PAL Charts - Week 17, 2008

cilonen said:
The delays, man, the delays! Paper Mario for example. NoE still have something to learn.

Are you crazy? We got Mario Kart & WiiFit before the USA - the two fastest selling Nintendo titles in UK video-game history!

This also mean that there will be more willing punters to buy Smash Bros. a game that was largely ignored sales wise in the UK last time round (Mario Sunshine & Mario Kart outsold it), especially with Sonic in the adverts.

Much as I hate delayed games, Nintendo are right on course.


Presuming that we have the week structure for the Months right I am guestimating the following sales:
Mario Kart Wii 373,000
Wii Fit: 245,000
(definitely sold over the highest Pro Evo game which beat 200k but under Halo 2 which was over 260k)

And for those of you that aren't from the UK and wonder why i'm constantly amazed at DS & Wii games in the top 40 should check out the Halo 2 sales link - it's the week Nintendo's xmas line up for the year flopped...

painful history said:
Nintendo has a slightly disappointing debut for two of its Christmas hopes, with GameCube title Paper Mario 2: The Thousand Year Door at number 36 this week, followed by GBA adventure The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap at number 37. Paper Mario 2 performed very strongly in the USA last month, so its failure to trouble the top ten in the UK is doubly disappointing, although the low sales of The Minish Cap may well be attributed to the fact that many consumers don't seem to be aware that the game is actually out.
 
:O WiiFit holy shit. Around 250k sold in the UK alone in it's first week -- which shortages and 6th highest opening ever -- is pretty damn impressive, especially considering it's very high price. If you convert the euro price (€ 89,99) to dollars it's $ 140. Yeah..

BUT, over half a million Wii software in the UK alone this week? :O Now THAT is impressive.

Will next week's top 5 consist of GTA IV 360, GTA IV PS3, Wii Fit, Mario Kart Wii and Mario & Sonic? :O

apotema said:
Sega Superstar Tennis is selling great on Wii, look at the chart
It is in fact, the only one of all releases that charted iirc. Tv commercials where Wii centric (with wiimote action with actors and everything) and only showing the Wii logo), and at least in the Netherlands retailers are stocking whole shelves with Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games and Sega Superstar Tennis right next to eachother (and both covers feature Sonic heavily). I don't know if the game is good or anything but if Sega has anything to be unhappy about, it's all the other versions because it's likely the Wii version has outsold all other versions, perhaps even combined.

Parl said:
Looks like Wii Fit is improving Nintendo's bank balance.
Nintendo's bank account(s) are getting so damn overweight they need some kind of software to make it fitter. Wait what.

Sandman7 said:
Now I know there are a lot of drugs in the Netherlands 'n all but surely even they can't mistake GT5:P for a DS title?
Well, I don't know man.. could be cause you know.. you get free drugs with every game purchase. No lie.
 
It's record after record for Nintendo in the UK. God, I can only imagine the people at the NOE HQ looking at these charts.

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Arde5643 said:
Notice how the Sonic game has always been exclusive.
Sega Superstar Tennis wasn't exactly well-received in the Wii.

Multiplatform games are hard to sell on the Wii due to:
1) PS2 games are cheaper than Wii games, where casuals will opt to buy the cheaper games instead
2) HD games well, just look much better than Wii games - so anyone who has 360/PS3 will obviously buy the HD version instead
3) The hardcore Wii only owners usually don't buy them, because the controls are usually poorly implemented (ie. waggle replaces button presses and so on)

If a multiplatform game does something really different on the Wii, however, you can count on a lot of Wii owners to buy it: RE4:Wii and PES:Wii are good examples of that.

sega superstars tennis wasnt exactly well received full stop but its the wii version is the one thats sold the most

1) sorry but have you looked at the charts lately, where there's both a wii and ps2 version its the wii version that sells more despite being more expensive, the ps2 is dying all that really sells now is cheap second hand games
2) most people dont own multiple consoles so they'll buy it on whatever system they've got and the wii's userbase is higher than all other systems (except obviously the dying ps2)
3)yeah theres been some poorly made games and some of them havent sold well but thats far from true in all cases

there have been loads of multiplatform games that have sold really well on wii, re4, pes, lego star wars, guitar hero 3 to name just a few
 
Neomoto said:
Nintendo's bank account(s) are getting so damn overweight they need some kind of software to make it fitter. Wait what.
I don't think Nintendo are worried about their Bank Balance Board, too be fair. Being a little overweight sometimes isn't much of a problem.
 
