Week ending the 21/dec/2008
Nothing really noticeable this week, outside the late release of 'Sonic Unleashed' on PS3.
This will most likely be the biggest week of the year in term of sales.
UK
EA win it in injury time as ‘FIFA 09’ tops a hugely successful year by scoring the Christmas No1 ahead of Activision Blizzard’s ‘Call of Duty: World at War’ which drops to No2 and Nintendo’s ‘Mario Kart Wii’ which falls from No2 to No3.
It is EA’s 6th All Formats Christmas No1 in the past 8 years. A perfectly timed retailer promotion saw sales of ‘FIFA 09’ soar past its rivals, up 89% on last week, while Call of Duty could only manage a 13% rise and sales of Mario Kart Wii jumped 40% bringing it within 3,000 sales of Call of Duty. EA’s ‘Need for Speed: Undercover’ makes sure of holding on to the No4 position as retailer discounting helps sales climb 27%, while Nintendo’s Brain Training is the only All Formats Top 10 title to drop sales, a non-mover at No5 with sales down 1%. Nintendo can celebrate a successful Christmas period however, with half the All Formats Top 10 made up of Nintendo published games. Nintendo’s games have enjoyed a strong presence in the All Formats Top 10 throughout the year and this week is no exception. Mario Kart Wii has been out for 37 weeks with only 4 of those weeks spent outside the Top 10.
‘Wii Play’ moves up one place to No6 and ‘Wii Fit’ drops 2 places to No10, but it is ‘Professor Layton and the Curious Village’ which exceeds all expectations, re-entering the Top 40 at No8, proving to be a popular Christmas stocking filler, no doubt helped by strong demand and renewed stock. Activision Blizzard’s price promotion appears to have centred more around ‘Quantum of Solace’ than ‘Call of Duty’ as the Bond film tie-in is back in the Top 10, up from No13 to No7. ‘Tomb Raider: Underworld’ gets a well needed Christmas sales boost this week, up from No10 to No9 with sales climbing by 22%.
| (01) | 01 | WII | MARIO KART WII | (NINTENDO) |
| (02) | 02 | DS | DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING | (NINTENDO) |
| (04) | 03 | WII | WII PLAY | (NINTENDO) |
| (__) | 04 | DS | PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE | (NINTENDO) |
| (03) | 05 | XB360 | CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (05) | 06 | WII | WII FIT | (NINTENDO) |
| (26) | 07 | XB360 | FIFA 09 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (06) | 08 | PS3 | LITTLEBIGPLANET | (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) |
| (07) | 09 | PS3 | CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (08) | 10 | XB360 | GEARS OF WAR 2 | (MICROSOFT) |
| (21) | 11 | PS3 | FIFA 09 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (16) | 12 | WII | MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES | (SEGA) |
| (13) | 13 | XB360 | LEGO INDIANA JONES: ORIGINAL ADVENTURES | (LUCASARTS) |
| (12) | 14 | XB360 | KUNG FU PANDA | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (10) | 15 | DS | MORE BRAIN TRAINING FROM DR KAWASHIMA | (NINTENDO) |
| (28) | 16 | WII | GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS: THE VIDEOGAME | (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) |
| (17) | 17 | XB360 | NEED FOR SPEED: UNDERCOVER | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (32) | 18 | WII | CARNIVAL: FUNFAIR GAMES | (TAKE 2) |
| (14) | 19 | PS3 | RESISTANCE 2 | (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) |
| (19) | 20 | WII | WII MUSIC | (NINTENDO) |
| (15) | 21 | WII | RAYMAN RAVING RABBIDS TV PARTY | (UBISOFT) |
| (11) | 22 | WII | ANIMAL CROSSING: LET'S GO TO THE CITY | (NINTENDO) |
| (23) | 23 | XB360 | FAR CRY 2 | (UBISOFT) |
| (22) | 24 | PS3 | NEED FOR SPEED: UNDERCOVER | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (24) | 25 | XB360 | LIPS | (MICROSOFT) |
| (33) | 26 | XB360 | TOMB RAIDER: UNDERWORLD | (EIDOS) |
| (09) | 27 | XB360 | FALLOUT 3 | (BETHESDA SOFTWORKS) |
| (18) | 28 | DS | NINTENDOGS: LAB & FRIENDS | (NINTENDO) |
