FIFA 12 has scored a spectacular debut in the UK all-formats charts, notching up by far the biggest launch numbers of any FIFA game to date.
EA Sports' latest football blockbuster enjoyed first-week sales that were 18 per cent above the previous high watermark, last year's FIFA 11, thus propelling the game straight to the top of the official GfK-ChartTrack rankings.
As well as being the biggest FIFA launch ever, it was also the third-biggest debut of any title in UK history, behind only the two most recent Call of Duty games.
FIFA 12's barnstorming entrance meant Gears of War 3 - which enjoyed a massive launch of its own last week - fell to second place, with F1 2011 in third.
The only other newcomer in the top ten was the acclaimed Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection for PlayStation 3 in seventh.
Next week will see the launch of several eagerly-awaited games, including id Software's new shooter Rage and the acclaimed Japanese cult sequel Dark Souls.
Published: 03/10/2011
