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Unstoppable Force

The top 3 games in the All Formats Chart remain the same for a second week as Lucasarts’ ‘Star Wars: The Force Unleashed’ holds on to No1 despite a 38% drop in sales.

Nintendo’s ‘Wii Fit’ at No2 is continuing to shape up nicely, registering its 3rd largest sales week ever with a 75% rise in sales, while ‘Mario Kart Wii’ is a non-mover at No3 (sales up 26%). Ubisoft’s ‘Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway’ enters the battlefield at No4, only 2,250 sales behind Nintendo (65% of sales on Xbox 360, 35% on PS3), while Disney Interactive Studios has this weeks only other All Formats Top 10 new entry with ‘Pure’ at No8. This week last year there were 4 All Formats Top 10 new entries, including ‘Halo 3’ at No1 and ‘FIFA 08’ at No2. EA only have one Top 10 game this week with ‘Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09’ down one place at No5, as ‘Mercenaries 2: World in Flames’ drops from No6 to No11, however ‘FIFA 09’ should kick start things for the big US publisher when it is launched next week. The ‘Wii Fit’ influenced game ‘Family Trainer’ from Namco-Bandai/Atari debuts at No20, proving that even with renewed stock of the Nintendo original, there is a market for similar fitness titles on Wii.

Chart-Track

TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE - INDIVIDUAL FORMATS (UNITS), WEEK ENDING 27 September 2008

LW

TW Title Format Label Publisher
3 1 WII FIT WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
4 2 MARIO KART WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
1 3 STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED XB360 LUCASARTS LUCASARTS
2 4 STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED PS3 LUCASARTS LUCASARTS
- 5 BROTHERS IN ARMS: HELL'S HIGHWAY XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
7 6 WII PLAY WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
6 7 STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED WII LUCASARTS LUCASARTS
- 8 BROTHERS IN ARMS: HELL'S HIGHWAY PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
9 9 BIG BEACH SPORTS WII PLAY THQ THQ
10 10 CARNIVAL: FUNFAIR GAMES WII 2KPLAY TAKE 2
- 11 PURE XB360 DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
5 12 WARHAMMER ONLINE: AGE OF RECKONING PC GOA ELECTRONIC ARTS
8 13 SPORE PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
17 14 STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED PS2 LUCASARTS LUCASARTS
12 15 DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
13 16 GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK WII REDOCTANE ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
14 17 MARIO KART DS DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
15 18 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 09 WII EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
- 19 FAMILY TRAINER WII NAMCO BANDAI GAMES ATARI
- 20 SPORTS ISLAND WII HUDSON KONAMI
25 21 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 09 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
11 22 MERCENARIES 2: WORLD IN FLAMES XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
16 23 CRYSIS WARHEAD PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
27 24 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 09 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
20 25 MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES WII SEGA SEGA
19 26 TOO HUMAN XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
- 27 HALO 3 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
22 28 GUITAR HERO: ON TOUR DS REDOCTANE ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
26 29 IMAGINE: TEACHER DS GAMES FOR EVERYONE UBISOFT
31 30 SUPER SMASH BROS: BRAWL WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
- 31 PUZZLER COLLECTION DS GAMES FOR EVERYONE UBISOFT
23 32 SPORTS PARTY WII PLAY ZONE UBISOFT
28 33 CARNIVAL: FUNFAIR GAMES DS 2KPLAY TAKE 2
- 34 PURE PS3 DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
- 35 SONIC CHRONICLES: THE DARK BROTHERHOOD DS SEGA SEGA
- 36 CIVILIZATION IV: COLONIZATION PC 2K GAMES TAKE 2
18 37 MERCENARIES 2: WORLD IN FLAMES PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
30 38 COOKING MAMA 2 DS 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
34 39 SPORE CREATURES DS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
37 40 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. DS NINTENDO NINTENDO

 

Germany

All
01 01 Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (PC)
03 02 Crysis: Warhead (PC)
__ 03 Civilisation IV: Colonisation (PC)
02 04 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (PS3)
08 05 Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
09 06 Wii Fit (Wii)
06 07 Spore (PC)
07 08 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Wii)
10 09 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (PS2)
05 10 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Xbox 360)

