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Wii News by Robert Purchese

22 April, 2008

Mario Kart has held onto the top spot in the UK All Formats Chart for a second week running.

Its ghost was chased eagerly by the legs of Mario & Sonic at the Olympics at two, and the shiny tyres of Gran Turismo 5: Prologue at three.

Sporty pair Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 and SEGA Superstars Tennis followed at four and five respectively, with shooters Rainbow Six Vegas 2 and Call of Duty 4 next in line.

Fresh entry UEFA Euro 2008 managed to take eight - probably feeling the sales-glut from England not qualifying for the competition.

Dr. Kawashima climbed back into the charts with Brain Training at nine, while Guitar Hero III and its frustrating final set-list rounded off the pile at 10.

New entries of note were Time Crisis 4 and its PS3 light-gun at 24, plus another forgettable Sims 2 expansion to do with kitchens and bathrooms at 20.

Big movers were Rayman Raving Rabbids up from 32 to 22, while Dark Sector fell from 13 to 26 and Viking: Battle for Asgard tumbled from 16 to 29.

Those fired from the list by the stubby finger of Sir Alan "Charts" Sugar were Bully: Scholarship Edition and MX vs. ATV Untamed.

Here's that UK all-formats top 40 chart in full:

  1. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
  2. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii, DS)
  3. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (PS3)
  4. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PC, DS, PSP)
  5. SEGA Superstars Tennis (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, DS)
  6. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (Xbox 360, PS3)
  7. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, DS)
  8. UEFA Euro 2008 Xbox 360, PC, PS3, PS2, PSP)
  9. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (DS)
  10. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, DS)
  11. Wii Play (Wii)
  12. Carnival: Funfair Games (Wii)
  13. Condemned 2: Bloodshot (Xbox 360, PS3)
  14. Assassin's Creed (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, DS)
  15. Game Party (Wii)
  16. FIFA 08 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii, PS2, DS, PSP)
  17. Imagine: Babies (DS)
  18. Cooking Mama 2 (Wii, DS)
  19. More Brain Training From Dr Kawashima (DS)
  20. The Sims 2: Kitchen & Bathroom Interior Design Stuff (PC)
  21. Ben 10: Protector of Earth (Wii, PS2, PSP, DS)
  22. Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (Wii)
  23. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC, PS2, DS, PSP)
  24. Time Crisis 4 (PS3)
  25. Sonic and the Secret Rings (Wii)
  26. Dark Sector (Xbox 360, PS3)
  27. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
  28. Mario Kart DS (DS)
  29. Viking: Battle for Asgard (PS3, Xbox 360)
  30. Football Manager 2008 (PC, Xbox 360)
  31. Army of Two (Xbox 360, PS3)
  32. Ratatouille (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC, PS2, DS, PSP, GBA)
  33. The Simpsons Game (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, DS, PSP)
  34. WWE SmackDown Vs. Raw 2008 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, DS, PSP)
  35. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS)
  36. 42 All-Time Classics (DS)
  37. The House of the Dead II & III Return (Wii)
  38. Imagine: Fashion Designer (DS)
  39. Professor Kageyama's Maths Training (DS)
  40. CRASH of the Titans (Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PSP, DS, GBA)

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

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the_dudefather
22/04/08 @ 08:54
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The Sims 2: Kitchen & Bathroom Interior Design Stuff

GOTY
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22/04/08 @ 09:07
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roll on gta.

cripes thats semi depressing.
moggsy
22/04/08 @ 09:21
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Saw lots of 'normies' in Game buying Mario Kart so they ain't just playing Wii Sports...
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That Mario and Sonic game keeps on going init? F*cking olympics.

I wonder what would happen if Take 2 decided to do a GTA at the Olympics, or a WOW at the olympics.

OR maybe Rockstar should just do a GTA in Tibet. Plenty to punch an shoot down there!
zuljin
22/04/08 @ 09:22
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Ack - still haven't gotten round to buying vegas...
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22/04/08 @ 09:29
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Pro Evo is out on Wii now, guys, you need to update your tagging!

I'd guess that's the reason it's so high, too.
chrisjm
22/04/08 @ 10:04
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'normies' lol
at least they might make the smell of gamestation more bearable
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22/04/08 @ 10:23
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"Carnival: Funfair Games" being above both "Condemned 2: Bloodshot" and "Assassin's Creed" makes me laugh - a lot.
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22/04/08 @ 11:00
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Imagine: Babies.
Just imagine.
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22/04/08 @ 11:54
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Clearly Wii owners don't buy games.
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22/04/08 @ 14:20
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Another Mario "sports" game+ Burned out has-been Sonic and his menagerie of idiots!+ An event made up mostly of awful "sports" no one cares about= 5 million sold copies (MONIES!!)

yeah, that makes sense
L0cky
22/04/08 @ 17:25
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'Clearly Wii owners don't buy games.'

Bet me to it. And as this happens pretty much every week, why has the Wii got a bad rep for a low attach rate when it's always doing nicely in the games charts?

/me shrugs
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22/04/08 @ 18:07
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because a lot of devs complain THEIR wii games (Which are crap) dont sell.

Not realising that perhaps its the fact that they're shit that they dont sell..
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The more systems you sell, the harder it is to have a high attach rate. And more, if you count Wii Sports, the Wii attach rate is the same as the other 2. Microsoft FUD at its best...
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Devs complaining that their Wii games for 60 euros aren't selling should think about their game prices.
You could have Mario Galaxy or Mario Kart (with wheel) for 50 euros or less.

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