UK charts: Wii Fit shakes off Wolverine

By Robert Purchese Published 5 May, 2009

SingStar: Pop Edition out of tune.

Wii Fit stays atop the UK All-Formats chart for a fifth consecutive week, outselling newcomer X-Men Origins: Wolverine by nearly two to one.

The brutal third-person movie tie-in is ahead of a surging FIFA 09 at three, however, which is followed by Wii Play at four and Resident Evil 5 at five.

Mario Kart Wii boosts a little to six, last week's newcomer Riddick falls to seven and EA's meaty-IP sequel The Godfather II tumbles to eight.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village and Call of Duty: World at War round the top flight out at nine and ten, respectively.

Meanwhile, newcomer SingStar: Pop Edition falls on deaf ears at 32, and quirky DS game Rhythm Paradise - where players must maintain rhythm in absurd situations - manages a debut at seven in the DS-specific chart.

Movers of note are Halo Wars re-entering the fray at 25, Sonic Unleashed speeding from 40 to 21 and Street Fighter IV leaping from 25 to 11.

This Week Last Week Title Platform(s)
1 1 Wii Fit Wii
2 New entry X-Men Origins: Wolverine DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
3 4 FIFA 09 PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS
4 8 Wii Play Wii
5 5 Resident Evil 5 PS3, Xbox 360
6 7 Mario Kart Wii Wii
7 2 The Chronicles of Riddicl: Assault on Dark Athena PC, PS3, Xbox 360
8 3 The Godfather II PC, Xbox 360, PS3
9 6 Professor Layton and the Curious Village DS
10 9 Call of Duty: World at War PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS
11 25 Street Fighter IV Xbox 360, PS3
12 11 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Wii, DS
13 10 Carnival: Funfair Games Wii
14 14 My Fitness Coach Wii
15 21 Killzone 2 PS3
16 12 Dr Kawashima's Brain Training DS
17 16 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Xbox 360, PS3, PC, DS
18 14 Guitar Hero: World Tour Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii
19 19 Ben 10: Alien Force Wii, DS, PS2, PSP
20 28 WSC Real 2009: World Snooker Champsionship PC, PS3, Xbox 360
21 40 Sonic Unleashed Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii
22 18 Grand Theft Auto IV Xbox 360, PS3, PC
23 15 SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection Xbox 360, PS3
24 24 Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, PS2, Wii
25 Re-entry Halo Wars Xbox 360
26 26 Football Manager 2009 PC
27 30 WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2009 Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii
28 20 LEGO Indiana Jones PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS
29 29 Mario Kart DS DS
30 32 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock PC, PS3, PS2, Wii, Xbox 360
31 Re-entry WWE Legends of Wrestlemania PS3, Xbox 360
32 New entry SingStar Pop Edition PS3
33 23 Monsters vs Aliens PC, Xbox 360, PS3
34 35 Tom Clancy's HAWX PS3, Xbox 360
35 22 Wheelman PC, Xbox 360, PS3)
36 29 Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars DS
37 31 Gears of War 2 Xbox 360
38 27 Puzzler Collection Wii, DS, PSP
39 Re-entry Tiger Woods PGA Tour '09 PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
40 Re-entry Race Driver: GRID DS, PC, PS3, Xbox 360

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

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Comments (18) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • DFawkes #1 3 years ago

    Bloody hell! Wolverine is on almost every format that exists and still gets beat by Wii Fit. Didn't expect that. I might have to buy Wii Fit to see what it's like.

  • Quint2020 #2 3 years ago

    Don't. It's shit.

  • Doctor_What #3 3 years ago

    It's not shit if you know what you're getting, but it is overpriced.

  • chessboxer #4 3 years ago

    I picked up Resident Evil 5 the other day. I must say that I'm enjoying it a lot more than I did the demo.

  • DFawkes #5 3 years ago

    I'm expecting some mini-games based on leaning and general tiltage, that I'll enjoy for the first couple of days then get bored with and not use again. Is that about right? I'm a sucker for peripherals, even ones I know I won't use.

  • the_dudefather #6 3 years ago

    WII FITS FOR THE WII FIT GOD!

  • alimokrane #7 3 years ago

    Wii Fit ...... more like Wii stay at home and get fat! people are fooled into thinking the damn thing has health benefits.

  • menage #8 3 years ago

    Are a bunch of really fat people buying Wii fit double so they can stand on 2 boards with separate feet or something?

  • sickpuppysoftware #9 3 years ago

    Now the latest Singstar has bombed they can focus on on the online delivery of songs/features instead of this messy halfway house where some songs only appear on disc.

    I've bought lots of songs online but I'm not swapping discs.

    Rockband had the right idea with the unlock key. I wouldn't mind if they made me insert this disc for a few seconds every few months just so they could validate that I still had the disc and hadn't just rented it.

  • Eraysor #10 3 years ago

    Every time someone buys a copy of Sonic Unleashed, the next Sonic game gets 10% more terrible.

  • IneptPercy #11 3 years ago

    I am starting to think that nintendo are holding onto wii fit stock and releasing just enough every week/month to keep it at number 1. If there was enough stock it would have just outsold everything else by 99999999999999 to 1 for 2 weeks and then left the charts.

    I think the game charts are much like the music charts these days, nobody actually cares what rubbish the masses are buying as long as you play/listen to what you like.

  • skillian #12 3 years ago

    I think the game charts are much like the music charts these days, nobody actually cares what rubbish the masses are buying as long as you play/listen to what you like.

    Indeed. Games are now mainstream, and everyone knows the mainstream has terrible taste.

  • WJF #13 3 years ago

    Last week 5, this week 5. Resident Evil 5 - it knows no other number.

  • Collymilad #14 3 years ago

    You know I lose more faith in the British populace every day.

    12 years of labour, and god knows how many weeks of Wii Fit.

    Surrounded by idiots.
    Edited by 1 at 05/05/09 @ 13:26

  • kestral #15 3 years ago

    Does everybody buy 4 copies of wii fit because the first copy doesn't work? or is the fitness industry so much bigger than the entertainment industry. :p

  • EmiliasHorse #16 3 years ago

    The local Game moved all the 360 stuff to the back in favour of the Wii, that means the fat lazy sods wanting Wii Fit no longer have to walk the extra 10 yards to pick up the box.

  • secombe #17 3 years ago

    I think the game charts are much like the music charts these days, nobody actually cares what rubbish the masses are buying as long as you play/listen to what you like.

    These days?

    Check any chart back in the early 90s, or pretty much any time for that matter. Nothing has really changed with the charts. I dug up an ELSPA Chart from years back (mid 90s) a while ago, loads of sequels and licensed rubbish at the top of the chart (as well as the usual EA Sport updates)

    Anyone who thinks things are somehow different now is wearing a rather large pair of rose tinted specs.

  • MrBeast #18 3 years ago

    I think the resurgence of Halo Wars and SFIV can solely be put down to the fact that HMV slashed 'em to £20 each!