Mario and Sonic doing well in Europe/Other, so is Galaxy!

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This article explains the large mario and sonic numbers in the UK

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=16579


The game’s sudden rise to the top can be attributed in large part to its inclusion in several unofficial retail hardware bundles – generally the only way the supply constrained Wii is now sold in the UK. Similar bundles also accounted for the sudden re-appearance of Mario Party 8 at number four in the charts, as well as Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 at number twenty.