[Raist]

Many many thanks to felipeko for the automated formating scripts :)
Thanks to dabra, Captain Smoker, Frankfurter, donny2112, test_account, Phife Dawg, tiong_fi and Kurosaki Ichigo for their contribution.

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UK :

Nintendo’s ‘Wii Fit’ chalks up a 4th week at No1 since launch 14 weeks ago (+13%), knocking last week’s newcomer ‘SoulCalibur IV’ from Namco-Bandai/Ubisoft down to No2 (-24%). Nintendo remain at No3 with ‘Mario Kart Wii’ (+11%), THQ rise 1 place to No4 with Wii ‘Big Beach Sports’ (+4%) and Nintendo also do well with ‘Wii Play’, up 2 places to No5 (+12%). Activision Blizzard see retailer promotional work pay off with ‘Guitar Hero III’ climbing 5 places, back in the top 10 at No6 (+36%), taking the place of DS ‘Guitar Hero: On Tour’ which drops to No7 (-10%). Sega’s ‘Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games’ remains at No8 (+10%), THQ drop 5 places to No9 with ‘Wall-E’ (-18%) and Nintendo’s DS ‘Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training’ takes a 78th week in the Top 10 at No10 (+4%).

TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE - INDIVIDUAL FORMATS (UNITS) - Week 32, 2008

01 (01) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
02 (02) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
03 (04) [WII] Big Beach Sports (Thq)
04 (07) [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
05 (05) [NDS] Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision Blizzard)
06 (03) [360] Soulcalibur IV (Ubisoft)
07 (08) [NDS] Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
08 (06) [PS3] Soulcalibur IV (Ubisoft)
09 (10) [WII] Carnival: Funfair Games (Take 2)
10 (11) [WII] Sports Party (Ubisoft)
11 (14) [WII] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
12 (13) [NDS] More Brain Training From Dr Kawashima (Nintendo)
13 (09) [WII] Super Smash Bros: Brawl (Nintendo)
14 (19) [WII] Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock (Activision Blizzard)
15 (12) [NDS] Wall-E (Thq)
16 (15) [NDS] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
17 (20) [NDS] Kung Fu Panda (Activision Blizzard)
18 (29) [360] Beijing 2008 (Sega)
19 (17) [360] Battlefield: Bad Company (Electronic Arts)
20 (23) [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
21 (30) [WII] Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (Ubisoft)
22 (16) [PS3] Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots (Konami)
23 (18) [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
24 (32) [PS3] Beijing 2008 (Sega)
25 (24) [NDS] Sight Training (Nintendo)
26 (__) [NDS] Puzzler Collection (Ubisoft)
27 (__) [360] Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock (Activision Blizzard)
28 (40) [WII] Game Party (Midway)
29 (22) [360] Grand Theft Auto IV (Take 2)
30 (21) [NDS] Cooking Mama 2 (505 Games)
31 (28) [NDS] Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (Lucasarts)
32 (27) [PS3] Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision Blizzard)
33 (__) [WII] Sega Superstars Tennis (Sega)
34 (39) [NDS] 42 All-time Classics (Nintendo)
35 (26) [WII] Sports Island (Konami)
36 (37) [NDS] Imagine: Babies (Ubisoft)
37 (25) [WII] Wall-E (Thq)
38 (__) [WII] Sonic And The Secret Rings (Sega)
39 (33) [360] Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision Blizzard)
40 (31) [NDS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Darkness (Nintendo)

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Ireland :
TOP 20 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE (ALL PRICES) - Week 32, 2008

01 (02) Soulcalibur IV (Ubisoft)
02 (01) Wii Fit (Nintendo)
03 (04) Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
04 (06) Kung Fu Panda (Activision Blizzard)
05 (05) Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
06 (03) Wall-e (Thq)
07 (07) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
08 (10) Wii Play (Nintendo)
09 (08) Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (Lucasarts)
10 (09) Fifa 08 (Electronic Arts)
11 (12) Super Smash Bros: Brawl (Nintendo)
12 (13) Ben 10: Protector Of Earth (D3p)
13 (11) Grand Theft Auto Iv (Take 2)
14 (__) Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock (Activision Blizzard)
15 (18) The Simpsons Game (Electronic Arts)
16 (16) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
17 (19) More Brain Training From Dr Kawashima (Nintendo)
18 (17) Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami)
19 (__) Need For Speed: Prostreet (Electronic Arts)
20 (__) Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision Blizzard)

