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Just Dance Outsells Just Cause 2 To Take Top Spot In UK

Ubisoft's Wii-exclusive rhythm and music game Just Dance ousted last week's number one, the multiplatform Just Cause 2, from the top of the weekly UK charts, Chart-Track reported on Tuesday.

Kris Graft, Contributor

April 6, 2010

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Ubisoft's Wii-exclusive rhythm and music game Just Dance found itself at the top of the UK weekly sales charts for the third time since its November release, Chart-Track said Tuesday. For the week ended April 3, which included the Easter holiday, unit sales of Just Dance jumped 56 percent to reach number one on the all-platforms chart, which lumps together sales of all versions of a given title. Ubisoft said last week that Just Dance has sold over 2 million units worldwide. Just Dance was able to topple last week's number one game, Avalanche and Square Enix's multiplatform sandbox action title Just Cause 2, which saw sales fall 21 percent. The game debuted at the top spot a week prior in the UK. UK All-Platforms Top 10 1. Just Dance (Ubisoft) 2. Just Cause 2 (Square Enix) 3. Battlefield Bad Company 2 (EA) 4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision) 5. Pokemon SoulSilver (Nintendo) 6. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) 7. Pokemon HeartGold (Nintendo) 8. FIFA 10 (EA) 9. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) 10. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) UK Individual Platforms Top 10 Six of the top ten games on the individual platforms chart were games for Nintendo Wii or DS. Just Dance, a Wii-exclusive, naturally led the individual platforms chart, which ranks games based on sales of each individual version of a game. 1. Just Dance (Ubisoft, Wii) 2. Pokemon SoulSilver (Nintendo, DS) 3. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo, Wii) 4. Pokemon HeartGold (Nintendo, DS) 5. Just Cause 2 (Square Enix, Xbox 360) 6. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision, Xbox 360) 7. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (EA, Xbox 360) 8. Just Cause 2 (Square Enix, PS3) 9. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo, Wii) 10. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo, Wii)

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