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UK :

Wii Fit’ flexes its muscles at the top of the All Formats chart this week, giving Nintendo a very healthy complexion thanks to the 6th fastest selling UK debut ever (only bettered by GTA, Halo and Gran Turismo titles).
The fitness game was launched on Friday, bundled with a balance board accessory at a price of £69.99 and was bought by roughly 1 in 10 Wii console owners over its first 2 days of release. ‘Wii Fit’ recorded an estimated £16.3m making it the 3rd largest launch in terms of value for a video gaming product, behind ‘Gran Theft Auto: San Andreas’ (£24.2m in week 44 2004) and ‘Halo 3’ (£16.9m in week 39 2007). Nintendo has now eclipsed the record-breaking launch only two weeks ago of ‘Mario Kart Wii’ with ‘Wii Fit’ replacing it as the Japanese giant’s fastest selling title in the UK. Sales of ‘Mario Kart Wii’ slow dramatically this week, slipping by 62%, but the popular racer only drops to No2 while Sega’s ‘Mario & Sonic’ also makes way, down from No2 to No3. Half of all Wii software sold this week was ‘Wii Fit’ sales, while 79% was published by either Nintendo or Sega. It is the first time since ‘Pokemon Ruby’ and ‘Pokemon Sapphire’ on GBA five years ago that Nintendo has had the top 2 games in the All Formats Chart.
‘Gran Turismo 5: Prologue’ and ‘Pro Evolution Soccer 2008’ fall one place, dropping to No’s 4 and 5 respectively. The ever-present ‘Brain Training’ is the only All Formats Top 10 game to move up the chart, climbing from No9 to No8. Bundling and retailer promotions mean rises for ‘Sonic and the Secret Rings’ up from No25 to No17, ‘Rayman Raving Rabbids 2’ up from No22 to No19, ‘WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2008’ up from No34 to No21 and ‘Halo 3’ a re-entry at No31. The only other new entry this week is Sony’s ‘Singstar Summer Party’ on PS2, which debuts at No30.

TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE - INDIVIDUAL FORMATS (UNITS) - Week 17, 2008

01 (__) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
02 (01) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
03 (03) [WII] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
04 (02) [PS3] Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (Sony Computer Ent.)
05 (05) [NDS] Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
06 (04) [WII] Sega Superstars Tennis (Sega)
07 (10) [WII] Game Party (Midway)
08 (07) [WII] Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami)
09 (08) [NDS] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
10 (06) [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
11 (12) [NDS] Imagine: Babies (Ubisoft)
12 (22) [WII] Sonic And The Secret Rings (Sega)
13 (13) [360] Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
14 (15) [NDS] More Brain Training From Dr Kawashima (Nintendo)
15 (14) [NDS] Cooking Mama 2 (505 Games)
16 (21) [WII] Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (Ubisoft)
17 (17) [PS3] Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
18 (11) [360] Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 (Ubisoft)
19 (09) [WII] Carnival: Funfair Games (Take 2)
20 (16) [PC] The Sims 2: Kitchen & Bath Design Stuff (Electronic Arts)
21 (24) [NDS] Mario Kart Ds (Nintendo)
22 (23) [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
23 (25) [PS3] Uefa Euro 2008 Austria-switzerland (Electronic Arts)
24 (__) [PS2] Singstar Summer Party (Sony Computer Ent.)
25 (20) [360] Uefa Euro 2008 Austria-switzerland (Electronic Arts)
26 (34) [360] Halo 3 (Microsoft)
27 (18) [PS3] Time Crisis 4 (Sony Computer Ent.)
28 (32) [NDS] Professor Kageyama's Maths Training (Nintendo)
29 (19) [PS3] Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 (Ubisoft)
30 (28) [NDS] 42 All-time Classics (Nintendo)
31 (__) [NDS] Sight Training (Nintendo)
32 (33) [WII] Guitar Hero Iii: Legends Of Rock (Activision)
33 (__) [WII] Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree (Nintendo)
34 (27) [PC] Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft)
35 (35) [NDS] Baby Pals (Thq)
36 (__) [WII] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo)
37 (__) [WII] Wwe Smackdown Vs Raw 2008 (Thq)
38 (26) [360] Condemned 2 (Sega)
39 (31) [NDS] Imagine: Fashion Designer (Ubisoft)
40 (38) [360] Guitar Hero Iii: Legends Of Rock (Activision)