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Denmark :
TOP 20 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE (ALL PRICES) - Week 32, 2008

01 (04) Pixeline: Dansk 2 (Krea Medie)
02 (01) Pixeline: Trafiksikker (Krea Medie)
03 (03) Pixeline: Engelsk (Krea Medie)
04 (06) Pixeline: Matematik 2 (Krea Medie)
05 (02) Pixeline 10: Hotel Skrottenborg (Krea Medie)
06 (10) Pixeline: Naturfag (Krea Medie)
07 (09) Pixeline: Engelsk 2 (Krea Medie)
08 (08) Pixeline: Matematik (Krea Medie)
09 (11) Pixeline 4: Huset I Eventyrskoven (Krea Medie)
10 (19) Kung Fu Panda (Activision Blizzard)
11 (13) Pixeline 1: Syng Og Leg (Krea Medie)
12 (07) Pixeline 5: I Sommerhuset (Krea Medie)
13 (14) Pixeline 8: Kong Gulerod (Krea Medie)
14 (__) Pixeline 3: På Bedstemors Loft (Krea Medie)
15 (__) Pixeline 9: I Det Vilde Westen (Krea Medie)
16 (12) Pixeline: Dansk (Krea Medie)
17 (05) Fifa 08 (Electronic Arts)
18 (15) Pixeline 2: Hulen I Træet (Krea Medie)
19 (17) Pixeline 6: For Fulde Sejl (Krea Medie)
20 (__) Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (Activision Blizzard)

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Netherlands :
Week 32, 2008

01 (02) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
02 (01) [WII] Mario Kart (Nintendo)
03 (03) [WII] Super Smash Brothers Brawl (Nintendo)
04 (08) [PS3] Soulcalibur 4 (Ubisoft)
05 (04) [NDS] Guitar Hero: on Tour (Activision)
06 (10) [360] Soulcalibur 4 (Ubisoft)
07 (06) [WII] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
08 (__) [NDS] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
09 (07) [WII] Sports Island (Konami)
10 (09) [NDS] New Super Mario Bros (Nintendo)

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France :

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Archive :
Week 31
Week 30
Week 29
Week 28
Week 27

[Raist]

Spain :
Week 30, 2008

01 (03) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
02 (02) [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
03 (__) [NDS] Guitar Hero: On Tour (Nintendo)
04 (01) [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
05 (__) [PS3] Soulcalibur IV (Ubisoft)
06 (04) [NDS] Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat ? (Nintendo)
06 (__) [360] Soulcalibur IV (Ubisoft)
07 (__) [PSP] Buzz! Master Quiz (Sony)
09 (07) [PS3] Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots (Konami)
10 (__) [NDS] 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo)

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Italy :


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Norway :
Week 31, 2008 - All Formats

Consoles
01 (__) Soulcalibur 4 (Ubisoft)
02 (01) Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (Activision)
03 (02) Battlefield: Bad Company (Electronic Arts)
04 (03) Buzz: Quiz TV (Sony)
05 (04) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision)
06 (05) Wii Fit (Nintendo)
07 (06) Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar Games)
08 (08) Kung Fu Panda (Activision)
09 (12) Beijing 2008 (Sega)
10 (10) Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
11 (07) Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (Lucasarts)
12 (13) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
13 (11) Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami)
14 (09) UEFA Euro 2008 (Electronic Arts)
15 (__) The Bourne Conspiracy (Vivendi Games)
16 (15) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
17 (__) Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 (Ubisoft)
18 (20) Buzz Junior: Dino Den (Sony)
19 (18) MX vs. ATV: Untamed (THQ)
20 (__) Army of Two (Electronic Arts)

Handhelds
01 (10) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
02 (05) Nintendogs (Nintendo)
03 (03) Kung Fu Panda (Activision)
04 (01) Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision)
05 (03) Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (Lucasarts)
06 (09) Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
07 (__) High School Musical 2: Work this Out (Nintendo)
08 (07) Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness (Nintendo)
09 (__) The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo)
10 (06) Pokémon Diamond/Pearl (Nintendo)

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Finland :
Week 31+32, 2008 - All Formats