Consoles
01 01 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (PS3)
04 02 Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
05 03 Wii Fit (Wii)
03 04 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Wii)
06 05 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (PS2)
02 06 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (XBox 360)
07 07 Dr. Kawashimas Gehirn-Jogging (DS)
08 08 Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty (PS3)
09 09 Dr. Kawashima: Mehr Gehirn-Jogging (DS)
__ 10 NHL 09 (PS3)

PC
01 01 Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
02 02 Crysis: Warhead
__ 03 Civilization 4: Colonization
03 04 Spore
04 05 S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
__ 06 The Witcher Enhanced Edition
05 07 Die Sims 2: Apartment-Leben
08 08 World of Warcraft
10 09 Der Herr der Ringe: Die Schlacht um Mittelerde 2
09 10 World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade

 

France
Consoles
01 01 Wii Fit + Balance Board (Wii)
03 02 Star Wars : le Pouvoir de la Force (PS3)
02 03 Mario Kart Wii + volant (Wii)
04 04 Star Wars : le Pouvoir de la Force (Wii)
05 05 Star Wars : le Pouvoir de la Force (360))
06 06 Wii Play (Wii)
__ 07 Pure (PS3)
__ 08 Pure (360)
__ 09 Brothers in Arms : Hell's Highway (PS3)
08 10 Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)

PC
01 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning
02 Spore
03 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning Edit. Collector
04 Les Sims 2 : La vie en appartment add-on
05 Les Sims 2 : Double Deluxe

 

Spain
03 01 Wii Fit (Wii)
01 02 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (PS3)
02 03 Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (PC)
05 04 Wii Play (Wii)
07 05 Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
__ 06 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (PS2)
06 07 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Wii)
__ 08 Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction (PS3)
__ 09 Play Chapas: Football Edition (PSP)
09 10 Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat? (DS)

 

Italy
01 Wii Fit (Wii) [5.800]
02 Star Wars Il Potere Della Forza (PS3) [3.500]
03 Mario Kart (Wii) [3.150]
04 Kung Fu Panda (PS2) [2.700]
05 Brain Training (DS) [2.650]
06 Star Wars Il Potere Della Forza XBOX (360) [2.500]
07 Naruto Ultimate Ninja 3 (PS2) [2.450]
08 La Guida In Cucina (DS) [2.450]
09 SBK 08 (PS3) [2.400]
10 Kung Fu Panda (DS) [2.000]
11 Ratchet & Clank: Alla Ricerca Del Tesoro (PS3)
12 Wii Play (Wii)
13 Guitar Hero On Tour (DS)
14 New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
15 Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway (360)

 

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, currently not avalible), Finland (Fortnightly on even numbered weeks)
Wednesday: Germany (Separate console & PC)
Thursday: Australia, New Zealand, Norway , Sweden
Friday: Netherlands, Switzerland
Saturday: France Top 10 (2 week delay)

*Note: These are often subject to change, especially Germany (All) & Spain

Archives:

2008:

Sep: 36 / 37 / 38
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



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Netherlands

# VW W Titel MIJ
1 1
STAR WARS/FORCE UNLEASHED (XB 360) ACTIVISION
2 1
STAR WARS/FORCE UNLEASHED (PS3) ACTIVISION
3 1 22
MARIO KART (Wii) NINTENDO
4 3 17
WII FIT (Wii) NINTENDO
5 4 1
WARHAMMER ONLINE/AGE OF RECKONING (PC) ELECTRONIC ARTS
6 2 3
SPORE (PC) ELECTRONIC ARTS
7 1
STAR WARS/FORCE UNLEASHED (Wii) ACTIVISION
8 1
CRYSIS/WARHEAD (PC) ELECTRONIC ARTS
9 8 9
SPORTS ISLAND (Wii) KONAMI
10 1
STAR WARS/FORCE UNLEASHED (PS2) ACTIVISION

 

