Not obvious Mario Kart will win in all countries, even in UK.
United Kingdom:
Nintendo overtakes Sony’s ‘Gran Turismo 5: Prologue’ at the top of the All Formats Chart as ‘Mario Kart Wii’ records the 8th biggest launch week ever in the UK. ‘Mario Kart Wii’ is far and away the biggest launch of any Nintendo published title. It’s also bigger than the launch weeks of all 5 other Mario Wii games combined (Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, Super Mario Galaxy, Mario Strikers, Mario Party 8 and Super Paper Mario).
Mario has performed heroically on Nintendo’s next-gen format with Wii games featuring Mario accounting for 21.2% of all Wii units since the launch of the console in December 2006. There are now 4 Mario games in the All Formats Top 40 with Sega’s ‘Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games’ down one place to No3 (behind ‘Gran Turismo 5: Prologue), ‘New Super Mario Bros’ at No23 and ‘Mario Kart DS’ an All Formats Top 40 re-entry at No30. ‘Pro Evolution Soccer 2008’, another strong performer on Nintendo Wii, is a non-mover at No4, while Ubisoft’s ‘Rainbow Six: Vegas 2’ continues to lose ground, down 2 places to No5.Sales of ‘Condemned 2’ from Sega fall by 20% in its second week, down from No5 to No6, while Activision still have an All Formats Top 10 presence thanks to ‘Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock’ only falling 2 places to No8 and ‘Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare’ climbing one place to No9. The new DS and PC versions of Ubisoft’s ‘Assassin’s Creed’ help it sneak back up the chart, up from No27 to No15, but otherwise there are no All Format Top 40 new entries this week to compete with the blockbuster ‘Mario Kart Wii’.
- | 1 | MARIO KART WII | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
1 | 2 | GRAN TURISMO 5: PROLOGUE | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
2 | 3 | MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES | WII | SEGA | SEGA | |||
5 | 4 | WII PLAY | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
3 | 5 | PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2008 | WII | KONAMI | KONAMI | |||
11 | 6 | CARNIVAL: FUNFAIR GAMES | WII | 2KPLAY | TAKE 2 | |||
6 | 7 | DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING | DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
4 | 8 | TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW SIX: VEGAS 2 | XB360 | RED STORM | UBISOFT | |||
12 | 9 | GAME PARTY | WII | MIDWAY | MIDWAY | |||
10 | 10 | MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES | DS | SEGA | SEGA | |||
8 | 11 | CONDEMNED 2 | XB360 | SEGA | SEGA | |||
15 | 12 | SEGA SUPERSTARS TENNIS | WII | SEGA | SEGA | |||
7 | 13 | TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW SIX: VEGAS 2 | PS3 | RED STORM | UBISOFT | |||
13 | 14 | COOKING MAMA 2 | DS | 505 GAMES | 505 GAMES | |||
21 | 15 | IMAGINE: BABIES | DS | GAMES FOR EVERYONE | UBISOFT | |||
18 | 16 | CONDEMNED 2 | PS3 | SEGA | SEGA | |||
19 | 17 | CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE | PS3 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION | |||
16 | 18 | DARK SECTOR | XB360 | D3P | D3P | |||
17 | 19 | MORE BRAIN TRAINING FROM DR KAWASHIMA | DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
9 | 20 | VIKING: BATTLE FOR ASGARD | XB360 | SEGA | SEGA | |||
20 | 21 | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. | DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
14 | 22 | THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2 & 3 RETURN | WII | SEGA | SEGA | |||
30 | 23 | CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE | XB360 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION | |||
- | 24 | ASSASSIN'S CREED | PC | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
28 | 25 | SONIC AND THE SECRET RINGS | WII | SEGA | SEGA | |||
25 | 26 | DARK SECTOR | PS3 | D3P | D3P | |||
26 | 27 | GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK | WII | REDOCTANE | ACTIVISION | |||
36 | 28 | MARIO KART DS | DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
24 | 29 | GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK | XB360 | REDOCTANE | ACTIVISION | |||
31 | 30 | 42 ALL-TIME CLASSICS | DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
- | 31 | IMAGINE: FASHION DESIGNER | DS | GAMES FOR EVERYONE | UBISOFT | |||
- | 32 | BABY PALS | DS | THQ | THQ | |||
32 | 33 | PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2008 | PSP | KONAMI | KONAMI | |||
35 | 34 | HALO 3 | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
