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The All Formats Top 5 remains the same this week, with Mario Kart Wii at number 1 for a second week and Wii Fit at number 2. Sales of both Nintendo titles are up 12%.

Sega’s Beijing 2008 and Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games stick it out at numbers 3 and 4 with Wii Play at number 5.

According to Chart Track, party and mini-games dominate half of the All Formats Top 10. Take 2’s Carnival: Funfair Games re-enters the Top 10 at number 6 thanks to the DS version launching while THQ’s Big Beach Sports and Wall-E both climb up the ranks this week, Big Beach Sports is at number 7 and Wall-E moves up two places to number 9.

Nintendo’s Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training earns its 80th week in the All Formats Top 10, beating Tomb Raider which recorded 79 weeks. Brain Training moves up one place to number 8 while Activision-Blizzard’s Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock drops four places to number 10.

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The four largest sales monitoring and reporting firms in the world are to team up to release the most definitive video game sales chart reports available.

Each of the main territories are covered, with NPD covering the US, Chart-Track covering the UK, Enterbrain providing Japanese sales data and GFK providing sales numbers from Europe. The new monthly sales report that will result from this partnership will be called the Top Global Markets Report and will provide a report that is truly representative of worldwide point-of-sale data.

Their first report has been released, revealing the worldwide, cross-platform sales data for the top five selling games this year:

• Grand Theft Auto IV - 6,293,000
• Super Smash Bros: Brawl - 5,433,000
• Mario Kart Wii - 4,697,000
• Wii Fit - 3,604,000
• Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - 3,475,000

No surprises then, except for the (still not surprising) performance of three Wii-only titles, making it to the top 5.

Nintendo’s Mario Kart Wii climbs two places to top the UK’s All Formats Charts, experiencing a 6% increase in sales this week. According to Chart Track Nintendo has dominated the charts with nine All Formats number 1’s in the past 19 weeks.

Nintendo also takes second place with Wii Fit, dropping from last week’s number 1 due to a 24% decrease in sales. Sega’s Beijing 2008 climbs ten places to number 3 (Number 1 on Xbox 360 and PS3 charts) while Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games moves up four spots to number 4, no doubt re-energized by interest in the Olympic Games.

Nintendo’s Wii Play at number 5 means that Sega and Nintendo share the Top 5 this week. Chart Track data shows that Nintendo claim the lead format on eight of the Top 10 games, with six of the 10 exclusive to Wii or DS. Nintendo also boasts 15 DS or Wii games in the Individual Formats Top 20.

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Nintendo’s Wii Fit has topped the UK’s All Formats Chart for a fourth week since the popular title launched 14 weeks ago, gaining 13% in sales this week.

Namco Bandai’s SoulCalibur IV drops to number 2 after just one week at number 1, losing 24% in sales. Nintendo’s Mario Kart Wii remains in third, recording an 11% sales increase, while THQ’s Big Beach Sports moves up one place to number 4 (+4%).

Nintendo’s Wii Play climbs two places to number 5 (+12%) while Activision Blizzard’s Guitar Hero III roars up five spots, re-entering the Top 10 at number 6 (+36%) thanks to retailer promotions. Guitar Hero: On Tour for the DS drops one place to finish seventh (-10%).

Sega’s Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games keeps up the pace at number 8 (+10%), THQ’s Wall-E loses five places to finish ninth (-18%) and Nintendo’s Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training rounds off at number 10 (+4%)with its 78th week in the Top 10. LucasArts’ Lego Indiana Jones drops out of the Top 10 this week, down from last week’s number 10 to number 11.

• Wii Fit (Nintendo)
• SoulCalibur IV (Namco Bandai)
• Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
• Big Beach Sports (THQ)
• Wii Play (Nintendo)
• Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision Blizzard)
• Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision Blizzard)
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
• Wall-E (THQ)
• Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo)

Source: Chart Track

Chart Track have released the latest UK game sales charts for the week ending August 2nd and, surprise surprise, Soul Calibur IV, the latest in the Soul Calibur fighting series from Namco, has hit the number one spot in its first week.