DS = 12
Wii = 14
PS3 = 5
X360 = 6
PC = 2
PS2 = 1

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Ireland :
TOP 20 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE (ALL PRICES) - Week 17, 2008

01 (__) Wii Fit (Nintendo)
02 (01) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
03 (04) Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
04 (03) Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
05 (06) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
06 (02) Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (Sony Computer Ent.)
07 (05) Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami)
08 (08) Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
09 (15) Fifa 08 (Electronic Arts)
10 (09) Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
11 (07) Wii Play (Nintendo)
12 (16) More Brain Training From Dr Kawashima (Nintendo)
13 (20) Uefa Euro 2008 Austria-switzerland (Electronic Arts)
14 (12) Cooking Mama 2 (505 Games)
15 (10) Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 (Ubisoft)
16 (11) Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft)
17 (14) Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock (Activision)
18 (13) Imagine: Babies (Ubisoft)
19 (17) Ben 10: Protector Of Earth (D3p)
20 (__) Time Crisis 4 (Sony Computer Ent.)

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Denmark :
TOP 20 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE (ALL PRICES) - Week 17, 2008

01 (01) Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (Nordisk Film)
02 (05) Fifa 08 (Electronic Arts)
03 (03) Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock (Activision)
04 (__) The Sims 2: Kitchen & Bath Design Stuff (Electronic Arts)
05 (02) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
06 (04) Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft)
07 (__) Justice League Heroes (Ubisoft)
08 (08) Counter-strike: Source (Electronic Arts)
09 (07) Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
10 (06) The Sims 2: Freetime (Electronic Arts)
11 (__) Fifa 07 (Electronic Arts)
12 (10) Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (K.e. Media)
13 (09) Need For Speed: Prostreet (Electronic Arts)
14 (11) Counter-strike 1: Anthology (Electronic Arts)
15 (19) Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (Activision)
16 (16) Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (Nordisk Film)
17 (15) World Of Warcraft (Vivendi Games)
18 (12) Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath (Electronic Arts)
19 (__) UEFA Euro 2008 Austria-switzerland (Electronic Arts)


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Netherlands :
Week 17, 2008http://www.dutchcharts.nl/game_charts.asp?cat=&year=2008&date=20080426

01 (01) [WII] Mario Kart (Nintendo)
02 (04) [NDS] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
03 (05) [WII] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
04 (__) [360] UEFA Euro 2008 (Electronic Arts)
05 (09) [NDS] My Word Coach (Ubisoft)
06 (06) [NDS] Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo)
07 (02) [PC] Assasin's Creed (Ubisoft)
08 (__) [PS3] UEFA Euro 2008 (Electronic Arts)
09 (03) [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (Sony)
10 (07) [NDS] More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (Nintendo)

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France :
Week 15, 2008http://www.gamekult.com/blog/marchi...+au+13+avril+2008+Mario+Kart+Wii+en+pole.html

01 (__) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
02 (02) [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
03 (01) [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (Sony)
04 (03) [WII] Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami)
05 (04) [NDS] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
06 (08) [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
07 (06) [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
08 (07) [WII] Naruto Clash Of Ninja Revolution: European Version (Takara Tomy)
09 (05) [WII] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo)
10 (10) [WII] Mario Party 8 (Nintendo)
11 (09) [WII] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
12 (14) [NDS] Mario Party DS (Nintendo)
13 (__) [NDS] Zoo Tycoon 2 (THQ)
14 (15) [PS3] Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
15 (11) [NDS] More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (Nintendo)
16 (19) [NDS] Dragon Quest Monsters Joker (Square Enix)
17 (16) [NDS] Imagine Babies (Ubisoft)
18 (20) [NDS] Pokemon Diamond (Nintendo)
19 (18) [WII] Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock (Activision)
20 (12) [PS3] Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (Ubisoft)

DS = 9
Wii = 8
PS3 = 3

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Archive :
Week 16
Week 15
Week 14
Week 13
Week 12

 

[slaughterking]

Mario Galaxy is back. Yay.

