Week ending the 07/dec/2008
Other noticeable release : GTA 4 (PC)
UK
The All Formats Christmas Chart is only two weeks away and Activision Blizzard’s ‘Call of Duty: World at War’ is still very much the gift of choice, holding on to No1 for a 4th consecutive week despite a 15% sales drop.
Last year’s Xmas No1 ‘Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare’ was released a week earlier and only grabbed top spot in Christmas week itself, while this year the popular war game has the potential to hold on to No1 right up until Christmas. It has now sold over 1m units in the UK (it took ‘CoD 4: Modern Warfare’ 8 weeks to reach the same landmark). Nintendo emerges as this week’s strongest competitor as ‘Mario Kart Wii’ receives a power-up from widespread TV advertising, boosting it from No4 to No2 with sales rising by 15%. All four of Nintendo’s All Formats Top 10 games increase in sales with ‘Brain Training’ flexing its puzzle solving muscles, up from No5 to No4, the fluctuating ‘Wii Fit’ back on form with a 43% jump in sales, up from No12 to No8 and ‘Wii Play’ sales up 5% (down one place to No9).
EA are not out of the running as ‘FIFA 09’ is a non-mover at No3, ahead of fellow EA contender ‘Need for Speed: Undercover’ which slips 3 places to No5 (sales down 21%). Lara Croft continues to shimmy her way up the All Formats Top 10: ‘Tomb Raider: Underworld’ climbing one place to No6, just in front of ‘Fallout 3’ at No7 which enjoys a 60% surge in sales, benefiting from a retailer price promotion. Activision Blizzard’s ‘Guitar Hero: World Tour’ is still rocking the Top 10 despite falling from No9 to No10, but Konami’s ‘Pro Evolution Soccer 2009’ and Sony’s ‘Resistance 2’ are both All Formats Top 10 casualties, falling to No’s 16 and 20 respectively. Another retailer promotion helps Microsoft’s ‘Fable II’ achieve an 81% increase in sales, rising from No35 to No19, while retailer promotion on ‘GTA IV’ coupled with the release of the PC version means Rockstar/Take 2’s record-breaker is back in the Top 40 at No22 (sales up 160%). There are two All Formats Top 40 new entries: ‘Animal Crossing: Let’s Go To The City’ on Wii at No26 and the latest ‘Prince of Persia’ on Xbox 360/PS3 at No30.
| (01) | 01 | WII | MARIO KART WII | (NINTENDO) |
| (03) | 02 | DS | DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING | (NINTENDO) |
| (02) | 03 | XB360 | CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (08) | 04 | WII | WII FIT | (NINTENDO) |
| (04) | 05 | WII | WII PLAY | (NINTENDO) |
| (05) | 06 | PS3 | CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (11) | 07 | XB360 | GEARS OF WAR 2 | (MICROSOFT) |
| (29) | 08 | XB360 | FALLOUT 3 | (BETHESDA SOFTWORKS) |
| (31) | 09 | XB360 | FABLE II | (MICROSOFT) |
| (06) | 10 | PS3 | RESISTANCE 2 | (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) |
| (07) | 11 | WII | WII MUSIC | (NINTENDO) |
| (22) | 12 | DS | NINTENDOGS: LAB & FRIENDS | (NINTENDO) |
| (__) | 13 | WII | ANIMAL CROSSING: LET'S GO TO THE CITY | (NINTENDO) |
| (17) | 14 | DS | MORE BRAIN TRAINING FROM DR KAWASHIMA | (NINTENDO) |
| (09) | 15 | XB360 | NEED FOR SPEED: UNDERCOVER | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (27) | 16 | WII | GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS: THE VIDEOGAME | (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) |
| (25) | 17 | XB360 | TOMB RAIDER: UNDERWORLD | (EIDOS) |
| (21) | 18 | WII | MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES | (SEGA) |
| (16) | 19 | XB360 | KUNG FU PANDA | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (15) | 20 | XB360 | LEGO INDIANA JONES: ORIGINAL ADVENTURES | (LUCASARTS) |
| (28) | 21 | PS3 | LITTLEBIGPLANET | (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) |
| (12) | 22 | DS | BIG BRAIN ACADEMY | (NINTENDO) |
| (13) | 23 | XB360 | FIFA 09 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (23) | 24 | PS3 | FIFA 09 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (10) | 25 | PS3 | NEED FOR SPEED: UNDERCOVER | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (30) | 26 | DS | HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR | (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS) |
| (19) | 27 | WII | CARNIVAL: FUNFAIR GAMES | (TAKE 2) |
| (20) | 28 | XB360 | PROJECT GOTHAM RACING 4 | (MICROSOFT) |
| (__) | 29 | XB360 | FAR CRY 2 | (UBISOFT) |
| (26) | 30 | PS3 | TOMB RAIDER: UNDERWORLD | (EIDOS) |
| (__) | 31 | DS | COOKING GUIDE: CAN'T DECIDE WHAT TO EAT? | (NINTENDO) |
| (14) | 32 | PC | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2009 | (SEGA) |
| (24) | 33 | XB360 | SEGA SUPERSTARS TENNIS | (SEGA) |