It seems it’s proving slightly more popular with the 360 crowd, as 56% of sales were attributed to that console. It’s also apparently the first time since Soul Calibur 2, in 2003, that the series has hit the number one spot.

It looks like Lego Indiana Jones, however, fell from 5th place to 10th place, while Big Beach Sports swapped places with it, moving up from 10 to 5th this week. Otherwise, the chart remains mostly unchanged with some downwards movement to make way for Soul Calibur. The top-ten chart is as follows:

• 01 - Soul Calibur IV
• 02 - Wii Fit
• 03 - Mario Kart Wii
• 04 - Wall-E
• 05 - Big Beach Sports
• 06 - Guitar Hero: On Tour
• 07 - Wii Play
• 08 - Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
• 09 - Brain Training
• 10 - Lego Indiana Jones

Source: Chart Track

Nintendo’s Wii Fit is back on top, claiming the number 1 spot on the UK’s All Format Charts thanks to a 32% increase in sales.

THQ’s Wall-E remains in second place despite recording a 12% increase in sales over last week while Mario Kart Wii from Nintendo moves up three places to number 3, boosted by a 23% sales increase.

Activision Blizzard’s Guitar Hero: On Tour climbs seven places to number 4. The first full week of sales of the DS version of the popular franchise increased sales by 46%. Lego Indiana Jones from LucasArts drops from last week’s number 1 to number 5, suffering a 15% decrease in sales this week.

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LucasArts’ Lego Indiana Jones moves up one place into the top spot on the UK’s All Formats Chart again. Although it has been four weeks since the title occupied number 1, it has not dropped out of the Top 3 since it was launched seven weeks ago.

THQ’s Wall-E climbs 14 places to number 2 thanks to the film being released and finishes just 46 sales behind Lego Indiana Jones. Nintendo dominates the next four positions: Wii Fit drops two spots to number 3, Wii Play moves up three places to number 4, Super Smash Bros. Brawl drops two spots to number 5 and Mario Kart Wii re-enters the Top 10, up six places to number 6.

Sega’s Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games climbs three places to number 7 while EA’s Battlefield: Bad Company drops three positions to number 8. THQ’s Big Beach Sports moves down three spots to number 9 and Activision’s Kung Fu Panda loses just one place to round off the Top 10.

Sega’s Beijing 2008 drops out of the Top 10, losing six places to number 14 while Take 2’s Top Spin 3, last week’s number 4, drops to number 12. Activision’s Guitar Hero: On Tour debuts at number 11, just 57 units short of being placed in the Top 10. Ubisoft’s Sports Party for the Wii moves up 16 places to number 13 and is this week’s highest climber.

All Formats Top 10

• Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (LucasArts)
• Wall-E (THQ)
• Wii Fit (Nintendo)
• Wii Play (Nintendo)
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
• Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
• Battlefield: Bad Company (EA)
• Big Beach Sports (THQ)
• Kung Fu Panda (Activision)

Source: Chart Track

Nintendo’s Wii Fit has raced to the top of the UK’s All Formats Chart this week. Moving up six places to number 1, Wii Fit knocks Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. Brawl to number 3.

Wii Fit debuted at the top of the chart twelve weeks ago but stock problems have hindered the success of the game. This week it records a 60% increase in sales while SSBB experiences a 37% drop in sales.

LucasArts’ Lego Indiana Jones climbs one place to number 2, beating SSBB by just 167 sales. Take 2’s Top Spin continues to perform well, moving up two places to number 6 with a 7% increase in sales.

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Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. Brawl has topped the UK’s All Formats Chart for another week, despite sales dropping by 48% in its second week.

The top three titles for this week are all non-movers with EA’s Battlefield: Bad Company still at number 2 and LucasArts’ Lego Indiana Jones holding on to number 3, both experiencing a 31% drop in sales.

