Second week on top for EA's World Cup in UK

EA's official tie-in to the 2010 World Cup has enjoyed a second week at the top of the UK all formats chart, despite a 34 per cent drop in sales.

Although sales figures are never revealed for European charts, the lack of movement and new releases suggests a particularly slow week with most non-discounted titles seeing a decrease in sales.

Although it rose one place to number two Ubisoft's Just Dance saw sales dip by seven per cent, just as the blockbuster title passed a lifetime total of 1 million in the UK.

Thanks to retailer promotions, Modern Warfare 2 rose six places to number three this week, with an increase of 34 per cent. Battlefield: Bad Company 2, which has also seen significant discounts from some retailers, also rose three places to number five with a 10 per cent increase in sales.

Wii Fit at number four fell five per cent though and Super Street Fighter IV dropped four places to number six with a 51 per cent fall in sales.

The only major new release of the week was Wii exclusive Sin and Punishment: Successor of the Skies from cult developer Treasure. However, the game failed to chart in either the all format or individual formats charts and appeared only at number 11 in the Wii chart.

Whether it will follow the pattern of a stronger second week of sales, as seen with most Nintendo published titles, is unclear but last week's WarioWare D.I.Y. has continued the usual trend by debuting at number 24 with a 109 per cent increase in sales.

The full Chart-Track UK chart for the week ending May 8 is as follows:

• 01 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
• 02 Just Dance
• 03 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• 04 Wii Fit Plus
• 05 Battlefield: Bad Company 2
• 06 Super Street Fighter IV
• 07 Wii Sports Resort
• 08 Splinter Cell: Conviction
• 09 Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
• 10 Just Cause 2