/edit/ Eeww, sorry. D:

 

[Raist]

Spain :
Week 16, 2008

01 (01) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
02 (02) [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
03 (03) [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (SCE)
04 (__) [PS3] PES 2008 (Konami)
05 (05) [WII] PES 2008 (Konami)
06 (10) [WII] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo)
07 (__) [NDS] More Brain Training (Nintendo)
08 (__) [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
09 (__) [NDS] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
10 (__) [WII] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)

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Italy :
Week 16, 2008

01 (01) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
02 (02) [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (SCE)
03 (03) [NDS] Cooking Mama 2 (505 Games)
04 (__) [NDS] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
05 (08) [NDS] Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
06 (04) [NDS] Cooking Mama (505 Games)
07 (07) [PSP] PES 2008 (Konami)
08 (06) [PS2] PES 2008 (Konami)
09 (05) [PSP] God of War: Chains of Olympus (SCE)
10 (__) [PS3] UEFA Euro 2008 (Electronic Arts)

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Norway :
Week 16, 2008 - All Formatshttp://www.vg.no/spill/topp20konsoll.hbs

Consoles
01 (01) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
02 (02) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision)
03 (03) Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (Sony)
04 (04) Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 (Ubisoft)
05 (__) UEFA Euro 2008 (Electronic Arts)
06 (05) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
07 (06) FIFA 08 (Electronic Arts)
08 (07) Army of Two (Electronic Arts)
09 (10) Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft)
10 (16) MX vs. ATV: Untamed (THQ)
11 (08) Viking: Battle For Asgard (Sega)
12 (09) Buzz Junior: Dino Den (Sony)
13 (12) Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo)
14 (11) Burnout Paradise (Electronic Arts)
15 (15) Need For Speed: ProStreet (Electronic Arts)
16 (18) SKATE (Electronic Arts)
17 (17) High School Musical: Sing It! (Disney Interactive)
18 (14) Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Lucasarts)
19 (__) Dark Sector (D3 Publishing)
20 (__) Singstar (PS3) (Sony)

Handhelds
01 (01) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
02 (02) Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
03 (04) Pokémon Diamond/Pearl (Nintendo)
04 (06) Nintendogs (Nintendo)
05 (08) Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Lucasarts)
06 (05) Super Mario 64 DS (Nintendo)
07 (07) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
08 (03) God of War: Chains of Olympus (Sony)
09 (09) Mario Party DS (Nintendo)
10 (10) FIFA 08 (Electronic Arts)

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Sweden :
Week 17, 2008

01 (01) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
02 (__) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
03 (03) [PS2] Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock (Activision)
04 (02) [PC] The Sims 2 Kitchen and Bathroom (Electronic Arts)
05 (04) [PC] World of Warcraft (Vivendi Games)
06 (07) [PS2] Singstar Svenska hits Schlager (SCE)
07 (10) [PC] World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (Vivendi Games)
08 (11) [WII] Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision)
09 (14) [360] Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision)
10 (05) [PC] Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft)
11 (08) [PC] The Sims 2: Free Time (Electronic Arts)
12 (09) [PS2] Lego Star Wars: The Video Game (LucasArts Entertainment)
13 (12) [PC] Counter-Strike 1: Anthology (Electronic Arts)
14 (15) [WII] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo)
15 (16) [PC] Warcraft III Frozen Throne (Vivendi Games)
16 (__) [PC] Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
17 (18) [PC] Warcraft III Reign Of Chaos (Vivendi Games)
18 (13) [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (SCE)
19 (__) [PS2] Buzz: The Pop Quiz (SCE)
20 (__) [PC] Counter-Strike Source (Electronic Arts)


