Forza 4 finishes first on UK charts, Just Dance 3 takes third

It'sa Forza, woo-hoo! Yes, the land of Top Gear saw Forza Motorsport 4 race to the top of the charts in its debut week. According to Chart-Track, the racing game claimed the "biggest launch week ever" for an "Xbox 360 racing game" ... considering most high-profile racers are multi-platform (with the exception of Gran Turismo) we take this to mean the latest sequel maneuvered past Forza 3's premiere.

With seven new entries in the UK Top 20 this week, there are plenty of places to look, but let's start with Just Dance 3 premiering in third. Ubisoft's dance series has consistently entered the top 10 and hung out there for months while others come and go. With Dance Central 2 ready to step it up this year, it'll be interesting to see if Just Dance 3 has the staying power of its predecessors.

The other two newbies in the top ten are sports titles Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 and Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge at fifth and tenth place, respectively. Rush past the break for the full UK top ten.

Top 10 UK Software Sales (All Formats); week ending October 15:

Forza Motorsport 4
FIFA 12
Just Dance 3
Rage
Pro Evolution Soccer 12
Gears of War 3
Dark Souls
Zumba Fitness
F1 2011
Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge

Reader Comments (12)

Wish they provided sales data.

Yay for FORZA. :]
though.... I have never played a rugby video game before. I should check the reviews/videos and if it's worth it, import.

I wish I could get back into racing games.....I think all the years of need for speed has wore me out. I don't intend on buying the new one but this forza looks great and I've heard great things about it.

@trunas
Its a good game, based on the demo but I like need for speed better. I say download the demo and try it.

@Mustang Fanboy

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit is definitely one of the racing games of the year, along with Forza 4 and DiRT3. It's been a great year for petrolheads, the only disappointment was TDU2's lackluster attempt, killed off by too many bugs. I still may go back to it, assuming they've updated it.

@trunas ive felt the same but really got into the motorstorm series recently. just finished apocalypse, its such a refreshingly different style of racing game

I played the forza 4 demo and I liked it. It just doesn't feel right playing with a controller. I need to get a steering wheel to play this.

@Mustang Fanboy

The demo was a let-down for me but I held faith and bought the Collector Edition. Totally worth it. They've held on to just enough of Forza 3 and improved it in every way. I'd give it a 9/10 because I think they could have added more tracks (I think there's around 6 new tracks with everything else getting improved graphics). I also wish they had built on the vinyl designer a bit more and added functions but it's pretty much as it was in 3. But they're minor gripes and all-in-all, it's a solid game and one to last for a long time.

Forza is brilliant, I'm surprised on how addictive the Rivals mode has been for me. All the competition of the online races but without the hassle of dealing with people ramming your car left and right.

I hope americas sales charts dont have just dance above gears 3. Im no fan boy, I dont even own gears, but something about that is unsettling.

Surprises me to see FIFA went down, but surely it will recover 1st place very soon.

Glad to see Rage up at no.4

I always like to see new I.Ps breaking the top 10.

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Forza 4 finishes first on UK charts, Just Dance 3 takes third

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