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Brain Training breaks UK chart record

Full UK Top 40 inside.

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News by Tom Bramwell Former Editor-in-Chief
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Mario Kart Wii hung onto the top spot in this week's UK All-Formats Top 40 as none of the top five changed places, while Brain Training managed to set a new record.

The DS think-'em-up made number eight (up one place), marking its 80th week in the top ten - one more than the original Tomb Raider, according to compilers Chart-Track.

Following the launch of PS3's Platinum range, this week also saw the introduction of a PS3 budget chart, with Uncharted, Gran Turismo 5: Prologue, Buzz! Quiz TV, FIFA 08 and Ratchet & Clank setting the early sales pace in that category.

Otherwise it was another boring week, with Carnival: Funfair Games and WALL-E re-entering the top ten, and the rest of the 40 shuffling around only slightly.

However, with any luck that will change in seven days' time, as Too Human and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 are both released this Friday.

The full All-Formats UK Top 40:

  1. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
  2. Wii Fit (Wii)
  3. Beijing 2008 (PC, Xbox 360, PS3)
  4. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii, DS)
  5. Wii Play (Wii)
  6. Carnival: Funfair Games (Wii)
  7. Big Beach Sports (Wii)
  8. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (DS)
  9. WALL-E (PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS)
  10. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, DS)
  11. Guitar Hero: On Tour (DS)
  12. Summer Athletics (Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PC)
  13. LEGO Indiana Jones (PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS)
  14. Soulcalibur IV (Xbox 360, PS3)
  15. Battlefield: Bad Company (Xbox 360, PS3)
  16. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3, Xbox 360)
  17. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, DS)
  18. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
  19. FIFA 08 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii, PS2, DS, PSP)
  20. The Simpsons Game (Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS)
  21. Kung Fu Panda (PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS)
  22. Sports Party (Wii)
  23. Ben 10: Protector of Earth (Wii, DS, PS2, PSP)
  24. More Brain Training (DS)
  25. Madden NFL 09 (Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, DS, PS2, Wii)
  26. Mario Kart DS (DS)
  27. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PC, DS, PSP)
  28. Off Road (Wii, PS2, PSP, PC)
  29. Cooking Mama (DS)
  30. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)
  31. Need For Speed ProStreet (PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS)
  32. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
  33. SEGA Superstars Tennis (Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS)
  34. Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (Wii, DS)
  35. Puzzler Collection (DS, PSP)
  36. WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2008 (Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS)
  37. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS)
  38. 42 All-Time Classics (DS)
  39. Race Driver: GRID (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
  40. Sports Island (Wii)

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, ©2008 ELSPA (UK) Ltd.

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