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UK Charts: Lego blocks number one spot Article

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Article by Matt Martin

19 September, 2006

TT Games and LucasArts have fought their way to the premier position in the UK all-formats charts, as Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy becomes the highest-selling title this week.

Xbox 360 titles Dead Rising and Saints Row both suffer from Lego's climb this week, being pushed back to positions two and three, respectively.

THQs movie tie-in Cars nudges up the charts one place to number four, proving a better ride than Atari's Test Drive Unlimited, which drops back to number five.

The Nintendo DS continues to perform well, with the BAFTA-nominated Dr Kawashima's Brain Training climbing four places to number six, and New Super Mario Bros. stepping up one place to number seven.

The only other exclusive handheld title in the top ten is Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, which drops a place to number eight.

The platinum release of the first Lego Star Wars also benefits from its sequels' marketing, breaking back into the top ten at nine, with The Sims 2 just behind at number ten.

While no new releases made the top ten this week, there is still a healthy number of new games elsewhere in the top forty.

Sony's handheld version of the popular Tekken titles, Dark Resurrection, takes the number 12 spot, with Sega's most recent IP, Yakuza, making its debut at number 20.

Namco's air combat title Ace Combat: The Belkan War swoops into the charts at number 31, and PC adventure game Broken Sword: The Angel of Death makes a modest entry at number 33.

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Darkedge
19/09/06 @ 11:56
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lego star wars 2 is the best coop game ever made
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19/09/06 @ 12:20
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Tekken only 12th - ouch!
ralphwolfenstein
19/09/06 @ 12:47
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"Tekken only 12th - ouch! "

The PSP games market is in real trouble. Most publishers will be scaling back support for the format if it doesn't improve
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19/09/06 @ 13:23
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Tekken only 12th - ouch!

It's the highest new entry and has only had 2 days in retail compared to a full week for the other titles. If it doesn't go higher next week then alarm bells should start ringing.
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19/09/06 @ 13:53
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Chart..

01 [03] Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
02 [01] Dead Rising
03 [02] Saints Row
04 [05] Cars
05 [04] Test Drive Unlimited
06 [10] Dr Kawashima's Brain Training
07 [08] New Super Mario Bros.
08 [07] Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
09 [13] Lego Star Wars
10 [09] The Sims 2
11 [06] The Sims 2: Glamour Life Stuff
12 [--] Tekken: Dark Resurrection
13 [11] Gangs Of London
14 [12] Animal Crossing: Wild World
15 [14] Pro Evolution Soccer 5
16 [16] Need For Speed: Most Wanted
17 [17] Star Wars: Battlefront II
18 [20] Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
19 [15] Madden NFL 07
20 [--] Yakuza
21 [31] True Crime: New York City
22 [--] X-Men Legends II: Rise Of Apocalypse
23 [18] The Sims (Original)
24 [26] The Godfather
25 [--] Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
26 [21] Fifa Street 2
27 [23] Over The Hedge
28 [29] FIFA 06
29 [32] The Simpsons: Hit & Run
30 [24] Nintendogs: Dalmatian & Friends
31 [--] Ace Combat: The Belkan War
32 [25] Big Brain Academy
33 [--] Broken Sword: The Angel Of Death
34 [30] Tomb Raider: Legend
35 [19] Pirates Of The Caribbean: Jack Sparrow
36 [34] WWE Smackdown! Vs Raw 2006
37 [39] The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
38 [40] Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06
39 [38] Football Manager 2006
40 [28] Formula 1 06
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19/09/06 @ 14:59
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06 [10] Dr Kawashima's Brain Training

I wonder if Chris Tarrents ascociation with brain training and his affair revelations are having a positive affect on sales? :)
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19/09/06 @ 18:05
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For Sale

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19/09/06 @ 19:02
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Lego Star Wars games FTUW!

As for PSP games, it doesn't seem to have occurred to anyone at Sony or the publishers of the games that, you know, maybe an advert, every now and then might help shift some titles.

DS advertises like crazy, and sells like crazy, PSP doesn't advertise at all, people forget it even exists.

You'd think somebody might have spotted this? There's a whole PS3 Christmas marketing budget just been freed up, what are the odds of some genius realising that some top of the line titles are due out soon and it would be a good idea to let people know they exist.
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19/09/06 @ 19:09
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Eh, if nothing else it'll see a minor boost when Vice City Stories comes out.
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20/09/06 @ 14:19
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I really do wonder about the sanity of the UK gaming population when a lego star wars game is beating Dead Rising.... WTF!?!?
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IAmBatman
20/09/06 @ 15:27
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Maybe it doesn't have as many retarded design cockups as Dead Rising, so more people can enjoy it without it feeling like work?
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21/09/06 @ 08:09
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Or maybe because more people who will either have a PSP, PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, DS, Xbox 360 perhaps?
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21/09/06 @ 10:44
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What's wrong with Dead Rising? (And P.S., Lego Star Wars deserves this...its so funny!)
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21/09/06 @ 15:45
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I really do wonder about the sanity of the UK gaming population when a lego star wars game is beating Dead Rising.... WTF!?!?

It's the combination of great fun game, a license that appeals to both 20-somethings and kids alike and a multiple format release.

It's very simple to understand.

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