01 (__) Soulcalibur IV (Ubisoft)
02 (02) Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock (Activision)
03 (01) Grand Theft Auto IV (Take 2)
04 (07) Wii Fit (Nintendo)
05 (04) LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (Activision)
06 (06) Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (Activision)
07 (05) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
08 (03) Battlefield: Bad Company (Electronic Arts)
09 (10) Beijing 2008 (Sega)
10 (__) Kung Fu Panda (Activision)

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Sweden :

No Charts until the end of summer

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Germany :
Week 32

01 (__) [PS3] Soulcalibur IV (Ubisoft)
02 (01) [NDS] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
03 (04) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
04 (02) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
05 (03) [NDS] Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision)
06 (05) [NDS] Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
07 (07) [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
08 (__) [360] Soulcalibur IV (Ubisoft)
09 (06) [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
10 (__) [WII] Summer Athletics (Dtp entertainment)

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Australia :


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New Zealand :


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Week 33 Releases for Consoles (August 11th ~ August 16th) :

WII
*Madden NFL 09: All Play
*Off Road
*Summer Athletics
*Table Football

360
*Hellboy - The Science of Evil
*Madden NFL 09
*Summer Athletics

PS3
*Hellboy - The Science of Evil
*Madden NFL 09
*Virtua Tennis 3 Platinum

NDS
*Madden NFL 09
*Think

PSP
*Hellboy - The Science of Evil
*Madden NFL 09

PS2
*Baroque
*Madden NFL 09
*Premier Manager 09
*Summer Athletics

[skinnyrattler]

Jeez, it's monday already? It's only Sat here in the states. We really are behind.

[milanbaros]

Thanks Raist. I expect M&S to climb again this week in the UK.

[Jokeropia]

Also it looks like there's a couple of countries that won't be updated anymore for a while (namely France, Australia and NZ, Spain, Italy).

:/ Why is that? Are they on vacation mode now or something?

[Gamer @ Heart]

Namco isnt small, why would they need Ubisoft to publish SC4 in Euroland? How long has this been going on and do they do it for other Namco games?

[Opiate]

Namco isnt small, why would they need Ubisoft to publish SC4 in Euroland? How long has this been going on and do they do it for other Namco games?

It's been going on for a long time, and I presume it's because Europeans are more likely to buy games from European companies. That has historically been true (Ubisoft has made the lion's share of its cash in the EU for some time, for example, as Microsoft has done in the US, and Square Enix in Japan), and many other companies have taken this approach in other regions. E.g., GTA is released by Capcom in Japan.

Of course, it could also just be a relic contract that's still being honored but is no longer meaningful.

[cjelly]

Namco isnt small, why would they need Ubisoft to publish SC4 in Euroland? How long has this been going on and do they do it for other Namco games?

Namco don't publish or distribute in Europe, period.

[Gabyskra]

Week 30 Releases for Consoles (August 11th ~ August 16th) : WII *Madden NFL 09: All Play

Wait, what? in PAL-land? Worldwide simultaneous release?

[Phife Dawg]

It's been going on for a long time, and I presume it's because Europeans are more likely to buy games from European companies. That has historically been true (Ubisoft has made the lion's share of its cash in the EU for some time, for example, as Microsoft has done in the US, and Square Enix in Japan), and many other companies have taken this approach in other regions. E.g., GTA is released by Capcom in Japan. Of course, it could also just be a relic contract that's still being honored but is no longer meaningful.

What? Ubisoft made the most money in Europe because they had/have products that appeal to the market like Settlers, Anno and whatnot. It certainly has nothing to do with Europeans buying more games from European companies.

Building and funding a subsidiary for Europe takes time, know-how and money. Apparently Bandai Namco don't deem it to be worth the investment at the moment.

[Opiate]

What? Ubisoft made the most money in Europe because they had/have products that appeal to the market like Settlers, Anno and whatnot. It certainly has nothing to do with Europeans buying more games from European companies.

We're saying the same thing. I wasn't suggesting that people buy games made by Europeans out of nationalistic pride; simply that European developers tend to make games that appeal more to Europeans.

I think Halo/Gears are a good examples of that, as well: no one here cares that Bungie and Epic are American, but it's inarguable that shooting gritty aliens in space is a particularly American interest, and consequently, American developers have a strong tendency to make those sorts of games.

Thus, Bungie's name is stronger in America than anywhere else, Square Enix's name is stronger in Japan than anywhere else, and Ubisoft's name is strong in Europe than anywhere else.

