[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 :
TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE - INDIVIDUAL FORMATS (UNITS) - Week 37, 2008

01 (01) [PC] Spore (Electronic Arts)
02 (02) [360] Mercenaries 2: World In Flames (Electronic Arts)
03 (03) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
04 (04) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
05 (14) [WII] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
06 (07) [WII] Tiger Woods Pga Tour 09 (Electronic Arts)
07 (16) [NDS] Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision Blizzard)
08 (05) [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
09 (06) [PS3] Mercenaries 2: World In Flames (Electronic Arts)
10 (09) [WII] Big Beach Sports (Thq)
11 (08) [WII] Carnival: Funfair Games (Take 2)
12 (18) [WII] Super Smash Bros: Brawl (Nintendo)
13 (36) [NDS] Spore Creatures (Electronic Arts)
14 (12) [NDS] Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
15 (19) [NDS] Wall-e (Thq)
16 (10) [360] Tiger Woods Pga Tour 09 (Electronic Arts)
17 (17) [NDS] Carnival: Funfair Games (Take 2)
18 (11) [PS3] Tiger Woods Pga Tour 09 (Electronic Arts)
19 (26) [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
20 (__) [NDS] The Sims 2: Apartment Pets (Electronic Arts)
21 (__) [360] TNA Impact! (Midway)
22 (25) [NDS] Imagine: Teacher (Ubisoft)
23 (30) [WII] Sports Party (Ubisoft)
24 (27) [NDS] More Brain Training From Dr Kawashima (Nintendo)
25 (__) [WII] Off Road (Empire Interactive)
26 (38) [WII] Wall-e (Thq)
27 (29) [NDS] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
28 (__) [PS3] TNA Impact! (Midway)
29 (13) [PC] The Sims 2: Apartment Life (Electronic Arts)
30 (__) [NDS] Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What To Eat? (Nintendo)
31 (__) [NDS] Fashion Dogz (Ubisoft)
32 (15) [360] Too Human (Microsoft)
33 (22) [NDS] Scrabble Interactive: 2007 Edition (Ubisoft)
34 (34) [PS3] Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots (Konami)
35 (20) [360] Viva Piñata: Trouble In Paradise (Microsoft)
36 (__) [WII] Game Party (Midway)
37 (35) [PS3] Grand Theft Auto Iv (Take 2)
38 (__) [WII] Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (Lucasarts)
39 (__) [PS2] TNA Impact! (Midway)
40 (__) [NDS] Cooking Mama 2 (505 Games)

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Ireland :
TOP 20 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE (ALL PRICES) - Week 37, 2008

01 (02) Mercenaries 2: World In Flames (Electronic Arts)
02 (01) Tiger Woods Pga Tour 09 (Electronic Arts)
03 (03) Wii Fit (Nintendo)
04 (04) Spore (Electronic Arts)
05 (__) Tna Impact! (Midway)
06 (07) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
07 (08) Wii Play (Nintendo)
08 (06) Carnival: Funfair Games (Take 2)
09 (11) Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
10 (13) The Simpsons Game (Electronic Arts)
11 (05) Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
12 (10) Grand Theft Auto Iv (Take 2)
13 (12) Fifa 08 (Electronic Arts)
14 (__) Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision Blizzard)
15 (15) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
16 (18) Need For Speed: Prostreet (Electronic Arts)
17 (__) Condemned: Criminal Origins (Sega)
18 (09) Wall-e (Thq)
19 (14) Ben 10: Protector Of Earth (D3p)
20 (20) Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami)

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Denmark :
TOP 20 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE (ALL PRICES) - Week 37, 2008

