UK CHARTS: Skyrim dethrones Modern Warfare 3

Modern Warfare 3 had been dominating the UK sales charts for the last 4 weeks, but Bethesda’s massively successful RPG, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim managed to dethrone the shooter king from its top spot. At the end of 2009 and 2010, it’s predecessor Modern Warfare 2 dominated the sales charts for over one week. Skyrim, however, prevented that from happening this year. Dovahkiin FTW.

The game had a heavy discount on itself, so maybe that’s the reason that it saw a massive sales spike. It saw a rise of 145% in sales compared to how much it sold last week.

Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, Uncharted 3 and Mario Kart 7 were also in the list, at 5, 9 and 10 respectively. Battlefield 3 and FIFA 12, both EA titles, also performed strongly at 6 and 4.

Just Dance 3 at 3, Professor Layton and the Last Specter at 7 and Saints Row: The Third at 8 round off the top 10.

Here’s the top 10 for the week ending December 10:

1. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
2. Modern Warfare 3
3. Just Dance 3
4. FIFA 12
5. Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
6. Battlefield 3
7. Professor Layton and the Spectre’s Call
8. Saints Row: The Third
9. Uncharted 3
10. Martio Kart 7