[thuway]

It still baffles my mind that Mario and Sonic at the Olympic continues to sell in those obscene numbers.

[Kenka]

Netherlands : Week 32, 2008 09 (07) [WII] Sports Island (Konami)

WTH, this thing sells everywhere...

[Phife Dawg]

We're saying the same thing. I wasn't suggesting that people buy games made by Europeans out of nationalistic pride; simply that European developers tend to make games that appeal more to Europeans. I think Halo/Gears are a good examples of that, as well: no one here cares that Bungie and Epic are American, but it's inarguable that shooting gritty aliens in space is a particularly American interest, and consequently, American developers have a strong tendency to make those sorts of games. Thus, Bungie's name is stronger in America than anywhere else, Square Enix's name is stronger in Japan than anywhere else, and Ubisoft's name is strong in Europe than anywhere else.

Still, what you are suggesting is that it's more likely that people will buy SC4 if it has a Ubisoft label on it rather than an imaginative Namco one. Do you honestly think people will see Ubisoft on the cover and think: Oh, that'll most likely be tailored to my tastes. Or see Namco on the cover and think: Oh, that's some obscure Japanese company, this game will not appeal to me.

That may only work for a company like Nintendo, who have a very clear-cut philosophy and then only for their franchise game. I.e. consumers know a Mario-branded game will be one with a broad appeal and family-friendly setting.

WTH, this thing sells everywhere...

Dirt cheap and the Olympics just started.

[Opiate]

Still, what you are suggesting is that it's more likely that people will buy SC4 if it has a Ubisoft label on it rather than an imaginative Namco one. Do you honestly think people will see Ubisoft on the cover and think: Oh, that'll most likely be tailored to my tastes. Or see Namco on the cover and think: Oh, that's some obscure Japanese company, this game will not appeal to me.

You'd know more than me, obviously, as I'm not European -- but yes, again, that happens all the time. American companies publish Japanese games here frequently (even if those Japanese companies would technically be capable of releasing them themselves), and I know that Japanese companies publish American games on occasion, too.

It is not an absurd notion and it is a very common practice. If this happens to not be the case in this instance, no problem. I didn't know that Namco publishes zero games in Europe: once that was made clear, it was obvious that the reason Ubisoft is publishing in this instance is that Namco has no lines of distribution.

[Phife Dawg]

You'd know more than me, obviously, as I'm not European -- but yes, again, that happens all the time. American companies publish Japanese games here frequently (even if those Japanese companies would technically be capable of releasing them themselves), and I know that Japanese companies publish American games on occasion, too. It is not an absurd notion and it is a very common practice. If this happens to not be the case in this instance, no problem. I didn't know that Namco publishes zero games in Europe: once that was made clear, it was obvious that the reason Ubisoft is publishing in this instance is that Namco has no lines of distribution.

What do you mean by "would technically"? Are there instances where Japanese companies have a US subsidary but still opt to have a game published by a US company? What are the examples for said common practice?

Or are you referring to companies that have no subsidary in the respective countries? Because that's a different story alltogether and does not back your claim of "it's not the games that interest customers, it's the company" and companies acting accordingly.

[Opiate]

What do you mean by "would technically"? Are there instances where Japanese companies have a US subsidary but still opt to have a game published by a US company? What are the examples for said common practice?.

Cooking Mama is published by Majesco, an American company, even though Square would obviously be capable of publishing it; XSEED has published several RPGs from the Japanese market by several major publishers including Sony; and of course, Capcom has the classic example of publishing GTA in Japan.

Those are the ones off the top of my head, at least. As I said, it's not rare for foreign companies to use the expertise and brand name of a native company to better push their wares, in any market. I'm really not sure what you're trying to push here, because it is not only common in video games, it's common in practically every worldwide industry.

Edit: Another major historical example would be Final Fantasy VII, which Sony published in Europe, even though Squaresoft had already published a few games there, proving they had distribution in place (they published Secret of Mana there way back on the SNES).

[Phife Dawg]

Cooking Mama is published by Majesco, an American company, even though Square would obviously be capable of publishing it; XSEED has published several RPGs from the Japanese market by several major publishers including Sony; and of course, Capcom has the classic example of publishing GTA in Japan. Those are the ones off the top of my head, at least. As I said, it's not rare for foreign companies to use the expertise and brand name of a native company to better push their wares, in any market. I'm really not sure what you're trying to push here, because it is not only common in video games, it's common in practically every worldwide industry. Edit: Another major historical example would be Final Fantasy VII, which Sony published in Europe, even though Squaresoft had already published a few games there, proving they had distribution in place (they published Secret of Mana there way back on the SNES).