01 (01) Spore (Electronic Arts)
02 (02) The Sims 2: Apartment Life (Electronic Arts)
03 (03) Wall-E (Thq)
04 (05) Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock (Activision Blizzard)
05 (04) FIFA 08 (Electronic Arts)
06 (10) Counter-strike: Source (Electronic Arts)
07 (08) Grand Theft Auto IV (K.e. Media)
08 (__) Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (Nordisk Film)
09 (09) Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (Activision Blizzard)
10 (06) Mercenaries 2: World In Flames (Electronic Arts)
11 (07) Need For Speed: Prostreet (Electronic Arts)
12 (12) Madden NFL 09 (Electronic Arts)
13 (13) Pixeline: Trafiksikker (Krea Medie)
14 (18) Counter-strike 1: Anthology (Electronic Arts)
15 (__) The Sims 2: Freetime (Electronic Arts)
16 (__) Warcraft III: Reign Of Chaos (Activision Blizzard)
17 (17) Pixeline 6: For Fulde Sejl (Krea Medie)
18 (__) The Sims 2: Pets (Electronic Arts)
19 (__) World Of Warcraft: Battle Chest (Activision Blizzard)
20 (14) Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft)

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Netherlands :
Week 37, 2008

01 (01) [PC] Spore (Electronic Arts)
02 (03) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
03 (02) [WII] Mario Kart (Nintendo)
04 (__) [360] Mercenaries 2: World In Flames (Electronic Arts)
05 (04) [PC] The Sims 2: Apartment Life (Electronic Arts)
06 (05) [WII] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
07 (07) [WII] Super Smash Brothers Brawl (Nintendo)
08 (__) [NDS] Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo)
09 (__) [PS3] Mercenaries 2/world In Flames (Electronic Arts)
10 (10) [WII] Sports Island (Konami)

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France :
Week 36, 2008

01 (01) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
02 (02) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
03 (03) [PS3] Soulcalibur IV (Ubisoft)
04 (04) [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
05 (05) [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
06 (__) [NDS] The Sims 2: Apartment Pets (Electronic Arts)
07 (07) [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
08 (08) [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
09 (__) [PS3] Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (Electronic Arts)
10 (__) [NDS] Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat ? (Nintendo)

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Archive :
Week 36
Week 35
Week 34
Week 33
Week 32

[Raist]

Spain :
Week 36, 2008

01 (01) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
02 (03) [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
03 (__) [PC] The Sims 2: Apartment Life (Electronic Arts)
04 (04) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
05 (07) [NDS] Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat ? (Nintendo)
06 (__) [PC] Spore (Electronic Arts)
07 (05) [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
08 (02) [PS3] Beijing 2008 (Sega)
09 (09) [NDS] Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
10 (__) [PS3] Grand Theft Auto IV (Take 2)

LW ranks are from Week 34

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Italy :


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Norway :
Week 36, 2008 - All Formats

Consoles
01 (05) Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar Games)
02 (01) Wall-E (THQ)
03 (03) Buzz: Quiz TV (Sony)
04 (06) Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (Activision)
05 (__) Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (Electronic Arts)
06 (04) Beijing 2008 (Sega)
07 (02) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision)
08 (08) Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (LucasArts)
09 (07) Battlefield: Bad Company (Electronic Arts)
10 (09) Wii Fit (Nintendo)
11 (10) Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (Sony)
12 (__) Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2009 (Electronic Arts)
13 (13) Soul Calibur IV (Ubisoft)
14 (19) Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
15 (15) Kung Fu Panda (Activision)
16 (16) Race Driver: Grid (Codemasters)
17 (12) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
18 (17) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
19 (11) Too Human (Microsoft)
20 (__) Skate (Electronic Arts)

Handhelds
01 (02) Wall-E (THQ)
02 (03) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
03 (01) Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (Lucasarts)
04 (__) Kung Fu Panda (Activision)
05 (09) Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
06 (04) Nintendogs (Nintendo)
07 (05) Pokémon Diamond/Pearl (Nintendo)
08 (06) Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision)
09 (08) High School Musical 2: Work This Out (Disney Interactive)
10 (__) The Sims 2: Apartment Pets (Electronic Arts)

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Finland :

