This week it was all about Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 as it dethroned FIFA 09 from the number one spot. However, looking at the notes provided by Charttrack it would seem that last year's lacklustre effort on Xbox 360 has turned a lot of the buyers away from the game this year as FIFA certainly seems to be the game of choice amongst Xbox 360 owners this year. It will be interesting to see what transpires over the next few weeks in the UK charts between the football giants.
"The PS3 version of ‘PES 2009' makes the most of the two week wait for the PS2 version, claiming 58% of sales, while Xbox 360 accounts for 40% and PC 2%. Last year the PS2 version was the top seller with 42%, then 30% for Xbox 360, 26% for PS3 and 2% for PC. Konami can't match FIFA's exceptional launch week with sales across all three formats not able to overturn FIFA 09's Xbox 360 debut week. Last year the Xbox 360 launch weeks were neck and neck, but this time around Xbox 360 FIFA's launch has sold 2.66 times more than that of PES. The launch of PES on Xbox 360 is lower than last year's game, however the PS3 version's launch week is up 39%. THQ can celebrate a successful Xbox 360 launch of ‘Saints Row 2' which sits comfortably behind ‘FIFA 09' at No3 with 73% of sales on Xbox 360 and 27% on PS3."
Top 40 Entertainment Software (Individual formats by sold units)
1. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (PS3) (new)
2. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Xbox 360) (new)
3. Saints Row 2 (Xbox 360) (new)
4. Wii Fit (Wii)
5. FIFA 09 (Xbox 360)
6. FIFA 09 (PS3)
7. Saints Row 2 (PS3)
8. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
9. FIFA 09 (PS2)
10. Wii Play (Wii)
11. Lego Batman: The Videogame (PS2)
12. Lego Batman: The Videogame (Wii)
13. Lego Batman: The Videogame (DS)
14. Carnival: Funfair Games (Wii)
15. Family Trainer (Wii)
16. Big Beach Sports (Wii)
17. FIFA 09 (PSP)
18. Lego Batman: The Videogame (Xbox 360)
19. Halo 3 (Xbox 360)
20. Bioshock (PS3) (new)
21. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (DS)
22. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
23. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)
24. FIFA 09 (Wii)
25. Lego Batman: The videogame (PS3)
26. Sports Island (Wii)
27. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 (Wii)
28. Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway (Xbox 360)
29. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Xbox 360)
30. Lego Batman: The videogame (PSP)
31. De Blob (Wii)
32. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Wii)
33. Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway (PS3)
34. Puzzler Collection (DS)
35. Sambe de Amigo (Wii)
36. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Wii)
37. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (PS3)
38. Sports Party (Wii) (re-entry)
39. Mario Kart DS (DS) (re-entry)
40. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (PC) (new)
Source: Charttrack / ELSPA