Ireland

LW

TW Title Developer Label Publisher
1 1 STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED LUCASARTS LUCASARTS LUCASARTS
2 2 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 09 EA SALT LAKE EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
- 3 BROTHERS IN ARMS: HELL'S HIGHWAY GEARBOX SOFTWARE UBISOFT UBISOFT
4 4 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
3 5 WII FIT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
8 6 WII PLAY NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
5 7 MERCENARIES 2: WORLD IN FLAMES PANDEMIC STUDIOS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
18 8 LEGO INDIANA JONES: ORIGINAL ADVENTURES TRAVELLER'S TALES LUCASARTS LUCASARTS
10 9 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2008 KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT KONAMI KONAMI
7 10 TNA IMPACT! MIDWAY MIDWAY MIDWAY
17 11 DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
12 12 MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA
- 13 BEN 10: PROTECTOR OF EARTH 1ST PLAYABLE D3P D3P
13 14 THE SIMPSONS GAME AMAZE ENTERTAINMENT EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
14 15 FIFA 08 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
6 16 WARHAMMER ONLINE: AGE OF RECKONING MYTHIC ENTERTAINMENT GOA ELECTRONIC ARTS
20 17 WALL-E HELIXE PLAY THQ THQ
15 18 CARNIVAL: FUNFAIR GAMES CAT DADDY 2KPLAY TAKE 2
19 19 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE INFINITY WARD ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
- 20 GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK NEVERSOFT REDOCTANE ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

 

Denmark

LW

TW Title Developer Label Publisher
1 1 WARHAMMER ONLINE: AGE OF RECKONING MYTHIC ENTERTAINMENT GOA ELECTRONIC ARTS
2 2 STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED LUCASARTS LUCASARTS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3 3 SPORE MAXIS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
17 4 WII FIT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
4 5 THE SIMS 2: APARTMENT LIFE MAXIS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
6 6 GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK BUDCAT CREATIONS REDOCTANE ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
- 7 BROTHERS IN ARMS: HELL'S HIGHWAY GEARBOX SOFTWARE UBISOFT UBISOFT
8 8 BUZZ! THE SPORTS QUIZ KUJU ENTERTAINMENT SONY COMPUTER ENT. NORDISK FILM
5 9 WALL-E ASOBO STUDIO PLAY THQ THQ
7 10 FIFA 08 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
18 11 GRAN TURISMO 5: PROLOGUE POLYPHONY DIGITAL SONY COMPUTER ENT. NORDISK FILM
11 12 LEGO INDIANA JONES: ORIGINAL ADVENTURES TRAVELLER'S TALES LUCASARTS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
10 13 NEED FOR SPEED: PROSTREET EA BLACK BOX EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
13 14 CRYSIS WARHEAD CRYTEK BUDAPEST EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
12 15 COUNTER-STRIKE: SOURCE VALVE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
15 16 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV ROCKSTAR NORTH ROCKSTAR K.E. MEDIA
- 17 GUITAR HERO: AEROSMITH BUDCAT CREATIONS REDOCTANE ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
20 18 GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS ROCKSTAR NORTH ROCKSTAR K.E. MEDIA
- 19 COUNTER-STRIKE 1: ANTHOLOGY VALVE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
- 20 PIXELINE: MATEMATIK 2 KREA MEDIE KREA MEDIE KREA MEDIE

 

Australia

03 01 Wii Fit (Wii)
06 02 Wii Play (Wii)
02 03 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (PS3)
01 04 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (360)
__ 05 Singstar Hottest Hits (S/W) (PS2)
07 06 Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
05 07 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Wii)
08 08 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed ([PS2)
10 09 Wall-E (PS2)
04 10 Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (PC)

 

New Zealand

02 01 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (PS3)
01 02 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (360)
05 03 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (PS2)
06 04 Wii Fit (Wii)
03 05 Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (PC)
04 06 Spore (PC)
07 07 Wii Play (Wii)
__ 08 Crysis Warhead (PC)
08 09 Rugby 2008 (PS2)
09 10 Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (DS)

 

Sweden

01 01 Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (PC)
__ 02 NHL 09 (PS3)
02 03 Spore (PC)
05 04 NHL 09 (360)
03 05 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (360)
04 06 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (PS3)
__ 07 Brothers in Arms 3 Hells Highway (360)
07 08 The Sims 2 Livet i lägenhet (PC)
06 09 Crysis Warhead (PC)
08 10 Wii Fit (Wii)
09 11 Counter-Strike 1: Anthology (PC)
10 12 World of Warcraft Battlechest (PC)
__ 13 Rock Band (PS3)
__ 14 Brothers In Arms 3 Hells Highway (PS3)
__ 15 Rock Band (PS2)
14 16 World of Warcraft (PC)
11 17 Singstar Svenska hits Schlager (PS2)
__ 18 Rock Band (Wii)
13 19 Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock (PS2)
17 20 Mario Kart Wii (Wii)

 