No Charts this week

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Sweden :
Week 37, 2008

01 (01) [PC] Spore (Electronic Arts)
02 (__) [360] NHL 09 (Electronic Arts)
03 (02) [PC] The Sims 2: Apartment Life(Electronic Arts)
04 (__) [Wii] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
05 (05) [PC] World of Warcraft (Vivendi Games)
06 (03) [PS2] Guitar Hero II: Legends of Rock (Activision)
07 (10) [PC] World of Warcraft Battlechest (Vivendi Games)
08 (06) [PC] Counter-Strike 1: Anthology (Electronic Arts)
09 (09) [PC] World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (Vivendi Games)
10 (16) [PS2] Singstar Svenska hits Schlager (Sony Computer Ent.)
11 (14) [PC] The Sims 2 Ikea Home Stuff (Electronic Arts)
12 (15) [PC] The Sims 2 (Electronic Arts)
13 (13) [Wii] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
14 (08) [PS3] Buzz! Quiz TV (Sony Computer Ent.)
15 (__) [PC] Counter-Strike Source (Electronic Arts)
16 (__) [PS3] Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft)
17 (__) [PS2] Guitar Hero Aerosmith (Activision)
18 (__) [DS] New Super Mario Bros (Nintendo)
19 (07) [PS3] Grand Theft Auto IV (Take 2)
20 (18) [PS2] Lego: Indiana Jones the Original Adventures (LucasArts)

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Germany :
Week 37, 2008

01 (01) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
02 (02) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
03 (03) [NDS] Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
04 (09) [PS2] Naruto Ultimate Ninja 3 (Namco Bandai)
05 (05) [NDS] More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (Nintendo)
06 (04) [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
07 (__) [PS3] Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft)
08 (08) [NDS] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
09 (__) [NDS] Dinosaur King (Sega)
10 (__) [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)

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Australia :
Week 37, 2008

01 (01) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
02 (03) [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
03 (02) [PC] Spore (Electronic Arts)
04 (04) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
05 (06) [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
06 (__) [PS2] Wall-E (THQ)
07 (__) [360] Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (Electronic Arts)
08 (05) [NDS] Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
09 (__) [NDS] Barbie as the Island Princess (Activision)
10 (__) [PS3] Call of Duty 3 (Activision)

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New Zealand :
Week 37, 2008

01 (01) [PC] Spore (Electronic Arts)
02 (__) [360] Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (Electronic Arts)
03 (02) [PC] The Sims 2: Apartment Life (Electronic Arts)
04 (04) [PS2] Rugby 2008 (Electronic Arts)
05 (05) [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
06 (03) [PS3] Grand Theft Auto IV (Take 2)
07 (__) [PS3] Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (Electronic Arts)
08 (10) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
09 (06) [360] Grand Theft Auto IV (Take 2)
10 (09) [PC] The Sims 2 (Electronic Arts)

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Week 38 Releases for Consoles (September 15th ~ September 20th) :

WII
*Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

360
*Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
*Warriors Orochi 2

PS3
*Play TV with Playstation 3 TV Tuner
*Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

NDS
*Allied Ace Pilots
*Imagine Baby Club
*Imagine Fashion Model
*Imagine Modern Dancer
*Jackass
*Jewel Quest Expeditions
*Mahjong Quest Expeditions
*My Secret World by Imagine
*Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
*Tim Stockdale's Riding Star

PSP
*Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

PS2
*Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
*Tim Stockdale's Riding Star
*Warriors Orochi 2
*Yakuza 2

[°°ToMmY°°]

hope to see yakuza2 charting next week.

[Brakara]

Norway : 01 (05) Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar Games) 05 (__) Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (Electronic Arts)

Wow @ GTA IV, and poor Mercs.

[BishopLamont]

WII
*Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

360
*Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

PS3
*Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Finally a worthy battle.

[SovanJedi]

Hey, I dunno if this was answered before, but how come the PAL Charts topic is now posted on Sundays instead of Mondays?