Here is a free advice for Nintendo:

Put Sonic in the SSBB boxart!!!!

Come on it is not that hard and it will mean 20%+ in sales
 
apotema said:
Here is a free advice for Nintendo:

Put Sonic in the SSBB boxart!!!!

Come on it is not that hard and it will mean 20%+ in sales
50% + in sales, think of all the teen furries and goths all clawing and whining to their parents to buy Super Sonic Brawl Bastion.
 
Sadist said:
Sometimes I hate it because our country is only known for our drugs policy :(

And why should Sonic Unleashed not sell on the Wii? Almost every Sonic game sells on Wii...

Sorry man, I didn't mean to offend. For what its worth the Dutch are also famous for total football, windmills, Johan Cruyff, great cheese and Marco van Basten.

Most of what I know about the Dutch is about football. But then again I am English so you far better than we are at football anyway.
 
Sandman7 said:
Sorry man, I didn't mean to offend. For what its worth the Dutch are also famous for total football, windmills, Johan Cruyff, great cheese and Marco van Basten.

Most of what I know about the Dutch is about football. But then again I am English so you far better than we are at football anyway.
Well, we did qualify for Euro 08. But I'm glad v. Basten will go away. And oh yeah, v. Basten was good but v. Hanegem was better :P
 
Arde5643 said:
50% + in sales, think of all the teen furries and goths all clawing and whining to their parents to buy Super Sonic Brawl Bastion.

Betting he makes it into the TV advert for +100% sales. Even as a 'shadow' of the unlockable characters it'd make the game fly.
 
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Spain
week 16


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)
 
What's up with PES08 PS3 come back? or is it PSP version?

Oh well, look like they got swap from last week.
 
iceatcs said:
What's up with PES08 PS3 come back? or is it PSP version?

Oh well, look like they got swap from last week.
PSP version was in the charts last week, this is a newcomer. Probably some kind of promotional sale going on.
 
Neomoto said:
Will next week's top 5 consist of GTA IV 360, GTA IV PS3, Wii Fit, Mario Kart Wii and Mario & Sonic? :O

Holy pentagram is now complete. Next step is David's star with the arrival of Smash Bros.

With a 62% drop in sales Mario Kart is probably around 70'000 copies sold. If this is the plateau of its sales for the next months, it could crawl to the million by August.
 
Phife Dawg said:
Definetly WTF-worthy. Maybe some Aussies can shed a light? Supply problems?

Not near me. Plenty in stock and it also has a fair bit of advertising in most stores (and on tv). I have no idea what happened TBH.
 
Kenka said:
Holy pentagram is now complete. Next step is David's star with the arrival of Smash Bros.

With a 62% drop in sales Mario Kart is probably around 70'000 copies sold. If this is the plateau of its sales for the next months, it could crawl to the million by August.

From the ChartTrack blurbs we know that this week they sold 29.64% of the first week total. If they sold 70,000 copies this week (17) then the total on week 1 would have been 235,000. We know it wasn't that high from the fact it was the 8th highest selling title of all time and only 6 sold 200k in their first week (before Wii Fit). I'm saying 53,000 based on a low estimate of 180,000 first week.

We'll know for sure soon - we can just divide the monthly total by 2.0764 if it gets released this month! :D
 
Wii Fit will be the new Wii. Impossible to find for a long long time.

Nintendo's Dept of Artificial Shortages need to keep busy now what they have signed off on the Wii.

EDIT: 3RD PARTYIES WHERE IS MY SHOOTER GAMES?????
 
AdventureRacing said:
Not near me. Plenty in stock and it also has a fair bit of advertising in most stores (and on tv). I have no idea what happened TBH.
Thanks for the info. Definetly strange. We'll see what happens next week.
 
Tntnnbltn said:
It didn't even make the PS3 top ten.

