Success! Vita scoops first and second spots in UK all-formats sales chart

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And brings Rayman Origins up to 5? What a day this is!

Sony's gorgeous new handheld, the PlayStation Vita, has managed to secure the top two slots in the UK all-formats software chart in its launch weekend. Uncharted: Golden Abyss is officially last week's best-selling game on any platform in the UK (excluding download sales), closely followed by FIFA Football - a game only available on Vita as multiformat FIFA 12 appears in fourth spot as a separate entry.

But if that wasn't worth pats on the back all round, there's an even more heartwarming story - Rayman Origins, boosted by its appearance on Vita, is currently at number 5 in the all-formats chart. Ubisoft said it might be a slow burner, but there's nothing slow about this rise up the charts, having languished at 36 and 32 for the two weeks prior to this. Elsewhere, Vita-exclusive Wipeout 2048 just missed out on a top 10 spot and Syndicate did reasonably well on its debut, picking up 7th position.

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Granted, it wasn't a particularly great week for other major releases, as The Last Story on Wii only managed 15th spot and Binary Domain entered at a disappointing 35. But Vita titles did displace UFC Undisputed 3 from the top spot in only its second week on the charts - and that was just with two days' worth of sales compared to UFC's full second week.

Here's the Top 20 in full:

GfK/Chart-Track Top 10 (week ended February 25)

1. Uncharted: Golden Abyss - Sony
2. FIFA Football - EA
3. UFC Undisputed 3 - THQ
4. FIFA 12 - EA
5. Rayman Origins - Ubisoft
6. Mario & Sonic London 2012 Olympic Games - Sega
7. Syndicate - EA
8. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Activision
9. Battlefield 3 - EA
10. Final Fantasy XIII-2 - Square Enix
11. WipEout 2048 - Sony
12. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Bethesda
13. Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure - Activison
14. Just Dance 3 - Ubisoft
15. The Last Story - Square Enix
16. Zumba Fitness - 505 Games
17. Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition - Bethesda
18. The Darkness II - 2K Games
19. Rage - Bethesda
20. Saints Row: The Third - THQ

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2012 UKIE Ltd

We probably should point out that Vita itself had a great first week in Japan and subsequently plummeted down the charts, currently selling fewer units than PSP in that territory, a couple of months after launch. But that's hardware sales, not games. And besides, that trend doesn't have to happen again across the world, right?

Justin Towell
Justin Towell
Freelance Writer

Justin was a GamesRadar+ staffer for 10 years but is now a freelance writer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.