UK Charts: Mafia II takes top spot
All the obvious jokes already don.
Mafia II has taken over from Kane & Lynch 2 at the top of the UK Charts.
According to chart compiler GfK Chart-Track, it's the biggest UK game launch since Red Dead Redemption, which must be music to the ears of 2K - especially since RDR was one of mother-publisher Take-Two's, albeit as part of the Rockstar label.
The Xbox 360 version did 52 per cent of the business in Mafia II's first week, while PS3 was responsible for 41 per cent of sales and PC just seven per cent.
Kane & Lynch 2 continues to do well, holding at number two with sales up 33 per cent in the game's second week of availability.
Chart-Track reckons Wii pricing of £129.99 is responsible for Wii Sports Resort's surge to number five - it was 16th last week - while Just Dance continues to dance between fifth and sixth, this week in the latter position.
Other movers include a top 10 re-entry for the execrable Sniper: Ghost Warrior and an apparent nosedive for Art Academy, which was in the top five last week and now doesn't appear to be in the top 40 at all.
| This Week | Last Week | Title | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New entry | Mafia II | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 2 | 1 | Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 3 | 2 | Toy Story 3 | PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 4 | 3 | Red Dead: Redemption | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 5 | 16 | Wii Sports Resort | Wii |
| 6 | 5 | Just Dance | Wii |
| 7 | 7 | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Wii |
| 8 | 4 | LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 | DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 9 | 13 | Sniper: Ghost Warrior | PC, Xbox 360 |
| 10 | 8 | Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands | DS, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 11 | 10 | Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 12 | 18 | Modern Warfare 2 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 13 | 17 | New Super Mario Bros. | DS |
| 14 | 12 | Mass Effect 2 | PC, Xbox 360 |
| 15 | 9 | Dance on Broadway | Wii |
| 16 | 19 | Wii Fit Plus | Wii |
| 17 | 14 | FIFA 10 | PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 18 | 15 | Need for Speed: Shift | PC, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360 |
| 19 | 11 | Dragon Quest IX | DS |
| 20 | 25 | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Wii |
| 21 | 21 | Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 | Wii, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 22 | 24 | UFC Undisputed 2010 | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 23 | 22 | StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty | PC |
| 24 | 30 | SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 25 | 27 | Just Cause 2 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 26 | 23 | Aliens vs. Predator | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 27 | Re-entry | Mario Kart Wii | Wii |
| 28 | 28 | BioShock 2 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 29 | 37 | Mario Kart DS | DS |
| 30 | 34 | Football Manager 2010 | PC |
| 31 | Re-entry | Crackdown 2 | Xbox 360 |
| 32 | Re-entry | Blur | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 33 | 38 | GTA Episodes: Liberty City | Xbox 360, PS3 PC |
| 34 | 20 | Madden NFL 11 | PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 35 | 40 | 2010 FIFA World Cup | PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 36 | Re-entry | Halo 3 | Xbox 360 |
| 37 | Re-entry | Grand Theft Auto IV | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 38 | 29 | Forza Motorsport 3 | Xbox 360 |
| 39 | 33 | Hidden Mysteries: Titanic | DS |
| 40 | Re-entry | Club Penguin: Herbert's Regret | DS |
Leisure software charts compiled by Gfk Chart-Track, ©2008 ELSPA (UK) Ltd.