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NINTENDO’S GAMING FITNESS phenomenon grabs
flips its way into third place this week, making it
21 per cent leap in sales.
three EA titles in the Top Five. However, Activision Blizzard holds firm in second place, with Call of
retain the top position after a week, with stock shortages usually causing the title to drop down the charts. There was also replenished stock of Nintendo’s DS hit Professor Layton And The Curious Village, which re-enters the chart in tenth place.
PS3
L FORMATS
THIS LAST WEEK WEEK
Highest Top 40 Climber
21
19
GEARS OF WAR 2 360
22
24
FOOTBALL MANAGER 2009 MAC, PSP, PC
23
18
GRAND THEFT AUTO IV 360, PS3, PC
MICROSOFT SEGA ROCKSTAR
24
RE
BIG BRAIN ACADEMY: WII DEGREE WII
25
26
LITTLEBIGPLANET PS3
26
12
QUANTUM OF SOLACE PS2, PS3, 360, Wii, PC, DS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
27
16
GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS
28
28
SHAUN WHITE SNOWBOARDING
NINTENDO
360, PS3, Wii, PS2 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, 360, Wii, PC UBISOFT
23
SONIC UNLEASHED 360, Wii, PS3, PS2
30
25
MORE BRAIN TRAINING DS
31
RE
RAYMAN RAVING RABBIDS TV PARTY DS, WII UBISOFT
32
32
MARIO KART DS DS
20
FAR CRY 2 PC, PS3, 360
34
30
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS DS
SEGA NINTENDO
NINTENDO UBISOFT NINTENDO
35
22
WALL E DS, PC, PS2, PS3, Wii, 360, PSP
36
31
KUNG FU PANDA PC, PS2, PS3, Wii, 360, DS
37
RE
SAINTS ROW 2 XBOX 360, PS3
38
RE
LEGO STAR WARS SAGA DS, PS3, 360, WII
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
39
RE
OFF ROAD PSP, WII, PC
EMPIRE INTERACTIVE
40
36
THQ ACTIVISION BLIZZARD THQ
LEFT 4 DEAD 360, PS3, PC
PC CD-ROM THIS LAST WEEK WEEK
EA
TITLE
PUBLISHER
CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11
LITTLEBIGPLANET SKATE 2 FIFA ‘09 LORD OF THE RINGS: CONQUEST RESISTANCE 2 FALLOUT 3 NEED FOR SPEED: UNDERCOVER GRAND THEFT AUTO IV GUITAR HERO: WORLD TOUR
3 4 2 6 5 7 8 10
DEVELOPER: TREYARCH PUBLISHER: ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
TITLE
WII THIS LAST WEEK WEEK
SONY EA EA EA SONY BETHESDA EA ROCKSTAR ACTIVISSION BLIZZARD
[FULL PRICE] TITLE
PUBLISHER
WORLD OF WARCRAFT
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
THE SIMS 2: MANSION & GARDEN EA WOW: BURNING CRUSADE ACTIVISION BLIZZARD THE SIMS 2: FREETIME EA THE SIMS 2: OPEN FOR BUSINESS EA THE SIMS 2: UNIVERSITY EA THE SIMS 2: SEASONS EA THE SIMS 2: PETS EA AGE OF EMPIRES III MICROSOFT THE SIMS 2: BON VOYAGE EA
DEVELOPER: BLIZZARD PUBLISHER: ACTVISION BLIZZARD
PUBLISHER
1
WII FIT
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
MARIO KART WII MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES RAYMAN RAVING RABBIDS TV PARTY GUITAR HERO: WORLD TOUR LEGO BATMAN ANIMAL CROSSING: LET’S GO TO THE CITY SHAUN WHITE SNOWBOARDING SUPER SMASH BROS: BRAWL SONIC UNLEASHED
2 3 7 4 5 8 16 11 9
DEVELOPER: NINTENDO PUBLISHER: NINTENDO
XBOX 360
[BUDGET PRICE]
1 2 5 3 7 9 4 8 11 6
[FULL PRICE]
SONY
29
33
Duty: World At War sales rising three per cent. Finally, Ubisoft got in on the fitness act this week, reducing the waistlines of a nation with Wii budget release, My Fitness Coach in seventh place. Christopher Dring
1 NEW
WEEK ENDING 24/01/09
THIS LAST WEEK WEEK
NINTENDO SEGA UBISOFT ACTIVISION BLIZZARD WARNER BROS. NINTENDO UBISOFT NINTENDO SEGA
[FULL PRICE]
TITLE
1
SKATE 2
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 10
CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR LORD OF THE RINGS: CONQUEST GEARS OF WAR 2 FIFA ‘09 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE FABLE II GUITAR HERO: WORLD TOUR LEFT 4 DEAD SAINTS ROW 2
2 1 3 4 5 12 8 9 17
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It marks the first time Wii Fit has managed to
Highest New Entry
Electronic Arts’ Tony Hawks-beater Skate 2 kick-
its sixth Top 40 number one spot this week, with a
PUBLISHER
DEVELOPER: EA BLACK BOX PUBLISHER: EA ACTIVISION BLIZZARD EA MICROSOFT EA ACTIVISION BLIZZARD MICROSOFT ACTIVISION BLIZZARD EA THQ
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