[cjelly]

WII *Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 360 *Star Wars: The Force Unleashed PS3 *Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Finally a worthy battle.

Yeah, it'll bomb on all three!

Seriously, it'll get all formats number one just because of the number of platforms its releasing on, but it certainly won't do anything amazing for any single platform.

[Copycat_Wannabe]

Three Imagine games being released, it'll be interesting to see how they chart.

[doicare]

Yeah, it'll bomb on all three! Seriously, it'll get all formats number one just because of the number of platforms its releasing on, but it certainly won't do anything amazing for any single platform.

Trust me when i say despite the game lacking in quality it will still sell a large amount on all 3 consoles and it definitely won't bomb.

[okrim]

Mmm mercenaries sell more on 360 in netherland too...in uk is normal but netherland is strange; probably the ps3 users don't appreciate this type of games.

[dabra]

Spain
week 36

01 (01) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
02 (03) [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
03 (__) [PC] The Sims 2: Apartment Life (Electronic Arts)
04 (04) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
05 (07) [NDS] Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat ? (Nintendo)
06 (__) [PC] Spore (Electronic Arts)
07 (05) [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
08 (02) [PS3] Beijing 2008 (Sega)
09 (09) [NDS] Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
10 (__) [PS3] Grand Theft Auto Iv (Take 2)

LW ranks are from Week 34

[DMPrince]

Mmm mercenaries sell more on 360 in netherland too...in uk is normal but netherland is strange; probably the ps3 users don't appreciate this type of games.

of course we don't.

[-MB-]

Mmm mercenaries sell more on 360 in netherland too...in uk is normal but netherland is strange; probably the ps3 users don't appreciate this type of games.

360 sales are usually more frontloaded in Holland then ps3 ones, watch it, in a week or 2 they swap places. Seen it happen with various multiplat titles.

[okrim]

360 sales are usually more frontloaded in Holland then ps3 ones, watch it, in a week or 2 they swap places. Seen it happen with various multiplat titles.

Depend of the games ... not so usually believe me.

[felipeko]

UK :
TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE - INDIVIDUAL FORMATS (UNITS), WEEK 37, September 2008
01 (01) [PC] Spore (Electronic Arts)
02 (02) [360] Mercenaries 2: World In Flames (Electronic Arts)
03 (03) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
04 (04) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
05 (14) [WII] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
06 (07) [WII] Tiger Woods Pga Tour 09 (Electronic Arts)
07 (16) [NDS] Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision Blizzard)
08 (05) [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
09 (06) [PS3] Mercenaries 2: World In Flames (Electronic Arts)
10 (09) [WII] Big Beach Sports (Thq)
11 (08) [WII] Carnival: Funfair Games (Take 2)
12 (18) [WII] Super Smash Bros: Brawl (Nintendo)
13 (36) [NDS] Spore Creatures (Electronic Arts)
14 (12) [NDS] Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
15 (19) [NDS] Wall-e (Thq)
16 (10) [360] Tiger Woods Pga Tour 09 (Electronic Arts)
17 (17) [NDS] Carnival: Funfair Games (Take 2)
18 (11) [PS3] Tiger Woods Pga Tour 09 (Electronic Arts)
19 (26) [NDS] Mario Kart Ds (Nintendo)
20 (__) [NDS] The Sims 2: Apartment Pets (Electronic Arts)
21 (__) [360] Tna Impact! (Midway)
22 (25) [NDS] Imagine: Teacher (Ubisoft)
23 (30) [WII] Sports Party (Ubisoft)
24 (27) [NDS] More Brain Training From Dr Kawashima (Nintendo)
25 (__) [WII] Off Road (Empire Interactive)
26 (38) [WII] Wall-e (Thq)
27 (29) [NDS] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
28 (__) [PS3] Tna Impact! (Midway)
29 (13) [PC] The Sims 2: Apartment Life (Electronic Arts)
30 (__) [NDS] Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What To Eat? (Nintendo)
31 (__) [NDS] Fashion Dogz (Ubisoft)
32 (15) [360] Too Human (Microsoft)
33 (22) [NDS] Scrabble Interactive: 2007 Edition (Ubisoft)
34 (34) [PS3] Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots (Konami)
35 (20) [360] Viva Piñata: Trouble In Paradise (Microsoft)
36 (__) [WII] Game Party (Midway)
37 (35) [PS3] Grand Theft Auto Iv (Take 2)
38 (__) [WII] Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (Lucasarts)
39 (__) [PS2] Tna Impact! (Midway)
40 (__) [NDS] Cooking Mama 2 (505 Games)
DS = 14
Wii = 13
PS3 = 5
X360 = 5
PC = 2
PS2 = 1

