Week ending the 02/aug/2009
This Friday marks the games industry’s first step into the next stage of 3D gaming. Disney releases the first title to use stereoscopic 3D technology, while a variety of other new games keep more traditional consumers happy.
Disney’s G-Force hits the shelves to complement the release of its silver screen counterpart. Delivering the film’s antics to fans on a variety of platforms, the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions are notable for being the first stereoscopic 3D games to hit retail.
Other notable releases this week include Puzzle Kingdoms (Zushi), Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis (Koei) and Code Of Honour 3: Rise Of The Desert Devil (City Interactive).
You can also check this VGChartz's news for a more detailed released schedule for this week.
Reserved for France, Germany, Italy, Spain and UK.
UK
Chart-Track's news (on the All-Format chart) :
03/Aug/2009
Nintendo’s ‘Wii Sports Resort’ still rests comfortably at No1 this week with an increase of 6% in sales.
Nintendo also claim the No2 spot thanks to the brilliant stamina of ‘Wii Fit’ jumping up from No4.
The next three places are held by EA with ‘Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10’ staying on par at No3, ‘Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince’ moving down to No4 and ‘Fight Night Round 4’ bouncing back to No5.
Activision-Blizzard’s ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’ drops a place to No6 and EA’s ‘The Sims 3’ regains No7.
THQ fight their way back into the Top 10 thanks to ‘UFC 2009: Undisputed’ at No8 and EA’s fifth title in the Top 10 comes in the form ‘EA Sports Active’ at No9.
Ubisoft’s ‘Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood’ rounds off the Top 10 and the only new release to make it into the Top 40 this week is film tie-in ‘G-Force’ featuring Disney’s secret agent guineapigs sneaking in at No26.
| (01) | 01 | WII | WII SPORTS RESORT | (NINTENDO) |
| (02) | 02 | WII | WII FIT | (NINTENDO) |
| (03) | 03 | PC | THE SIMS 3 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (04) | 04 | WII | EA SPORTS ACTIVE | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (05) | 05 | WII | MARIO KART WII | (NINTENDO) |
| (11) | 06 | WII | WII PLAY | (NINTENDO) |
| (10) | 07 | XB360 | FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (15) | 08 | PS3 | FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (06) | 09 | WII | TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (07) | 10 | DS | PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE | (NINTENDO) |
| (16) | 11 | DS | POKEMON PLATINUM | (NINTENDO) |
| (25) | 12 | PS3 | UFC 2009: UNDISPUTED | (THQ) |
| (13) | 13 | XB360 | TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (12) | 14 | DS | HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (14) | 15 | PS3 | CALL OF JUAREZ: BOUND IN BLOOD | (UBISOFT) |
| (26) | 16 | XB360 | UFC 2009: UNDISPUTED | (THQ) |
| (24) | 17 | DS | MARIO KART DS | (NINTENDO) |
| (18) | 18 | XB360 | CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (17) | 19 | PS3 | TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (23) | 20 | PS3 | INFAMOUS | (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) |
| (33) | 21 | WII | MY FITNESS COACH: GET IN SHAPE | (UBISOFT) |
| (08) | 22 | WII | HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (30) | 23 | DS | CLUB PENGUIN: ELITE PENGUIN FORCE | (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS) |
| (34) | 24 | DS | DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING | (NINTENDO) |
| (09) | 25 | XB360 | TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (20) | 26 | XB360 | CALL OF JUAREZ: BOUND IN BLOOD | (UBISOFT) |
| (21) | 27 | WII | GRAND SLAM TENNIS | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (31) | 28 | XB360 | SEGA SUPERSTARS TENNIS | (SEGA) |
| (19) | 29 | DS | RHYTHM PARADISE | (NINTENDO) |
| (37) | 30 | WII | CARNIVAL: FUNFAIR GAMES | (TAKE 2) |
| (36) | 31 | DS | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. | (NINTENDO) |
| (__) | 32 | XB360 | RED FACTION: GUERRILLA | (THQ) |
| (__) | 33 | DS | MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES | (SEGA) |
| (28) | 34 | XB360 | PROTOTYPE | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (__) | 35 | XB360 | HALO 3 | (MICROSOFT) |
| (39) | 36 | DS | MYSTERY STORIES | (GSP/AVANQUEST) |
| (29) | 37 | PS3 | CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (__) | 38 | DS | MYSIMS RACING | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (35) | 39 | PS3 | GHOSTBUSTERS: THE VIDEO GAME | (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) |
| (__) | 40 | XB360 | HALO WARS | (MICROSOFT) |
Germany (consoles)
| (01) | 01 | Wii | Wii Sports Resort | |
| (02) | 02 | DS | Pokemon Platin-Edition | |
| (04) | 03 | DS | Professor Layton und das geheimnisvolle Dorf | |
| (03) | 04 | Wii | Mario Kart Wii | |
| (05) | 05 | Wii | Wii Fit | |
| (06) | 06 | DS | Mario Kart DS | |
| (07) | 07 | PS2 | SingStar Mallorca Party | |
| (08) | 08 | DS | New Super Mario Bros. | |
| (__) | 09 | DS | Mario & Sonic bei den Olympischen Spielen | |
| (09) | 10 | Wii | Harry Potter und der Halbblutprinz |
Germany (PC)
| (01) | 01 | Die Sims 3 | ||
| (02) | 02 | Anno 1404 | ||
| (03) | 03 | Divinity 2 - Ego Draconis | ||
| (04) | 04 | World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King | ||
| (06) | 05 | Landwirtschafts-Simulator 2009 | ||
| (05) | 06 | World of Warcraft | ||
| (07) | 07 | Counter-Strike: Source | ||
| (__) | 08 | World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade | ||
| (09) | 09 | Fallout 3 Addon Pack 1: The Pitt & Operation Anchorage | ||
| (__) | 10 | Gothic 3 |
France (consoles top 5)
| (01) | 01 | Wii | Wii Sports Resort | (Nintendo) |
| (02) | 02 | Wii | Wii Fit + Balance Board | (Nintendo) |
| (04) | 03 | DS | Pokémon - version platine | (Nintendo) |
| (03) | 04 | DS | Professeur Layton et l’étrange village | (Nintendo) |
| (05) | 05 | Wii | Mario Kart + volant | (Nintendo) |
France (PC top 5)
| (01) | 01 | Les Sims 3 | (Electronic Arts) |
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| (02) | 02 | Pro Cycling Manager : Tour de France 2009 | (Focus Interactive) | |
| (03) | 03 | Blood Bowl | (Focus Home Interactive) | |
| (04) | 04 | Anno 1404 | (Ubisoft) | |
| (05) | 05 | World of Warcraft : La colère du Roi-Liche | (Activision Blizzard) |
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:
Jul: 27 / 28 / 29 / 30
Jun: 23 / 24 / 25 / 26
May: 19 / 20 / 21 / 22
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
