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FIFA 14 is Christmas No1
23/Dec/2013
'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.
Week 51, 2013 - Individual Formats (Units)
01 (01) 360 CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
02 (02) 360 FIFA 14 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
03 (17) 360 ASSASSIN'S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG (UBISOFT)
04 (04) WII JUST DANCE 2014 (UBISOFT)
05 (11) PS4 FIFA 14 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
06 (16) 360 GRAND THEFT AUTO V (TAKE 2)
07 (08) PS4 KILLZONE: SHADOW FALL (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
08 (05) PS3 CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
09 (09) PS3 FIFA 14 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
10 (19) PS3 GRAND THEFT AUTO V (TAKE 2)
11 (12) 360 MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION (MICROSOFT)
12 (25) PS3 ASSASSIN'S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG (UBISOFT)
13 (10) 360 BATTLEFIELD 4 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
14 (03) 360 LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
15 (15) PS4 CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
16 (06) XBO FIFA 14 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
17 (07) PS3 GRAN TURISMO 6 (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
18 (13) XBO CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
19 (21) PS4 BATTLEFIELD 4 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
20 (20) 360 NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
21 (23) PS3 BATTLEFIELD 4 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
22 (24) PS4 ASSASSIN'S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG (UBISOFT)
23 (14) PS3 LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
24 (22) XBO FORZA MOTORSPORT 5 (MICROSOFT)
25 (29) PS3 NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
26 (34) 3DS ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF (NINTENDO)
27 (30) PC FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014 (SEGA)
28 (26) XBO BATTLEFIELD 4 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
29 (36) PS4 NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
30 (31) 3DS THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: LINK BETWEEN WORLDS (NINTENDO)
31 (27) XBO DEAD RISING 3 (MICROSOFT)
32 (__) PS4 KNACK (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
33 (32) 3DS POKEMON X (NINTENDO)
34 (33) 3DS POKEMON Y (NINTENDO)
35 (38) PS3 THE LAST OF US (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
36 (39) 360 BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
37 (18) 360 WWE 2K14 (TAKE 2)
38 (__) XBO RYSE: SON OF ROME (MICROSOFT)
39 (__) PS4 LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
40 (35) 360 HALO 4 (MICROSOFT)