UPDATE: Chart Track has now come up with some numbers to backup its claims: 92,000 Nintendo DSi units were sold over the console’s opening weekend.
Resident Evil 5 is shaping up to be one of the defining games of 2009 and in its first week it has taken the top spot in the UK’s all-format games chart. Chart Track reveals that the Xbox 360 has nabbed the lion’s share of sales, trailed closely by the PS3 – a dramatic turnaround seeing as Resident Evil 5 is the first Resident Evil outing on a Microsoft console.
Killzone 2 has pipped Halo Wars to take top spot in the UK games chart and has become the second fastest selling UK title in the console’s history, according to Chart Track. Microsoft’s vaunted Halo franchise couldn’t keep PS3’s long-awaited exclusive from the number one position, which dislodged Street Fighter IV from the lead, pushing the PS3 version down to sixth place.
It seems Britain’s gamers can’t enough of Wii Fit. Nintendo’s exercise tool has once again power walked its way to the top of the UK gaming chart.
New sales figures show Nintendo commanding the console wars, as the Wii overtakes the Xbox 360 as the highest-selling console in the US, while the hugely successful DS Lite continues to lead the pack overall.
The Nintendo Wii might be winning the console war but there could soon be a new leader. Sony’s Playstation 3 is catching up. Is this the beginning of the end for the motion-sensing one?
Metal Gear Solid 4 is on a roll, sprinting past the million copy milestone in its first week in Europe.
Last week we reported that the PSP was holding onto the number one slot in hardware sales in Japan, by quite a margin. Now last week’s release of Metal Gear Solid 4 means both the PSP and PS3 are way ahead in the Land of The Rising Sun.