April 2008

01 (__) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
02 (01) [PS2] Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock (Activision)
03 (__) [PC] The Sims 2 Kök & badrum (Electronic Arts)
04 (__) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
05 (06) [PC] World of Warcraft (Vivendi Games)
06 (05) [PS2] Singstar Svenska hits Schlager (SCE)
07 (__) [PC] Assassins Creed (Ubisoft)
08 (10) [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (SCE)
09 (03) [PC] The Sims 2: Free Time (Electronic Arts)
10 (11) [PC] Counter-Strike 1: Anthology (Electronic Arts)
11 (__) [WII] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo)
12 (08) [PC] World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (Vivendi Games)
13 (07) [WII] Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock (Activision)
14 (09) [360] Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock (Activision)
15 (__) [PS2] Lego Star Wars: The Video Game (LucasArts Entertainment)
16 (18) [PC] Warcraft III Reign Of Chaos (Vivendi Games)
17 (19) [PC] Warcraft III Frozen Throne (Vivendi Games)
18 (13) [PS2] Singstar Svenska hits (SCE)
19 (15) [PC] Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
20 (__) [PS3] Virtua Tennis 3 (Sega)

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Germany :
Week 17, 2008

01 (__) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
02 (01) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
03 (02) [NDS] Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
04 (03) [NDS] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
05 (07) [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
06 (05) [NDS] More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (Nintendo)
07 (08) [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
08 (04) [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (SCE)
09 (09) [NDS] Pr. Kageyama's Maths Training (Nintendo)
10 (__) [NDS] Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo)

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Australia :
Week 16, 2008http://www.gfk.au.com

01 (04) [WII] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
02 (__) [NDS] Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (Activision)
03 (02) [PS2] Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision)
04 (05) [NDS] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
05 (__) [WII] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo)
06 (03) [NDS] The Simpsons the Game (Electronic Arts)
07 (09) [PS3] Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
08 (__) [NDS] Pokemon Diamond (Nintendo)
09 (__) [NDS] Pokemon Pearl (Nintendo)
10 (__) [PC] The Sims 2: Kitchen and Bathroom (Electronic Arts)


Week 17, 2008http://www.gfk.au.com

01 (__) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
02 (__) [PS3] Time Crisis 4 (Namco Bandai)
03 (__) [NDS] EA Playground (Electronic Arts)
04 (03) [PS2] Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision)
05 (01) [WII] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
06 (__) [WII] High School Musical: Sing it! (Disney Interactive Studios)
07 (__) [NDS] More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima's (Nintendo)
08 (__) [PS2] Singstar Legends (SCE)
09 (02) [NDS] Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
10 (04) [NDS] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)

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New Zealand :
Week 16, 2008http://www.gfk.au.com

01 (01) [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (SCE)
02 (02) [PSP] God of War: Chains of Olympus (SCE)
03 (08) [PC] World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (Vivendi Games)
04 (07) [PS2] Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision)
05 (03) [PC] Command and Conquer: Kane's Wrath (Electronic Arts)
06 (__) [PS2] V8 Supercars 3 PTM (Atari)
07 (05) [360] Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
08 (06) [PS2] Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters (SCE)
09 (__) [PS3] Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
10 (__) [PS2] Buzz Junior: Dino Den (SCE)


Week 17, 2008http://www.gfk.au.com

01 (04) [PS2] Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision)
02 (01) [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (SCE)
03 (02) [PSP] God of War: Chains of Olympus (SCE)
04 (__) [PS3] Time Crisis 4 (Namco Bandai)
05 (03) [PC] World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (Vivendi Games)
06 (10) [PS2] Buzz Junior: Dino Den (SCE)
07 (__) [360] Halo 3 (Microsoft)
08 (08) [PS2] Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters (SCE)
09 (06) [PS2] V8 Supercars 3 PTM (Atari)
10 (__) [PS2] Transformers: The Game (Activision)

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Week 17 Releases for Consoles (April 28th ~ May 3rd) :

WII
*Don King Presents: Prizefighter Boxing
*Pimp My ride
*Dream Pinball 3D
*Iron Man
*Ultimate Board Game Collection

360
*GTA IV
*SBK-08: World Superbike 2008
*Iron Man

PS3
*GTA IV
*Iron Man
*Monster Madness: Grave Danger

NDS
*Don King Presents: Prizefighter Boxing
*My Puppy Shop
*Mystery Mansion
*Pony Luv
*Iron Man

PSP
*Ultimate Board Game Collection

PS2
*Cabela's Big Game Hunter
*Iron Man
*Ultimate Board Game Collection

 

[polluar]

Well, Nice debut for Wii Fit as expected and great legs for MK Wii and PES Play Maker .