THQ’s Big Beach Sports moves up to number 4, just 350 sales behind Lego Indiana Jones. Sega notches up two All Formats Top 10 Olympic Games, Beijing 2008 climbing four places to number 5 and Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games re-entering the Top 10 at number 8. Take 2’s Top Spin 3 jumps two places up the chart to number 6.

Nintendo’s Wii Fit loses three places to finish at number 7 and scores Nintendo the only format-exclusive game in the Top 10. Wii Play re-enters the Top 10 at number 9 while Vivendi’s The Bourne Conspiracy moves up five places to number 10 and is the highest chart position for a movie tie-in this week.

Activision’s Kung Fu Panda is this week’s highest climber, moving up from number 40 to number 16. Nintendo’s Mario Kart Wii and Konami’s Metal Gear Solid 4 both fall out of the Top 10 this week, Mario is at number 14 and Snake at number 15 (last week numbers 7 and 6 respectively).

Unreal Tournament III re-enters the charts at number 18 thanks to the release of the Xbox 360 version while Buzz! Quiz TV, the first Buzz! game for the PS3, is Sony’s highest new entry at number 22. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness settle into numbers 30 and 35 respectively.

All Formats Top 10

1. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
2. Battlefield: Bad Company (EA)
3. Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (LucasArts)
4. Big Beach Sports (THQ)
5. Beijing 2008 (THQ)
6. Top Spin 3 (Take 2)
7. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
8. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
9. Wii Play (Nintendo)
10. The Bourne Conspiracy (Vivendi)

Source: Chart Track

Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii has debuted on top of the UK’s All Formats Chart for the week ending the 28th of June. The popular title is the third largest UK Wii launch (behind Wii Fit and Mario Kart Wii) and also secures Nintendo its fourth All Formats number 1 this year.

EA’s Battlefield: Bad Company on the Xbox 360 and PS3 enters the charts at number 2 while LucasArts’ LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures drops to number 3. Renewed stock kicks Wii Fit up a gear with a 643% sales increase, pushing the title up from number 27 to number 4 this week.

THQ’s Wii exclusive Big Beach Sports enters the charts at number 5 while Mario Kart Wii races back into the Top 10, climbing four places to number 7. This brings to four the number of Wii exclusive games in the All Formats Top 10. Konami’s Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots for the PS3 is the only other format exclusive All Formats Top 10 title, dropping four places to number 6.

Rockstars’ Grand Theft Auto 4 drops six places to number 10 and Take Two’s Top Spin 3 for the Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360, now in its second week, moves up four spots to number 8.

Sega’s Beijing 2008 for the Xbox 360 and PS3 debuts at number 9 while Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games loses five places and drops out of the Top 10 to number 11.

Two new titles enter the Top 20, Activision’s Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is at number 14 while Vivendi’s The Bourne Conspiracy for the Xbox 360 and PS3 settles into number 15.

Nintendo’s Wii Play drops out of the Top 10 to number 12 followed by Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training at number 13, last week’s numbers 5 and 7 respectively. Activision’s Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock falls from last week’s number 9 to number 16 while Atari’s Alone in the Dark plummets from number 3 last week to number 17.

Codemasters’ Race Driver: Grid loses ten places to settle at number 18 and Square Enix’s Crisis Core: Final Fantasy finishes at number 23, down thirteen spots from last week.

Source: Chart Track

Last week LucasArts’ Lego Indiana Jones just lost number 1 to Konami’s Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriot but this week Lego Indy reclaims the top spot on UK’s All Formats Chart.

Lego Indiana Jones experiences a 29% drop in sales in comparison to MGS4 which drops by 59%, pushing the PS3 stealth game down to number 2. Although Atari’s Alone in the Dark debuts on the Xbox 360, Wii, PC and PS2 after a seven year hiatus, the game enters the chart at number 3 with under half the sales of MGS4 this week.

Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto IV drops one place to number 4 while Nintendo’s Wii Play climbs two places to number 5. Sega’s Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games is at number 6 with Nintendo’s Brain Training at number 7 and Codemasters’ Race Driver GRID at number 8, each title losing two places this week.

