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UK Sales Chart, Week Ending May 7th

The latest UK sales charts reveal that both the first and second places are occupied by Star Wars games based on the new movie – several weeks before Revenge Of The Sith ...

David Jenkins, Blogger

May 10, 2005

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The latest UK sales charts reveal that both the first and second places are occupied by Star Wars games based on the new movie – several weeks before Revenge Of The Sith is to be released. LucasArts’ official tie-in has gone straight into number one, with Activision publishing the home console versions and Ubisoft the portable versions in the UK. The surprise entry of the week, though, is Pariah at number seven, which despite mixed reviews, has become publisher Hip Interactive' most successful game yet in the UK. As the first high-profile release since the Nintendo DS’s European launch, Nintendo are likely to be disappointed by the entry of Yoshi Touch & Go at number twenty-two. However, with no precedent yet set for new DS titles, it's difficult to judge its impact conclusively. With May continuing to prove a slow period for new releases in the UK, the release of Forza Motorsport on Friday, perhaps one of the last major first-party releases for the Xbox, will be watched with interest by both Microsoft and a number of third-party publishers.

TW

LW

Title

Publisher

Formats

Weeks

1

NE

Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

Activision/Ubisoft

PS2/Xb/GBA/DS

1

2

1

Lego Star Wars: The Video Game

Eidos

PS2/Xb/PC/GBA

3

3

3

FIFA Street

EA

PS2/Xb/GC

9

4

2

Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition

Rockstar

PS2/Xb

4

5

6

World Snooker Championship 2005

Sega

PS2/Xb/PC

4

6

4

Gran Turismo 4

Sony

PS2

9

7

NE

Pariah

Hip Interactive

Xb/PC

1

8

7

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

Ubisoft

PS2/Xb/GC/PC

6

9

5

TT Superbikes

Jester

PS2

2

10

11

Brothers in Arms: Road To Hill 30

Ubisoft

PS2/Xb/PC

8

Official UK Leisure Software Charts (c) ELSPA compiled by Chart-Track

About the Author

David Jenkins

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David Jenkins ([email protected]) is a freelance writer and journalist working in the UK. As well as being a regular news contributor to Gamasutra.com, he also writes for newsstand magazines Cube, Games TM and Edge, in addition to working for companies including BBC Worldwide, Disney, Amazon and Telewest.

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