Video Game Charts News

"Red Dead: Redemption" and "Super Mario Galaxy 2" dominated the UK charts of video gaming in May and June: the revamped version of 2005 Western shooter "Red Dead: Revolver" for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 sold over 1.5 million copies, trumping both Remedy's sci-fi horror "Alan Wake" (5/5), which got just 186,000 sales, and even Black Rock's great racing title "Split-Second: Velocity" (3.5/5), gaining just 90,000copies. While both games recieved immense acclaim from gaming critics, "Red Dead" had a large adverising campaign through TV and cinema trails, setting it high above its competitors on launch day, where many stores quickly sold out of the shooter. "Super Mario Galaxy 2" has also sold excellently, getting over 1.8 million sales (just below the phenomenally popular "New Super Mario Bros Wii" of last Christmas), and scoring just below "Red Dead" in the weekly UK charts. However, "LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4" has finally manageed to beat "Redemption" in this week's charts, due to its heavy advertising on children's TV channels and in cinema flicks such as "Shrek" and "Toy Story"- take a look at our review for the full reasons why the new Potter game is so satisfying to play!