UK:
Ubisoft and Namco-Bandai welcome us back to the stage of history, ensuring that “the soul still burns” as ‘SoulCalibur IV’ debuts this week at No1 in the All Formats Chart.
It is the first All Formats No1 for the SoulCalibur franchise since ‘SoulCalibur II’ (GC, PS2 and Xbox) reached the summit for one week, back in September 2003. It has been almost 3 years since ‘SoulCalibur III’ was launched, only on PS2. Released on Xbox 360 and PS3 the long-anticipated sequel is the fastest selling in the franchise with the PS3 version outselling it’s PS2 predecessor’s launch week by more than 3 to 1. It is the fastest selling traditional beat-em up game to be launched on either PS3 or Xbox 360 (56% of sales were on Microsoft’s format) and marks a mini-revival for the genre after the recent success of Nintendo’s ‘Super Smash Bros. Brawl’ on Wii. Nintendo however have put up a good fight; despite dropping down to No2, ‘Wii Fit’ sales are up 35% on last week and sales of ‘Mario Kart Wii’, a non-mover at No3, are up 25%.
THQ’s ‘Wall-E’ drops 2 places to No4 – sales are slowing 3 weeks after the release of the film. THQ however can celebrate a strong showing from the hardware-bundled ‘Big Beach Sports’, up from No10 to No5, while former No1 ‘Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures’ moves in the opposite direction down from No5 to No10.
01 01 [WII] Wii Fit
02 02 [WII] Mario Kart Wii
03 NE [360] Soulcalibur IV
04 07 [WII] Big Beach Sports
05 03 [NDS] Guitar Hero: On Tour
06 NE [PS3] Soulcalibur IV
07 04 [WII] Wii Play
08 06 [NDS] Dr Kawashima's Brain Training
09 05 [WII] Super Smash Bros: Brawl
10 10 [WII] Carnival: Funfair Games
11 08 [WII] Sports Party
12 09 [NDS] Wall-E
13 15 [NDS] More Brain Training From Dr Kawashima
14 12 [WII] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games
15 13 [NDS] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games
16 11 [PS3] Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots
17 14 [360] Battlefield: Bad Company
18 24 [NDS] New Super Mario Bros.
19 26 [WII] Guitar Hero Iii: Legends Of Rock
20 29 [NDS] Kung Fu Panda
21 16 [NDS] Cooking Mama 2
22 25 [360] Grand Theft Auto IV
23 21 [NDS] Mario Kart Ds
24 40 [NDS] Sight Training
25 20 [WII] Wall-E
26 RE [WII] Sports Island
27 30 [PS3] Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
28 19 [NDS] Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures
29 22 [360] Beijing 2008
30 38 [WII] Rayman Raving Rabbids 2
31 18 [NDS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Darkness
32 31 [PS3] Beijing 2008
33 RE [360] Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
34 17 [NDS] Touchmaster
35 32 [PS2] Wall-E
36 23 [NDS] Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What To Eat?
37 28 [NDS] Imagine: Babies
38 27 [NDS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Time
39 RE [NDS] 42 All-time Classics
40 37 [WII] Game Party
Germany:
01 [PC] Drakensang: The Dark Eye
02 [PC] Drakensang: The Dark Eye - Limited Collectors Edition
03 [NDS] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
04 [WII] Wii Fit
05 [NDS] Guitar Hero: On Tour
06 [WII] Mario Kart Wii
07 [NDS] Brain Training
08 [WII] Super Smash Bros Brawl
09 [NDS] Mario Kart DS
10 [NDS] More Brain Training
Konsolen Top 10
01 04 [NDS] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
02 02 [WII] Wii Fit
03 06 [NDS] Guitar Hero: On Tour
04 05 [WII] Mario Kart Wii
05 03 [NDS] Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training
06 01 [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl
07 07 [NDS] Mario Kart DS
08 09 [NDS] More Brain Training From Dr. Kawashima
09 08 [NDS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness
10 10 [NDS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time
Spain:
01 [WII] Wii Fit
02 [WII] Wii Play
03 [NDS] Guitar Hero: On Tour
04 [WII] Super Smash Bros Brawl
05 [PS3] Soul Calibur IV
06 [NDS] Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat?
07 [360] Soul Calibur IV
08 [PSP] Buzz! Master Quiz
09 [PS3] Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
10 [NDS] 42 All-Time Classics
This week's new releases:
Growlanser: Heritage of War (PS2)
Heavenly Sword Platinum (PS3)
International Athletics (PSP)
Motorstorm Platinum (PS3)
Popcorn Arcade: Battle Rage the Robot Wars (Wii)
Puzzler Collection (NDS. PSP)
Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction Platinum (PS3)
Resistance: Fall of Man Platinum (PS3)
SBK 08: Superbike World Championship (360, PS2, PSP)
Soul Calibur IV (360, PS3)
Space Chimps (360, NDS, Wii)
Uncharted: Drakes Fortune Platinum (PS3)
Charts Calender:
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, Norway , Sweden (currently on summer break)
Friday: Netherlands, Switzerland
Saturday: France Top 20 (2 week delay, currently on summer break)
*Note: These are often subject to change, especially Germany (All) & Spain
Archives:
2008:
Aug: 31
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