Sega, as usal, is impressive ! serioulsy, since when their software are there

14 Wii titles which charted is pretty amazing

We need numbers

 

[Agent Icebeezy]

Wii-mania for sure.

 

[starship]

Wiiiii.
Top 3 is Wii.

 

[mabuza]

oh boy, next week should be epic.

 

[slaughterking]

‘Wii Fit’ flexes its muscles at the top of the All Formats chart this week, giving Nintendo a very healthy complexion thanks to the 6th fastest selling UK debut ever (only bettered by GTA, Halo and Gran Turismo titles).


The fitness game was launched on Friday, bundled with a balance board accessory at a price of £69.99 and was bought by roughly 1 in 10 Wii console owners over its first 2 days of release. ‘Wii Fit’ recorded an estimated £16.3m making it the 3rd largest launch in terms of value for a video gaming product, behind ‘Gran Theft Auto: San Andreas’ (£24.2m in week 44 2004) and ‘Halo 3’ (£16.9m in week 39 2007). Nintendo has now eclipsed the record-breaking launch only two weeks ago of ‘Mario Kart Wii’ with ‘Wii Fit’ replacing it as the Japanese giant’s fastest selling title in the UK. Sales of ‘Mario Kart Wii’ slow dramatically this week, slipping by 62%, but the popular racer only drops to No2 while Sega’s ‘Mario & Sonic’ also makes way, down from No2 to No3. Half of all Wii software sold this week was ‘Wii Fit’ sales, while 79% was published by either Nintendo or Sega. It is the first time since ‘Pokemon Ruby’ and ‘Pokemon Sapphire’ on GBA five years ago that Nintendo has had the top 2 games in the All Formats Chart. ‘Gran Turismo 5: Prologue’ and ‘Pro Evolution Soccer 2008’ fall one place, dropping to No’s 4 and 5 respectively. The ever-present ‘Brain Training’ is the only All Formats Top 10 game to move up the chart, climbing from No9 to No8. Bundling and retailer promotions mean rises for ‘Sonic and the Secret Rings’ up from No25 to No17, ‘Rayman Raving Rabbids 2’ up from No22 to No19, ‘WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2008’ up from No34 to No21 and ‘Halo 3’ a re-entry at No31. The only other new entry this week is Sony’s ‘Singstar Summer Party’ on PS2, which debuts at No30.

 

[lopaz]

galaxy

 

[Loudninja]

Very nice start for Wii Fit, hey GTA 4 is next week right?

 

[later]

Need numbers.

 

[marc^o^]

Wii. Oui.

 

[later]

wow @ wii fit.

 

[Chumly]

:O

 

[Kazenone]

Need numbers.

I estimate about 232k for WiiFit

 

[Taker666]

So Wii Fit was a faster seller than Mario Kart Wii??...I didn't think it would do that well.

 

[Opiate]

oh boy, next week should be epic.

Since we don't get actual figures, the real interesting thing to watch will be how effectively GTA IV pulls up other games on the PS3/360 platforms.

GTA IV will be number 1, that's not in question. But how many PS3 games will move back into the charts, for example? I think the Wii's current software dominance is at least in part due to Wii Fit/Mario Kart helping other older titles move back in (such as SMG). If the PS3 pulls, say, 10 games in the top 40 next week instead of 5, that will be our best indication of very strong software/hardware sales to go along with the unquestionable behemoth that is GTA IV. The same applies to the 360, of course.

 

[samratty]

Wow Wii Fit absolutely merked it, incredible. I wasn't expecting it to beat MKWii's first day numbers.
Expect something special to beat Wii Fit's first week numbers next week tho It's coming...