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Ireland :
TOP 20 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE (ALL PRICES), WEEK 37 September 2008
01 (02) Mercenaries 2: World In Flames (Electronic Arts)
02 (01) Tiger Woods Pga Tour 09 (Electronic Arts)
03 (03) Wii Fit (Nintendo)
04 (04) Spore (Electronic Arts)
05 (__) Tna Impact! (Midway)
06 (07) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
07 (08) Wii Play (Nintendo)
08 (06) Carnival: Funfair Games (Take 2)
09 (11) Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
10 (13) The Simpsons Game (Electronic Arts)
11 (05) Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
12 (10) Grand Theft Auto Iv (Take 2)
13 (12) Fifa 08 (Electronic Arts)
14 (__) Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision Blizzard)
15 (15) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
16 (18) Need For Speed: Prostreet (Electronic Arts)
17 (__) Condemned: Criminal Origins (Sega)
18 (09) Wall-e (Thq)
19 (14) Ben 10: Protector Of Earth (D3p)
20 (20) Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami)

[Frillen]

But.. but... Aren't children in schools now? So why so many DS and Wii games? So confused :S

[pswii60]

Wii and DS software domination yet again. Although I should imagine this will start to change over the next couple of months with the rather large influx of major 360/PS3 games.

But.. but... Aren't children in schools now? So why so many DS and Wii games? So confused :S

They're not in school NOW, it's 17:08. Plenty of time in evening to head down to The Trafford Centre and buy Mario Kart.

[Oxx]

Wasn't Dragon Quest out last week?

I don't see it in the DS Top 50. Ouch?

[doicare]

But.. but... Aren't children in schools now? So why so many DS and Wii games? So confused :S

Check out this weeks weighted chart when it goes up and then compare it to when the kids were on holiday......i can see how that would be confusing for you. :s

[felipeko]

Check out this weeks weighted chart when it goes up and then compare it to when the kids were on holiday......i can see how that would be confusing for you. :s

The chart will probably show Wii down, but only PC gaining on it, just because of Spore.

[WrikaWrek]

Pretty massive difference between Mercs versions. Everything else, expected.

[Sharp]

Spore #1 again? Guess the Amazon anti-DRM reviews didn't filter through to the masses.

[RJT]

PC and WII love! Another good performance from Tiger Woods on the Wii. I'd love to see PES Wii go against the other versions at the same time. I don't get Konami...

[BishopLamont]

Check out this weeks weighted chart when it goes up and then compare it to when the kids were on holiday......i can see how that would be confusing for you. :s

The kids are in school now, shouldn't the number of titles charting go down? You are the one that came up with this kids theory based on number of titles charting.

[Kweh]

I guess I shouldn't be surprised NHL 09 didn't chart.

[bad-joey]

Where's Infinite Undiscovery?

[Parl]

Check out this weeks weighted chart when it goes up and then compare it to when the kids were on holiday......i can see how that would be confusing for you. :s

Hey, one of the biggest weaknesses of the weighted chart is that despite consistent sales of Wii Fit, Mario Kart, etc, the release of new games incorrectly puts these titles lower on the charts, which makes a big, big difference to the weighted chart with these titles being really high up and really important on the weightings.

