EA hit top spot
ELSPA have issued the top selling games of 2005. The top 10 list is multi-format and based on units sold.
This year has seen record sales of interactive entertainment software across all formats totalling £1.35 billion. This figure shows a 0.7% increase on 2004's figures.
Roger Bennett, director general of ELSPA, said: "We are now starting to see a trend in the market where software sales continue to rise even during the cycle before the introduction of exciting new technologies, with software publishers fully exploiting the tried and tested current hardware platforms. It is a testament to the strategic marketing initiatives of the entire industry that, despite being a transition year between current and next-generation hardware, our industry has still continued to gain momentum."
1 FIFA 06- EA Sports
2 Pro Evolution Soccer 5 - Konami
3 Need for Speed: Most Wanted - EA Games
4 Gran Turismo 4 - Sony Computer Entertainment
5 Star Wars EP III: Revenge of the Sith - LucasArts
6 FIFA Street - EA Sports
7 Star Wars: Battlefront II - LucasArts
8 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - Rockstar
9 King Kong: Official Game of the Movie - Ubisoft
10 The Sims 2 - EA Games
Bennet continued: "The leisure software market is a UK success story in terms of economy, innovation and creativity; this we have seen demonstrated throughout 2005, and we look forward to a colossal year in 2006 with the launch of further major interactive entertainment hardware platforms."
EA will be chuffed to hit the top spot, beating Pro Evolution soccer. Wouldn't it be great to see the actual figures!