| (__) | 29 | PS2 | SINGSTAR ABBA | (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) |
| (__) | 30 | XB360 | QUANTUM OF SOLACE | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (30) | 31 | DS | HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR | (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS) |
| (__) | 32 | XB360 | PRINCE OF PERSIA | (UBISOFT) |
| (38) | 33 | DS | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. | (NINTENDO) |
| (25) | 34 | PC | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2009 | (SEGA) |
| (__) | 35 | PS3 | PRINCE OF PERSIA | (UBISOFT) |
| (36) | 36 | WII | HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR DANCE | (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS) |
| (34) | 37 | DS | MARIO KART DS | (NINTENDO) |
| (20) | 38 | DS | COOKING GUIDE: CAN'T DECIDE WHAT TO EAT? | (NINTENDO) |
| (__) | 39 | PSP | FIFA 09 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (37) | 40 | WII | GUITAR HERO: WORLD TOUR | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
France (consoles top 10)
| (01) | 01 | Wii | Wii FIT | (Nintendo) |
| (02) | 02 | Wii | MARIO KART Wii | (Nintendo) |
| (03) | 03 | Wii | Wii PLAY | (Nintendo) |
| (04) | 04 | Wii | RAYMAN PROD' PRESENTE: THE LAPINS CRETINS SHOW | (Ubisoft) |
| (06) | 05 | NDS | MARIO KART DS | (Nintendo) |
| (05) | 06 | Wii | GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR Bundle | (Activision) |
| (08) | 07 | Wii | GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR + Guitare | (Activision) |
| (07) | 08 | PS3 | CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR | (Activision) |
| (09) | 09 | Wii | SUPER SMASH BROS. BRAWL | (Nintendo) |
| (10) | 10 | NDS | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. | (Nintendo) |
France (PC top 5)
| (01) | 01 | GTA IV | (Take2) |
| (02) | 02 | Call of duty 4 : World at War | (Activision Blizzard) |
| (03) | 03 | Les Sims 2 : Double Deluxe | (Electronic Arts) |
| (04) | 04 | World of Warcraft : La colère du Roi-Liche | (Activision Blizzard) |
| (05) | 05 | Foot Manager 2009 | (Sega) |
Germany (consoles)
| (02) | 01 | DS | Mario Kart DS | |
| (03) | 02 | DS | Dr. Kawashimas Gehirn-Jogging | |
| (07) | 03 | PS2 | Singstar Schlager | |
| (06) | 04 | DS | Dr. Kawashima: Mehr Gehirn-Jogging | |
| (09) | 05 | DS | Professor Layton und das geheimnisvolle Dorf | |
| (05) | 06 | PS2 | Fifa 09 | |
| (__) | 07 | PS2 | Singstar Abba | |
| (__) | 08 | DS | New Super Mario Bros. | |
| (10) | 09 | PS2 | Need For Speed: Undercover | |
| (__) | 10 | DS | Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games |
Germany (PC) *
| (01) | 01 | Grand Theft Auto 4 | ||
| (02) | 02 | World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King | ||
| (03) | 03 | Call of Duty: World at War | ||
| (05) | 04 | Fussball Manager 09 | ||
| (04) | 05 | Need for Speed: Undercover | ||
| (__) | 06 | ??? | ||
| (09) | 07 | Fallout 3 | ||
| (__) | 08 | ??? | ||
| (__) | 09 | World of Warcraft | ||
| (__) | 10 | Command & Conquer Alarmstufe Rot 3 |
* The PC chart has been deduced from the previous ranking in the week 52
Italy
| (01) | 01 | PS2 | PES 2009 | 100% | |
| (03) | 02 | WII | Wii Fit | 70.81% | |
| (05) | 03 | WII | Wii Play | 63.56% | |
| (04) | 04 | NDS | More Brain Training | 61.26% | |
| (02) | 05 | WII | Mario Kart Wii | 60.89% | |
| (09) | 06 | NDS | Brain Training | 55.2% | |
| (06) | 07 | PS2 | FIFA 09 | 49.3% | |
| (08) | 08 | PS3 | PES 2009 | 39.24% | |
| (07) | 09 | PS2 | Need For Speed Undercover | 32.91% | |
| (__) | 10 | WII | Wii Music | 31.55% | |
| (__) | 11 | PSP | PES 2009 | 30.61% | |
| (__) | 12 | PS2 | Madagascar 2 | 29.45% | |
| (__) | 13 | NDS | Nintendogs Labrador | 25.19% | |
| (__) | 14 | NDS | Mario Kart | 25.18% | |
| (__) | 15 | NDS | New Super Mario Bros. | 25.11% |
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:
Dec: 49 / 50
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
