Wii Fit leaps to top of UK chart

By Robert Purchese Published 15 July, 2008

Sporty top 40 inside.

Wii Fit has used replenished stocks to leap to the top of the UK charts.

It beat off competition from LEGO Indiana Jones in two and Super Smash Bros. Brawl in three.

Top Spin 3 climbed slightly this week to take four, and finished just ahead of Battlefield: Bad Company at five.

The sporty theme continued below; Big Beach Sports at six, Wii Play at seven, Beijing Olympics at eight, and could-be-sporty Kung Fu Panda at nine.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympics rounded off the list at 10.

The only new entry this week is Sports Party at 29 - a Wii outing from Ubisoft. WALL-E managed to break its way into the chart at 16 after its second week on sale.

Tumblers this week are The Bourne Conspiracy sliding from 10 to 21, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith down from 17 to 25, and Buzz! Quiz TV dropping from 22 to 31.

Here's that last in full:

  1. Wii Fit (Wii)
  2. LEGO Indiana Jones (PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS)
  3. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
  4. Top Spin 3 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii)
  5. Battlefield: Bad Company (Xbox 360, PS3)
  6. Big Beach Sports (Wii)
  7. Wii Play (Wii)
  8. Beijing 2008 (PC, Xbox 360, PS3)
  9. Kung Fu Panda (PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS)
  10. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii, DS)
  11. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, DS)
  12. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
  13. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3, Xbox 360)
  14. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (DS)
  15. Carnival: Funfair Games (Wii)
  16. WALL-E (PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS)
  17. Unreal Tournament III (PC, Xbox 360, PS3)
  18. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)
  19. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, DS)
  20. FIFA 08 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii, PS2, DS, PSP)
  21. The Bourne Conspiracy (Xbox 360, PS3)
  22. Sonic and the Secret Rings (Wii)
  23. Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What To Eat? (DS)
  24. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PC, DS, PSP)
  25. Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii)
  26. Race Driver: GRID (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
  27. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness (DS)
  28. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time (DS)
  29. Sports Party (Wii)
  30. Alone in the Dark (Xbox 360, PC, PS2, Wii)
  31. Buzz! Quiz TV (PS3)
  32. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (PSP)
  33. My Health Coach: Weight Management (DS)
  34. Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (Wii, DS)
  35. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
  36. Cooking Mama 2 (Wii, DS)
  37. Iron Man: The Official Videogame (PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS)
  38. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS)
  39. More Brain Training From Dr Kawashima (DS)
  40. Game Party (Wii)

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

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Comments (22) Latest comment 4 years ago

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  • Gaol #1 4 years ago

    Does this wii fit thing actually work? Is it fun?

    I'm half tempted, but have the inkling it'll end up in a cupboard after 2 months. And almost every other game available on Wii looks like dross.

  • andijames #2 4 years ago

    See FIFA is still selling well 10 months after it's release! more surprisingly so is PES 2008! Roll on FIFA 09.

  • Sandbox #3 4 years ago

    If you do it regularly, yes and yes. My better half loves it and plays it most days, I did it once and just got a fat mii!

  • bitesize #4 4 years ago


    where are people buying wii fit??? the wife really wants it but can't find it anywhere...

    is there really replenished stock?

  • Gaol #5 4 years ago

    Hmm, 250 squid though :-s

    Maybe I'll buy a pair of trainers ....

    BTW more people need to buy FFVII Crisis Core, it's the best Square game in aeons!

  • Pac-man-ate-my-wife #6 4 years ago

    t'll end up in a cupboard after 2 months

    Surely that's no different from 95% of all games? ;)

    Plus this one you'll probably make a profit from when you sell it on eBay!

  • Widge #7 4 years ago

    Hm, the state of that chart demonstrates the uselessness of going exclusive unless you're on Wii.

  • Gaol #8 4 years ago

    Thats a good point, its the price really. I can get a 360 Elite with Halo 3 from Amazon for similar to a Wii with Wii Fit.

    Amazing the power of branding and good marketing. Didn't the Gamecube launch at £99 and no one bought it? It had a lot more good titles too.