Good to see Galaxy back too, it shall forever deserve more sales.

 

[Leon S. Kennedy]

Nintendo has made a great comeback in th UK. The gamecube didn't exist here sales wise. Now the wii is well established in 1st. If Nintendo had followed what all the hardcore complainers wanted they would still be in last place by a large margin. The hardcore will alway scream at those that think outside the box to get back in the box. Luckily Nintendo doesn't listen to them.

 

[Visualante]

By publisher for UK

(Nintendo) 12
(Ubisoft) 6
(Sega) 5
(Activision) 4
(SCE Europe) 3
(Electronic Arts) 3
(THQ) 2
(505 Games) 1
(Take2) 1
(Microsoft) 1
(Midway) 1
(Konami) 1

Just for reference for next week, I think this will be interesting to see who makes money even when GTA IV is out.

 

[RJT]

@ wii software

We all knew hardcore non gamers would line up for wii fit. Those non gamers do anything to buy a non game, so they are able to have a non gaming weekend.

 

[batbeg]

Ho-lee shit. They were all like, "Yeah, so we set a record, big deal, we'll do better in two weeks."

 

[Doc Evils]

Wii install base is roughly 2 million. If 1 in 10 people buy it, what is the total number?

 

[cvxfreak]

Impressive showing for Wii Fit.

 

[Visualante]

Wii install base is roughly 2 million. If 1 in 10 people buy it, what is the total number?

Really?

 

[Opiate]

I believe it's closing in on 2.5 million now, Doc, so somewhere between 200k and 250k.

 

[sinseers]

Yall better watch out.....my little HALO done jumped up nearly ten spots. Dont sleep....

26 (34) [360] Halo 3 (Microsoft)

 

[samratty]

Wii install base is roughly 2 million. If 1 in 10 people buy it, what is the total number?

Are you joking? That's the simplist math in the world.

For the record, that's 200,000

Edit: LOL BEATEN, AND EPIC TYPO HIDDEN...

 

[polluar]

Wii install base is roughly 2 million. If 1 in 10 people buy it, what is the total number?

28 (32) [NDS] Professor Kageyama's Maths Training (Nintendo)

Please buy this one really !!!

 

[nli10]

So Wii Fit was a faster seller than Mario Kart Wii??...I didn't think it would do that well.

Damn supermarkets making a fool out of me and my predictions :lol

Great to see sales for the thing, not sure that GTAIV can actually beat that on an individual basis in terms of revenue. The 5 day Vs 2 day will screw with the analysis though.

Pretty sure that the above estimation of 230k is a low ball but in the right area, but I don't have all my data at work. Its over 200k for sure though. If we do get the mointhly data the same as last month it will/should tell us Wii Fit's 2 day sales

Such an exciting time to be a UK stat hungry analytical gamer

Spoiler

or geek for short

.

Edit: Oh and the Next generation officially starts in 7 hours when the holy Trinity of Wii Fit, GTAIVx and GTAIVp are all alligned and out.

 

[Visualante]

Yall better watch out.....my little HALO done jumped up nearly ten spots. Dont sleep....

That's the people who picked up a 360 for GTA IV and got Halo 3 at the same time. It'll be in and out of the charts for the next two months.

 

[Chumly]

Wii install base is roughly 2 million. If 1 in 10 people buy it, what is the total number?

If you look back in the old thread Nintendo says its installed base is 2.5 million so the launch of Wii Fit should be 250,000 which would go in line with being the 6th best launch ever.

 

[Doc Evils]

28 (32) [NDS] Professor Kageyama's Maths Training (Nintendo)

Please buy this one really !!!

whatever.

 

[Sadist]

Wii is a beast in the UK, so is Sega.

 

[kottila]

Yall better watch out.....my little HALO done jumped up nearly ten spots. Dont sleep....

26 (34) [360] Halo 3 (Microsoft)

It says in the blurb that it's due to either bundling or retailer promotions...

