Week ending the 05/apr/2009
RETAIL BIZ: Out This Week
A distinctively Japanese line-up approaches retail this week as a mixture of RPGs and ninja-infused adventures arrive, including Tenchu Shadows Assassins and Ninja Blade make their UK debut.
Ubisoft releases the fourth in the best-selling Tenchu series, developed by the original creators of the first Tenchu game. Boasting familiar characters, a brand new storyline and Wii motion gestures assigned to each weapon, the game is sure to cause a buzz among the franchise’s fans.
Alternatively, Microsoft’s Ninja Blade offers 360 owners the burden of defending Tokyo from a genetically mutating disease. Unlike its Ubisoft rival, Ninja Blade twists the formula by setting its adventure in modern day Tokyo, with battles taking place on the rooftops and towering skyscrapers.
Also out this week is a duo of Square Enix RPGs Disgaea DS and Valkyrie Profile: Covenant Of The Plume and Dance Party Pop/Club Hits (Nordic Games).
UK releases for this week:
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) :
Capcom’s ‘Resident Evil 5’ drops to No2 (-38%) and EA climb 3 places to No3 with ‘FIFA 09’ (+3%). Midway/Ubisoft climb 7 places over the debut weekend for ‘Wheelman’ up to No4 (+41%) and Activision Blizzard also do nicely, up 2 places to No5 with Q408’s 2nd biggest game ‘Call of Duty: World at War’ (+1%). Capcom’s ‘Streetfighter IV’ slides 3 places to No6 (-11%), as do Nintendo with ‘Professor Layton and the Curious Village’ at No7 (-13%).
There’s impressive longevity shown in the next 2 Top 10 titles – at No8 is Activision Blizzard’s Q407 ‘Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare’ with 66 weeks on this chart (+12%) and at No9 is Sega’s Q407 ‘Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games’ with 69 weeks on chart (+39%). Rockstar/Take 2 bring up No10 with ‘GTA: Chinatown Wars’ for DS (-6%).
The only new entries this week are Warner’s ‘Wanted: Weapons of Fate’ debuting at No15 on 360/PS3/PC and Blade Interactive’s ‘WSC Real 09: World Snooker Championship’ in at No39, also 360/PS3/PC
| (01) | 01 | WII | WII FIT | (NINTENDO) |
| (02) | 02 | XB360 | RESIDENT EVIL 5 | (CAPCOM) |
| (04) | 03 | DS | PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE | (NINTENDO) |
| (05) | 04 | DS | GRAND THEFT AUTO: CHINATOWN WARS | (TAKE 2) |
| (07) | 05 | WII | MARIO KART WII | (NINTENDO) |
| (03) | 06 | PS3 | RESIDENT EVIL 5 | (CAPCOM) |
| (09) | 07 | DS | DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING | (NINTENDO) |
| (06) | 08 | WII | WII PLAY | (NINTENDO) |
| (18) | 09 | XB360 | WHEELMAN | (UBISOFT) |
| (16) | 10 | WII | MY FITNESS COACH | (UBISOFT) |
| (14) | 11 | XB360 | CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (10) | 12 | PS3 | STREET FIGHTER IV | (CAPCOM) |
| (19) | 13 | DS | CLUB PENGUIN: ELITE PENGUIN FORCE | (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS) |
| (08) | 14 | PS3 | KILLZONE 2 | (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) |
| (21) | 15 | WII | MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES | (SEGA) |
| (__) | 16 | DS | CARNIVAL: FUNFAIR GAMES | (TAKE 2) |
| (29) | 17 | PS3 | WHEELMAN | (UBISOFT) |
| (12) | 18 | XB360 | STREET FIGHTER IV | (CAPCOM) |
| (27) | 19 | DS | PUZZLER COLLECTION | (UBISOFT) |
| (__) | 20 | XB360 | WANTED: WEAPONS OF FATE | (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) |
| (17) | 21 | XB360 | CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (33) | 22 | DS | SCRABBLE INTERACTIVE: 2009 EDITION | (UBISOFT) |
| (37) | 23 | DS | MARIO KART DS | (NINTENDO) |
| (25) | 24 | XB360 | FIFA 09 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (__) | 25 | DS | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. | (NINTENDO) |
| (15) | 26 | XB360 | HALO WARS | (MICROSOFT) |
| (22) | 27 | WII | SONIC AND THE BLACK KNIGHT | (SEGA) |
| (__) | 28 | DS | MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES | (SEGA) |
