Charts

Final Fantasy XIII-2 is the new UK number one, the Square Enix RPG ending FIFA 12's five-week dominance of the all-formats software chart. In a busy week for new releases, Metal Gear Solid HD Collection enters the chart at number two, with Namco Bandai's Soul Calibur V, fittingly, making its debut at number five. More >

Battlefield 3 is once again the best-selling title on the Nordic all-formats chart, which collates sales data from Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland, the EA shooter having held the number one spot since the last week of 2011. More >

EA’s Battlefield 3 continues to hold the number one spot on the Nordic all-formats chart, which collates sales data from Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland. More >

From Software's Armored Core V is the new Japanese all-formats number one after selling almost 188,000 copies in its first week on shelves. Resident Evil Revelations is another new entry, Capcom's 3DS game selling 146,000 and making its debut in second spot. Just behind is Namco Bandai's DS remake Tales Of Innocence R, which with 54,800 units sold becomes the first Vita game to trouble the upper echelons of the chart in some time. More >

EA's FIFA 12 is once again the UK all-formats number one, retaining the crown it has held every week so far this year. In second spot is Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, which climbs two places after sales rose eight per cent week on week. More >

Trade association UKIE has confirmed that it will publish its long-awaited PC digital sales chart for the first time in February. In a press release, the trade body reveals that the chart, which was announced in 2010 and has been in closed beta for some time, has the support of the likes of Green Man Gaming and Get Games, and publishers including Disney Interactive, Sega, Square Enix and Warner Bros. More >

Having made it through Christmas at the top of the Nordic all-formats chart - which collates sales data from Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland - Battlefield 3 continues to hold the line. In fact, the top four games remain unchanged with the first shift a reversal of last week's positions for Star Wars: The Old Republic and Need For Speed: The Run. Assassin's Creed: Revelations falls to nine with NHL 12 rising from ten to fill the gap. Rage, meanwhile, exits the top ten. More >

FIFA 12 has enjoyed its fifth consecutive week at the top of the UK all-formats chart, making, "more money than any other FIFA title or indeed any other sports title to date", according to GfK Chart-Track. More >

Sales of PlayStation Vita have fallen by 57 per cent in Japan week on week, with just 18,361 units sold in the week ending January 15. This is the third successive week that Vita sales have fallen since launch, when 324,859 units were sold. In its second week on shelves, sales dropped 77.7 per cent to 72,479, and the week after, by 41.2 per cent to 42,648. More >

Battlefield 3 has started the new year as it ended 2011, at number one on the Nordic software chart, which collates sales data from Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland. More >

Mario Kart 7 was the best-selling videogame in Japan last year, according to Media Create, with its host platform 3DS topping the 2011 hardware chart. Andriasang reports that 4,282,143 3DS systems were sold over the course of the year, and it's little surprise to see it top the hardware chart given that it has been the best-selling hardware in Japan every single week since last August's price cut. More >

FIFA 12 is the UK all-formats number one for a fourth consecutive week despite sales falling 54 per cent from the previous week. The top ten is broadly unchanged from last week, with Zumba Fitness holding onto sixth spot with its sequel rising five places to number seven. More >

Mario Kart 7 is the Japanese all-formats number one for a fourth consecutive week, with its host platform 3DS continuing its dominance of the hardware charts. The 3DS racer sold over 157,000 units to take its lifetime sales past 1.3 million. The next three spots are also occupied by 3DS games, with Monster Hunter Tri G becoming the third 3DS title, after Mario Kart 7 and Super Mario 3D Land, to sell a million units in Japan. More >

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was the best-selling game of last year in the UK. The 2011 chart released by UKIE contains few surprises, with Activision's shooter beating FIFA 12 to top spot, ahead of Battlefield 3 and Zumba Fitness. This is the third successive year that a Call Of Duty game has outsold the competition in the UK. More >

Battlefield 3 claimed the top spot on the final Nordic software chart of 2011, which collates sales data from Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland. More >

FIFA 12 is the UK all-formats number one for a third week in succession despite a decline in sales of 63 per cent. Only one game in the entire top 40 saw its sales increase from the previous week, with the nation's collective downward gaze at its post-Christmas paunch helping 505 Games' Zumba Fitness climb 13 places to number six. More >

Nintendo's 3DS handheld has set a new record for monthly sales in Japan, selling more in December than any system has managed since Enterbrain began tracking data in 1997. Andriasang reports that a total of 1,492,931 units between November 28 and December 25. The system has been the best-selling hardware for seven consecutive months, and has topped the weekly hardware chart every week since last August's 40 per cent price cut. More >

Mario Kart 7 is once again number one of the Japanese all-formats software chart, selling just under 110,000 units in the week ending January 1. Sales of PlayStation Vita, however, have fallen again. After launch-week sales of almost 325,000 units, sales of Sony's PSP successor fell by more than 77 per cent last week to 72,479. This week sales have fallen a further 41 per cent to 42,648. More >