UK charts: Wii Fit in No. 1 again shocker

By Robert Purchese Published 17 February, 2009

F.E.A.R. 2 fails to scare off Nintendo.

Wii Fit has held firm atop the UK all-formats chart this week, despite F.E.A.R. 2 putting the frighteners on and entering at two.

The Warner Bros. shooter did secure the top spots in the Xbox 360 and PS3 charts, incidentally, but can't budge Football Manager 2009 from the top of the PC list.

F.E.A.R. 2 sells much faster than the original, thanks to a multiformat launch. Half of the sales are for the Xbox 360 SKU, while the PS3 picks up 31 per cent and the PC claims 19 per cent.

Further down, there are new entries for Ben 10: Alien Force at 13 and The House of the Dead: Overkill at 15. The latter manages third in the Wii-specific chart, beaten by best-sellers Wii Fit and Mario Kart Wii.

Elsewhere seven of the top 10 games are for Nintendo formats, and half are published by the platform holder.

This week the chart waves goodbye to Resistance 2, Fallout 3 and Gears of War 2.

This Week Last Week Title Platform(s)
1 1 Wii Fit Wii
2 New entry F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin PC, Xbox 360, PS3
3 4 Mystery Case Files: Millionheir DS
4 3 Call of Duty: World at War PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS
5 2 FIFA 09 PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS
6 6 Mario Kart Wii Wii
7 7 Wii Play Wii
8 17 My Fitness Coach Wii
9 5 Professor Layton and the Curious Village DS
10 9 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Wii, DS
11 15 Left 4 Dead PC, Xbox 360
12 10 Guitar Hero: World Tour Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii
13 New entry Ben 10: Alien Force Wii, DS, PS2, PSP
14 18 Grand Theft Auto IV Xbox 360, PS3, PC
15 New entry The House of the Dead: Overkill Wii
16 11 Dr Kawashima's Brain Training DS
17 12 Carnival: Funfair Games Wii
18 13 Need for Speed Undercover PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS
19 21 LEGO Batman: The Videogame PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS
20 16 Tomb Raider: Underworld PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS
21 8 Skate 2 Xbox 360, PS3
22 Re-entry Puzzler Collection Wii, DS, PSP
23 20 LEGO Indiana Jones PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS
24 19 Football Manager 2009 PC, PSP
25 30 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Xbox 360, PS3, PC, DS
26 23 Shaun White Snowboarding Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, Wii, DS
27 14 The Lord of the Rings: Conquest PC, Xbox 360, PS3
28 27 Mario Kart DS DS
29 26 Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 PC, Xbox 360, PS3
30 28 NEW Super Mario Bros. DS
31 36 More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima DS
32 29 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC
33 24 LittleBigPlanet PS3
34 25 Sonic Unleashed Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii
35 Re-entry Tiger Woods PGA Tour '09 Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii
36 New entry Burnout Paradise: Ultimate Box PC
37 35 Big Beach Sports Wii
38 34 Saints Row 2 PC, Xbox 360, PS3
39 Re-entry Quantum of Solace PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, DS
40 New entry Disney's Bolt PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS

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

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Comments (31) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • the_dudefather #1 3 years ago

    Shame the best version of Fear 2 got the fewest sales

  • Darren #2 3 years ago

    Wii Fit shouldn't even be in the games chart IMO. Besides the fact that Wii Fit isn't even a game as such - it's the equivalent of a Jane Fonda workout video - the thing is basically a £70 piece of hardware with "free" fitness software thrown in.

    Similarly, Wii Play should never have been included in the charts either as people were only buying it for the Wiimote not the game itself (which was dire anyway... I should know as I have it!).

  • Darren #3 3 years ago

    @the_dudefather - F.E.A.R. 2 for the PC is also sold through Steam (at a reasonable £24.99 for a change) and I don't think those sales are included in this chart.

  • menage #4 3 years ago

    Really funny to see all the crap titles of selling.

    NFS, LOTR, blah

    I agree on the Wii Fit thing. You could include Windows as well if we're incuding apps.

  • superjag86 #5 3 years ago

    I wonder why Steam don't release sales figures. Maybe they don't want to scare retail outlets with the numbers!

  • robg #6 3 years ago

    I disagree completely on the Wii Fit thing. People are paying £70 (equivalent of 2 games) a pop for it, and that deserves recognition. Shall we not count Guitar Hero, because that's "basically a £70 piece of hardware with 'free' QTE software thrown in"?

    The fact that it's selling more when it costs twice as much is damn impressive, and people I know who've bought it have it because they think it's fun, not because they're trying to get fit with it.

  • Xerx3s #7 3 years ago

    Right.

  • menage #8 3 years ago

    Hey, I have fun with Photoshop, wouldn't call it a game.

  • jonbwfc #9 3 years ago

    Might it be unfair to suggest the PS3 version of F.E.A.R. 2 isn't selling quite as well because an awful lot of PS3 owners are waiting for Killzone 2 instead?

