NAMCO NAMCO BANDAI GAMES SONY COMPUTER ENT.
22 24 STAR WARS: BATTLEFRONT II SAVAGE ENTERTAINMENT PLATINUM LUCASARTS
19 25 ANIMAL CROSSING: WILD WORLD NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
25 26 THE SIMPSONS: HIT & RUN RADICAL ENTERTAINMENT PLATINUM VIVENDI UNIVERSAL GAMES
- 27 TOMB RAIDER: LEGEND CRYSTAL DYNAMICS EIDOS EIDOS
38 28 KING KONG: OFFICIAL GAME OF THE MOVIE UBISOFT UBISOFT UBISOFT
20 29 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 5 KONAMI CORPORATION KONAMI KONAMI
34 30 THE SIMS (ORIGINAL) MAXIS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
32 31 TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: ADV WARFIGHTER UBISOFT RED STORM UBISOFT
- 32 DEVIL MAY CRY 3: SPECIAL EDITION CAPCOM CAPCOM CAPCOM
33 33 NINTENDOGS: DALMATIAN & FRIENDS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
30 34 OVER THE HEDGE EDGE OF REALITY ACTIVISION ACTIVISION
27 35 TRUE CRIME: NEW YORK CITY LUXOFLUX ACTIVISION ACTIVISION
- 36 42 ALL-TIME CLASSICS AGENDA NINTENDO NINTENDO
- 37 THE DA VINCI CODE THE COLLECTIVE 2K GAMES TAKE 2
- 38 ZOO TYCOON BLUE FANG XPLOSIV EMPIRE INTERACTIVE
37 39 WWE SMACKDOWN! VS RAW 2006 YUKE'S PLATINUM THQ
29 40 FIFA 06 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS