Week ending the 09/aug/2009
August gets off to a healthy start with a strong, varied line-up of new releases hitting shelves this Friday.
Codemasters’ Ashes Cricket 2009 brings balls, bats and wickets back into the gaming limelight. With plenty of notable cricketers on board showing their support and public interest still high from The Ashes, expect this title to perform well.
Other notable releases include Active Health with Carol Vorderman (Nintendo), G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra (Electronic Arts) and Horrible Histories: Rotten Romans (Slitherine).
You can also check this VGChartz's news (or directly look for the 07th Aug 09 on the release page, since apparently the news is incomplete).
Reserved for France, Germany, Italy, Spain and UK.
UK
Chart-Track's news (on the All-Format chart) :
10/Aug/2009
Newcomer ‘Ashes Cricket 2009’ from Codemasters bowls out Nintendo’s ‘Wii Sports Resort’ after two weeks at No1, becoming the first UK publisher to reach the top of the All Formats chart since Eidos in week 6 2007 (with ‘Battlestations Midway’).
Codemasters’ last All Formats No1 was 4 years ago with ‘Brian Lara International Cricket 2005’, however a strong marketing campaign sees ‘Ashes Cricket 2009’ outsell it by almost 3 to 1 in their respective debut weeks. It is far and away the biggest launch for a cricket title with release week sales almost matching those of EA’s recent boxing chart topper ‘Fight Night Round 4’.
Sales of Wii Sports Resort are down 49%, but it is still well ahead of the rest of the Top 10 at No2.
‘Wii Fit’ and ‘Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10’ both slip one place to Nos 3 and 4 respectively, while EA round off a Top 5 full of sports/fitness games with ‘Fight Night Round 4’ a non-mover at No5.
EA have 4, rather than last week’s 5, games in the Top 10 as ‘Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince’ drops 2 places to No6 and ‘The Sims 3’ teeters on the edge, down 3 places to No10.
Strong pricing on ‘Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood’ helps it rebound 3 places to No7, ahead of ‘Mario Kart Wii’ at No8 and Disney’s film tie-in ‘G-Force’ which makes the most of the launch of the film in cinemas by climbing 18 places in its second week, breaking into the top 10 at No9.
| (01) | 01 | WII | WII SPORTS RESORT | (NINTENDO) |
| (__) | 02 | PS3 | ASHES CRICKET 2009 | (CODEMASTERS) |
| (__) | 03 | XB360 | ASHES CRICKET 2009 | (CODEMASTERS) |
| (__) | 04 | WII | ASHES CRICKET 2009 | (CODEMASTERS) |
| (02) | 05 | WII | WII FIT | (NINTENDO) |
| (05) | 06 | WII | MARIO KART WII | (NINTENDO) |
| (03) | 07 | PC | THE SIMS 3 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (04) | 08 | WII | EA SPORTS ACTIVE | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (06) | 09 | WII | WII PLAY | (NINTENDO) |
| (07) | 10 | XB360 | FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (15) | 11 | PS3 | CALL OF JUAREZ: BOUND IN BLOOD | (UBISOFT) |
| (09) | 12 | WII | TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (10) | 13 | DS | PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE | (NINTENDO) |
| (11) | 14 | DS | POKEMON PLATINUM | (NINTENDO) |
| (26) | 15 | XB360 | CALL OF JUAREZ: BOUND IN BLOOD | (UBISOFT) |
| (08) | 16 | PS3 | FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (13) | 17 | XB360 | TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (23) | 18 | DS | CLUB PENGUIN: ELITE PENGUIN FORCE | (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS) |
| (17) | 19 | DS | MARIO KART DS | (NINTENDO) |
| (19) | 20 | PS3 | TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (__) | 21 | DS | G-FORCE | (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS) |
| (24) | 22 | DS | DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING | (NINTENDO) |
| (18) | 23 | XB360 | CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (21) | 24 | WII | MY FITNESS COACH: GET IN SHAPE | (UBISOFT) |
| (14) | 25 | DS | HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (20) | 26 | PS3 | INFAMOUS | (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) |
| (34) | 27 | XB360 | PROTOTYPE | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (29) | 28 | DS | RHYTHM PARADISE | (NINTENDO) |
| (33) | 29 | DS | MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES | (SEGA) |
| (22) | 30 | WII | HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (36) | 31 | DS | MYSTERY STORIES | (GSP/AVANQUEST) |
| (28) | 32 | XB360 | SEGA SUPERSTARS TENNIS | (SEGA) |
| (35) | 33 | XB360 | HALO 3 | (MICROSOFT) |
| (27) | 34 | WII | GRAND SLAM TENNIS | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (__) | 35 | PS3 | LITTLEBIGPLANET | (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) |
| (__) | 36 | XB360 | CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (30) | 37 | WII | CARNIVAL: FUNFAIR GAMES | (TAKE 2) |
| (31) | 38 | DS | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. | (NINTENDO) |
| (__) | 39 | DS | PEPPA PIG: THE GAME | (UBISOFT) |
| (__) | 40 | PS3 | PROTOTYPE | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
Germany (consoles)
| (01) | 01 | Wii | Wii Sports Resort | |
| (05) | 02 | Wii | Wii Fit | |
| (03) | 03 | DS | Professor Layton und das geheimnisvolle Dorf | |
| (04) | 04 | Wii | Mario Kart Wii | |
| (02) | 05 | DS | Pokemon Platin-Edition | |
| (06) | 06 | DS | Mario Kart DS | |
| (08) | 07 | DS | New Super Mario Bros. | |
| (09) | 08 | DS | Mario & Sonic bei den Olympischen Spielen | |
| (07) | 09 | PS2 | SingStar Mallorca Party | |
| (__) | 10 | DS | Animal Crossing: Wild World |
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 | ||
| (05) | 05 | Landwirtschafts-Simulator 2009 | ||
| (06) | 06 | World of Warcraft | ||
| (07) | 07 | Counter-Strike: Source | ||
| (08) | 08 | World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade | ||
| (10) | 09 | Gothic 3 | ||
| (__) | 10 | Fallout 3 Addon Pack 1: The Pitt & Operatio |
France (consoles top 5)
| (01) | 01 | Wii | Wii Sports Resort | (Nintendo) |
| (02) | 02 | Wii | Wii Fit + Balance Board | (Nintendo) |
| (03) | 03 | DS | Pokémon - version platine | (Nintendo) |
| (04) | 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 / 31
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
