After Madden Wii did well on the Chart, we were looking forward to the release of FIFA, the next EA sports game, which featured an online mode for Wii. So far, it's good. It's #12 on this weeks chart, and has been doing an averaging number of connections above 10,000 since release in Europe alone. Next week should be interesting.
Don't forget, though, today marks the release of The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. The game has previously been on the Top 10, when it was released in Japan. Can the US-launch boost it up there once more? Time will tell.

The complete chart for week 39 of 2007 can be seen underneath.

Please note

- The number of connections listed in here is not unique connections, just the total number of connections for the service during the past week.

- These data are straight off of Nintendo's Wi-Fi site, through the freeware program WFCStatus.

- A Top 75 was released three weeks ago by me. To see it for, click here.

---------------------This weeks Top 10---------------------

Right now I won't separate the list in DS / Wii, but I will do this, as more games get released for Wii.
New games on the Top 10 is written in bold. Games in italic haven't been released in America (yet).

1. [NDS] Pokémon Diamond & Pearl - 1,906,292 connections*
2. [NDS] Animal Crossing: Wild World - 301,505 connections
3. [NDS] Mario Kart DS - 248,417 connections
4. [NDS] Pokémon Fushigi no Dungeon Toki/Yami no Tankentai - 235,342 connections**
5. [WII] Mario Strikers Charged - 210,174 connections
6. [NDS] Metroid Prime Hunters - 171,133 connections
7. [WII] Pokémon Battle Revolution - 119,766 connections
8. [NDS] Jump! Ultimate Stars - 106,092 connections
9. [NDS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker - 66,117 connections
10. [NDS] Transformers: Autobots/Decepticons - 62,547 connections***

* Pokémon Diamond - 1,125,635 | Pokémon Pearl - 780,657
** Pokémon Dungeon Toki - 124,340 | Pokémon Dungeon Yami - 111,002
*** Transformers: Autobots - 32,692 | Transformers: Decepticons - 29,855

For comparison, last weeks chart:

1. [NDS] Pokémon Diamond & Pearl - 1,938,267 connections*
2. [NDS] Animal Crossing: Wild World - 293,976 connections
3. [NDS] Pokémon Fushigi no Dungeon Toki/Yami no Tankentai - 281,044 connections**
4. [NDS] Mario Kart DS - 248,975 connections
5. [WII] Mario Strikers Charged - 207,859 connections
6. [NDS] Metroid Prime Hunters - 166,462 connections
7. [WII] Pokémon Battle Revolution - 113,932 connections
8. [NDS] Jump! Ultimate Stars - 90,502 connections
9. [NDS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker - 66,762 connections
10. [NDS] Transformers: Autobots/Decepticons - 65,820 connections***

* Pokémon Diamond - 1,141,681 | Pokémon Pearl - 796,586
** Pokémon Dungeon Toki - 144,112 | Pokémon Dungeon Yami - 136,932
*** Transformers: Autobots - 31,936 | Transformers: Decepticons - 33,884

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---------------------How about those latest online releases?---------------------

Europe | [WII] FIFA 2008 | 42,073 connections
Europe | [NDS] FIFA 2008 | 14,002 connections
USA | [NDS] Sonic Rush Adventures | 14,264 connections
Japan | [NDS] Elemental Monster | 8,437 connections
Japan | [NDS] Kokoro o Yasumeru Otona no Nurie DS 2 | 1 connection
Japan | [WII] Bass Fishing Wii: Rokumaru Densetsu | 402 connections

---------------------Upcoming onlinegames---------------------

Europe:
* Luminous Arc [DS, October 12th]
* NBA Live 2008 [Wii, October 12th]
* The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass [DS, October 26th]
* Rune Factory [DS, October 26th]
* Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock [Wii, November 8th]
* Dragonball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 [Wii, November 8th]
* Endless Ocean [Wii, November 9th]
* Bomberman Story [DS, November 23rd]
(* Mario Party DS [DS, November 23rd])
(* Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games [DS, November 30th])
(* Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games [Wii, November 30th])
* Pokémon Battle Revolution [Wii, December 7th]

