Guilt propels Wii Fit to the top of UK chart News

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News by Robert Purchese

20 January, 2009

Wii Fit has lunged to the top of the UK All-Formats chart this week as the public tries desperately to sweat out those Christmas puddings.

In fact, Nintendo's barged previous leader FIFA 09 all the way down to four, behind an entrenched Call of Duty: World at War at two and newcomer The Lord of the Rings: Conquest at three.

The latter managed an uninspiring 5/10 on Eurogamer, but does let players trample hobbits and play as the baddies.

Plus, Conquest was the only release of note last week beside the PC version of Mirror's Edge. That, incidentally, failed to spark a revival for the free-running title, which slips from 23 to 27.

Elsewhere, other than Wii Fit, apparently only Halo 3 (29) and Grand Theft Auto IV (18) picked up much this week, thanks to some handy retail deals.

That meant a largely un-shuffled running order: Wii Play at five, Need For Speed Undercover at six, Mario & Sonic at the Olympics at seven, Guitar Hero World Tour at eight, Carnival Funfair Games at nine and Brain Training at ten.

Maybe Skate 2 can cause an upset next week.

This Week	Last Week	Title	Platform(s)
1	4	Wii Fit	Wii
2	2	Call of Duty: World at War	PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS
3	New entry	The Lord of the Rings: Conquest	PC, Xbox 360, PS3
4	1	FIFA 09	PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS
5	5	Wii Play	Wii
6	6	Need for Speed Undercover	PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS
7	7	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games	Wii, DS
8	6	Guitar Hero: World Tour	Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii
9	11	Carnival: Funfair Games	Wii
10	13	Dr Kawashima's Brain Training	DS
11	14	Fallout 3	PC, Xbox 360, PS3
12	8	Quantum of Solace	PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS
13	10	Mario Kart Wii	Wii
14	13	LEGO Indiana Jones	PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS
15	18	LEGO Batman: The Videogame	PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS
16	16	Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock	Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC
17	21	Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare	Xbox 360, PS3, PC, DS
18	33	Grand Theft Auto IV	Xbox 360, PS3, PC
19	15	Gears of War 2	Xbox 360
20	19	Far Cry 2	PC, Xbox 360, PS3
21	24	Pro Evolution Soccer 2009	PC, Xbox 360, PS3
22	22	WALL-E	PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS
23	19	Sonic Unleashed	Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii
24	30	Football Manager 2009	PC, PSP
25	28	More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima	DS
26	29	LittleBigPlanet	PS3
27	23	Mirror's Edge	PC, Xbox 360, PS3
28	25	Shaun White Snowboarding	Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, Wii, DS
29	Re-entry	Halo 3	Halo 3
30	29	NEW Super Mario Bros.	DS
31	32	Kung Fu Panda	PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS
32	36	Mario Kart DS	DS
33	27	Tomb Raider: Underworld	PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS
34	17	100 Classic Book Collection	DS
35	35	WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009	Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PSP, DS, PS2
36	37	Left 4 Dead	PC, Xbox 360
37	39	Midnight Club: Los Angeles	Xbox 360, PS3
38	20	Prince of Persia	Xbox 360, PS3
39	Re-entry	Resistance 2	PS3
40	31	Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09	Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP

Leisure software charts compiled by Gfk Chart-Track, �2008 ELSPA (UK) Ltd.

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DutchDemons

20/01/09 @ 08:58

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lol @ mainstream

DFawkes

20/01/09 @ 09:05

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That's hardly entirely fair, I thought they'd wait at least a week after a games release before marking it up! Considering it's been out 4 full days, LOTR:C did alright. Certainly more than it deserves to be honest, but at least there will be plenty of online competition. For now.

joff

20/01/09 @ 09:38

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That reminds me, must see if Tesco have Wii Fit in stock tonight.

LazyDan

20/01/09 @ 09:46

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Wow, Halo 3 was released for the Halo 3? I've been meaning to get a Halo 3 to play Halo 3 on, but you may as well get a 360 really - as the Halo 3 only has one exclusive (Barbie Horse Adventure (the game, not the adult movie))

DFawkes

20/01/09 @ 11:43

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Nice find LazyDan, I didn't even notice! That's 2 wrongs today (this and the DoW2 beta date), EG really are trying to be wrong.

mingster

20/01/09 @ 12:17

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That top 10 list makes me want to cry.

mechamonkey

20/01/09 @ 12:23

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Carnival: Funfair games still at #9 . How? why?

faux_carnation

20/01/09 @ 13:09

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How the feck is Wi Fit top of the charts when it's impossible to actually buy it anywhere!? FFS.

Pac-man ate my wife

20/01/09 @ 13:48

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Does anyone know where we can find charts from 10 years back? I'd warrant that, back in the day, the charts were just as full of shit as they are now.

Vertical Stand

20/01/09 @ 17:41

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Magicbox figures there show one thing hasn't changed, Square (and) Enix are still recycling their back catalogue, and people are still more than happy to pay for them. I wish I had a license to print money...

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