I don't know if bundled games count on Aussie Top 10 (probably not since a lot of bundled Ps3 games did not make it into top 10) because GT5:P is bundled with a Ps3. Most people probably got that.
 
dabra said:
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Spain
week 16


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)
In the usual source:
http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10219&Itemid=59
Its the PSP one.
 
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/play-com-taking-over-80-orders-per-minute-for-gta-iv

Play.com "taking over 80 orders per minute" for GTA IV

Online retailer Play.com has revealed it has been taking over 80 orders per minute for Grand Theft Auto IV, released today.

Stuart Rowe, chief operating officer for Play.com, has said that the game is likely to smash previous sales records in the videogame sector.

"We're experiencing trading levels similar to what we would see in the run up to Christmas, taking over 80 orders per minute at peak times.

"We have had to recruit extra warehouse staff to work through the night to ensure product arrives on the day of launch," he added.

The company had to resort to a first come, first served basis for the game earlier this month when demand became so strong it could not guarantee delivery on the day of release.

"Grand Theft Auto IV is going to break all previous records when it comes to gaming," offered Rowe.

We are here
 
Tntnnbltn said:
It didn't even make the PS3 top ten.

Smells like a huge supply problem then. This or all Aussies got their GT5P :lol


Anyway, Here's Denmark


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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)



wow @ GT5P


edit : and Norway

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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 (DS) (Sega)
08 (03) God of War: Chains of Olympus (Sony)
09 (09) Mario Party DS (Nintendo)
10 (10) FIFA 08 (DS PSP) (Electronic Arts)
 
Sandman7 said:
Sorry man, I didn't mean to offend. For what its worth the Dutch are also famous for total football, windmills, Johan Cruyff, great cheese and Marco van Basten.

Most of what I know about the Dutch is about football. But then again I am English so you far better than we are at football anyway.

Well, the Dutch are also famous for their caravans and tulips (and tomatoes that seem like pure water).
 
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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)
 
GT5 is going down faster in Germany than I would've thought. Next week both GTAs should change the formula of the charts a bit and debut at No 1 (PS3) and No 2 (360).
 
slaughterking said:
Nope, and its not even censored.
Wow, really? I'm impressed. I guess the officials responsible for the censorship realized, as they played their early release copy, what a terrible crime it would be to keep the masses from enjoying even the tiniest portion of this game.
 
Sharp said:
Wow, really? I'm impressed. I guess the officials responsible for the censorship realized, as they played their early release copy, what a terrible crime it would be to keep the masses from enjoying even the tiniest portion of this game.
That's not how it works. I'm too lazy to type it up again - you can search through my posts if you are interested in the actual process.
 
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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 Kök & badrum (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 3: Legends of Rock (Activision)
09 (14) [360] Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock (Activision)
10 (05) [PC]Assassins Creed (Ubisoft)
11 (08) [PC]The Sims 2 Fritid (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 (15) [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 Fritid (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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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)
 
Sharp said:
Wow, really? I'm impressed. I guess the officials responsible for the censorship realized, as they played their early release copy, what a terrible crime it would be to keep the masses from enjoying even the tiniest portion of this game.
It received the "keine Jugendfreigabe" rating from the ratings body, which is roughly equivalent to a "restricted" rating. This means
a)Stores can't legally sell it to people under 18
b)Mail-orders can only legally be sent out when the recipient displays ID at the time of receipt (again, for age verifiication)
c)There are certain restrictions put upon where and how retailers can advertise for/with the game.
d)Press coverage, as long as it is openly accessible (by minors), is not allowed to show the more violent parts of the game. E.g. the major review mags in Germany release two versions each month, one that is cleared for ages 16 and up and can be sold at stores, and one that is 18+ which requires you to go through age verification and subscribe to even get it. Shooting people in the face and similar stuff will only be shown on the cover DVD that comes with the 18+ version of the mag, while the 16+ version's coverage will be restricted to just the harmless parts, dialog, running around driving cars etc.
 
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Australia :
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 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)



wtf² gt5P in AUS
 
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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


Things of note :
- Well nothing unexpected.
- STOP BUYING IMAGINE BABIES FFS.

Out of the Top this week :
- [PS3] Viking: Battle for Asgard (Released last week, #13)
- [PSP] GoW: Chains of Olympus (was #17)

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See you next week kids
 
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