Fallout 3 nukes UK competition, outsells previous franchise installments

Although it's still a couple weeks before the US NPD data comes in, Fallout 3 is doing quite well for itself over in the UK. The title has climbed to the top of the PS3, Xbox 360, PC and overall charts in the region. We find it hard to believe, but GI.biz reports the game has already surpassed the combined regional sales of Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout Tactics and Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel.

The division in Fallout 3 sales across platforms is 55% on Xbox 360, 28% on PS3 and 17% on PC (of course, the division does not count pirated copies). First week sales were also 57% higher than Oblivion's initial performance, which makes sense, considering the smaller install base of the Xbox 360 at that time (not to mention the late arrival of a PS3 version).