  • robson_wii #9 4 years ago

    @Gaol: Kind of. My stomach is less of a barrel and more like a 6-pack now (60 minutes of wii fit a few times a week). yoga is boring but is good for overall fitness. The muscle exercises are quite good but the intros are long so you only do 30 minutes of workout for an hour of play. Some exercises do not require the balance board.

    Some of the mini games are fun as well (rhythm boxing and skiing are adictive but short lived)

    Value for money? Maybe but it depends how long you want to use it for. I wanted to get toned for holiday and it worked perfectly well!! If there are options to skip the intros then it would be more useable. Hope this helps.

  • Stonker #10 4 years ago

    shite!

  • Gaol #11 4 years ago

    Cheers Robson, thats weird you can't skip the intros.

  • asphaltcowboy #12 4 years ago

    I thought you could skip intros?

  • canIdoyabombsforya #13 4 years ago

    "Thats a good point, its the price really. I can get a 360 Elite with Halo 3 from Amazon for similar to a Wii with Wii Fit.

    Amazing the power of branding and good marketing. Didn't the Gamecube launch at £99 and no one bought it? It had a lot more good titles too. "

    Thats like comparing an iphone to a lawn mower you plonker.

    No the gamecube launched at £129 and stayed at that price for most of its life and almost nobody bought it, well similar sales figures as the original Xbox anyway (which finished at £49.99 at argos)

  • Gaol #14 4 years ago

    "Thats like comparing an iphone to a lawn mower you plonker. "

    Comparing two competing videogames consoles is not equivalent to comparing a lawn mower with a mobile phone.

  • penhalion #15 4 years ago

    How the heck can something that is totally unavailable to buy leap to the top of the charts?

  • secombe #16 4 years ago

    more surprisingly so is PES 2008!

    It's been doing well ever since the rather superb Wii version came out, unfortunately the chart people have NEVER acknowledged the Wii version!

    And almost every other game available on Wii looks like dross.

    Mario Kart? PES 2008? Mario Galaxy? Smash Bros.? Okami? Resident Evil 4? No More Heroes? Zack and Wiki? Metroid? Boom Blox? Lost Winds?

  • Gaol #17 4 years ago

    @secombe

    I did say almost.

    Only Mario Galaxy I would consider a system seller. That's not really a great list, compared to say: Eternal Darkness, Pikmin, Super Mario Sunshine, RE4 etc etc.

    This is the first Nintendo console I've skipped since the NES btw. Its biggest pull for me atm is a fitness program.. which is just weird...

  • canIdoyabombsforya #18 4 years ago

    "Comparing two competing videogames consoles is not equivalent to comparing a lawn mower with a mobile phone"


    Wii fit after the same market as a 360 Elite and Halo 3, what are you smoking?

  • Gaol #19 4 years ago

    "Wii fit after the same market as a 360 Elite and Halo 3, what are you smoking? "

    They are both competing in the videogames market, and it's a fair comparison. Little Johnny wants a console for Christmas and the choice might well be between a Wii and a 360.

    You could argue that Nintendo are trying for the 'mass market' with their Wii strategy that broadens the appeal of videogames. I would say, in fact, they are going for the casual/female segment exclusively and have performed a 'bait and switch' on traditional fans by releasing Mario and Zelda early in the machines life cycle. Microsoft have hitherto targeted the hardcore segment but their latest press conference reads like a 'we want some of the Wii's pie' manifesto.

    A comparison between the two is perfectly legitimate, and you get a lot more tech with the 360 or PS3 for your money. How have Nintendo managed to keep demand and price high on it's product? Branding. Same way apple have operated for years with their ipods. Shiny, white, and no capital letters.

  • spookyzombie #20 4 years ago

    That's very odd. You can't find Wii Fit anywhere, yet it's sold more copies than anything else? Can't actually imagine that's true.

  • robson_wii #21 4 years ago

    @asphaltcowboy

    Intros do get shorter and pressing the A button does skip some of the text but as far as I know they cannot be skipped or omitted altogether.

  • Bifferboy #22 4 years ago

    where are people buying wii fit??? the wife really wants it but can't find it anywhere...

    is there really replenished stock?

    Just google Wii Fit in stock, Wii - consoles is an excellent stock locator