For that reason, there is very likely not that much difference in total Wii software sales for this tracked week, than those sales of the last weeks of the holidays, where Wii was also high.

Incorrectly assuming that Wii Fit and Mario Kart sales have gone down massively due to the introduction of Spore leads one to assume that Wii software sales have gone down.

Based on these this reason, any use of the weighted charts as evidence or even an idication of your hypothesis of actual software sales for Wii, this week, is totally null and void.

[dyls]

Tiger Woods Wii up again. The system really seems to be rewriting the book on legs for console games.

[Keyser Soze]

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

FFIV down to #28 from #20 in the DS Top50...and Dragon Quest IV doesn't even make it? Last week damnnn turns into goddamnnnn....

[Doc Evils]

Where's Infinite Undiscovery?

undiscovered.

[marc^o^]

Europe is now Nintendo's biggest market, by a huuuuge margin.
And WiiFit should reach 10 millions in some weeks, based on its continuous presence in the charts.

[Fuzz Rez]

GO Spore ! Can't wait for NPD spore numbers.

[jesusraz]

FFIV down to #28 from #20 in the DS Top50...and Dragon Quest IV doesn't even make it? Last week damnnn turns into goddamnnnn....

I fully expected FFIV to do what most other DS games do, FFCC: RoF included - shoot upwards. As for DQIV, I quietly shed a tear when I saw its absence from the DS Top 50...

[doicare]

The kids are in school now, shouldn't the number of titles charting go down? You are the one that came up with this kids theory based on number of titles charting.

The number of titles charting since the kids have gone back to school has gone down, so what is your point?

[SovanJedi]

I have never seen a single thing to advertise either Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest being released. If I hadn't have visited GAF I'd never know they were out. Not even a single note in my local GAME Store.

I'd buy both, but being recently made redundant I can't afford such luxuries for the timebeing. :<

[Phife Dawg]

Pretty surprised Mercs is still at No. 2, seems the 360 fanbase is really dependable.

Some movers this week in GH DS and Spore DS. The latter was pretty much expected due to the "normal" software behaviour on DS but what's with GH? Promotion?

What's with Off-Road as well?

Also paging test-account about M&S. Big jump. If this keeps up you could be right about it after all.

The chart will probably show Wii down, but only PC gaining on it, just because of Spore.

Kids don't game on PC and 360. EA those cunning bastards knew all that and had the launch of Spore and Mercs coincide with the end of the kid's holidays, where Wii and DS sales all go into the shitter, to gain the No. 1 position and bragging rights. It's clear as day for anyone with half a brain.

That TW Wii went up while the other versions went down is easily explainable as well. Due to the kids being in school again they have less time to play games and thus their Wiis get occupied by their fathers, which - as luck has it - are very devoted to videogame golfing.

Where's Infinite Undiscovery?

Gone, it's still No. 12 on the 360 charts but yeah, as expected it was only a short stay in the individual format charts.

[RBH]

TNA Impact did ok, I guess. Nothing spectacular.

[Jaded Alyx]

According to play.com and amazon.co.uk, both Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy IV seem to have stock issues...

[doicare]

Hey, one of the biggest weaknesses of the weighted chart is that despite consistent sales of Wii Fit, Mario Kart, etc, the release of new games incorrectly puts these titles lower on the charts, which makes a big, big difference to the weighted chart with these titles being really high up and really important on the weightings. For that reason, there is very likely not that much difference in total Wii software sales for this tracked week, than those sales of the last weeks of the holidays, where Wii was also high. Incorrectly assuming that Wii Fit and Mario Kart sales have gone down massively due to the introduction of Spore leads one to assume that Wii software sales have gone down. Based on these this reason, any use of the weighted charts as evidence or even an idication of your hypothesis of actual software sales for Wii, this week, is totally null and void.

