Wii Fit exercises chart dominance

By Robert Purchese Published 29 April, 2008

Full UK Top 40 inside.

Wii Fit has barely broken a sweat to romp to the top of the UK All-Formats Top 40 in its first week on sale.

In the process it hurdled the previous Nintendo record set by Mario Kart just a few weeks ago to become the third fastest-selling game ever, netting around GBP 16.3 million.

Mario Kart Wii managed to hold onto second, though, although sales were down a significant 62 percent. And Mario & Sonic at the Olympics clung on at third to make it a Nintendo-dominated podium for the week.

Further down and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue took four, PES 2008 took five, and Call of Duty 4 climbed a little to six.

Then came SEGA Superstars Tennis at seven, Brain Training at eight, UEFA Euro 2008 at nine and Rainbow Six Vegas 2 at 10.

Big movers this week were WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2008 up from 34 to 21, while Condemned 2 tumbled down from 13 to 25, and Carnival Games plunged from 12 to 22.

Interestingly Halo 3 managed to bump its way back into the charts at 31, just below the other new entry this week, SingStar Summer Party.

Here's that UK All-Formats Top 40 chart in full:

  1. Wii Fit (Wii)
  2. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
  3. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii, DS)
  4. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (PS3)
  5. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PC, DS, PSP)
  6. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, DS)
  7. SEGA Superstars Tennis (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, DS)
  8. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (DS)
  9. UEFA Euro 2008 Xbox 360, PC, PS3, PS2, PSP)
  10. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (Xbox 360, PS3)
  11. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, DS)
  12. Game Party (Wii)
  13. FIFA 08 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii, PS2, DS, PSP)
  14. Assassin's Creed (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, DS)
  15. Wii Play (Wii)
  16. Imagine: Babies (DS)
  17. Sonic and the Secret Rings (Wii)
  18. More Brain Training From Dr Kawashima (DS)
  19. Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (Wii)
  20. Cooking Mama 2 (Wii, DS)
  21. WWE SmackDown Vs. Raw 2008 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, DS, PSP)
  22. Carnival: Funfair Games (Wii)
  23. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC, PS2, DS, PSP)
  24. The Sims 2: Kitchen & Bathroom Interior Design Stuff (PC)
  25. Condemned 2: Bloodshot (Xbox 360, PS3)
  26. Ben 10: Protector of Earth (Wii, PS2, PSP, DS)
  27. Mario Kart DS (DS)
  28. The Simpsons Game (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, DS, PSP)
  29. SingStar Summer Party (PS2)
  30. Halo 3 (Xbox 360)
  31. Football Manager 2008 (PC, Xbox 360)
  32. Ratatouille (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC, PS2, DS, PSP, GBA)
  33. Time Crisis 4 (PS3)
  34. Professor Kageyama's Maths Training (DS)
  35. 42 All-Time Classics (DS)
  36. Dark Sector (Xbox 360, PS3)
  37. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS)
  38. Sight Training (DS)
  39. Army of Two (Xbox 360, PS3)

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

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Comments (20) Latest comment 4 years ago

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  • NickN4ck #1 4 years ago

    I bought my Wii fit on Saturday, haven't used it yet as I'm to lazy to put the batteries in it and read the manual. If being lazy was a crime I would be on death row, buying Wii fit wasn't the best purchase I've made. It's now sitting under my bed.

    Will try it out next week maybe, after a good sleep, if I can be bothered.


    So lazy.
    Edited by 1 at 29/04/08 @ 09:50

  • dog2_99 #2 4 years ago

    Well done Nintendo!

  • Crovax20 #3 4 years ago

    Well, interesting, wonder if GTA IV will beat wii fits sales ^^

  • Dizzy #4 4 years ago

    In good shape!

    /coat

  • bengray66 #5 4 years ago

    As much as i appreciate wii fit (which i don't) How exactly is it considered a "game"?
    Its a gimmick / Lifestyle accessory.

  • bad09 #6 4 years ago

    It's a crime condemned has fallen so quickly, it's a fantastic game!