    I have hope that StreetFighter 4 will knock WiiFit off top spot this week, but I will be interested to see how Killzone 2 fares compared to PS3 F.E.A.R. 2.

    Jon

  • kangarootoo #10 3 years ago

    @Darren

    It is not the job of a sales chart to decide WHY someone bought something, only to list what they bought and in what numbers. Saying people didn't buy Wiis for Wii Play is an assumption, not a known fact (not saying its not true, just that we don't know either way AND that it doesn't matter).


    I've played Wii Fit very briefly. Seems like a game to me.

    2 definitions -

    An amusement or pastime
    A competitive activity involving skill, chance, or endurance on the part of two or more persons who play according to a set of rules, usually for their own amusement or for that of spectators.

    The whole "not a real game" discussion is just weird anyway. Its not that fixed a term. People probably said it about video games when they were first invented.

  • b00n #11 3 years ago

    Let's hope Overkill gets a good run on the Wii. One of the very few games that has been able to get me to switch on the thing more than once or twice.

  • Razz #12 3 years ago

    @Darren

    That's about as stupid as saying Dance Dance Revolution and Time Crisis aren't games. Jusr sounds like sour grapes to me mate. :/

  • stampax #13 3 years ago

    Surprised at HOTD not doing better. Had quite alot of advertising.

  • Darren #14 3 years ago

    @Razz - "Sour grapes"... what the h... why?!? I *have* Wii Fit. Sorry but I do not consider it a game at all. It's exercise software and, in my humble opinion, not really that much fun at all! :p

    Can you play Wii Fit with other people and have a laugh like Dance Dance Revolution or Time Crisis... can you play it for hours and hours on end and get addicted to it... no, not really... therefore it is not really a proper game per se (as I define the word).

  • Rodchenko #15 3 years ago

    So how many hours do you have to play something in order for it to figure as a 'proper' game in your world?

  • BiscuitBase #16 3 years ago

    Nintendo assrapes the charts yet again

  • quantumsheep #17 3 years ago

    My post count has declined rapidly thanks to Kanga - he just sums it up for me in a far more lucid manner than I ever could!

    Cheers mate! :)

  • leftlion #18 3 years ago

    Yeah, i think the people that get in a humph about Nintendo kicking ass and taking names, are the ones that predicted 2+ years ago that the wii is a fad and will fail. And now that the opposite is true, all these people can do is bash the games and nintendo. Well grow up. Games are for everyone, and not just you. If you don't like Wii fit or Wii play then go on and sell them. No one is stopping you.

  • CallousB #19 3 years ago

    "I have hope that StreetFighter 4 will knock WiiFit off top spot this week"

    I'm sure it will when the sales of both versions are combined...not so sure about the "individual format" charts. I mean Fear 2 on the 360 only made number 7 on that this week.

    UK:
    Week 7, 2009 - Individual Formats (Units)
    01 (01) WII Wii Fit (Nintendo)
    02 (02) NDS Mystery Case Files: Millionheir (Nintendo)
    03 (04) WII Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
    04 (05) WII Wii Play (Nintendo)
    05 (11) WII My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft)
    06 (03) NDS Professor Layton And The Curious Village (Nintendo)
    07 (__) 360 F.E.A.R 2: Project Origin (Warner Bros. Interactive)
    08 (13) 360 Left 4 Dead (Electronic Arts)
    09 (06) 360 Call Of Duty: World At War (Activision Blizzard)
    10 (__) WII The House Of The Dead: Overkill (Sega)
    11 (07) NDS Dr Kawashima'S Brain Training (Nintendo)
    12 (09) WII Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
    13 (__) PS3 F.E.A.R 2: Project Origin (Warner Bros. Interactive)
    14 (10) PS3 Call Of Duty: World At War (Activision Blizzard)
    15 (12) 360 Fifa 09 (Electronic Arts)
    16 (17) NDS Mario Kart Ds (Nintendo)
    17 (18) NDS New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
    18 (22) NDS More Brain Training From Dr Kawashima (Nintendo)
    19 (__) NDS Puzzler Collection (Ubisoft)
    20 (15) PS3 Littlebigplanet (Sony Computer Ent.)
    21 (20) WII Carnival: Funfair Games (Take 2)
    22 (14) PS3 Fifa 09 (Electronic Arts)
    23 (__) 360 Grand Theft Auto Iv (Take 2)
    24 (21) WII Big Beach Sports (Thq)
    25 (16) PC Football Manager 2009 (Sega)
    26 (__) 360 Halo 3 (Microsoft)
    27 (19) PS3 Resistance 2 (Sony Computer Ent.)
    28 (__) PC F.E.A.R 2: Project Origin (Warner Bros. Interactive)
    29 (08) 360 Skate 2 (Electronic Arts)
    30 (24) WII Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree (Nintendo)
    31 (27) WII Sports Island (Konami)
    32 (37) WII Guitar Hero Iii: Legends Of Rock (Activision Blizzard)
    33 (31) NDS Carnival: Funfair Games (Take 2)
    34 (__) NDS Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
    35 (34) WII Guitar Hero: World Tour (Activision Blizzard)
    36 (__) NDS 100 Classic Book Collection (Nintendo)
    37 (__) WII Winter Sports 2008: Ultimate Challenge (Activision Blizzard)
    38 (26) 360 Gears Of War 2 (Microsoft)
    39 (__) PS3 Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision Blizzard)
    40 (40) 360 Guitar Hero: World Tour (Activision Blizzard)

  • tomkuryakin #20 3 years ago

    Could we not have a separate comments page for the idiots, away from normal people?

