Soccer reigns supreme once again in UK sales chart; DJ Hero breaks in at 20

by Griffin McElroy { Nov 2nd 2009 at 1:00PM }

Another football game came out in the UK last week and, once again, it came in first place in the region's weekly software sales charts. This time around, the game was Football Manager 2010, in which soccer isn't played, but rather, managed. That's far too boring a concept to discuss further, so instead, let's move to the other big debuts: Wii Fit Plus, for instance, came in second place for the week, which is -- wait a minute. Doesn't Wii Fit Plus have a "Soccer Heading" minigame? Oh, Nintendo. You know exactly what you're doing.

Episodes From Liberty City and Tekken 6 also made a splash during their launch week, garnering sixth and eighth place finishes, respectively. However, DJ Hero seems to be following its expected, slow-starting sales trajectory, debuting at twentieth place in last week's chart. We've got a small suggestion for FreeStyle Games to improve the rhythm title's performance in the UK: Needs moar Dizzee Rascal.

Source -- Sega's FM 2010 Kicks Off at No1 [Chart Track]
Source -- All formats chart [Chart Track]

Tags: chart-track, dj-hero, episodes-from-liberty-city, football-manager-2010, sales, tekken-6, uk, wii-fit-plus

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Orchard Pear @ Nov 2nd 2009 1:07PM

*Football

tmacairjordan87 @ Nov 2nd 2009 1:29PM

Soccer in America, which is where this site is based.

Zing @ Nov 2nd 2009 1:39PM

Football in the UK which is where the chart is from

Darth Bradwart, Dark Lord of the Sith @ Nov 2nd 2009 1:41PM

And this site is based in America because we invented the internet. Oh, and real home video game consoles.

You can thank us later.

RobLink (Alex Kidd incarnate) @ Nov 2nd 2009 1:41PM

Luddy's S African. This website is international.

RobLink (Alex Kidd incarnate) @ Nov 2nd 2009 1:43PM

Also ^ that's THAT American attitude that people hate.

Darth Bradwart, Dark Lord of the Sith @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:07PM

Yes, foreigners do tend to hate the truth.

But when you're in trouble, it's "OH TEH NOEZ! AMERICA! SAVE US!"

Example: WWI, WWII, any natural disaster, etc.

RobLink (Alex Kidd incarnate) @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:13PM

Yup, that's the one. Glad you realised.

greenpangolin @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:28PM

"Why does the rest of the world hate us so much?"
"Well for a start you're always saying how much you sa-"
"SHUT UP WE SAVED YOUR ASS IN WW2"
"Bu-"
"STOP QUESTIONING THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD"
"..."
"Now why does everyone hate us so much?"

Darth Bradwart, Dark Lord of the Sith @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:31PM

Maybe it's the huge piles of cash you all owe us...

Viney @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:44PM

Darth, will you shut up already and stop giving us sensible Americans a bad name?

Viney @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:53PM

Oh and FYI, the US leads the world in borrowing. Keep spouting your nonsensical BS and we could top the charts in ignorance too.

RobLink (Alex Kidd incarnate) @ Nov 2nd 2009 3:08PM

See, it's not America that's hated, it's people like that. Thank you for speaking out against him too so I don't sound like an America-phobe. Been there twice, awesome country, lovely people, it's just THOSE (points) ones that tarnish the opinion of many.

Darth Bradwart, Dark Lord of the Sith @ Nov 2nd 2009 1:10PM

Tekken 6 in eighth-place? Boy, I bet Namco feels stupid shipping that many copies.

Bobby Kotick 2: Echoes @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:09PM

Eighth doesn't sound so bad when you consider the fact that it's a fighting game.

GiggMan @ Nov 2nd 2009 1:14PM

Thats pretty good for DJ hero considering the price.

Helicon @ Nov 2nd 2009 1:24PM

"This time around, the game was Football Manager 2010, in which soccer isn't played, but rather, managed. That's far too boring a concept to discuss further"...

Yes this series is so boring that for the last iteration, FM2009, the average player played the game for 240 hours. Must be dull then.

Darth Bradwart, Dark Lord of the Sith @ Nov 2nd 2009 1:28PM

I enjoy managing in sports games. It's the thing I do most in Madden (though I haven't bought a Madden title since 07 for the Xbox).

Orchard Pear @ Nov 2nd 2009 1:28PM

Hence why Handegg is only played in 10 second spurts. Perfect for the stunted attention spans of an American audience. :)

Darth Bradwart, Dark Lord of the Sith @ Nov 2nd 2009 1:39PM

Hey, if God had wanted people to play soccer, he wouldn't have given them arms...

A special Dark Side Cookie to the person who guesses WHO said that.

RANDOM G [XBL: NYMZ777, PSN: NYMALICIOUS] @ Nov 2nd 2009 1:44PM

Mike Ditka. Cookie please.

Darth Bradwart, Dark Lord of the Sith @ Nov 2nd 2009 1:48PM

Oh, its YOU. Didn't I kill you with Milk Duds last night?

RANDOM G [XBL: NYMZ777, PSN: NYMALICIOUS] @ Nov 2nd 2009 1:55PM

No Darth, I've become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.

alex @ Nov 2nd 2009 1:59PM

@Darth Bradwart, Dark Lord of the Sith

goalkeeper need their arms, and some players need their arms to do throw-ins and some players need their arms to handball lol

Darth Bradwart, Dark Lord of the Sith @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:00PM

Umm, a lack of vision is the flaw of the Jedi.

