UK charts: Smash Bros. is smash hit Comments by Robert Purchese

1 July, 2008

Muscles way to No. 1. Full top 40 inside.

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Razorus

01/07/08 @ 09:35

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What about Okami?
I bought it 2 days before I bought Brawl and it occured to me that nobody was going to buy it due to the stupid time it was released and the fact that it wasn't hyped enough; just like when it was on the PS2. It's a real shame and it should be experienced.

DFawkes

01/07/08 @ 09:40

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Why is Sonic and the Secret Rings there? Who's buying it? Why are more people buying it than Mario Kart DS? I don't understand people.

Darren

01/07/08 @ 09:41

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I don't think Wii Okami even made the All-Formats Top 20 which is a crying shame as it deserved to do well after being overlooked on the PS2. Although I like Super Smash Bros. Brawl, I have to confess to being underwhelmed by the game as a whole due to its startling similarity to Mellee. Feels more like a remix than a bona fida sequel and as such I don't think it's quite the triple A game people make it out to be but it is a fun if simplistic game with a generous amount of content. It's no surprise to me that it's at the number one spot.

asphaltcowboy

01/07/08 @ 09:44

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Well I bought Okami when it came out! And rightly so, it's bloody awesome! Disappointing to not see it even reach the top 40, but I also didn't see ANY adverts for it whatsoever. Why would Nintendo bother when they have Smash Bros? I also caved and bought Smash Bros - my protest didn't fare very well!

Will be picking up Battlefield in the future! Perhaps once I finish Okami...

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Olemak

01/07/08 @ 09:51

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Wow. No less than 14 nintendo exlusives - 6 on the DS, 8 for the Wii and 2 (Cooking Mama I & II) for both. In the top ten, Nintendo titles have 4 slots. That is pretty impressive: they must be making a lot of money.

By comparison, there's only 2 Sony exclusives - (6th and 23rd). Microsoft sort of has one exclusive; Football Manager (for Xbox 360 and PC) in 33rd. Then again, I guess all of the multiformat titles sell better on the Xbox than on the PS3, in the UK at least. Shame we can't get charts for Europe combined, that would be interesting - as would seeing the numbers sold for each platform, or a percentage or whatever, for the multiplatform titles.

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01/07/08 @ 10:27

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THIS IS THE GREATEST BEAT-UP EVER I HAVE NEVER HAD SO MUCH FUN WITH FREINDS PLAYING THIS SO MANY EXTRA MODES ONLINE PLAY FOR THE FIRST TIME. UNLOCKEBLE EXTRAS SOLID SNAKE METAL GEAR SOLID LEVEL AND MORE.THE GRAPHICS ARE EASYLY UP THER WITH 360/PS3 THIS GAME IS WORTH GETTING A WII FOR IT THAT GOOD

JeroenZM

01/07/08 @ 10:31

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You could argue that Wii Fit and Big Beach Sports are 'casual titles' (I hate that term) but with six games in the top ten, including some multi-platform games, it's about time people got rid of the 'Wii doesn't count because it's totally different' rubbish. There are also some pretty decent exclusives performing well so I'd have to say that Nintendo's spot is entirely deserved, even though I predicted a massive failure. It's a shame that Okami still doesn't perform well, even though it's currently out on the most popular console.

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HappyTreeFriend

01/07/08 @ 10:35

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I bought Smash Bros on Friday, and haven't stopped playing it since. It is frankly awesome. Really enjoying it. :o)

Moz

01/07/08 @ 10:51

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@Olemak http://www.vgchartz.com - though this weeks software sales haven't been compiled yet.

escapedape

01/07/08 @ 10:56

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With that amount of Wii titles in the chart, it is amazing that there are still people desperately clinging to the old 'it doesn't count', 'not really 'next gen'', 'it's all mini-games', 'people just buy it for Wii Sports', 'it's just for Grannies and kids' etc. thoughts, and this should silence them.

But it won't. Their loss.

Slamhound

01/07/08 @ 11:19

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Gonna be blunt here, despite not actually liking the series that much and stuff... But MGS4, down to 6th? Ouch.

Personally, I would have rather it stay in the top 5/3 for longer. I have no idea why, but I am somehow saddened by the slight dive it's taken.

evilfoxhound

01/07/08 @ 12:28

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Slamhound, never underestimate the power of the casual gamer LOL

Waffleaber

01/07/08 @ 13:06

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