| (34) | 34 | WII | RAYMAN RAVING RABBIDS TV PARTY | (UBISOFT) |
| (__) | 35 | DS | IMAGINE: TEACHER | (UBISOFT) |
| (__) | 36 | WII | SHAUN WHITE SNOWBOARDING | (UBISOFT) |
| (__) | 37 | XB360 | LIPS | (MICROSOFT) |
| (__) | 38 | PS3 | FALLOUT 3 | (BETHESDA SOFTWORKS) |
| (35) | 39 | DS | MARIO KART DS | (NINTENDO) |
| (__) | 40 | PS2 | SINGSTAR ABBA | (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) |
Germany (consoles)
| (01) | 01 | Wii | Mario Kart Wii | |
| (__) | 02 | PS2 | Singstar Schlager | |
| (04) | 03 | DS | Mario Kart DS | |
| (06) | 04 | DS | Dr. Kawashimas Gehirn-Jogging | |
| (05) | 05 | PS2 | SingStar: Abba | |
| (03) | 06 | PS2 | Need for Speed: Undercover | |
| (02) | 07 | Wii | Wii Fit | |
| (__) | 08 | PS2 | FIFA 09 | |
| (__) | 09 | DS | High School Musical 3: Senior Year DANCE! | |
| (10) | 10 | DS | Dr. Kawashima: Mehr Gehirn-Jogging |
Germany (PC)
| (__) | 01 | Grand Theft Auto 4 | ||
| (01) | 02 | World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King | ||
| (02) | 03 | Call of Duty: World at War | ||
| (03) | 04 | Need for Speed: Undercover | ||
| (04) | 05 | Fussball Manager 09 | ||
| (05) | 06 | Die Sims 2: Villen- und Garten-Accessoires | ||
| (__) | 07 | FIFA 09 | ||
| (08) | 08 | Fallout 3 | ||
| (10) | 09 | Command & Conquer Alarmstufe Rot 3 | ||
| (07) | 10 | Tomb Raider: Underworld |
Germany (PC + Consoles)
* 01. Grand Theft Auto IV (PC)
* 02. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
* 03. SingStar Schlager (PS2)
* 04. Maro Kart DS (DS)
* 05. Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (DS)
* 06. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (PC)
* 07. Wii Play (Wii)
* 08. Need for Speed Undercover (PS2)
* 09. SingStar Abba (PS2)
* 10. Wii Fit (Wii)
France (consoles top 10)
| (01) | 01 | Wii | Wii FIT | (Nintendo) |
| (02) | 02 | Wii | MARIO KART Wii | (Nintendo) |
| (03) | 03 | Wii | Wii PLAY | (Nintendo) |
| (05) | 04 | Wii | RAYMAN PROD' PRESENTE: THE LAPINS CRETINS SHOW | (Ubisoft) |
| (04) | 05 | Wii | GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR Bundle | (Activision) |
| (__) | 06 | NDS | MARIO KART DS | (Nintendo) |
| (06) | 07 | PS3 | CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR | (Activision) |
| (07) | 08 | PS3 | NEED FOR SPEED UNDERCOVER | (Electronic Arts) |
| (__) | 09 | NDS | LITTLEST PET SHOP: HIVER | (Electronic Arts) |
| (__) | 10 | NDS | POKEMON RANGER: NUIT SUR ALMIA | (Nintendo) |
France (PC top 5)
| (__) | 01 | Grand Theft Auto IV | Take2 |
| (01) | 02 | Call of Duty : World at War | Activision Blizzard |
| (02) | 03 | World of Warcraft : la Colère du Roi Liche | Activision Blizzard |
| (04) | 04 | Les Sims 2 : Double Deluxe | Electronic Arts |
| (03) | 05 | Football Manager 2009 | Sega |
Spain
* 01. Wii Play (Wii)
* 02. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
* 03. Wii Fit (Wii)
* 04. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (PS2)
* 05. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (PSP)
* 06. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (PS3)
* 07. Need for Speed Undercover (PS3)
* 08. Call of Duty: World at War (PS3)
* 09. FIFA 09 (PS2)
* 10. Pokemon Ranger 2: Shadows of Almia (DS)
Italy
| (01) | 01 | PS2 | PES 2009 | 32.500 | |
| (02) | 02 | WII | Mario Kart Wii | 28.250 | |
| (03) | 03 | WII | Wii Fit | 22.250 | |
| (05) | 04 | WII | Wii Play | 14.900 | |
| (__) | 05 | PS3 | Prince Of Persia | 10.950 | |
| (04) | 06 | NDS | Pokemon Ranger: Ombre Su Almia | 10.650 | |
| (__) | 07 | PS2 | FIFA 09 | 10.200 | |
| (09) | 08 | PS3 | PES 2009 | 8.550 | |
| (10) | 09 | NDS | Brain Training | 8.350 | |
| (08) | 10 | NDS | More Brain Training | 7.600 |
Italy (top 15)
| (01) | 01 | PS2 | PES 2009 | 100% | |
| (02) | 02 | WII | Mario Kart Wii | 88.21% | |
| (03) | 03 | WII | Wii Fit | 59.35% | |
| (05) | 04 | WII | Wii Play | 46.5% | |
| (__) | 05 | PS3 | Prince Of Persia | 34.12% | |
| (04) | 06 | NDS | Pokemon Ranger: Orme Su Almia | 33.19% | |
| (12) | 07 | PS2 | FIFA 09 | 31.71% | |
| (09) | 08 | PS3 | PES 2009 | 26.65% | |
| (10) | 09 | NDS | Brain Training | 25.95% | |
| (__) | 10 | NDS | High School Musical 3 | 21.85% |
| (13) | 11 | WII | Wii Music | 21.81% |
| (__) | 12 | PSP |
PES 2009 | 21.67% |
| (08) | 13 | NDS |
More Brain Training | 21.49% |
| (07) | 14 | PS3 |
Call Of Duty: World At War | 21.41% |
| (06) | 15 | PS3 |
Resistance 2 | 20.68% |
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 , Sweden
Friday: Netherlands, Switzerland, Norway
Saturday: France Top 10 (2 week delay)
*Note: These are often subject to change, especially Germany (All) & Spain
Archives:
2008:
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
