Resident Evil 5 registered the biggest launch of any Capcom title in the United Kingdom ever this passed week. Former number one Empire: Total War slumps to 8th position in its second week, while H.A.W.X. holds steady at 6th and 7th. The late February releases of Killzone 2 and Halo Wars have started to fall off, but sales remain healthy. Wii Fit is a strong as always, and the same goes for Professor Layton. Here is a quote from Chart Track on the success of Resident Evil 5:
"The game that defined the survival horror genre when released on the original Playstation in 1996 is now more popular than ever, but it is the franchise's debut on Microsoft's format, which claims 55% of sales while PS3 accounts for 45%. 'Resident Evil 5' is the largest All Formats No1 since Call of Duty: World at War's second week back in week 47 2008. It manages to surpass FIFA 09's Christmas No1 week and represents 27.1% of all revenue from console games this week. In fact sales of Resident Evil 5 are slightly more than the combined sales of all the remaining All Formats Top 10 titles. As 'Resident Evil 4' had a staggered launch over 2 years across Gamecube, then PS2, then Wii and finally PC, it is hard to compare. However, RE5 on PS3 has outsold RE4's PS2 launch week by 3.22 to 1."
Top 40 Entertainment Software (Individual formats by sold units)
1. Resident Evil 5 (Xbox 360) (new)
2. Resident Evil 5 (PS3) (new)
3. Wii Fit (Wii)
4. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (DS)
5. Killzone 2 (PS3)
6. Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. (Xbox 360)
7. Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. (PS3)
8. Empire: Total War (PC)
9. Halo Wars (Xbox 360)
10. Socom: US Navy Seals Confrontation (PS3) (new)
11. Mario Power Tennis (Wii)
12. Wii Play (Wii)
13. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)
14. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (DS)
15. My Fitness Coach (Wii)
16. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (DS)
17. Call of Duty: World at War (Xbox 360)
18. Street Fighter IV (Xbox 360)
19. Mystery Case Files: Millionheir (DS)
20. House of the Dead: Overkill (Wii)
21. Sonic and the Black Knight (Wii) (new)
22. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
23. Puzzler Collection (DS)
24. Street Fighter IV (PS3)
25. FIFA 09 (Xbox 360)
26. Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360)
27. Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection (Xbox 360)
28. Halo 3 (Xbox 360)
29. Mario Kart DS (DS)
30. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
31. Call of Duty: World at War (PS3)
32. FIFA 09 (PS3)
33. Family Ski & Snowboard (Wii) (re-entry)
34. Football Manager 2009 (PC)
35. Big Beach Sports (Wii) (re-entry)
36. Ben 10: Alien Force (DS)
37. 100 Classic Book Collection (DS)
38. Persona 4 (PS2) (new)
39. Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection (PS3)
40. Little Big Planet (PS3)
Source: Charttrack / ELSPA