Norway

Consoles
01 01 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (PS2 PS3 360 Wii)
__ 02 Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway (PS3 360)
__ 03 Rock Band (PS2 PS3 360 Wii)
02 04 Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock (PS2 PS3 360 Wii)
04 05 Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (PS2 PS3 360 Wii)
03 06 Wall-E (PS2 PS3 360 Wii)
__ 07 NHL 09 (PS2 PS3 360)
05 08 Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3 360)
06 09 Buzz: Quiz TV (PS3)
09 10 Beijing 2008 (PS3 360)
__ 11 Ratchet & Clank: Quest For Booty (PS3)
08 12 Battlefield: Bad Company (PS3 360)
12 13 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 (PS2 PS3 360 Wii)
__ 14 Pure (PS3 360)
07 15 Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (PS2 PS3 360)
13 16 Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
10 17 Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (PS2 PS3 360 Wii)
11 18 Wii Fit (Wii)
__ 19 Baja: Edge of Control (PS3 360)
14 20 MX vs. ATV: Untamed (PS2 PS3 360 Wii)

 

Handhelds
01 01 New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
03 02 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (DS PSP)
02 03 Wall-E (DS PSP)
__ 04 Hannah Montana: Music Jam (DS)
04 05 The Sims 2: Apartment Pets (DS)
06 06 Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (DS PSP)
__ 07 Guitar Hero: On Tour (DS)
07 08 Pokémon Diamond/Pearl (DS)
__ 09 Buzz: Master Quiz (PSP)
08 10 Mario Kart DS (DS)

 

PC
01 01 Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
02 02 Spore
04 03 The Sims 2: Byliv
03 04 Crysis Warhead
05 05 The Sims 2
__ 06 Josefine Skolehjelp: Ordlek i luften
09 07 The Sims 2: Fritid
06 08 STALKER: Clear Sky
__ 09 Josefine Skolehjelp: Talljakten
__ 10 Josefine Skolehjelp: Bokstavjungelen

 

Switzerland weeks 27 - 39 :



27 HALO 3 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT


Another hardware bump?



Star wars holding up, Brothers in arms did ok and is that the new Sonic game or.



 

too human bump into chart again, also Halo3

overall good for xbox 360 again and again



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Huh the netherlands chartz is the xbox360 chartz!



Currently Playing:

Wii: Mario Kart Wii, Wii Sports Resort

Xbox360: Fifa 2009, Halflife 2 Episode 2
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Want to play:
Wii: Lego Indiana Jones, SMG2
Xbox360: MW2

Surprising good debut for Pure on X360 compared to PS3. Racing was a genre where PS3 was performing pretty good compared to X360. Burnout for example was selling on PS3 as good as it was on X360.

I also thought that SW:TFU will hold a bit longer on first place.



@peetee: That's an error.

Correct Netherlands chart:

Netherlands

# VW W Titel MIJ
1 1
STAR WARS/FORCE UNLEASHED (XB 360) ACTIVISION
2 1
STAR WARS/FORCE UNLEASHED (PS3) ACTIVISION
3 1 22
MARIO KART (Wii) NINTENDO
4 3 17
WII FIT (Wii) NINTENDO
5 4 1
WARHAMMER ONLINE/AGE OF RECKONING (PC) ELECTRONIC ARTS
6 2 3
SPORE (PC) ELECTRONIC ARTS
7 1
STAR WARS/FORCE UNLEASHED (Wii) ACTIVISION
8 1
CRYSIS/WARHEAD (PC) ELECTRONIC ARTS
9 8 9
SPORTS ISLAND (Wii) KONAMI
10 1
STAR WARS/FORCE UNLEASHED (PS2) ACTIVISION

 



Wow good debut for SWFU in the Netherlands!



Currently Playing:

Wii: Mario Kart Wii, Wii Sports Resort

Xbox360: Fifa 2009, Halflife 2 Episode 2
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Want to play:
Wii: Lego Indiana Jones, SMG2
Xbox360: MW2
peetee said:
Huh the netherlands chartz is the xbox360 chartz!

Arg! Indeed. I was in a hurry and I didn't double check what I was pasting. I've corrected it with kamil's chart.

Place 35 for Sonic Chronicles, in the UK, in the individual chart, and place 7 in the DS chart. That's not very good. And yet it did better than many recent DS's RPG (FFIV or DQIV for example), so that's still a small victory.