| (20) | 29 | PC | EMPIRE: TOTAL WAR | (SEGA) |
| (31) | 30 | XB360 | GRAND THEFT AUTO IV | (TAKE 2) |
| (__) | 31 | WII | GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (__) | 32 | WII | RAYMAN RAVING RABBIDS TV PARTY | (UBISOFT) |
| (32) | 33 | WII | CARNIVAL: FUNFAIR GAMES | (TAKE 2) |
| (26) | 34 | PS3 | TOM CLANCY'S H.A.W.X. | (UBISOFT) |
| (23) | 35 | XB360 | TOM CLANCY'S H.A.W.X. | (UBISOFT) |
| (11) | 36 | XB360 | WWE LEGENDS OF WRESTLEMANIA | (THQ) |
| (28) | 37 | PS3 | COMMAND AND CONQUER: RED ALERT 3 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (__) | 38 | PS3 | CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (13) | 39 | PS3 | WWE LEGENDS OF WRESTLEMANIA | (THQ) |
| (__) | 40 | PC | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2009 | (SEGA) |
Germany (consoles)
| (01) | 01 | Wii | Wii Fit | |
| (05) | 02 | DS | Mario Kart DS | |
| (02) | 03 | PS3 | Resident Evil 5 | |
| (03) | 04 | Wii | Mario Kart Wii | |
| (06) | 05 | PS2 | SINGSTAR MULTIPACK | |
| (08) | 06 | DS | Professor Layton und das geheimnisvolle Dorf | |
| (04) | 07 | Wii | Mein Fitness-Coach: Gut in Form | |
| (09) | 08 | DS | New Super Mario Bros. | |
| (07) | 09 | XBox 360 | Resident Evil 5 | |
| (__) | 10 | DS | Mario & Sonic bei den Olympischen Spielen |
Germany (PC)
| (__) | 01 | Landwirtschafts-Simulator 2009 | ||
| (01) | 02 | Empire: Total War | ||
| (03) | 03 | World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King | ||
| (__) | 04 | Command & Conquer Alarmstufe Rot 3: Der Aufstand | ||
| (02) | 05 | BattleForge | ||
| (05) | 06 | Counter-Strike: Source | ||
| (06) | 07 | World of Warcraft | ||
| (__) | 08 | Die Sims 2 | ||
| (08) | 09 | World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade | ||
| (04) | 10 | Runes of Magic |
France (consoles top 5)
| (01) | 01 | Wii | Wii Fit + Balance Board | (Nintendo) |
| (02) | 02 | Wii | Mario Kart Wii + volant Wii Wheel | (Nintendo) |
| (03) | 03 | PS3 | Resident Evil 5 | (Capcom) |
| (04) | 04 | DS | Professeur Layton et l’étrange village | (Nintendo) |
| (05) | 05 | XBox360 | Resident Evil 5 | (Capcom) |
France (consoles top 10)
| (01) | 01 | Wii | Wii FIT | (Nintendo) |
| (02) | 02 | Wii | MARIO KART Wii | (Nintendo) |
| (03) | 03 | PS3 | RESIDENT EVIL 5 | (Capcom) |
| (04) | 04 | NDS | PROFESSEUR LAYTON ET L'ETRANGE VILLAGE | (Nintendo) |
| (05) | 05 | 360 | RESIDENT EVIL 5 | (Capcom) |
| (06) | 06 | Wii | MARIO POWER TENNIS Nouvelle façon de jouer | (Nintendo) |
| (07) | 07 | Wii | Wii PLAY | (Nintendo) |
| (10) | 08 | NDS | GRAND THEFT AUTO: CHINATOWN WARS | (Take 2) |
| (__) | 09 | Wii | MON COACH PERSONNEL: FORME ET FITNESS | (Ubisoft) |
| (__) | 10 | NDS | MARIO KART DS | (Nintendo) |
France (PC top 5)
| (01) | 01 | Empire Total War | (Sega) |
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| (02) | 02 | Drakensang : l’oeil noir |
(Eidos) |
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| (03) | 03 | Warhammer 40000 : Dawn of war 2 | (THQ) | |
| (05) | 04 | World of Warcraft : La colère du Roi-Liche | (Activision Blizzard) | |
| (__) | 05 | Les Sims 2 : Double Deluxe |
(Electronic Arts) |
Italy
| (12) | 01 | WII | Mario Kart Wii | 100.0% | |
| (02) | 02 | WII | Wii Fit | 77.45% | |
| (01) | 03 | PS3 | Resident Evil 5 | 76.90% | |
| (05) | 04 | NDS | Professor Layton And The Curious Village | 51.40% | |
| (06) | 05 | WII | Mario Power Tennis | 44.73% | |
| (04) | 06 | PS2 | PES 2009 | 37.34% | |
| (03) | 07 | 360 | Resident Evil 5 | 33.20% | |
| (08) | 08 | WII | Wii Play | 30.77% | |
| (09) | 09 | NDS | More Brain Training | 28.33% | |
| (11) | 10 | NDS | Brain Training | 28.30% | |
| (07) | 11 | PS3 | Killzone 2 | 23.27% | |
| (__) | 12 | WII | My Fitness Coach | 22.87% | |
| (10) | 13 | PS3 | PES 2009 | 22.69% | |
| (__) | 14 | WII | PES 2009 | 21.95% | |
| (15) | 15 | PS2 | FIFA 09 | 21.10% |
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:
2009:
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