 

[brain_stew]

Despite the hatred for Wii Fit around here, isn't ironic that the title that got Galaxy back on the charts was in fact Wii Fit?

Oh, and holy shit at Sonic and the Secret Rings, that thing has monster legs, its going to end up with a really mammoth LTD in the UK.

 

[nli10]

That's the people who picked up a 360 for GTA IV and got Halo 3 at the same time. It'll be in and out of the charts for the next two months.

Yup - residuals are the best way to see how many people are picking up new hardware. Which PS3 games would a GTA pack buyer want to get too?


Oh and word on the highstreet this weekend is that the winner out of X360 and PS3 is going to be whichever shipped the most copies. It's gonna get messy...

 

[test_account]

Thanks for the listing formating Amazing numbers by Wii Fit! GT5P is also going pretty good it seems

 

[polluar]

It would have been interesting to know how Wii Fit launch has driven wii hardware sales or not !... Damn it, I really want to know

 

[Visualante]

Despite the hatred for Wii Fit around here, isn't ironic that the title that got Galaxy back on the charts was in fact Wii Fit?

The chances are higher that stores that don't have stock Mario and Sonic are selling Mario or Sonic as an alternative. Why else would Sonic and the Secret rings be in the chart this week? And tbh is Mario is pretty low, it's nothing to shout about.

 

[ziran]

Wow @ Wii Fit!

We know Wii's installed base was just over 2.5 million by the end of March, from Nintendo's financial briefing, so will be ~2.6 million now, which means ~260K opening for the game, which is amazing for a new IP!

It really is a great game and deserves the success

 

[starship]

Wii install base is roughly 2 million. If 1 in 10 people buy it, what is the total number?

This chart:

Shows more than 2.5m. By now there are probably more than 2.7m Wii owners.

 

[John Dunbar]

Despite the hatred for Wii Fit around here, isn't ironic that the title that got Galaxy back on the charts was in fact Wii Fit?

That gets balanced out by the fact that Wii Fit also got Sight Training back on the charts, above Galaxy.

 

[Phife Dawg]

Impressive WiiFit figures. It would be great even for a hardcore title, since this will sell over the long run the figures are pretty insane. And there were posters who really thought that this would bomb. :lol

It also helps more traditional games. Good to see SMG back and SATSR on the rise. But WWE? Really? Never imagined a game like this would get a boost from WiiFit.

GT5 showing a lot of staying power, will be interesting to see if GTA can push it in front of M&S or MK next week (or push other titles as well).

Wii install base is roughly 2 million. If 1 in 10 people buy it, what is the total number?

Wii install base is over 2,5m now. So it should be around 250k.

edit: beaten

 

[Ceb]

Media-Create chart? Wii is a beast and so on...

Something that I find really surprising is that Time Crisis 4 manages to hold on to a somewhat decent position. I thought it wouldn't even chart last week, outdated graphics, high price and all.

 

[batbeg]

The chances are higher that stores that don't have stock Mario and Sonic are selling Mario or Sonic as an alternative. Why else would Sonic and the Secret rings be in the chart this week? And tbh is Mario is pretty low, it's nothing to shout about.

SATSR has been chilling in the charts for a long time.

Go Sega!

 

[Visualante]

SATSR has been chilling in the charts for a long time.

Go Sega!

I bet since around the time Mario and Sonic launched, amirite? I guess a large amount of consumers don't know the difference.

 

[pswii60]

Despite the hatred for Wii Fit around here, isn't ironic that the title that got Galaxy back on the charts was in fact Wii Fit?

Oh, and holy shit at Sonic and the Secret Rings, that thing has monster legs, its going to end up with a really mammoth LTD in the UK.

It did it for Japan too. I'm feeling left out now, will have to grab Wii Fit for myself, but everywhere's sold out!

 

[Parl]

Looks like Wii Fit is improving Nintendo's bank balance.

 

[brain_stew]

I bet since around the time Mario and Sonic launched, amirite? I guess a large amount of consumers don't know the difference.

Ehm, no, there's hardly been a week when it was out of the charts since it was released over a year ago.