UK charts: Wii Fit still on top

By Robert Purchese Published 27 January, 2009

Skate 2, My Fitness Coach perform well too.

Wii Fit has seen off the competition to remain atop the UK all-formats chart for a second week running.

Best-seller Call of Duty: World at War also digs in, forcing newcomer Skate 2 to spend a first week at three.

EA claims the next two spaces with FIFA 09 and Lord of the Rings: Conquest, respectively, before the immovable Wii Play steps in at six.

Ubisoft capitalises on the January gym rush with new entry My Fitness Coach for Wii at seven, which is followed by a slight boost for Mario Kart Wii at eight.

Tomb Raider: Underworld manages to climb from 33 to nine this week after the PS2 release.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village re-enters the chart and rounds off the top 10, thanks to retailers buying some stock.

This week waves goodbye to Prince of Persia, Mirror's Edge, Resistance 2 and Midnight Club: Los Angeles.

This Week Last Week Title Platform(s)
1 1 Wii Fit Wii
2 2 Call of Duty: World at War PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS
3 New Entry Skate 2 Xbox 360, PS3
4 4 FIFA 09 PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS
5 3 The Lord of the Rings: Conquest PC, Xbox 360, PS3
6 5 Wii Play Wii
7 New Entry My Fitness Coach Wii
8 13 Mario Kart Wii Wii
9 33 Tomb Raider: Underworld PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS
10 Re-entry Professor Layton and the Curious Village DS
11 8 Guitar Hero: World Tour Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii
12 7 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Wii, DS
13 6 Need for Speed Undercover PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS
14 10 Dr Kawashima's Brain Training DS
15 9 Carnival: Funfair Games Wii
16 15 LEGO Batman: The Videogame PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS
17 14 LEGO Indiana Jones PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS
18 21 Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 PC, Xbox 360, PS3
19 17 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Xbox 360, PS3, PC, DS
20 11 Fallout 3 PC, Xbox 360, PS3
21 19 Gears of War 2 Xbox 360
22 24 Football Manager 2009 PC, PSP
23 18 Grand Theft Auto IV Xbox 360, PS3, PC
24 Re-entry Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree Wii
25 26 LittleBigPlanet PS3
26 12 Quantum of Solace PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS
27 16 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC
28 28 Shaun White Snowboarding Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, Wii, DS
29 23 Sonic Unleashed Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii
30 25 More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima DS
31 Re-entry Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party Wii, DS
32 32 Mario Kart DS DS
33 20 Far Cry 2 PC, Xbox 360, PS3
34 30 NEW Super Mario Bros. DS
35 22 WALL-E PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS
36 31 Kung Fu Panda PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS
37 Re-entry Saints Row 2 Xbox 360, PS3
38 Re-entry LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga Xbox 360/, PS3, Wii, DS
39 Re-entry Off Road PC, Wii, PS2, PSP
40 36 Left 4 Dead PC, Xbox 360

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

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Comments (16) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • MORZTAN #1 3 years ago

    I just bought Wii Fit.

    It really is very motivating. The muscle exercises are tough, and the other excercises are good fun. Plus, the missus loves it, so I don't have to watch bad soaps in the evening.

  • nickthegun #2 3 years ago

    I saw loads of fat people buying Fitness Coach the other day.

    Its the new atkins.

  • CapnCloudchaser #3 3 years ago

    I'm gonna go out and buy My Fitness Coach. I know it's a glorified fitness DVD, but that's pretty much what I want anyway, I was just never able to decide which celebrity endorsed DVD I wanted to punish myself with, and this saves the day!

  • The-Bodybuilder #4 3 years ago

    >"Ubisoft capitalises on the January gym rush with new entry My Fitness Coach for Wii..."

    /sigh

  • DFawkes #5 3 years ago

    The Lord of the Rings: Conquest is out on DS as well. Probably not good, but it is out.

  • mcwildcard #6 3 years ago

    I find it odd that LBP is so low, when it seems to be top (or thereabouts) of most retailers games charts atm and has been for a few weeks now.

  • Doctor_What #7 3 years ago

    I'm still occasionally popping onto the Wii Fit six months later and I've lost half a stone (I didn't have much to use). It's the only thing that the Wii gets used for in my house. Overall, I'm pretty pleased with it as a purchase. I've got other machines for playing games on and encouraging me to sit still for hours on end! I'm vaguely intrigued by the Fitness Coach thingy...

  • Tonka #8 3 years ago

    Retailers gamecharts are pulled freshly out of thin air each morning.

  • Duke100 #9 3 years ago

    I spoke to the guys in GAME shortly after discovering Fallout 3 was number one in their chart about 3 seconds after the doors opened on release day. Unsurprisingly EA, Sony, Microsoft etc. pay for their big releases' (in store) chart placings.
    Edited by 1 at 27/01/09 @ 11:39

  • Dizzy #10 3 years ago

    "I find it odd that LBP is so low, when it seems to be top (or thereabouts) of most retailers games charts atm and has been for a few weeks now. "

    Retailers make their "charts" based on what product they wanne sell (or what is over stocked).

  • Pac-man-ate-my-wife #11 3 years ago

    How on earth is Professor Layton in there?

    I've been looking to get a copy for weeks and it's no where to be find. I had to get it at great expense online in the end!

  • Nithron #12 3 years ago

    I don't wanna live in a world where this happens.

    When's that space tourism industry gonna really take off?

  • zedzee #13 3 years ago

    For goodness sake...CoD is out for the DS but NOT for the PSP??!!

    What is wrong with Sony this time around?! Couldn't they have sponsored or at least encouraged the development of a PSP version?

    I'd have bought it definitely - my PSP has been reduced to an MP3 player and some downloads from PlayStation.com - it's a crying shame that no one is making use of the technology in the PSP.

    It's also a real shame that Sony is not allowed homebrewed games to flourish on it, favouring instead big projects and sinking homebrews into the underworld of hacked handhelds.

  • secombe #14 3 years ago

    Professor Layton?! Vapourware surely.

  • Rodney #15 3 years ago

    Smuggo,

    only in the sense that Jadie Goodie's annual aerobics DVD is ruining the DVD charts.

    its not really meant for you, so just ignore it. maybe laugh at the lameness of it a bit :)
    Edited by 1 at 28/01/09 @ 05:30

  • Gaol #16 3 years ago

    I got wii fit recently and found it a lot of tosh tbh. I thought it might make exercise interesting or fun, but it's just a glorified yoga/stretching manual with a few shitty games. Shawn White's Snowboarding is a bit better, but the balance board doesn't give any feedback which is a problem as a controller. Might sell it on for a profit.