  • Dabs #7 4 years ago

    Well, interesting, wonder if GTA IV will beat Wii Fit sales ^^

    I don't think there's any question, is there?

  • QPRobbie #8 4 years ago

    Oh my god, when the *** are you going to add Wii to the list of formats on Pro Evo? It's been driving the sales for the last 5 weeks!!!

    GRRRRRRRR!!!!!!

  • GingerNathan #9 4 years ago

    "Well, interesting, wonder if GTA IV will beat Wii Fit sales ^^

    I don't think there's any question, is there? "

    Actually it'll be a hell of a lot closer then you think, for example Amazon are selling Wii Fit quicker then GTA IV. Having said that I fully expect GTA's first week of sales to be higher then Wii Fit's, but Wii Fit to sell more copies over the coming months/years.

    "As much as i appreciate wii fit (which i don't) How exactly is it considered a "game"?
    Its a gimmick / Lifestyle accessory.
    "
    I suppose it depends on how you define 'game'. If you play and have fun on a piece of software, plus Wii Fits' structure of getting the player to aim for certain targets and goals surely must make it a game, even if it it isn't a traditional one.

  • gingerlink #10 4 years ago

    I get the idea GTA IV will follow the charts the same way as halo, very high first week sales, then dropping lower after a couple of weeks.

    On the other hand, wii fit is a similar type of game to brain training and...well...

  • secombe #11 4 years ago

    £70 for the 3rd fastest selling game ever, that's mighty impressive.

    It will no doubt drop off next week because it's sold out, which also explains why Mario Kart dropped 62%, it's very hard to find now.

    As for it not being a 'traditional' game, how isn't it? I started out on an Atari 2600 and these new 'casual' games are reminding me of that era more than ever, particuarly with regards to coming back day after day to beat my previous high score.
    Edited by 1 at 29/04/08 @ 10:50

  • superdelphinus #12 4 years ago

    fat c***s

  • CallousB #13 4 years ago

    "As much as i appreciate wii fit (which i don't) How exactly is it considered a "game"? "

    It has scores, it has success and failure..the better you are at an event the higher you score. It's a game.

  • MilkYMoO #14 4 years ago

    Mario and sonic at the olimpics still selling really well. Will it ever drop out of the top five?.

  • robson_wii #15 4 years ago

    Do pre-orders still count as sales as I have not received wii-fit yet and the sale has not appeared on my credit card?

    I'm already fit but want to try this as it looks different and some of the features are interesting. If it's rubbish then at least I get a sturdy set of scales to weigh myself and check my BMI...

  • dog2_99 #16 4 years ago

    It will be interesting to see where GTA IV is after a month after the first surge it will no doubt fall. Whilst the game will be amazingly successful ; i think that Wii Fit will not be that far behind and more likely to grow in sales over the same time period.

    I managed to bag a Wii Fit on Friday and had so much interest from people at work and family who have NO clue what GTV IV is; this impact with the causal game will be key to its continueed success.

  • ps3owner #17 4 years ago

    I'd be interested in numbers. like how many have they sold in a week, month, since start.. blabla.

    this chart just says nothing to me?! pointless

    If we had numbers, especially crossplatform numbers then we could start a real war! Like sales numbers for COD4 on X360 vs PS3

    has anyone got any idea what the numbers are?!

  • gingerlink #18 4 years ago

    yeah, seeing the actual numbers would be nice. For all we know, wii fit only outsold mario kart by 1...

  • lsursock #19 4 years ago

    you can look up the numbers on http://www.vgchartz.com< /a>

  • Iceberg #20 4 years ago

    Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 is also out on the Wii, why isn't it shown in the chart?

    Congrats, Nintendo :)

  • cyber_nicco #21 4 years ago

    "It has scores, it has success and failure..the better you are at an event the higher you score. It's a game. "

    Sounds as much like school or having your cholesterol checked. Those have scores and goals, but I'm not sure they count as games for them.

    Oh, and golf doesn't fit your definition... :p