UK game charts: December 24-30

By Emma Boyes, GameSpot UKPosted Jan 9, 2007 2:01 am PT

FIFA 07 back on top for the end of 2006; holiday sales promotions help other titles to leap back up.

EA Sports' football title FIFA 07 ended the year on a high note, returning to the top of the UK all-formats chart for the week of December 24-30. It is the eighth time the game has held the top spot, the most of any title in a calendar year since the 10-week stint at the top for Medal of Honor Frontline, also an Electronic Arts title, in 2002.

The previous week's top seller, Need for Speed Carbon, dropped to number three, while Pro Evolution Soccer 6 was close on the heels of its competition, coming in second for the week.

The New Year sales have seen many games discounted in UK stores, leading to lots of resurgent titles in the charts as bargain hunters snapped up deals. These included Canis Canem Edit (Bully in the US), which jumped 12 places back up the charts to eight; Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07, up 10 spots to 12; and Tomb Raider: Legend, which was also the highest climber of the week, up 26 places to 13.

Meanwhile, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess sold out for the Wii, slowing sales of the title, which dropped out of the top 40 completely from number 11 the week before. In fact, no Wii-exclusive titles were in the all-formats charts for the week. Other end-of-year sliders included Midway's Happy Feet, down 14 to 21, and Eidos' Who Wants to be a Millionaire: Party Edition, down nine to 23.

91 Comments

  • theKSMM

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 8:38 pm PT

    Shame that Zelda got knocked off just because somebody didn't make/order enough copies.

  • ll_jun10r_ll

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 7:37 pm PT

    its called soccer, footballs the man sport...next to samoan rugby

  • death_burnout

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 4:27 pm PT

    like i have said too many times beofre you have all probably got tired of it

    this is the bad thing about gaming in the UK...chavs, now i know people get angry at me for saying that, but its true, i have written proof that that is all they care for, football, NFS and GTA oh yeah and BLACK

    now this isnt the sole reason why football is at top, its because the whole nation is obsessed about it and adults buy it too, personally i dont care for football, i hate it

  • s0ild_snake

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 4:20 pm PT

    its good

  • Sharvie

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 2:53 pm PT

    Why would they release the American charts on GS UK

  • okassar

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 1:22 pm PT

    First everyone's like"ooo ooo motion sensing",but now Wii's taking alot of hits,although the promises were kept.All the titles up on that list are good except the Tiger Woods,I hate that series(no insult to the pro though).

  • terdoo

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 1:05 pm PT

    Uk is big on soccer so thats no sureprise....but seriusly bring the USA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA charts back please.

  • 360wishlist

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 12:50 pm PT

    WHERE THE HELL ARE THE AMERICAN CHARTS ITS BEEN AWHILE SINCE THEY RELEASED THE AMERICAN CHARTS!!!!!!

  • Buttmonkey9000

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 12:17 pm PT

    Yeah - expect FIFA 07 to be at #1.... It's a great game!

  • DanC1989

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 12:14 pm PT

    Camreeno: WE and PES are one and the same. We just get it much, much earlier

  • death_burnout

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 12:05 pm PT

    like i have said too many times beofre you have all probably got tired of it

    this is the bad thing about gaming in the UK...chavs, now i know people get angry at me for saying that, but its true, i have written proof that that is all they care for, football, NFS and GTA oh yeah and BLACK

    now this isnt the sole reason why football is at top, its because the whole nation is obsessed about it and adults buy it too, personally i dont care for football, i hate it

  • diablobasher

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 11:56 am PT

    skullcrusher_ad:

    They certainly are, making ignorant comments like that one.

    Casuals outweigh gamers 10 to 1 in the UK, and they ALL love football, so you do the math. As much as i hate this list, it does not accuratly reflect the games anyone with an ounce of brainpower is buying, certainly not Fifa, PES or Cars anyhow, NFS:Carbon and WWE should also be stricken from the roster, god knows i've passed enough copies at work, makes me want to vomit. At least Gears and Canis Canem Edit (Bully) are somewhat worth playing.

    Brain age is very fun though. And the sims.... Well.... I hate the sims.

  • methedemon

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 11:38 am PT

    Cars.........-_-

  • skullcrusher_ad

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 11:06 am PT

    So Fifa 07 on top? Gamers are stupid these days.

  • OfficialBed

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 11:03 am PT

    how does wrestling beat gears of war?...that makes me sad

  • RoslindaleOne

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 10:57 am PT

    to washimul
    don't forget ps2 has been out for 5 + years nows. The 360 1 year. I think it's impressive that 360 games are up there competing with ps2.

  • great_punisher

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 10:54 am PT

    ps2 always rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

  • Rwr4539

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 10:44 am PT

    'UK Sales Week of December 30, 2007'
    How the hell did you guys get the sales chart from December?

  • quocthai

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 10:39 am PT

    what's up with cars, seriously, the game is constantly on the top 10 chart for a few months already

  • washimul

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 10:06 am PT

    clean sweep for ps2 and SONY

    dont forget PSP is the 2nd best selling console in UK after DS .....ps2 is the third and x360 is the last

    GO SONY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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