Wii Sports Resort is top of the pops

By Tom Bramwell Published 27 July, 2009

Potter falls off his stick.

Nintendo's Wii Sports Resort has taken the number one spot in this week's UK All-Formats Top 40, knocking Harry Potter into a cocked sorting hat.

Well, knocking it into second place anyway, even though sales were only down by four per cent according to data-gatherers Chart-Track.

And while Chart-Track hasn't any Wii Sports data to compare Resort's first-week sales to, because the original was bundled with the Wii, it does point out that week-one Wii hardware sales from 2006 are very similar to week-one Wii Sports Resort sales.

We can also kill another paragraph with the revelation that Resort has enjoyed the fourth-biggest first week of a Wii title ever, behind Wii Fit, Mario Kart Wii and SEGA's evergreen-hill-zone Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games.

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 and Wii Fit both hold firm at third and fourth respectively, and there's not a lot of movement elsewhere in the top ten either.

Indeed, it's a bit of a quiet week for chart movement in general, with no massive dips or jumps besides the re-entry of Race Driver: GRID at 22.

See below for the whole top 40 with movements. And please do see below - it takes ages to move everything around in TextPad every Monday.

This Week Last Week Title Platform(s)
1 New entry Wii Sports Resort Wii
2 1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
3 3 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
4 4 Wii Fit Wii
5 2 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
6 5 Fight Night Round 4 PS3, Xbox 360
7 6 Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood PC, PS3, Xbox 360
8 7 The Sims 3 PC
9 9 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Xbox 360, PS3, PC, DS
10 10 EA Sports Active Wii
11 11 Mario Kart Wii Wii
12 16 UFC 2009: Undisputed PS3, Xbox 360
13 8 Virtua Tennis 2009 PS3, Xbox 360
14 14 FIFA 09 PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS
15 12 Professor Layton and the Curious Village DS
16 15 Call of Duty: World at War PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS
17 18 Wii Play Wii
18 13 Prototype PC, PS3, Xbox 360
19 19 Pokémon Platinum DS
20 20 Guitar Hero: World Tour Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii
21 22 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Wii, DS
22 Re-entry Race Driver: GRID DS, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
23 21 Rhythm Paradise DS
24 24 Carnival: Funfair Games Wii
25 17 Grand Slam Tennis Wii
26 25 inFamous PS3
27 29 Mario Kart DS DS
28 30 Red Faction: Guerrilla PS3, Xbox 360
29 31 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Autobots DS
30 23 SEGA Superstars Tennis DS, PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
31 Re-entry Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force DS
32 26 Ghostbusters PS2, PS3
33 Re-entry Monster Hunter: Freedom Unite PSP
34 35 Grand Theft Auto IV Xbox 360, PS3, PC
35 38 My Fitness Coach Wii
36 34 Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs PC, PS2, PS3, Xbox 360
37 37 Football Manager 2009 PC
38 40 Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training DS
39 Re-entry Mystery Stories DS, PC
40 Re-entry New Super Mario Bros. DS

Leisure software charts compiled by Gfk Chart-Track, ©2009 ELSPA (UK) Ltd.

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Comments (16) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • Tonka #1 3 years ago

    What a surprise

  • dubdivision #2 3 years ago

    Wii Sports Resort is sooo much better than I thought it would be. It's just a shame they didn't update boxing, tennis and baseball.

    Frisby Golf ROCKS!
    Edited by 1 at 27/07/09 @ 12:16

  • DrDamn #3 3 years ago

    @dubdivision
    Got to wonder about Tennis. There are some courts on the island (you can fly over them in the plane). The (i) symbol says something about someone forgetting the balls so you can't play. Something which will get included later somehow?

  • Brianstorm #4 3 years ago

    I actually found Wii sports resort abit rubbish, not as good as I hoped, which is a real shame. Archery was good though. It isn't something that will make me go back to turning the wii on regularly.

  • Raz76 #5 3 years ago

    Where's the Potter review by the way? I wouldn't expect it to be great, but haven't the HP games flirted with being decent in the past?

  • chubster2010 #6 3 years ago

    re. Wii Sports Resort

    Great game - full of Nintendo magic.
    Edited by 1 at 27/07/09 @ 12:41

  • CallousB #7 3 years ago

    EA have to happy with how their Wii games are selling. 3 EA Wii games in the Top 10 Individual format charts.
    Just goes to show you can compete with Nintendo if you put the effort and advertising in.

    1 WII SPORTS RESORT WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
    2 WII FIT WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
    3 THE SIMS 3 PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
    4 EA SPORTS ACTIVE WII EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
    5 MARIO KART WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
    6 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10 WII EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
    7 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
    8 HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE WII EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
    9 TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
    10 FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS

  • Razorus #8 3 years ago

    I'm enjoying Wii Sports Resort but I feel it's lacking in some places. Firstly, the Motion Plus isn't THAT great, let's be honest. It just seems to speed up the movement of your on-screen item to almost 1:1 ratio. But in terms of adding extra movement, it's not that clear. Swordfighting is awesome, as is sky diving, and I'm enjoying Table Tennis even though it's a slightly updated version of regular Tennis.
    However, too few of the sports use the Motion Plus in any major way. Surely thet could have done jet skis and wake-boarding with the regular wii-mote? Also, where's the fitness training mode from the first game? I'm going on holiday next week and I need to shed some pounds.

  • MORZTAN #9 3 years ago

    WSR is awesome. Archery is by far my favorite. Bowling seems to be a lot harder, which it needed to be, tabletennis Rocks and so does swordplay. And Golf is much much better than the original, and with 18 courses! The game rocks!

    Can't wait to se swordplay and archery implementet in the next Zelda!

  • paulf #10 3 years ago

    + 1 to the love for Wii Sports Resort (apart from the unskippable ' this is how you set up the Motion Plus' video)

  • Darren #11 3 years ago

    I bet Wii Sports Resort stays in the top spot right up to Christmas... it's easy to see it happening given the amount of advertising the game has been getting.

  • viper_h #12 3 years ago

    Ugh, only enjoyed the swordfighting and archery minigames. Not much of a game to be honest.

  • henza #13 3 years ago

    Why don't you do it in Excel then use 'Paste Special' so it doesn't paste in the formatting, just the tabs?

    I'm a big fan of 'Paste Special'. Does it work in TextPad?

  • malexous #14 3 years ago

    It deserves it.

  • secombe #15 3 years ago

    (apart from the unskippable ' this is how you set up the Motion Plus' video)

    I've never watched it, it's just an option in the top right hand corner of the screen, very odd.

    Belter of a game anyhow, lots of high quality content and loads of tasks to complete. Can't decide between archery, sword fighting, flying or table tennis at the moment, all great.

  • Bazfrag #16 3 years ago

    If someone has played wsr and honestly didnt like it, there is no reason to give negative karma. Opinions vary. Engage each other rather than dismiss outright something you dont agree with. /end rant.