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Latest UK Vita Chart, sales continue to dominate buying patterns

As with last week, the only movers on the charts seem to be the games that are going cheap, although LBP and Persona are the only real movers. Having taken a peek on Amazon, Need For Speed is the latest to go down in price. down to £15, while FIFA has not shot back up to £23. Looks like you need to keep a sharp eye out if you want a bargain. Wonder if next week's chart will reflect these changes, which suggests just how few Vita games are being sold.

That really only leaves Call of Duty and Uncharted at full price, and they'll likely only come down when the Vita's Best of... range arrives over here (launching in Japan next week). Interestingly, the top selling Vita item on Amazon has been the 32GB memory stick, suggesting that people are getting into their digital downloads in a big way. How long before the below retail chart becomes an irrelevance?

1 - FIFA 13 EA SPORTS
2 ASSASSIN'S CREED III LIBERATION UBISOFT
3 VIRTUA TENNIS 4: WORLD TOUR EDITION SEGA
4 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED EA GAMES
5 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS DECLASSIFIED ACTIVISION
6 LITTLEBIGPLANET PS VITA SONY COMPUTER ENT.
7 UNCHARTED: GOLDEN ABYSS SONY COMPUTER ENT.
8 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
9 SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED SEGA
10 PERSONA 4 GOLDEN NIS AMERICA


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