So you think Majesco (and 505 games here) is publishing Cooking Mama because the Taito name wouldn't fly that well in the west? Same with the stuff XSeed publishes. These publishers have found their niche. They specialise in picking up games for western releases. If Majesco/XSeed wouldn't have picked up the titles they probably wouldn't have been published in the west.

Or are you seriously suggesting that Xseed has better expertise and brand name in the west than Sony?

Take 2 does not publish in Japan at all afaik. Bioshock was published by Spike for instance.

I'm not trying to push anything, just debating your point that's all.

Square is a complicated example because they used to have a deal with EA too. There is a SE Ltd. but for instance here in Germany basically all their stuff is published by Koch Media and certainly not because of brand recognition. FF is the brand.

[Raist]

:/ Why is that? Are they on vacation mode now or something?

No idea. We knew that Sweden wouldn't be updated anymore during summer, but for the other countries I mentionned, they simply didn't update on the day they used too, and still haven't. Be it SELL for France, GfK for AUS/NZ, mvc or edgeonline for spain, and some user on an italian forum for Italy.
I have no idea whether the regular updates will take place next week, but since they didn't last week, I prefer to assume that something is wrong and some guys are on vacation :p

[poppabk]

Cooking Mama is published by Majesco, an American company, even though Square would obviously be capable of publishing it; XSEED has published several RPGs from the Japanese market by several major publishers including Sony; and of course, Capcom has the classic example of publishing GTA in Japan. Those are the ones off the top of my head, at least. As I said, it's not rare for foreign companies to use the expertise and brand name of a native company to better push their wares, in any market. I'm really not sure what you're trying to push here, because it is not only common in video games, it's common in practically every worldwide industry. Edit: Another major historical example would be Final Fantasy VII, which Sony published in Europe, even though Squaresoft had already published a few games there, proving they had distribution in place (they published Secret of Mana there way back on the SNES).

I think that alternate publishers are used because of publisher brand recognition/reputation, publisher size/connections/funds etc. I very much doubt that jingoism plays a part, especially due to the fact that I doubt the majority of people buying games know where the publisher is based.

[Jokeropia]

No idea. We knew that Sweden wouldn't be updated anymore during summer, but for the other countries I mentionned, they simply didn't update on the day they used too, and still haven't. Be it SELL for France, GfK for AUS/NZ, mvc or edgeonline for spain, and some user on an italian forum for Italy. I have no idea whether the regular updates will take place next week, but since they didn't last week, I prefer to assume that something is wrong and some guys are on vacation :p

I see. I hope they're back soon.

[SovanJedi]

Maybe they're dead and nobody's checking up on them? Huh? Has anybody considered that?

Will someone PLEASE think of the chart trackers?!

[Copycat_Wannabe]

Week 30 Releases for Consoles (August 11th ~ August 16th) :

It should be Week 33, right?

[Raist]

It should be Week 33, right?

Opps. Yeah, should be :p

[frankie_baby]

any sign off the numbers yet? i'd check chart track myself but their site dont work on the wii

[Parl]

UK :

01 (01) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
02 (02) [WII] Mario Kart (Nintendo)
03 (04) [WII] Big Beach Sports (THQ)
04 (07) [WII] Wii Play (Ubisoft)
05 (05) [NDS] Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision Blizzard)
06 (03) [360] Soulcalibur IV (Ubisoft)
07 (08) [NDS] Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
08 (06) [PS3] Soulcalibur IV (Ubisoft)
09 (10) [WII] Carnival: Funfair Games (Take 2)
10 (11) [WII] Sports Party (Ubisoft)
11 (14) [WII] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
12 (13) [NDS] More Brain Training (Nintendo)
13 (09) [WII] Super Smash Brothers Brawl (Nintendo)
14 (19) [WII] Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock (Activision Blizzard)
15 (12) [NDS] Wall-E (THQ)
16 (15) [NDS] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Nintendo)
17 (20) [NDS] Kung Fu Panda (Activision Blizzard)
18 (29) [360] Beijing 2008 (Sega)
19 (17) [360] Battlefield: Bad Company (EA)
20 (23) [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)


Formated the top 20.. Can't be bothered to do the rest though.