Activision’s Guitar Hero III re-enters the All Formats Top 10 at number 9, boosted from last week’s number 13 thanks to a retailer promotion of the PS3 version. Square Enix’s Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII enters the UK All Formats Chart at number 10. This RPG debuted at number 2 in the Japanese Charts in September 2007. According to Chart Track this PSP exclusive accounts for 54% of all Full Price PSP games sold this week.

Two more new entries feature in the All Formats Top 40 this week, Take 2’s Top Spin 3 enters at number 12 and Nintendo’s Cooking Guide: Can’t Decide what to Eat debuts at number 19.

Take Two’s Sid Meier’s Civilization drops out of the top ten to number 13, as does Konami’s Sports Island to number 17.

Missed last week’s chart? Catch up on UK software sales for the week ending the 14/6.

All Formats Top 10

1. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts)
2. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriot (Konami)
3. Alone in the Dark (Atari)
4. Grand Theft Auto IV (Take Two)
5. Wii Play (Nintendo)
6. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
7. Brain Training (Nintendo)
8. Race Driver GRID (Codemasters)
9. Guitar Hero III (Activision)
10. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix)

Source: Chart Track

Konami’s Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots debuts at the top of the UK’s All Formats Chart, claiming the title of second fastest selling PS3 game in the UK (just 2 000 units ahead of GT5: Prologue but behind GTA IV).

MGS4 outsells MGS3 by 24 000 units but is 14 000 units short of beating the launch week sales of MGS2. MGS4 was released as a PS3 exclusive on the 12th of June and prevents LucasArts’ Lego Indiana Jones from earning a second week at number 1. Sales for Indiana Jones’ Lego adventure are boosted by the release of the PSP version and strong sales of the DS version, with overall sales dropping by just 9%.

Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto IV slips to number 3 while Sega’s Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games keeps up the pace at number 4. Nintendo’s Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training re-enters the All Formats Top 10 at number 5 thanks to a Father’s Day Dr Kawashima DS Lite hardware bundle. Interesting to note that Brain Training, two years old last week, has now spent 74 weeks in the All Formats Top 10 – five more weeks and it will equal the current record holder Tomb Raider with 79 weeks.

Codemasters’ Race Driver: Grid moves down three places to number 6 while Nintendo’s Wii Play drops two spots to number 7. Konami boasts two All Formats Top 10 titles this week thanks to Wii exclusive Sports Island moving up to number 8 from last week’s number 14.

Take Two’s Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution is the only other All Formats Top 10 new entry this week other than MGS4, the first Civilization title to appear on a console (Xbox 360 and PS3) debuts at number 9. Nintendo’s Wii Fit re-enters the Top 40 at number 10 thanks to renewed stock.

Konami’s PES 2008 drops to number 11 from last week’s number 8. EA’s FIFA 08 drops two places to number 12 while Activision’s Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare loses ground from last week’s number 9 to number 14. Microsoft’s Team Ninja II drops to number 15 and Nintendo’s Mario Kart Wii finishes at number 16 (last week’s numbers 6 and 7 respectively). Take Two’s Don King Presents: Prizefighter is the only other title to enter the All Formats Top 40 this week at number 25.

All Formats Top 10

1. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami)
2. Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (LucasArts)
3. Grand Theft Auto IV (Take Two)
4. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
5. Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo)
6. Race Driver: Grid (Codemasters)
7. Wii Play (Nintendo)
8. Sports Island (Konami)
9. Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution (Take Two)
10. Wii Fit (Nintendo)

Source: Chart Track

LucasArts’ Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures tops the UK’s All Formats Chart for the week ending the 7th of June. The multi-format title wrestles the number 1 spot away from five weeks in a row winner Grand Theft Auto IV, outselling it almost 3 to 1.

Hot on the heels of the new Indiana Jones film and following in the footsteps of successful Lego-themed Star Wars titles, Lego Indiana Jones is the first number 1 for LucasArts since Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy in week 38 of 2006.

