Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter - the fastest selling UK Xbox 360 title

by Conrad Quilty-Harper { Mar 14th 2006 at 3:30PM }

The worldwide release of Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter last Friday has done wonders for the game in the UK market. Entering the chart at number 2 (second only to a multiplatform FIFA release: FIFA Street 2), the Xbox 360 exclusive title is now officially the fastest selling Xbox 360 title in the UK. This is a testament to the value of simultaneous worldwide releases if they're done right (ie: no shortages thank you very much).

Other interesting tidbits from this week's UK games chart:

The Xbox 360 version of Fight Night: Round 3 outsold the PS2 version by a factor of 2:1 -- evidence that high def sweat, blood and tears really does sell games.
Seven out of the top ten games were EA published titles.
Alongside GRAW, there were two new entries: Lemmings on the PSP (No.12) and Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max (No.22)

Will Ghost Recon be able to take the number one spot next week with the release of the original Xbox version, or will the release of 24: The Game, Burnout Revenge for the Xbox 360, and Commandos Strike Force mess it all up for Ubisoft?
[Thanks, JamesO]

Tags: ghost recon, GhostRecon, uk game charts, UkGameCharts, xbox 360, Xbox360

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Player1 @ Mar 14th 2006 4:05PM

Umm, Burnout Revenge 360 was out last week (or did I read this wrong). Regardless, it's such a straight port that it's not going to hurt GRAW.

PsyClerk @ Mar 14th 2006 4:26PM

Was it out in the UK last week? I think the article is talking about UK releases.

taddpoll @ Mar 14th 2006 4:42PM

Maybe it wasn't Hi-Def anything! Maybe it was gamers wanting a new fucking game for their fucking war machine!

If I paid that much for something, I'd be soaking up damn near anything that came out!

Fuck you!

freak @ Mar 14th 2006 5:26PM

I think the 360 version outsold the PS2 version because this is like the 30th version on the PS2. :P

How many of those can you buy? And also why buy the $40 new one when there are old versions , just as good, for under $20.

LaughingTarget @ Mar 14th 2006 5:43PM

FN3 is actually quite a different game on the 360 than the PS2/Xbox version. The 360 version is actually good while the other two are crap.

Warfighter should get the top spot, even though it has some ugly AI glitches. It is a solid title that's been selling out around my area in Florida.