[slaughterking]

UK charts:

http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.j....jsp&ct=110032

[DNF]

beaten by a week

[carlosp]

 Beaten 

[frankie_baby]

01 (01) [WII ] WII FIT NINTENDO 02 (02) [WII ] MARIO KART WII NINTENDO 03 - [360] SOULCALIBUR IV UBISOFT 04 (07) [WII ] BIG BEACH SPORTS THQ 05 (03) [DS] GUITAR HERO: ON TOUR ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 06 - [PS3] SOULCALIBUR IV UBISOFT 07 (04) [WII ] WII PLAY NINTENDO 08 (06) [DS] DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING NINTENDO 09 (05) [WII ] SUPER SMASH BROS: BRAWL NINTENDO 10 (10) [WII ] CARNIVAL: FUNFAIR GAMES TAKE 2 11 (08) [WII ] SPORTS PARTY UBISOFT 12 (09) [DS] WALL-E THQ 13 (15) [DS] MORE BRAIN TRAINING FROM DR KAWASHIMA NINTENDO 14 (12) [WII ] MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA 15 (13) [DS] MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA 16 (11) [PS3] METAL GEAR SOLID 4: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS KONAMI 17 (14) [360] BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY ELECTRONIC ARTS 18 (24) [DS] NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. NINTENDO 19 (26) [WII ] GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 20 (29) [DS] KUNG FU PANDA ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 21 (16) [DS] COOKING MAMA 2 505 GAMES 22 (25) [360] GRAND THEFT AUTO IV TAKE 2 23 (21) [DS] MARIO KART DS NINTENDO 24 (40) [DS] SIGHT TRAINING NINTENDO 25 (20) [WII ] WALL-E THQ 26 - [WII ] SPORTS ISLAND KONAMI 27 (30) [PS3] CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 28 (19) [DS] LEGO INDIANA JONES: ORIGINAL ADVENTURES LUCASARTS 29 (22) [360] BEIJING 2008 SEGA 30 (38) [WII ] RAYMAN RAVING RABBIDS 2 UBISOFT 31 (18) [DS] POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON: DARKNESS NINTENDO 32 (31) [PS3] BEIJING 2008 SEGA 33 - [360] CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 34 (17) [DS] TOUCHMASTER MIDWAY 35 (32) [PS2] WALL-E THQ 36 (23) [DS] COOKING GUIDE: CAN'T DECIDE WHAT TO EAT? NINTENDO 37 (28) [DS] IMAGINE: BABIES UBISOFT 38 (27) [DS] POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON: TIME NINTENDO 39 - [DS] 42 ALL-TIME CLASSICS NINTENDO 40 (37) [WII ] GAME PARTY MIDWAY

welcome to last week

[Sadist]

Same old, same old in England.

DS - 15
Wii - 15
360 - 6
PS3 - 4

No PS2 and PSP software this week in the top 40. That's... a first. Right?

[cw_sasuke]

Same old, same old in England. DS - 15 Wii - 15 360 - 6 PS3 - 4 No PS2 and PSP software this week in the top 40. That's... a first. Right?

THIS IS WHAT I CALL DOMINATION !!!

[Arde5643]

Same old, same old.

I'm surprised that COD4 is higher for PS3 than for 360 - although judging from the position, the difference is probably minute.

[szaromir]

lol, Battlefield has stronger legs than MGS4. GTA4 is going lower and lower every week

[Stop It]

Same old, same old in England. DS - 15 Wii - 15 360 - 6 PS3 - 4 No PS2 and PSP software this week in the top 40. That's... a first. Right?

So when does the UK get renamed to Ninty Zone 2? Because frankly they have us under their spell totally now, total fucking domination.

[Furret]

Same old, same old in England. DS - 15 Wii - 15 360 - 6 PS3 - 4 No PS2 and PSP software this week in the top 40. That's... a first. Right?

If you're British then please kill yourself.

If you're not then please pay attention in Geography lessons.

[Gabyskra]

Same old, same old in England. DS - 15 Wii - 15 360 - 6 PS3 - 4 No PS2 and PSP software this week in the top 40. That's... a first. Right?

There's Wall-e (#35). Thanks to the Wii, soon there will not be any more PS2 casual games.

[Arde5643]

There's Wall-e (#35). Thanks to the Wii, soon there will not be any more PS2 casual games.