Chart Track notes that while sales are roughly even between the formats, Indy on the Wii proves to be most popular, followed by the Xbox 360 and then strangely enough the PS2 version before the PS3. The breakdown is as follows: Wii 27%, Xbox 360 22%, PS2 20%, PS3 17%, DS 13% and PC 2%. Apart from the PC, all versions of the game top their respective charts, knocking GTA IV down to number 2 on the Xbox 360 and PS3 Chart.

GTA IV is at number 2 in the All Formats Chart, experiencing a 44% decrease in sales, followed by Codemasters’ Race Driver: GRID in third place with just 3 000 sales separating the two titles.

Sega’s Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games is at number 4 while Nintendo’s Wii Play settles into fifth, both losing one place this week. Microsoft’s Ninja Gaiden II is at number 6 (number 3 in the Xbox 360 Chart).

Nintendo’s Mario Kart Wii moves up three places to number 7 and Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 drops three places to number 8. Activision’s Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is at number 9 and EA’s FIFA 08 rounds off the top ten, losing two spots to finish in tenth.

Ubisoft’s Haze drops to number 15 while Sega Superstars Tennis is at number 16, last week’s numbers 6 and 7 respectively.

Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit from Namco Bandai/Atari debuts at number 11 while Konami’s new party game for the Wii, Sports Island, enters the charts at number 14. Nintendo’s Link’s Crossbow Training re-enters at number 24 thanks to renewed stock while Mass Effect breaks back into the Top 40 at number 26 due to the release of the PC version (number 2 on the PC Chart).

All Formats Top 10

1. Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (LucasArts)
2. Grand Theft Auto IV (Take 2)
3. Race Driver: Grid (Codemasters)
4. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
5. Wii Play (Nintendo)
6. Ninja Gaiden II (Microsoft)
7. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
8. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami)
9. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
10. FIFA 08 (EA)

Source: Chart Track

Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV has topped the UK’s All Formats Chart for a fifth week in a row, this despite experiencing a 22% drop in sales.

Codemasters’ Race Driver: GRID debuts at number 2 for the week ending the 31st of May. Race Driver: GRID enters the Xbox 360 chart at number 2 behind GTA IV and at number 3 on the PS3 chart behind GTA IV and Haze.

Sega’s Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games moves up one place to number 3 thanks to a 66% increase in sales while Nintendo’s Wii Play climbs one spot to number 4 due to a 40% sales increase.

Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 and EA’s FIFA 08 both move up the Top 10 chart with fever for next week’s Euro 2008 building. PES08 is at number 5 and FIFA at number 8, moving up from numbers 7 and 9 respectively. EA’s UEFA Euro 2008 also climbs the charts to number 17 thanks to an increase in sales.

Sega Superstars Tennis re-enters the Top 10 at number 7, up eight places thanks to retailer promotion. According to Chart Track every game in the All Formats Top 10 gains sales except GTA IV, Ubisoft’s PS3 exclusive Haze down three places to number 6 and Nintendo’s Mario Kart Wii down two places to number 10. Activision’s Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare moves up three places to re-enter the Top 10 at number 9.

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Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV tops the UK’s All Formats Chart for a fourth week in a row ahead of three Top 10 debuts from three different publishers.

Eidos’ Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is the highest new entry at number 2. According to Chart Track the MMORPG records the biggest launch for a PC title this year and the biggest ever launch for an online-only title outside the ‘World of Warcraft’ franchise.

Ubisoft’s Haze for the PS3 enters the charts at number 3 while Sega’s Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games remains in fourth. EA’s Rock Band for the Xbox 360 debuts at number 6. It is interesting to note that of the people who bought the stand-alone Rock Band game at £49.99, three quarters also bought the instrument controller bundle at £129.99.

The All Formats Top 10 now houses eight different publishers. Nintendo claim two of the Top 10 spots this week with Wii Play sticking it out at number 5 and Mario Kart Wii dropping five places to number 8. Last week’s number 2 Wii Fit drops out of the Top 40 completely due to stock problems.

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