UK Video Game Chart: Mercs 2 beats off Spore

60% sold on Xbox 360, only 33% on PS3.

Chart Track reports that Mercenaries 2: World in Flames has entered the all-formats all prices video game chart at No.1, fending off strong competition from Spore. Mercs 2 sold 60% of total units on Xbox 360, 33% on PS3 and the remainder on PS2 and PC.

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09, last week's No.1, has to settle for second place despite sales increasing week-on-week by 9%. Spore, from The Sims creator Will Wright, enters the chart at No.3 only 1,162 units behind Tiger Woods. The game accounts for 53% of all full priced PC games sold this week.

Wii Fit drops to No.4, Carnival: Funfair Games falls to No.5 and Mario Kart Wii slips to No.6. Wii Play is at No.7, Mario and Sonic is down to No.8, Big Beach Sports is at No.9 and Wall-E is a non-mover at No.10.

The week's other new releases included Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise at No.23, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky at No.25 and Infinite Undiscovery at No.28. With Rock Band hitting stores for PS3, Wii and PS3 on Friday look out for the game to make a surge up the chart.

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2001 ELSPA Ltd Entertainment Software (All Prices) Week 36, 2008

1: MERCENARIES 2: WORLD IN FLAMES
2: TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 09
3: SPORE
4: WII FIT
5: CARNIVAL: FUNFAIR GAMES
6: MARIO KART WII
7: WII PLAY
8: MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES
9: BIG BEACH SPORTS
10: WALL-E
11: DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING
12: THE SIMS 2: APARTMENT LIFE
13: BEIJING 2008
14: LEGO INDIANA JONES: ORIGINAL ADVENTURES
15: CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE
16: TOO HUMAN
17: GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK
18: GUITAR HERO: ON TOUR
19: GRAND THEFT AUTO IV
20: THE SIMPSONS GAME