Wii Fit balances on top of UK chart

By Robert Purchese Published 12 August, 2008

Soulcalibur IV denied. Top 40 inside.

Wii Fit has reclaimed the top spot in the UK all-formats chart, bending past last week's winner, Soulcalibur IV, at two.

Following them are faces so familiar we suggest they form a family: Mario Kart Wii at three, Big Beach Sports at four, and Wii Play at five.

Store promotions and big trucks with posters on helped Guitar Hero III take six and Guitar Hero: On Tour occupy seven.

Then came Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, although they're not - the title is misleading. Wall-E, the speechless robot, fell to nine as movie popularity dwindled, and the chart was rounded out by Brain Training at 10.

This week waves goodbye to Guitar Hero: Aerosmith and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08.

And that's about it.

  1. Wii Fit (Wii)
  2. Soulcalibur IV (Xbox 360, PS3)
  3. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
  4. Big Beach Sports (Wii)
  5. Wii Play (Wii)
  6. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, DS)
  7. Guitar Hero: On Tour (DS)
  8. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii, DS)
  9. WALL-E (PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS)
  10. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (DS)
  11. LEGO Indiana Jones (PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS)
  12. Kung Fu Panda (PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS)
  13. Beijing 2008 (PC, Xbox 360, PS3)
  14. Carnival: Funfair Games (Wii)
  15. Sports Party (Wii)
  16. More Brain Training (DS)
  17. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
  18. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, DS)
  19. Battlefield: Bad Company (Xbox 360, PS3)
  20. FIFA 08 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii, PS2, DS, PSP)
  21. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3, Xbox 360)
  22. The Simpsons Game (Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS)
  23. Ben 10: Protector of Earth (Wii, DS, PS2, PSP)
  24. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PC, DS, PSP)
  25. SEGA Superstars Tennis (Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS)
  26. Need For Speed ProStreet (PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS)
  27. Mario Kart DS (DS)
  28. Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (Wii, DS)
  29. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS)
  30. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)
  31. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
  32. Top Spin 3 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii)
  33. Sight Training (DS)
  34. Puzzler Collection (DS, PSP)
  35. WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2008 (Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS)
  36. Cooking Mama (DS)
  37. Game Party (Wii)
  38. Race Driver: GRID (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
  39. Cooking Mama 2 (Wii, DS)
  40. Football Manager 2008 (PC, Xbox 360)

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

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Comments (17) Latest comment 4 years ago

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  • Beek4257 #1 4 years ago

    I usually refrain from commenting on games I haven't played through myself, but BIG BEACH SPORTS ... really?!

  • Xerx3s #2 4 years ago

    The age of casual is upon us.

    *bland casual sigh*

  • MORZTAN #3 4 years ago

    Nintendo must rake in cash as never-ever-ever before...

    Good thing. Might sponsor some high budget blockbusters in the future... or?

  • macmurphy #4 4 years ago

    Anyone know where I can actually get Wii Fit. It's rarer than rocking horse shit by me. Any ideas?

  • MORZTAN #5 4 years ago

    @macmurphy

    Order from Sweden. there´s tons here :)

  • IronCladChicken #6 4 years ago

    Ninty stole the balance board idea from one some start up called Amiga (not Commodores) had back in 1983: Amiga Joyboard

    So ner!

  • gingerlink #7 4 years ago

    Nintendo isn't getting any more than the license fee from big beach sports.

    Wii fit, Wii Play and Mario Kart on the other hand... ;)

  • SirDespard #8 4 years ago

    Hmmm, as it's virtually impossible to get Wii Fit how can it be No1? Where are these sales coming from. Been trying to get one for months, not helped I guess by a refusal to pay 20 or 30 quid more than the RRP to people making a profit from Nintendo's incompetence in manufacturing to demand. All my local shops won't take preorders, they expect you to visit them daily to see if they've got stock. Yeah, right...

  • jebus #9 4 years ago

    MGS4 being slaughtered by the likes of Carnival Fun Fair Games and Big Beach Sports is the funniest thing I have seen today.

  • IronCladChicken #10 4 years ago

    My WiiFit is currently sitting under my TV collecting dust

  • BlueDot #11 4 years ago

    My cousin in the US finally managed to get me a Wii Fit. Getting it for the upcoming snowboard games, honest.

  • CallousB #12 4 years ago

    Individual Format Units sales chart for the week-

    01 (01) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
    02 (02) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
    03 (04) [WII] Big Beach Sports (Thq)
    04 (07) [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
    05 (05) [NDS] Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision Blizzard)
    06 (03) [360] Soulcalibur IV (Ubisoft)
    07 (08) [NDS] Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
    08 (06) [PS3] Soulcalibur IV (Ubisoft)
    09 (10) [WII] Carnival: Funfair Games (Take 2)
    10 (11) [WII] Sports Party (Ubisoft)
    11 (14) [WII] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
    12 (13) [NDS] More Brain Training From Dr Kawashima (Nintendo)
    13 (09) [WII] Super Smash Bros: Brawl (Nintendo)
    14 (19) [WII] Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock (Activision Blizzard)
    15 (12) [NDS] Wall-E (Thq)
    16 (15) [NDS] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
    17 (20) [NDS] Kung Fu Panda (Activision Blizzard)
    18 (29) [360] Beijing 2008 (Sega)
    19 (17) [360] Battlefield: Bad Company (Electronic Arts)
    20 (23) [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
    21 (30) [WII] Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (Ubisoft)
    22 (16) [PS3] Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots (Konami)
    23 (18) [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
    24 (32) [PS3] Beijing 2008 (Sega)
    25 (24) [NDS] Sight Training (Nintendo)
    26 (__) [NDS] Puzzler Collection (Ubisoft)
    27 (__) [360] Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock (Activision Blizzard)
    28 (40) [WII] Game Party (Midway)
    29 (22) [360] Grand Theft Auto IV (Take 2)
    30 (21) [NDS] Cooking Mama 2 (505 Games)
    31 (28) [NDS] Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (Lucasarts)
    32 (27) [PS3] Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision Blizzard)
    33 (__) [WII] Sega Superstars Tennis (Sega)
    34 (39) [NDS] 42 All-time Classics (Nintendo)
    35 (26) [WII] Sports Island (Konami)
    36 (37) [NDS] Imagine: Babies (Ubisoft)
    37 (25) [WII] Wall-E (Thq)
    38 (__) [WII] Sonic And The Secret Rings (Sega)
    39 (33) [360] Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision Blizzard)
    40 (31) [NDS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Darkness (Nintendo)


  • afghan_jones #13 4 years ago

    the general public are morons.

  • CARL05 #14 4 years ago

    as it's virtually impossible to get Wii Fit how can it be No1?

    The real question should be can it really be classified as a game in the first place?

    These are bad times indeed with the amount of casual crap in the game charts

  • IronCladChicken #15 4 years ago

    @CARL05
    Yeah, imagine people taking the industry seriously and not writing it off a nerdy crap for lonely spotty teenagers to wank over - the bastards!

  • tonkei #16 4 years ago

    Big Beach Sports, a terrible game with a massive advertising campaign and a dirt cheap pricepoint, how can anyone be surprised it's a number 4 hit?

  • HammyWammy #17 4 years ago

    Yeah I knew wii fits been selling very well especially this summer. Thats because people been out buying them all from all retailers & then selling them on ebay for double the money. I should know, I became one of them lol. Major summer cash anyone?