It's Tuesday, and that means another look at the always unimaginative UK Charts. FIFA 09 and Call of Duty: World at War have been jockeying for the number one slot for a while, but FIFA has held firm for a second week, proving that England's love of football eventually over-rules England's love of killing people from other countries -- though it's always a close-run thing.
Otherwise, the usual chav-pleasing stuff fills the chart. Are there seriously people in England left alive who don't own Need for Speed yet want it? For a country that's not very big, a ridiculous amount of people are still purchasing Wii Fit as well. Hopefully by the time February hits, we'll have something different to talk about. Until then, it's the usual story.
I apologize for my homeland's boring, boring sales chart.
- FIFA 09
- Call of Duty: World at War
- Need for Speed: Undercover
- Wii Fit
- Wii Play
- Guitar Hero: World Tour
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic
- Quantum of Solace
- Lego Indiana Jones
- Mario Kart Wii
- Carnival: Fun Fair Games
- Far Cry 2
- Brain Training
- Fallout 3
- Gears of War 2
- Guitar Hero III
- 100 Classic Book Collection
- Lego Batman
- Sonic Unleashed
- Prince of Persia
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6:44 AM on 01.13.2009
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Activision on the other hand, well, they can suck my cock.
I assume you're trawling bebo for those images.
Be sure to delete your browsing history.
It's actually sold 2 million in the UK now. That is about 3% of the population, which is ludicrous. It stays top as it sells well on ALL formats.
I can't understand why Ned For Speed sels so well. That is some brand recognition they have built up there.
However, from a purely moral perspective, video game soccer is just as boring as regular soccer.
But yes that is a very very mainstream lineup - but what do you expect huh? Its the bestseller chart not the "most-quirky-indie-obscurity" chart.
THe other half is fat, and couldn't care less, they're happy controlling other vastly-better paid girlymen around a pitch.