UK charts: Wii Fit on top for 11th week

By Robert Purchese Published 14 April, 2009

Breaks Nintendo records.

Wii Fit spends an 11th week atop the UK All Formats chart and becomes Nintendo's longest serving No. 1 ever, breaking Pokémon Yellow's record.

The pace is too much for The Godfather II, which spends its first week in pursuit at two.

Further down the chart settles into a familiar pattern as releases dry up with the approach of summer.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympics somehow manages to get back to three, pushing Resident Evil 5 to four and FIFA 09 to five. Call of Duty: World at War takes six, Professor Layton hangs at seven and Wii Play climbs to eight.

Mario Kart Wii and Street Fighter IV round the chart out at nine and ten, respectively.

This Week Last Week Title Platform(s)
1 1 Wii Fit Wii
2 New entry The Godfather II PC, Xbox 360, PS3
3 9 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Wii, DS
4 2 Resident Evil 5 PS3, Xbox 360
5 3 FIFA 09 PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS
6 5 Call of Duty: World at War PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS
7 7 Professor Layton and the Curious Village DS
8 14 Wii Play Wii
9 12 Mario Kart Wii Wii
10 6 Street Fighter IV Xbox 360, PS3
11 8 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Xbox 360, PS3, PC, DS
12 4 Wheelman PC, Xbox 360, PS3)
13 18 Ben 10: Alien Force Wii, DS, PS2, PSP
14 20 Guitar Hero: World Tour Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii
15 13 Dr Kawashima's Brain Training DS
16 11 Carnival: Funfair Games Wii
17 16 Tom Clancy's HAWX PS3, Xbox 360
18 22 Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force DS
19 10 Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars DS
20 15 Wanted: Weapons of Fate Xbox 360, PS3
21 34 Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party Wii, DS
22 17 Grand Theft Auto IV Xbox 360, PS3, PC
23 New entry Monsters vs Aliens PC, Xbox 360, PS3
24 21 WWE Legends of WrestleMania PS3, Xbox 360
25 32 LEGO Indiana Jones PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS
26 31 Disney's Bolt PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS
27 19 My Fitness Coach Wii
28 23 Killzone 2 PS3
29 35 New Super Mario Bros. DS
30 30 Mario Kart DS DS
31 26 Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, PS2, Wii
32 37 Sonic Unleashed Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii
33 25 Puzzler Collection Wii, DS, PSP
34 Re-entry LEGO Batman PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS
35 33 WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2009 Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii
36 24 SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection Xbox 360, PS3
37 Re-entry Kung Fu Panda PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS
38 Re-entry Need For Speed Undercover PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS
39 40 Football Manager 2009 PC
40 38 Sonic and the Black Knight Wii

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

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Comments (13) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • captainrentboy #1 3 years ago

    Aren't Wii owners becoming a little disheartened by the fact that there haven't been any chart topping Wii exclusives for almost a year now?
    It's always the same ole Wii game featuring in the charts, and for the folk that have owned those 3 or 4 games for the last 12 months, what else is there? The one game that came out recently which I thought looked quite cool, Madworld, flopped like a mother fucker, which means a lack of risks will be taken with future Wii software. I don't want to argue with anyone, I'm just wondering where the new big hits are :/

    Annnyway, I'm STILL playing Wheelman, I only get to have the odd hour or so blast here and there, and when you play the game in that manner it's strangely fun and addictive. Some of the car chases are quite spectacular to play, when it's not glitching like a bitch :) The on foot parts are crud though, and far too easy.

  • oreillymj #2 3 years ago

    Blimey, really shows how poor the quality of releases since Xmas have been.

    COD-WAW still in top ten and COD4 in top ten last week. COD4 still selling respectably 18 months after release. Activision/IW must be swimming in loot.

    Sony will surely be disappointed that KZ2 has dropped away so quickly.
    Edited by 1 at 14/04/09 @ 10:45

  • captainrentboy #3 3 years ago

    I'm surprised that LBP hasn't popped up again, you can now get that online for a tenner.

  • cawley1 #4 3 years ago

    In two years from now, Wii Fit's will be clogging up boot sales the length of the land!

    We haven't used it since I bought ours, though!

  • Goodfella #5 3 years ago

    Killzone 2 at 28 after almost 7 weeks on a single format, on a console that's in third place and the sequel to a poorly recepted game isn't too bad at all, imo.

  • oreillymj #6 3 years ago

    ^^^ Suppose you're right.
    I went into HMV to get it as an impulse buy at €40ish but it wasn't in stock, so it's not surprising it's dropping off the chart.

  • JeroenZM #7 3 years ago

    You know, I see six Wii titles in the top ten alone. Which is a bit of a contrast to the old 'Wii owners buy 2 or 3 games tops' adagium.

  • CallousB #8 3 years ago

    "I'm just wondering where the new big hits are"

    There are a number of games that could be big Wii hits..if they were marketed heavily and well.

    Little Kings Story is out next week in Europe (not that you'd know due to the utter lack of coverage) and has been getting great reviews. It's far more charming than Animal Crossing and has mass appeal IMO...but it'll be lucky to make the top 40 as the gaming media are largely ignoring it..... and the company releasing it aren't big enough to give it the kind of marketing push it needs.

  • Genji #9 3 years ago

    Heh. Some of the articles here seem to be designed to increase the blood pressure of your average EG reader.

  • kteasdale #10 3 years ago

    I suspect Lousie Redknapp bending over to advertise it has something to do with this.

  • LazyDan #11 3 years ago

    I don't think it takes much of a stretch to predict that Wii Sports Resort is going to sit pretty in these charts for eternity when it comes out as well.

  • BartonFink #12 3 years ago

    JeroenZM wrote:
    You know, I see six Wii titles in the top ten alone. Which is a bit of a contrast to the old 'Wii owners buy 2 or 3 games tops' adagium.

    I count 4, and those 4 are the exact same 4 that have been there for ever. (And one of those is only there because it's packaged with a WiiMote)
    Edited by 2 at 14/04/09 @ 16:47

  • smelly #13 3 years ago

    Madworld wouldve flopped regardless of the system. People get scared of games with interesting render styles.

    (Look at how "well" their previous games - okami and viewtiful joe did)