November 10th, 2008

Gears Of War 2 Release Follow-Up

Oh my, Gears of War again! Obviously, there would still be plenty to say about the first Gears of War game, especially for those (like me) who didn't have a chance to enjoy it properly yet, but today it's all about Gears of War 2 release and the result. Well, it's less about the release, and more about the outcome in terms of sales and we'll even have some video games statistics with this ocasion, too!

I don't know why, but it seems UK is the most interesting European gaming market...or the only one delivering the market statistics in time, hahaha! Anyway, according to the latest sales reports, Gears of War 2 for the Xbox 360 managed to climb above Sony's PS3 LittleBigPlanet in the British All Formats charts.

Even more interesting, the Gears of War 2 release happened on the 7th of the month, while LittleBigPlanet had a headstart, being released on the 5th.

Since I mentioned video games statistics earlier, here you have them:

1. Gears of War 2
2. FIFA 09
3. Fallout 3
4. LittleBigPlanet
5. WWE Smackdown Vs RAW 2009
6. Professor Layton and the Curious Village
7. Mario Kart Wii
8. Quantum of Solace
9. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
10. Wii Fit

Of course, we're talking about the UK top I mentioned earlier, but it's good to see the impact had by the Gears of War 2 release on the market. Also, I must point out that the FIFA franchise continues to remain a strong seller, although FIFA 09 doesn't bring anything really new, in my opinion...