Most Wanted Most Wanted At Christmas News
Jon Wilcox
01/01/2006
Need for Speed: Most Wanted takes the 2005 Christmas number one...
For the third consecutive year the Need for Speed franchise from Electronic Arts has topped the UK Christmas number one chart, this time with Most Wanted. The publishing giant has four entrants in the top ten with FIFA 06 in at fourth place, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in fifth, and The Sims 2 taking tenth position.
Activision has two titles in the top ten with Call of Duty 2: Big Red One taking third place and True Crime: New York City taking ninth, whilst Ubisoft, Konami, Buena Vista Games, and LucasArts making up the rest of the chart with King Kong, Pro Evo Soccer 5, Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, and Star Wars: Battlefront II respectively.
The Top Ten chart, compiled by ChartTrack is as follows:
- 1.Need for Speed: Most Wanted - EA (PEGI 3+)
- 2. King Kong: Official Game of the Movie - Ubisoft (PEGI 12+)
- 3. Call of Duty 2: Big Red One - Activision (BBFC 15)
- 4. FIFA 06 - EA (PEGI 3+)
- 5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - EA (PEGI 7+)
- 6. Pro Evolution Soccer 5 - Konami (PEGI 3+)
- 7. Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe - Buena Vista Games (BBFC PG)
- 8. Star Wars: Battlefront II - Lucasarts (PEGI 12+)
- 9. True Crime: New York City - Activision (BBFC 18)
- 10. The Sims 2 - EA (PEGI 12+)
Roger Bennett, Director General, ELSPA commented that: "This is truly astonishing for Electronic Arts. To win two Christmas number ones in a row is a remarkable achievement, but three consecutive number ones is incredible, especially with so many strong brands and titles in contention for this year's chart."
David McMorrow, Marketing Manager at Ladbrokes added that: "Betting has been very strong since the initial odds were announced. Need for Speed: Most Wanted emerged as a favourite early on and despite competition from King Kong, The Chronicles of Narnia and Call of Duty 2, has held its own and repeated the remarkable success of its predecessor."
Stay tuned for TVG's own top ten shortly...