Here's this 'special' Dark Side Cookie.

Darth Bradwart, Dark Lord of the Sith @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:05PM

It's a QUOTE. I didn't say that was my opinion.

Comprehension FAIL.

alex @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:14PM

well if we are going to be a bunch of nobs and do "FAIL'S".

use quotation marks if you are going to quote something, so that we know it not your opinion.

QUOTATION MARK FAIL

Darth Bradwart, Dark Lord of the Sith @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:30PM

It's called 'context clues' Alex. But then again, considering the lack of proper grammar on this site, I shouldn't expect people to get that.

Mr Mobius - the wandering artist @ Nov 3rd 2009 5:24PM

Actually, it's called plagiarism as you never separated your work from that of others...

RANDOM G [XBL: NYMZ777, PSN: NYMALICIOUS] @ Nov 2nd 2009 1:31PM

Well, I guess we can say goodbye to FreeStyle Games. Kotick is probably bulldozing the studio as we speak.

MrXile @ Nov 2nd 2009 1:36PM

Football Manager is a gospel to us fans who like to get into the nitty gritty of the behind the scenes action, rather than just taking our 11 players and winning a game, this is a lot more indepth than you think!

Anything and everything can be run, from the smallest thing right up to making the decision to buy that £50m player from Real Madrid.

:D

Babel @ Nov 2nd 2009 1:50PM

Yeah, I lost about four hours to the demo - the level of detail is awesome.

Definitely need to purchase it this week, along with Dragon Age.

Electro Poof [Super Nintendo IT ONLY DOES EVERYTHING - Now Only $29.99] @ Nov 2nd 2009 4:08PM

£50m player from Real Madrid?

Are you talking about Karim Benzema?

You can probably get Kaká for that same price in Football Manager.

Nigeria: Charmy Bee DF @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:00PM

I remember being addicted to Football Manager - then known as Championship Manager - between 99-02.

My memories of those summers mainly consist of sending scouts to scavenge the Scandinavian leagues for the latest hot prospect. Kennedy Bakircioglu, Zlatan Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Zlatan Muslimovic, I loved these men. And let's not forget Cherno Samba, the greatest 15 year old of all time.

bkalasin @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:01PM

Wow...You mean that's a real game? I thought that someone was poking fun at the week after week sucess of all the various soocer/football titles.

And pay no attention to Darth there RobLink. Not all of us Americans are egomanical, mouth-breathing, booge-eating jackasses like him...

Yehia @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:02PM

Personally, I hate how Joystiq always belittles any article related to football (Soccer). I know the writers are American and perhaps the majority of readers are also American and the chances are they probably hate, but the attitude of these articles are quite annoying.

sam @ Nov 2nd 2009 3:11PM

Hey, I'm English and I hate football too.

Time to link this picture again though...

http://slashninja.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/handegg1.jpg

sinjinn @ Nov 2nd 2009 3:25PM

i dont think its belittling, its just funny how every week there is a football game at pole position.

if i were looking at an american chart and every week an american football game was at number one i would think "damn those americans love that american football so much and yet i find it so boring " and also if it were an american footbal management game i would think "damn that must be the most boring concept for a game ever"

cant really blame thme for thinking the same thing if theyre not in to footy

Mr Mobius - the wandering artist @ Nov 3rd 2009 5:28PM

But then I could say the same about FPS, racers, RPGs, platformers etc if I'm not into that. It'd be wrong of me to belittle other people's genres of choice though (oh, and apart from FPS I like all those a lot - FPS I just can never seem to get enthusiastic about for some reason).

Viney @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:52PM

Oh and FYI, the US leads the world in borrowing. Keep spouting your nonsensical BS and we could top the charts in ignorance too.

Viney @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:57PM

blah, reply fail. fade to white please.

sinjinn @ Nov 2nd 2009 3:27PM

i upranked you so your shame is visible to all.. mwhahaha

Whocares @ Nov 2nd 2009 10:34PM

nope, i think darth needs to read this at least twice

IcelandTerrorist (stormtrooper190) @ Nov 2nd 2009 4:36PM

i find it kinda strange that the older game is called FIFA MANAGER 2009 and the new one is FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010 in Iceland.

Stefarno @ Nov 2nd 2009 5:30PM

That's a different series, fool.

WINterfang ( Now with the power to piss you off ) @ Nov 2nd 2009 8:00PM

Soccer? more like Sucker amirite?

joke aside, GO SEGA! WOOOO!!!

alex @ Nov 4th 2009 9:04PM

youve just said that in acticle about football (soccer), where most likely all these people are football (soccer) fans. did you really think you were gonna get good response from that haha there just no need to do it because
1. it was a suck ass joke
and
2. it makes it look like you want attention. which is just childish

and yes i do know it was a joke, BUT a really bad one :)

dotzeno @ Nov 2nd 2009 8:29PM

Football Manager is awesome.

greg19735 @ Nov 3rd 2009 1:26AM

fm 09 was brilliant. i'll admit i didn't play it as much as the previous games, but that's just because i don't have the time.

best moment of 09 was when i splashed like 42 mil on Sergio Aguero for my WEST HAM team.

dotzeno @ Nov 10th 2009 10:52AM

damn. 42 mil huh? is that with or without clauses?

(haven't played fm properly since fm08)

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