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LittleBigPlanet 2 Debuts On Top Of UK Charts

Media Molecule's PlayStation3 exclusive LittleBigPlanet 2 debuted at number one on the UK sales charts this week, with its first week sales closely mirroring those of the original title.
Developed by the UK-based Media Molecule, the platformer and creation tool LittleBigPlanet 2 debuted at the top of the UK sales charts this week, reports tracking firm Chart-Track. Launch week sales of both LittleBigPlanet titles were very similar, with the sequel selling only 95 fewer units than the original did in its first week. Rounding out the top three this week were the ever-popular Call of Duty: Black Ops and Just Dance 2, followed by EA's FIFA 11 at number four. Bioware and EA's Mass Effect 2 for PlayStation 3 marked the second new release this week, and debuted at number seven. Below are Chart-Track's all-platforms sales charts, which include unit sales of all versions of a given title, and the individual platform charts, which treat individual SKUs separately. UK All-Platforms Top 10 1. LittleBigPlanet 2 (Sony Computer Entertainment) 2. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision) 3. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft) 4. FIFA 11 (Electronic Arts) 5. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft) 6. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) 7. Mass Effect 2 (Electronic Arts) 8. Kinect Sports (Microsoft) 9. Gran Turismo 5 (Sony Computer Entertainment) 10. Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit (Electronic Arts) UK Individual Platforms Top 10 The PlayStation 3 exclusive LittleBigPlanet 2 also topped the individual platforms chart, followed by Ubisoft's Just Dance 2. Mass Effect 2 for PlayStation 3 took number four, and Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood returned to the top 10 at number seven. 1. LittleBigPlanet 2 (Sony Computer Entertainment, PS3) 2. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft, Wii) 3. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo, Wii) 4. Mass Effect 2 (Electronic Arts, PS3) 5. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision, Xbox 360) 6. Kinect Sports (Microsoft, Xbox 360) 7. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft, Xbox 360) 8. Gran Turismo 5 (Sony Computer Entertainment, PS3) 9. Just Dance (Ubisoft, Wii) 10. FIFA 11 (Electronic Arts, Xbox 360)

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