  • electrolite #21 3 years ago

    It's a game.

    Get over it, FFS

    @CountFapula-I think it needs more cutesy platformers

    @dream-that's like saying the 360/PS3 should have a special chart for games that, relatively speaking, no-one gives a fuck about

  • UncleLou #22 3 years ago

    So therefore it could have sold ten copies or twenty hundred billion for all anyone knows, so steam numbers are useless in a sales discussion.

    The whole discussion is useless if we don't know the numbers.

  • Les #23 3 years ago

    "the thing is basically a £70 piece of hardware with "free" fitness software thrown in."

    I say it's fitness software with a free piece of hardware thrown in.

  • DanDickhead #24 3 years ago

    @dream

    Fuck sake, can't we get you a forum all to yourself so we don't have to put up with such ludicrous comments. Or better yet, a box, and bury you in it.

  • Burkey123 #25 3 years ago

    LBP should be doing much better. Amazing game.
    Nintendo are just hammering all opposition! Hopefully HOTD can stay near the top for a while.
    Oh and Wii Fit = game

  • Santino #26 3 years ago

    i'm on my 3rd playthrough of hotd, each friend i play it with thinks it is ace so hopefully good word of mouth will keep it in the charts for a while yet, hopefully it sells enough for sequel, more light gun style games please!

  • cyber_nicco #27 3 years ago

    Okay, I'll explain to you why Wii Fit is not a game. Games, as has been previously noted, are "A competitive activity involving skill, chance, or endurance on the part of two or more persons who play according to a set of rules, usually for their own amusement or for that of spectators."

    Not that I totally agree with that definition, as when it comes to video games the computer can take the place of other people.

    From Nintendo's OWN website:

    Step onto the Wii Balance Board and into a fun way to get fit.

    * Control on-screen action with your movements on the balance board as you work your way through a variety of challenges aimed at getting you off the couch and into the action. Check your Body Mass Index (BMI), see your Wii Fit Age and keep tabs on your daily progress towards a more fit for you.

    * Get fit with more than 40 activities and exercises, including strength training, aerobics, yoga and balance games. Whether you're doing a yoga pose or snowboarding down a slalom course, there's an activity for everyone.

    * Challenge your family and friends to get in shape! Create your own personal profile and set goals, test your balance, track your progress with daily workouts and unlock new exercises and activities."

    It is not marketed as a game - it is not for amusement of the user or for spectators. It is being marketed as a fun way to get fit. If you have watched any late night television, the adverts are full of fitness systems that are (supposedly) fun to use. Are these games? I think not. This is CLEARLY being marketed as a fitness device, not as a game. So all this bollocks about why this is a game is way off the mark. Something can be fun (although I don't see how Wii Fit iis, I'll concede some do), and not be a game.

  • davisorle #28 3 years ago

    Yeah Wii Fit ofc should be in the chart just like a guy already mentioned that Quitar Hero shouldnt be in the charts either according to the way you ppl think. BUT.. Still I have to say my humble opinion. This thing with Wii Fit is fucking weird and messed up. Think of how many and what kind of ppl are actually gonna have their first attempt to be healthy just cause it came out on the wii and affordable lets say... or whatever the fuck the reason is. Did it have to be a freaking game ? seriously... Guess the Jap Goverment knows why they will put a limit to their online activities.

    Anyhow.. Its nothing more than a personal thought so pls whoever sees it so different pls do not start bitching. SPECIALLY if you are from those that were lazy to go to a gym before wii fit :p

  • CB.Gamestation #29 3 years ago

    The way I see it is that Wii Fit itself isn't a game...it's hardware with a game to show you what it does. Software such as Family Ski, Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party, Shaun White Snowboarding and Wii Music are games which use the board as an input.

    I'd compare this to Play TV for PS3....is this a game? It's something fun that you do with the console... Its hardware and comes with a disc??

    Personally I don't see how it can be number 1 in charts when most retailers are out of stock??
    Edited by 1 at 17/02/09 @ 19:20

  • Sid-Nice #30 3 years ago

    I remember the time when the charts were full of normal games and poor little Nintendo kept on bringing out great games only for the gaming public to snub them; all because Nintendo consoles were for kids. We should all be applauding Nintendo for raking in £70 a shot for a dodgy set of bathroom scales that tell “An anorexic kid that she’s a fat c*nt.”

  • JackB #31 3 years ago

    Hard to imagine the system seller Little Big Planet getting bested by 33 other titles. Next up. Killzone 2. An excellent game, that will likely do well, but won't sell PS3's in any kind of big way.