UK Sales Chart – Week ending 19th September

The latest entry in EA’s hugely popular racing franchise drifts straight in at the top of the charts, as Need for Speed: Shift takes the No.1 spot.

1. Need for Speed: Shift (New Entry)
2. Guitar Hero 5 (1)
3. Colin McRae: DiRT 2 (2)
4. Batman: Arkham Asylum (3)
5. Wii Sports Resort (6)
6. WET (New Entry)
7. The Beatles: Rock Band (4)
8. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (8)
9. Wii Fit (5)
10. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (11)
11. IL2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey (7)
12. Fight Night Round 4 (12)
13. Mario Kart Wii (9)
14. Championship Manager 2010 (13)
15. Mini Ninjas (14)
16. Ashes Cricket 2009 (10)
17. Call of Duty: World at War (16)
18. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (19)
19. Grand Theft Auto IV (18)
20. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (23)
21. Harry Potter & Half-Blood Prince (27)
22. Guitar Hero: World Tour (24)
23. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (20)
24. Mario Kart DS (26)
25. The Sims 3 (25)
26. G-Force (22)
27. Wolfenstein (17)
28. Dissidia: Final Fantasy (15)
29. NHL 10 (New Entry)
30. Resident Evil 5 (Re-entry)
31. Madden NFL 10 (Re-entry)
32. Section 8 (21)
33. Ben 10: Alien Force (29)
34. Mystery Stories (33)
35. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Re-entry)
36. Gears of War 2 (Re-entry)
37. New Super Mario Bros. (32)
38. Pokemon Platinum (36)
39. Blood Bowl (New Entry)
40. Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection (Re-entry)

Developed by the probably-not-mentally-ill chaps at Slightly Mad Studios, Need for Speed: Shift sold most on PS3 which took 52% of sales, Xbox 360 taking 44%, and PSP and PC sharing the remaining 5%.

The only other new entry in the top 10 this week is Bethesda Softworks’ WET which splashes down at No.6.

All info provided by Chart-Track