39 | 35 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2008 | PC | SEGA | SEGA | |||
- | 36 | SOLITAIRE: ULTIMATE COLLECTION | DS | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | |||
- | 37 | RAYMAN RAVING RABBIDS 2 | WII | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
29 | 38 | ARMY OF TWO | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
33 | 39 | GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK | PS2 | REDOCTANE | ACTIVISION | |||
37 | 40 | SUPER MONKEY BALL: BANANA BLITZ | WII | SEGA | SEGA |
France:
Consoles:
1.MARIO KART Wii (Nintendo) Wii (E)
2.Wii PLAY (Nintendo) Wii (-)
3.GRAN TURISMO 5 PROLOGUE (Sony) PS3 (-2)
4.PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2008 (Konami) Wii (-1)
5.MARIO & SONIC AUX JEUX OLYMPIQUES (Sega) NDS (-1)
6.MARIO KART DS (Nintendo) NDS (+2)
7.NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. (Nintendo) NDS (-1)
8.NARUTO CLASH OF NINJA REVOLUTION: EUROPEAN VERSION (Takara Tomy) Wii (-1)
9.SUPER MARIO GALAXY (Nintendo) Wii (-4)
10.MARIO PARTY 8 (Nintendo) Wii (-)
11.MARIO & SONIC AUX JEUX OLYMPIQUES (Sega) Wii (-2)
12.MARIO PARTY DS (Nintendo) NDS (+2)
13.ZOO TYCOON 2 (THQ) NDS (E)
14.CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE (Activision) PS3 (+1)
15.PROGRAMME D'ENTRAINEMENT CEREBRAL AVANCE (Nintendo) NDS (-4)
16.DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS JOKER (Square Enix) NDS (+3)
17.LEA: PASSION BEBE (Ubisoft) NDS (-1)
18.POKEMON DIAMANT (Nintendo) NDS (+2)
19.GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK (Activision) Wii (-1)
20.RAINBOW SIX VEGAS 2 (Ubisoft) PS3 (-8)
PC:
01 NE Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft)
02 01 Call of duty 4 : Modern Warfare (Activision)
03 02 Les Sims 2 : Quartier Libre Add-on (Electronic Arts)
04 04 Counter strike (Electronic Arts)
05 RE Les Sims 2 Deluxe (Electronic Arts)
Germany:
All:
01 NE Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
02 NE Assassin's Creed: Directors Cut Edition (PC)
03 01 Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (PS3)
04 04 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS)
05 03 Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How old is your Brain? (DS)
06 02 Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath (PC)
07 RE Mario Party DS (DS)
08 06 More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima: How Old is Your Brain? (DS)
09 05 Wii Play (Wii)
10 08 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)
Consoles:
1 | neu | MARIO KART WII (WII) | Nintendo |
2 | 1 | GRAN TURISMO 5 PROLOGUE (PS3) | Sony CED |
3 | 3 | MARIO & SONIC BEI DEN OLYMPISCHEN SPIELEN (NDS) | Sega |
4 | 2 | DR. KAWASHIMAS GEHIRN-JOGGING (NDS) | Nintendo |
5 | 4 | DR. KAWASHIMA: MEHR GEHIRN-JOGGING (NDS) | Nintendo |
6 | 5 | MARIO & SONIC BEI DEN OLYMPISCHEN SPIELEN (WII) | Sega |
7 | 7 | WER WIRD MILLIONÄR (NDS) | Ubisoft |
8 | 8 | MARIO PARTY 8 (WII) | Nintendo |
9 | 6 | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS (NDS) | Nintendo |
10 | 9 | MARIO KART DS VOLLVERSION (NDS) | Nintendo |
PC:
1 | neu | ASSASSIN'S CREED DIRECTORS CUT EDITION | Ubisoft |
2 | 1 | COMMAND & CONQUER 3 KANES RACHE | EA |
3 | 3 | CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE | Activision |
4 | 2 | DIE SIEDLER - AUFSTIEG EINES KÖNIGREICHS: Reich des Ostens | Ubisoft |
5 | 4 | WORLD OF WARCRAFT - THE BURNING CRUSADE | Vivendi |
6 | 7 | WORLD OF WARCRAFT | Vivendi |
7 | 6 | COUNTER STRIKE SOURCE | EA |
8 | 5 | DIE SIMS 2 FREIZEIT-SPAß | EA |
9 | 9 | NEED FOR SPEED: MOST WANTED EA MOST WANTED | EA |
10 | (W.E.) | CALL OF DUTY 2 | Activision |
Spain:
01 NE Mario Kart Wii (Wii)02 02 Wii Play (Wii)
03 01 Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (PS3)
04 04 Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PSP)
05 05 Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Wii)
06 03 God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP)
07 09 FIFA 08 (PS2)
08 NE Assassin's Creed (PC)
09 08 Assassin's Creed (PS3)
10 06 Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
Italy:
Consoles:
01 NE Mario Kart (WII) [26.550]
02 01 Gran turismo 5 Prologue (PS3) [11.500]
03 02 Cooking Mama 2 (DS) [4.550]
04 04 Cooking Mama (DS) [3.950]
05 03 God Of War Chains Of Olympus (PSP) [2.800]
06 06 Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PS2) [2.600]
07 05 Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PSP) [2.400]
08 07 Brain Training (DS) [2.200]
09 NE Dark Sector (PS3) [2.100]
10 RE More Brain Training (DS) [1.950]
PC:
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