...and Boom Blox Smash Party debuts.
Week ending the 31/may/2009
It’s a big Friday for video games this week, with a slew of popular sequels and new IP set to hit shelves.
Sony fans have yet another new IP to look forward to, with Infamous arriving on PlayStation 3, while Sega’s critically acclaimed Virtua Tennis franchise returns on Xbox 360 and PS3.
Meanwhile, Guitar Hero teamed up with metal legends Metallica for the first of many new GH titles due this year, and the second in the Wii-exclusive Boom Blox series will hit shelves courtesy of EA.
Elsewhere, Warner releases its movie tie-in for Terminator Salvation and Oxygen’s hit PDC franchise returns on DS and Wii.
UK releases for this week:
When posted by BKK2.
You can also check this VGChartz's news.
Reserved for France, Germany, Italy, Spain and UK.
UK
Chart-Track's news (on the All-Format chart) :
Nintendo’s ‘Pokemon Platinum’ on DS (-28%) and EA’s ‘EA Sports Active’ (+42%) on Wii also hold their positions at No2 and No3 respectively. Activision Blizzard continue their successful franchise with the release of ‘Guitar Hero: Metallica’ in at No4 and Sony’s exclusive title ‘inFamous’ debut’s at No5. Nintendo’s ‘Wii Fit’ (-5%) moves down two places to No6 and EA’s ‘FIFA 09’ (-13%) follows, moving down to No7. The last new entry in the top 10 is Sega’s ‘Virtua Tennis 2009’ which is served at No8. Activision Blizzard’s ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ drops 3 places to No9 (-12%) and Nintendo’s ‘Wii Play’ (-10%) also drops down 3 to No10. The only other new entry in the top 40 this week is Warner Bros. Interactive’s movie tie-in ‘Terminator Salvation’ at No11.
| (01) | 01 | DS | POKEMON PLATINUM | (NINTENDO) |
| (04) | 02 | WII | EA SPORTS ACTIVE | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (02) | 03 | XB360 | UFC 2009: UNDISPUTED | (THQ) |
| (__) | 04 | PS3 | INFAMOUS | (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) |
| (03) | 05 | PS3 | UFC 2009: UNDISPUTED | (THQ) |
| (05) | 06 | WII | WII FIT | (NINTENDO) |
| (__) | 07 | XB360 | GUITAR HERO: METALLICA | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (06) | 08 | WII | WII PLAY | (NINTENDO) |
| (07) | 09 | WII | MARIO KART WII | (NINTENDO) |
| (20) | 10 | WII | BIG FAMILY GAMES | (THQ) |
| (__) | 11 | PS3 | GUITAR HERO: METALLICA | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (08) | 12 | WII | MY FITNESS COACH | (UBISOFT) |
| (__) | 13 | PS3 | VIRTUA TENNIS 2009 | (SEGA) |
| (12) | 14 | DS | SHERLOCK HOLMES: MYSTERY OF THE MUMMY | (UBISOFT) |
| (__) | 15 | WII | GUITAR HERO: METALLICA | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (09) | 16 | XB360 | X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (10) | 17 | DS | PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE | (NINTENDO) |
| (__) | 18 | XB360 | TERMINATOR SALVATION | (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) |
| (11) | 19 | XB360 | FIFA 09 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (24) | 20 | XB360 | CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (__) | 21 | XB360 | VIRTUA TENNIS 2009 | (SEGA) |
| (13) | 22 | DS | DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING | (NINTENDO) |
| (__) | 23 | PS3 | TERMINATOR SALVATION | (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) |
| (19) | 24 | XB360 | BIONIC COMMANDO | (CAPCOM) |
| (34) | 25 | XB360 | SEGA SUPERSTARS TENNIS | (SEGA) |
| (31) | 26 | XB360 | HALO WARS | (MICROSOFT) |
| (22) | 27 | WII | MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES | (SEGA) |
| (21) | 28 | PC | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2009 | (SEGA) |
| (18) | 29 | PS3 | X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (27) | 30 | XB360 | BURNOUT PARADISE | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (__) | 31 | PS3 | CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (15) | 32 | PS3 | FIFA 09 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (26) | 33 | DS | MARIO KART DS | (NINTENDO) |
| (23) | 34 | DS | MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES | (SEGA) |
| (29) | 35 | DS | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. | (NINTENDO) |
| (28) | 36 | XB360 | HALO 3 | (MICROSOFT) |
| (16) | 37 | PS3 | KILLZONE 2 | (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) |