America:
* The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass [DS, October 1st]
* MLB Power Pros [Wii, October 1st]
* NBA Live 2008 [Wii, October 2nd]
* FIFA 2008 [Wii, October 9th]
* Hooked! Real Motion Fishing [Wii, October 9rd]
* Tony Hawk's Proving Ground [DS, October 15th]
* Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock [Wii, October 28th]
* Battalion Wars 2 [Wii, October 29th]
* Endless Ocean [Wii, October 29th]
* Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker [DS, November 6th]
* Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 [Wii, November 13th]
(* Mario Party DS [DS, November 19th])
* Super Smash Bros. Brawl [Wii, December 3rd]
* Professor Layton and the Curious Villiage [DS, December 3rd]

Japan:
* Dragon Ball Z: Sparking Meteor [Wii, October 4th]
* Sonic Rush Adventures [DS, October 18th]
* Winners Circle [DS, October 18th]
* World Soccer Winning Eleven DS: Goal x Goal! [DS, October 25th]
* Ghost Squad [Wii, October 25th]
* Simple Wii Series Vol. 1: The Minna de Kart Race [Wii, October 25th]
* Simple Wii Series Vol. 2: The Minna de Bass Tsuri Taikai [Wii, October 25th]
* Sangokushi DS 2 [DS, November 1st]
* Ryoukiki no Susume [DS, November 8th]
* Famista DS [DS, November 15th]
* Dungeon Explorer: Jashin no Ryouiki [DS, November 15th]
* Kodai Ouja: Kyouryuu King [DS, November 22nd]
* Ryuusei no RockMan 2: Berserk x Dinosaur [DS, November 22nd]
* Ryuusei no RockMan 2: Berserk x Shinobi [DS, November 22nd]
* Power Pro-kun Pocket 10 [DS, December 6th]

---------------------Additional information---------------------

* Total number of connections for the week was 4,092,033, a small bit up from last weeks very low of 4,075,101.

* Pokémon Diamond & Pokémon Pearl had a total share of all the connections made this week of 46.59%. The games in the Top 10 was responsible for a massive 83.76% of all connections.

* The game closest to Top 10 this week was Tetris DS with 53,056 connections. Behind it was FIFA 2008 (Wii) with 42,073 connections.

---------------------Feel free to ask!---------------------

As always - if you want information on a game not mentioned in the first post, please feel free to ask. I'll gladly give them to you

[NDS] Kokoro o Yasumeru Otona no Nurie DS 2 | 1 connection

lolz

Very good Number

I really should start playing Jump again online, damn that game was fun.

Japan | [NDS] Kokoro o Yasumeru Otona no Nurie DS 2 | 1 connection

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Poor kid.

USA | [NDS] Sonic Rush Adventures | 14,264 connections

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I actually tried getting online with this one today, but couldn't find any opponents.

OMG - So AniCross is actually closing in on Pokemon!!!

Europe | [WII] FIFA 2008 | 42,073 connections

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Hm, I was expecting a bit higher.

Should be able to crack the Top 10 once it's released in the U.S. though.

RBH said:

Hm, I was expecting a bit higher.

Should be able to crack the Top 10 once it's released in the U.S. though.

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The game was only released thursday in Europe and thus had a half week to reach the list. #12 isn't bad at all. It has been averaging at 10k since release, should be able to reach the list next week

Bo130 said:

The game was only released thursday in Europe and thus had a half week to reach the list. #12 isn't bad at all. It has been averaging at 10k since release, should be able to reach the list next week

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Oh, I wasn't aware of that. That's not bad at all then for a few days of release.

Bo130 said:

The game was only released thursday in Europe and thus had a half week to reach the list. #12 isn't bad at all. It has been averaging at 10k since release, should be able to reach the list next week

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I hope so, that would make the interactive leauge actually playeble. There is no problem finding opponents though.

