The latest sales charts in from the UK have some interesting stories to tell.
Call of Duty 5 is proving that the public doesn’t really care who is developing the game and whether or not it is based in World War 2 again. The game appeals to many people and is accessible enough that a lot of consumers are all too happy to pick it up and give it a go.
In the same vein, I am not too happy about the fact the Need for Speed: Undercover is sitting in second place. The fact that the game is still getting good sales is only going to let EA know more than ever that they can take huge shortcuts and make a really low quality game and still get away with massive sales due to a recognisable brand.
What is really interesting is that Resistance 2, the supposedly almighty PS3 exclusive is only sitting at number 10. Why is that?
Well, I was actually very interested to find out that Resistance 2 had only been on sale for a day when the chart was released, which means that the day one sales were probably looking pretty strong. It seems that the UK is also experiencing distribution issues so that may factor into the charts as well.
It is interesting to see that so many other recent popular titles are not in the top 10 although it was interesting to see that even though it is so far down the line, Mario Kart Wii is sitting at a very respectable 4th place.
Source: Videogaming247
Last Updated: December 2, 2008
baba
December 2, 2008 at 13:51
So, for how long has it been out now in the UK?
Maybe it is too expensive, like here in SA.
baba
December 2, 2008 at 13:53
OK, ignore my comments above. Didn’t read the article properly 😳
ewie
December 2, 2008 at 14:09
Still, games like COD WOW , GEARS, LEFT 4 DEAD , all had very decent first day sales, somehow I think people in the UK pleased both R1 and COD 4 and based on it are buying the better FPS of the 2. R1 only had decent sales because it was the only FPS available on the PS3 at time of launch in Europe.
spl0it
December 2, 2008 at 15:40
I blame “casual gaming”
The n00bs know not what they do
morris
December 2, 2008 at 16:01
The majority of those games are multi-platform, whereas Resistance 2 is exclusive (to a console with the smallest install base of the current gen consoles?) so unless I am wrong, the numbers make sense.
ewie
December 2, 2008 at 16:07
No not at all.
that would be like saying Halo only had a 12 Million install base and would sell only 300 000 in the first week.
Resistance should have sold a lot more.
To sell less in it first week than cod wow on ps3 in its 3rd week just does not compute
Roland Browning
December 2, 2008 at 16:57
Why is anyone so surprised that Resistance 2 only made it to number 10? The PS3 is the world’s most expensive door stop. The only game that will be worse than Resistance 2….is Resistance 3!
ewie
December 2, 2008 at 17:07
or k2
Mac
December 2, 2008 at 17:43
You guys seem to be missing the boat. Resistance 2 is at number 10 after one days sale that means it had 6 days less of sales than the other games. To me thats quite a good rate of sale
baba
December 2, 2008 at 18:47
Be carefull what you say now, you may eat your words…
baba
December 2, 2008 at 18:48
True. I was just wondering right now, where is Gears2? Thought it would stay in the charts longer.
abe
December 2, 2008 at 20:12
Lol seems to be some xbots around today 🙄
R2 made it to number 10 after 1 day, If you saying these sales are bad then think a little about the xbox exclusives?
And besides its already been decided that R2 is better than Geow2!
JimBob
December 2, 2008 at 23:47
The trolls are out in full force today.
JimBob
December 2, 2008 at 23:48
I read somewhere that many of the major stores also had no stock because one of the major games distributors in the UK went belly-up.
JimBob
December 2, 2008 at 23:49
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/euk-stores-waiting-on-resistance-2
SlippyMadFrog
December 3, 2008 at 08:57
“And besides its already been decided that R2 is better than Geow2!”
I agree with the rest of your comment but this made me laugh. Where does these secret meetings take place to decide these things? I’d like to sit in on one of them.
darthdad
December 3, 2008 at 09:23
http://www.lazygamer.co.za/xbox-360/ign-resistance-2-vs-gears-of-war-2
There you go Slippy……. 😀
Wolfy
December 3, 2008 at 11:00
lets see when the mad christmas rush comes then?
Wolfy
December 3, 2008 at 11:01
i never played resistance before in my life to be honest. So i cant see how it can be beter anyways. But i have been wrong before
Wolfy
December 3, 2008 at 11:02
wowowow do you wear a specail anonymous get up aswel.. like the KKK?
Wolfy
December 3, 2008 at 11:04
im actually shocked they said MS sales sored more than 200% but no xbox exclusives to be seen.. kinda a slap in the face
darthdad
December 3, 2008 at 11:06
Que?
Fox1
December 3, 2008 at 11:51
Halo 3: OSDT 😛
Halo Wars 😛 😛
Race Pro 😎 😎 😎
Naruto: Broken Bond 😎 😎 😎 😎
Fox1
December 3, 2008 at 11:52
Halo3: ODST 😳
SlippyMadFrog
December 3, 2008 at 12:07
Wow!, Excuse me, I guess R2 is superior. 😀
SlippyMadFrog
December 3, 2008 at 12:07
Ninja Blade
Forza 3
darthdad
December 3, 2008 at 12:09
Do you guys hunt in packs?
abe
December 3, 2008 at 19:33
I saw an article on this very site that laid that statement
LazySAGamer
December 4, 2008 at 09:17
on a blatantly 360 fanboy site 😯 never