Welp, at least we know where the PS2 UK'ers are migrating to.

[Sadist]

If you're British then please kill yourself. If you're not then please pay attention in Geography lessons.

Nope, I'm Dutch. Yay, I live.

[lochnesssnowman]

There's Wall-e (#35). Thanks to the Wii, soon there will not be any more PS2 casual games.

I think that's last weeks chart you're looking at which was mistakenly put forward as this weeks chart in the post above. There's a link to the correct chart a few posts up (which does contain no PS2/PSP software).

[Phife Dawg]

Nintendo’s ‘Wii Fit’ chalks up a 4th week at No1 since launch 14 weeks ago (+13%), knocking last week’s newcomer ‘SoulCalibur IV’ from Namco-Bandai/Ubisoft down to No2 (-24%). Nintendo remain at No3 with ‘Mario Kart Wii’ (+11%), THQ rise 1 place to No4 with Wii ‘Big Beach Sports’ (+4%) and Nintendo also do well with ‘Wii Play’, up 2 places to No5 (+12%). Activision Blizzard see retailer promotional work pay off with ‘Guitar Hero III’ climbing 5 places, back in the top 10 at No6 (+36%), taking the place of DS ‘Guitar Hero: On Tour’ which drops to No7 (-10%). Sega’s ‘Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games’ remains at No8 (+10%), THQ drop 5 places to No9 with ‘Wall-E’ (-18%) and Nintendo’s DS ‘Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training’ takes a 78th week in the Top 10 at No10 (+4%).

Write up (All Format)

SC holds up surprisingly well both All Format and Individual Format. I'm surprised.

[Opiate]

Thanks Phife.

1) I agree, SC holds up very well, particularly for a hardcore game in a hardcore genre. The Ubisoft brand holds strong!
2) Guitar Hero seems to have taken off in the UK in a way that it hadn't previously.
3) Wii Fit and Mario Kart Wii go up in sales. Again.

[RJT]

WII *Table Football

What? Is it good? Why are there no previews? It's a freaking Table Football game for Wii!!!

[Lightning]

A part of me is so glad that Nintendo have been able to achieve this despite the lack of quality 3rd party support. Nintendo have shown that 3rd parties are not required to be a runaway winner in a generation. Even if 3rd parties jump on the Wii, and they will eventually, Nintendo have taken Sony's market share despite the fact without 3rd parties and games like GTA, MGS etc...

It just clearly shows that 3rd parties are there to make up the numbers in your game lineup and should never be the core. Sony are heading in the right direction, despite how the charts look at the moment to suggest otherwise.

[brain_stew]

Wii Fit, Mario Kart Wii, Wii Play and Mario and Sonic all rising more than 10%? That's just incredible, I don't think we've ever seen legs like this before, its ridiculous.

[BishopLamont]

Wii Fit, Mario Kart Wii, Wii Play and Mario and Sonic all rising more than 10%? That's just incredible, I don't think we've ever seen legs like this before, its ridiculous.

Brain Training, Nintendogs, Mario Kart DS, New SMB. We've seen it before.

[marc^o^]

DS - 15 Wii - 15 360 - 6 PS3 - 4

If the expression "it prints money" didn't exist, we'd have to reinvent it. Has anyone tried some predictions regarding Nintendo earnings/revenue in 2 years, based on current WW sales rates?

[Souldriver]

A part of me is so glad that Nintendo have been able to achieve this despite the lack of quality 3rd party support. Nintendo have shown that 3rd parties are not required to be a runaway winner in a generation. Even if 3rd parties jump on the Wii, and they will eventually, Nintendo have taken Sony's market share despite the fact without 3rd parties and games like GTA, MGS etc... It just clearly shows that 3rd parties are there to make up the numbers in your game lineup and should never be the core. Sony are heading in the right direction, despite how the charts look at the moment to suggest otherwise.

It's all up for interpretation. The "winning" strategy you just described didn't help Nintendo much in the N64/GC days, and the fact that the Playstation became such a huge success, was that Sony focused mainly on strong third party support.

It's a combination of factors off course, but the "focus on first/third party" support, is not always the secured road to victory.