FIFA 2008 and a lot of those games that all used to be above it last time I checked (last week). All numbers are for monday only.

Jump! Ultimate Stars - 13,701
FIFA 2008 - 9,374 connections
Transformers: Autobots/Decepticons - 8,400 connections
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker - 7,106 connections
Tetris DS - 6,820 connections

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass and a lot of those games that all used to be above it last time I checked (three weeks ago). All numbers are for monday only.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters: World Championship 2007 - 4,809 connections
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - 4,403 connections
Clubhouse Games - 4,378 connections
Madden NFL 2008 [Wii] - 3,622 connections
Puyo Puyo 15th Anniversary - 3,520 connections
Sangokushi Taisen DS - 2,999 connections
Worms: Open Warfare 2 - 2,153 connections

Connections for Tuesday. FIFA is doing well, NBA Live didn't have the best start, but there's still time. Zelda might enter Top 10 next week

NBA Live 2008 - 1,285 connections
FIFA 2008 [Wii] - 9,103 connections
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - 11,913 connections

Thats a good average per day for Fifa.

I'd like to see Picross DS. I wonder if people are actually downloading the classic packs that are available.

radjago said:

I'd like to see Picross DS. I wonder if people are actually downloading the classic packs that are available.

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16,612 connections for Picross DS for the week ending September 30th. Pretty good, I'd say.

Interesting connections for wednesday:

NBA Live 2008 - 1,585 connections
FIFA 2008 [Wii] - 8,640 connections
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - 11,534 connections
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 - 2,070 connections*

*Officially to be released thursday.

How well are the FIFA-games usually doing in America? Might give it an extra boost when (soon) released there. Looks like we have three potential new games to enter the Top 10 next week, FIFA, Zelda and Dragon Ball Z

What happened with NBA Live 08? I remember the videos that were released looked horrendous. Haven't heard anything about it since then. Any reviews?

Damn it i knew something was missing this week. how did i miss this.


Pokemons just keeping strong, its quite amazing, I can't wait for the week where smash has a crack.

Interesting connections for thursday:

NBA Live 2008 - 1,653 connections
FIFA 2008 [Wii] - 7,974 connections
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - 12,104 connections
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 - 7,023 connections

Bo130 said:

Interesting connections for thursday:

NBA Live 2008 - 1,653 connections
FIFA 2008 [Wii] - 7,974 connections
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - 12,104 connections
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 - 7,023 connections

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Released in Japan right? Thats good news for its sales.

Lobster said:

Released in Japan right? Thats good news for its sales.

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Yes, see the release list in the OP. The game was released in Japan yesterday. I was expecting quite a bit from it, seeing as the previous game in the series did quite well for Wii in Japan. It's looking good, going by the number of connections.

Bo130 said:

Interesting connections for thursday:

NBA Live 2008 - 1,653 connections
FIFA 2008 [Wii] - 7,974 connections
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - 12,104 connections
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 - 7,023 connections

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Huh, not bad. Will be very interesting to the sales. I still think that the PS2 version will beat the Wii version, online is not a big selling point in Japan, whereas the unlocking thing with the former games probably makes this very interesting for the fanbase.

I think it looks like Phantom Hourglass (topped 20k connections yesterday ) and FIFA 2008 might reach the Top 10 this week. Zelda is certain, not too sure about FIFA. Thankfully this is the week where I post the Top 75, so we'll see how the other games (mainly NBA Live and Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3) will fare as well.

And one last thing, I only just got hold of the code for Race Driver: Create and Race, released in Europe last week. So for the week ending September 30th, we had these data for that game: 3,244 connections.

Bo130 said:

And one last thing, I only just got hold of the code for Race Driver: Create and Race, released in Europe last week. So for the week ending September 30th, we had these data for that game: 3,244 connections.

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Hopefully the game will actually make it into the UK DS Top 30 in tomorrow's Chart Track update. It's a fantastic game and even the online connection is perfectly stable! Would be a shame to see it fade away so quickly...