Yes it is entirely possible and this has been discussed many times before. However with the lack of hard numbers the weighted chart is the best thing we have. My point is not based on just one holiday to school term transition it's based on the last 4 school holidays where they all coincide with a dramatic rise or continued high of wii software sales and the week the kids go back to school there is a dramatic drop in wii sales on the weighted chart. This isn't conclusive proof but i am yet to see a single shred of evidence from anybody that kids whilst on there school holidays don't boost wii software sales above what they normally are.

[Sharp]

GO Spore ! Can't wait for NPD spore numbers.

NPD doesn't include PC games with their console sales and I haven't heard them give any numbers for PC games either. PC games tend to get weekly charts by ranking.

[GarthVaderUK]

EA 1-2-3 second week in a row EA continue the 1-2-3 at the top of the Entertainment Software Top 40 for a 2nd week with ‘Mercenaries 2: World in Flames’ (-5%), ‘Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09’ (-9%) and ‘Spore’ (-23%). Sega climb 4 places to No4 with ‘Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games’ rocketing 85% over last week thanks mainly to promotional activity, especially on the Wii version. Nintendo drop one place to No5 with ‘Wii Fit’, although sales hold up over last week, and remain at No6 with ‘Mario Kart Wii’ climbing 17% over last week. Take 2’s ‘Carnival: Funfair Games’ drops 2 places to No7, up 3% over last week. Rocketing ten places and back in to the Top 10 at No8 is Activision’s ‘Guitar Hero: On Tour’ (+143%) which was a lead promotional title on DS. This week’s big new entry is Midway’s ‘TNA Impact!’ at No9 while Nintendo round off the Top 10 with ‘Wii Play (-8%) at No10.

UK all formats chart:

[test_account]

Pretty surprised Mercs is still at No. 2, seems the 360 fanbase is really dependable. Some movers this week in GH DS and Spore DS. The latter was pretty much expected due to the "normal" software behaviour on DS but what's with GH? Promotion? What's with Off-Road as well? Also paging test-account about M&S. Big jump. If this keeps up you could be right about it after all.

I also wonder why some of these games that you mention (GH DS, Spore DS and Mario & Sonic etc.) got a bump this week. When i saw the Mario & Sonic bump i though that either there was a re-stock going on so more copies were avalible, or that this was a slower week in general so this title went up in ranks. Maybe the game was on sale last week at some store chain or something, but i dont know.

Its pretty much just a wild guess for me that Mario & Sonic will contunie to sell well and/or chart in the UK Top 40 until this christmas, but who knows :) Its still quite a few weeks until christmas, but it might have a chance, we'll see what happends :) But even if it doesnt, it has sold over 1 million copies so far and its preformance is amazing anyway! :)


EDIT: I now see that GarthVaderUK have posted the Chart Track info and it says that Mario & Sonic had a special promotion, especially for the Wii version. I guess that is why the sales went up this week (well.. last week) :)

EDIT 2: I also see that Guitar Hero DS also had some promotion :) It doesnt say anything about Spore DS, but maybe that game also had some promotion, hence the boost in ranking for that game this week?

[Raist]

[cjelly]

Go, go, Tiger Woods Wii!

[Raist]

France :
Early Top 5 - Week 36, 2008

01 (01) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
02 (02) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
03 (03) [PS3] Soulcalibur IV (Ubisoft)
04 (04) [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
05 (05) [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)

[industrian]

34 (34) [PS3] Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots (Konami)

[okrim]

Why the wiifit sell so much, really, I never undestand the actual costumers taste...

[test_account]

Can someone explain to me how the weighted chart works? I've been wondering about it for weeks now, but i have been lazy about asking before now hehe :\ But now i think it was about time to ask instead of delay the question further :)

[Frillen]

Why the wiifit sell so much, really, I never undestand the actual costumers taste...

Casuals my friend, casuals.