The impending holiday did not hold GfK Chart-Track back from tallying the
bestselling games in the U.K. for the week ending December 21st. On the
full-price PC chart things are pretty steady with the top four unshuffled
and on the
all platforms/all prices chart FIFA 14 kicks Call of Duty: Ghosts into the
number two spot. Here's
the official write-up:
'FIFA 14' (+18%) jumps ahead of 'Call of Duty:
Ghosts' (+7%) just in time to secure the coveted Christmas No1 spot that, since
2007 and 'Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare', has largely been dominated by
Activision Blizzard.
It is not since 2008 and 'FIFA 09' that EA last claimed the Official Christmas
No1. However, since the chart began 28 years ago, EA have secured by far the
highest number of Xmas No1s with 14 (8 of which have been FIFA). 'FIFA 14' beats
'Call of Duty: Ghosts' by a respectable 17,000 units with 'Assassin's Creed IV:
Black Flag' (+92%) also comfortable at No3, up from No5 thanks to retailer price
promotions on the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions. 'Battlefield 4' (+17%) has to
settle for another week at No4, while 'Lego Marvel Super Heroes' ( -17%) at No5
almost gets caught by a buoyant 'Grand Theft Auto V' (+94%), up from No8 to No6.
Only 400 sales separate Warner's title from Take 2's record breaker. 'Just Dance
2014' slips one place to No7 despite an 18% increase in sales. 'Need for Speed:
Rivals' (+25%) is EA's 3rd Top 10 title this week, also slipping one place, down
from No7 to No8. PS4 exclusive 'Killzone: Shadow Fall', still benefiting from
strong sales of the fixed PS4 hardware bundle, makes a Top 10 re-appearance at
No9. Another single format title, 'Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition' keeps 'Gran
Turismo 6' (-5%) out of the Top 10 thanks to a 24% jump in sales.