| (35) | 38 | XB360 | TRIVIAL PURSUIT | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (25) | 39 | XB360 | CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (__) | 40 | XB360 | PROJECT GOTHAM RACING 4 | (MICROSOFT) |
Germany (consoles)
| (01) | 01 | DS | Pokemon Platin-Edition | |
| (02) | 02 | Wii | EA SPORTS ACTIVE Personal Trainer | |
| (05) | 03 | Wii | Mario Kart Wii | |
| (04) | 04 | Wii | Wii Fit | |
| (__) | 05 | DS | Professor Layton und das geheimnisvolle Dorf | |
| (03) | 06 | PS3 | UFC 2009 Undisputed | |
| (__) | 07 | PS3 | Sacred 2 - Fallen Angel | |
| (__) | 08 | XBox 360 | Sacred 2 - Fallen Angel | |
| (06) | 09 | DS | Mario Kart DS | |
| (09) | 10 | DS | New Super Mario Bros. |
Germany (PC)
| (__) | 01 | Armed Assault 2 | ||
| (01) | 02 | World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King | ||
| (02) | 03 | Landwirtschafts-Simulator 2009 | ||
| (03) | 04 | FIFA 09 | ||
| (04) | 05 | World of Warcraft | ||
| (05) | 06 | Die Sims 2 | ||
| (09) | 07 | World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade | ||
| (06) | 08 | Counter-Strike: Source | ||
| (07) | 09 | Empire: Total War | ||
| (__) | 10 | Fallout 3 |
France (consoles top 5)
| (01) | 01 | DS | Pokémon - version platine | (Nintendo) |
| (03) | 02 | Wii | Wii Fit + Balance Board | (Nintendo) |
| (05) | 03 | Wii | Mario Kart Wii + volant Wii Wheel | (Nintendo) |
| (02) | 04 | PS3 | UFC undisputed | (THQ) |
| (__) | 05 | PS3 | Infamous | (Sony) |
France (consoles top 10)
| (01) | 01 | NDS | POKEMON Version PLATINE | (Nintendo) |
| (03) | 02 | Wii | Wii FIT | (Nintendo) |
| (05) | 03 | Wii | MARIO KART Wii | (Nintendo) |
| (02) | 04 | PS3 | UFC 2009 UNDISPUTED | (THQ) |
| (__) | 05 | PS3 | INFAMOUS | (Sony Computer) |
| (08) | 06 | Wii | EA SPORTS ACTIVE | (Electronic Arts) |
| (06) | 07 | NDS | PROFESSEUR LAYTON ET L'ETRANGE VILLAGE | (Nintendo) |
| (04) | 08 | 360 | UFC 2009 UNDISPUTED | (THQ) |
| (07) | 09 | PS3 | VIRTUA TENNIS 2009 | (Sega) |
| (__) | 10 | PS3 | INFAMOUS Collector | (Sony Computer) |
France (PC top 5)
| (01) | 01 | Empire Total War | (Sega) |
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| (02) | 02 | World of Warcraft : La colère du Roi-Liche |
(Activision Blizzard) | |
| (03) | 03 | Counter-Strike | (Electronic Arts) | |
| (04) | 04 | Les Sims2 : Double Deluxe | (Electronic Arts) | |
| (__) | 05 | GTA IV | (Take2) |
Italy
| (__) | 01 | NDS | Pokemon Platino | 100.0% | |
| (__) | 02 | PS3 | Infamous | 30.14% | |
| (__) | 03 | WII | Mario Kart Wii | 26.86% | |
| (__) | 04 | WII | Wii Fit | 19.36% | |
| (__) | 05 | WII | EA Sports Active | 19.60% | |
| (__) | 06 | NDS | Professor Layton And The Curious Village | 17.47% | |
| (__) | 07 | WII | Wii Play | 15.29% | |
| (__) | 08 | NDS | Gardening Mama | 8.18% | |
| (__) | 09 | PS3 | Virtua Tennis 2009 | 8.13% | |
| (__) | 10 | NDS | Mario Kart DS | 7.44% | |
| (__) | 11 | WII | Mario Power Tennis | 7.13% | |
| (__) | 12 | PS2 | Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja 4 | 6.82% | |
| (__) | 13 | NDS | New Super Mario Bros. | 6.56% | |
| (__) | 14 | PS2 | PES 2009 | 6.34% | |
| (__) | 15 | NDS | Brain Training | 5.94% |
Charts Calendar:
Monday: UK, Ireland, France Top 5 (1 week delay), Germany (All, 1 week delay), Spain (1 week delay)
Tuesday: Denmark, Italy (1 week delay), Finland (Fortnightly on even numbered weeks)
Wednesday: Germany (Separate console & PC)
Thursday: Australia, New Zealand , Sweden
Friday: Netherlands, Switzerland, Norway
Saturday: France Top 10 (2 week delay)
*Note: These are often subject to change, especially Germany (All) & Spain
Archives:
2009:
May: 19 / 20 / 21
Apr: 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18
Mar: 10 / 11 / 12 / 13
Feb: 05 / 06 / 07 / 08 / 09
Jan: 01 / 02 / 03 / 04
2008:
Dec: 49 / 50 / 51 / 52
Nov: 45 / 46 / 47 / 48
Oct: 40 / 41 / 42 / 43 / 44
Sep: 36 / 37 / 38 / 39
Aug: 31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35
Jul: 27 / 28 / 29 / 30
Jun: 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26
May: 18 / 19 / 20 / 21
Apr: 14 / 15 / 16 / 17
Mar: 09 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13
Feb: 05 / 06 / 07 / 08
Jan: 01 / 02 / 03 / 04
2007:
Dec: 48 / 49 / 50 / 51 / 52
Nov: 44 / 45 / 46 / 47
Oct: 40 / 41 / 42 / 43
Sep: 39