[Raist]

I'm surprised that PS3 platinum titles haven't shown up in the charts. Only Uncharted has done so, but in the UK Budget Charts (#28)



UK :

Nintendo’s ‘Wii Fit’ chalks up a 4th week at No1 since launch 14 weeks ago (+13%), knocking last week’s newcomer ‘SoulCalibur IV’ from Namco-Bandai/Ubisoft down to No2 (-24%). Nintendo remain at No3 with ‘Mario Kart Wii’ (+11%), THQ rise 1 place to No4 with Wii ‘Big Beach Sports’ (+4%) and Nintendo also do well with ‘Wii Play’, up 2 places to No5 (+12%). Activision Blizzard see retailer promotional work pay off with ‘Guitar Hero III’ climbing 5 places, back in the top 10 at No6 (+36%), taking the place of DS ‘Guitar Hero: On Tour’ which drops to No7 (-10%). Sega’s ‘Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games’ remains at No8 (+10%), THQ drop 5 places to No9 with ‘Wall-E’ (-18%) and Nintendo’s DS ‘Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training’ takes a 78th week in the Top 10 at No10 (+4%).

TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE - INDIVIDUAL FORMATS (UNITS) - Week 32, 2008

01 (01) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
02 (02) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
03 (04) [WII] Big Beach Sports (Thq)
04 (07) [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
05 (05) [NDS] Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision Blizzard)
06 (03) [360] Soulcalibur IV (Ubisoft)
07 (08) [NDS] Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
08 (06) [PS3] Soulcalibur IV (Ubisoft)
09 (10) [WII] Carnival: Funfair Games (Take 2)
10 (11) [WII] Sports Party (Ubisoft)
11 (14) [WII] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
12 (13) [NDS] More Brain Training From Dr Kawashima (Nintendo)
13 (09) [WII] Super Smash Bros: Brawl (Nintendo)
14 (19) [WII] Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock (Activision Blizzard)
15 (12) [NDS] Wall-E (Thq)
16 (15) [NDS] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
17 (20) [NDS] Kung Fu Panda (Activision Blizzard)
18 (29) [360] Beijing 2008 (Sega)
19 (17) [360] Battlefield: Bad Company (Electronic Arts)
20 (23) [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
21 (30) [WII] Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (Ubisoft)
22 (16) [PS3] Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots (Konami)
23 (18) [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
24 (32) [PS3] Beijing 2008 (Sega)
25 (24) [NDS] Sight Training (Nintendo)
26 (__) [NDS] Puzzler Collection (Ubisoft)
27 (__) [360] Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock (Activision Blizzard)
28 (40) [WII] Game Party (Midway)
29 (22) [360] Grand Theft Auto IV (Take 2)
30 (21) [NDS] Cooking Mama 2 (505 Games)
31 (28) [NDS] Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (Lucasarts)
32 (27) [PS3] Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision Blizzard)
33 (__) [WII] Sega Superstars Tennis (Sega)
34 (39) [NDS] 42 All-time Classics (Nintendo)
35 (26) [WII] Sports Island (Konami)
36 (37) [NDS] Imagine: Babies (Ubisoft)
37 (25) [WII] Wall-E (Thq)
38 (__) [WII] Sonic And The Secret Rings (Sega)
39 (33) [360] Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision Blizzard)
40 (31) [NDS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Darkness (Nintendo)

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Ireland :
TOP 20 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE (ALL PRICES) - Week 32, 2008

01 (02) Soulcalibur IV (Ubisoft)
02 (01) Wii Fit (Nintendo)
03 (04) Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
04 (06) Kung Fu Panda (Activision Blizzard)
05 (05) Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
06 (03) Wall-e (Thq)
07 (07) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
08 (10) Wii Play (Nintendo)
09 (08) Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (Lucasarts)
10 (09) Fifa 08 (Electronic Arts)
11 (12) Super Smash Bros: Brawl (Nintendo)
12 (13) Ben 10: Protector Of Earth (D3p)
13 (11) Grand Theft Auto Iv (Take 2)
14 (__) Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock (Activision Blizzard)
15 (18) The Simpsons Game (Electronic Arts)
16 (16) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
17 (19) More Brain Training From Dr Kawashima (Nintendo)
18 (17) Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami)
19 (__) Need For Speed: Prostreet (Electronic Arts)
20 (__) Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision Blizzard)

[Taurus]

So when does the UK get renamed to Ninty Zone 2? Because frankly they have us under their spell totally now, total fucking domination.

We renamed it already (or at least I did ).

United Mushroom Kingdom.