Mario & Sonic comes from behind

By Tom Bramwell Published 22 January, 2008

To claim chart gold. Top 40 inside.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games has returned to the number one position in the UK's All Formats Top 40 chart according to data released by Chart-Track, as SEGA's duplication presumably gets a second wind.

It's certainly nothing to do with the upcoming DS version of the game, which isn't due out until early February.

It is also the third different title to reach the top spot so far this year in as many weeks, as Activision's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare dropped to second place.

Nintendo exclusives - either for Wii or DS - made up over half of the All Formats Top 10 charts for the first time since September 2007, which suggests the Nintendo factory finally got its pistons moving last week.

With the exception of The Simpsons Game, which moved up one place, every multi-format game in the top ten lost sales. SEGA's Ghost Squad and Capcom's Zack & Wiki debuted in the Top 40 charts at number 20 and 25, respectively.

The UK All-Formats Top 40 courtesy of Chart-Track:

  1. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii, DS)
  2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, DS)
  3. The Simpsons Game (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, DS, PSP)
  4. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (DS)
  5. More Brain Training From Dr Kawashima (DS)
  6. Assassin's Creed (Xbox 360, PS3)
  7. FIFA 08 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii, PS2, DS, PSP)
  8. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
  9. Guitar Hero III: Legend of Rock (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, DS)
  10. Wii Play (Wii)
  11. Need For Speed: ProStreet (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii, PS2, DS, PSP)
  12. Cooking Mama (Wii, DS)
  13. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
  14. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PC, DS, PSP)
  15. WWE SmackDown Vs. Raw 2008 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, DS, PSP)
  16. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS)
  17. Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree (Wii)
  18. The Golden Compass (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, PS2, DS, PSP)
  19. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC, PS2, DS, PSP)
  20. Ghost Squad (Wii)
  21. Football Manager 2008 (PC, Mac)
  22. Link's Crossbow Training (Wii)
  23. Mario Party 8 (Wii)
  24. Sight Training (DS)
  25. Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure (Wii)
  26. Imagine: Babies (DS)
  27. Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
  28. MySims (Wii, DS)
  29. Tomb Raider: Anniversary (Xbox 360, Wii, PC, PS2, PSP)
  30. Ratatouille (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC, PS2, DS, PSP, GBA)
  31. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)
  32. The Sims 2: Castaway (PS2, Wii, DS, PSP)
  33. High School Musical: Sing It! (PS2)
  34. Mario Kart DS (DS)
  35. Carnival: Funfair Games (Wii)
  36. Halo 3 (Xbox 360)
  37. My Word Couch (DS)
  38. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (Wii, DS)
  39. Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, PS2, PSP)
  40. Mass Effect (Xbox 360)
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About Tom Bramwell

Tom is Operations director of Eurogamer Network and Editor-at-Large of Eurogamer.net. He joined the company in February 2000.

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Comments (13) Latest comment 4 years ago

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  • charliemouse #1 4 years ago

    So where did poor old NiGHTS come in at?

  • DB2k #2 4 years ago

    i wouldnt say a 2nd wind. Its been sold out of EVERYWHERE so people want it but cant get it. Now its back on the shelves peopel can finally buy it again

  • lennon #3 4 years ago

    I never ever remember a game being unavailable like this one has been. Very odd.

  • ZeroAX #4 4 years ago

    i hope zack and wiki sales pick up

  • QPRHOOPS81 #5 4 years ago

    Only played on a Wii for the first time on sat and was really dissapointed. To be fair we only played the shitty mini games such as wii play and mario and sonic at the olympics. They were naff why do people buy this tosh.

    Im still intreaged to try Zelda and mario galaxy and hopefully they will be really good.

  • Killerbee #6 4 years ago

    I couldnt find Link's Crowsbow Training the past few weeks, finally found a copy the other day in some obscure shop.

    I still haven't managed to find this anywhere.

  • DonnieDarko333 #7 4 years ago

    NOE can't even make enough copies of any game now....so we have late releases and hardly any of the games availible.

    I've never know a game to 'run-out' so to speak, but thats what happened with Mario Galaxy and Sonic and Mario! Both are popular but no-where near enough to literally run out of stock...

    It's also because Nintendo have decided to manufacturer most games or something.....

  • DjchunKfunK #8 4 years ago

    Nintendo have always struggled to keep games on the shelves. The same happened for the GameCube. Top titles were always difficult to find after a few weeks of being on the shelves. It's rediculous.

  • Waffleaber #9 4 years ago

    37. My Word Couch (DS)

    Oh the irony.

  • blender #10 4 years ago

    so we actually get the chart listed now instead of a vague story. eurogamers on its way up

  • secombe #11 4 years ago

    I assume the "Nintendo owners don't buy games" crowd are conveniently ignoring this article.

  • Sid-Nice #12 4 years ago

    1. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii, DS)

    So that's it; the sales have been boosted by the DS release "Oh wait a minute the DS version isn't out yet."

  • Sid-Nice #13 4 years ago

    Nights only managed to make the No 30 spot in the Wii Chart; this might have something to do with Nintendo listing the game with a 25/01/08 release date. Having said that Ghost Squad did pretty good and that was also listed with a 25/01/08 release date. Poor Geometry Wars didn't even get on the radar; I didn't buy the game until yesterday and I’d like to say “The game is well worth £20 of anyone’s money.”