
Train2Game students must be waiting for the summer lull to end, but in the meantime Zumba Fitness continues to the dominate the UK charts with a sixth consecutive No.1. The dance game has spent a total of nine weeks in the top spot.
Call of Juarez: The Cartel enters at No.2, despite a plethora of negative reviews, while poor ratings also have no effect on Harry Potter: The Deathly Hallows Part 2 which rises from No.7 to No. 3 in its second week in the charts.
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean moves up one to No.4, switching places with Call of Duty: Black Ops which drops to No.5. in its 35th week on sale. The Train2Game blog previously reported that Black Ops was the top selling game of last year, and more than six months on its still going strong.
Price cuts see Dungeon Siege III re-enter the top ten at No.6, while Dirt 3 drops four spots to No.7. Movie tie-in Cars 2 debuts at No.8, FIFA 11 re-enters the top ten at No.8, while LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars drops to No.10.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon and former No.1 – as reported by the Train2Game blog – Brink, both leave the top ten.
The UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 10 for the week ending 23rd July 2011 is therefore as follows:
- Zumba Fitness (505 Games)
- Call of Juarez: The Cartel (Ubisoft)
- Harry Potter: The Deathly Hallows Part 2 (EA)
- LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision)
- Dungeon Siege III (Square Enix)
- Dirt 3 (Codemasters)
- Cars 2 (Disney)
- FIFA 11 (EA)
- LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (LucasArts)
There are no major releases this week.
So Train2Game, what are your thoughts on this week’s chart? What does the fact games with low review scores are doing so well?
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[Source: UKIE Games Charts©, compiled by GfK Chart-Track]