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UK charts: FIFA 09 still top of the table

Call of Duty not far behind, though.

FIFA 09 has spent a second consecutive week atop the UK all-formats chart, beating Call of Duty: World at War into second place by just 400 sales.

The football game - and best-seller of 2008 - tops a table devoid of any real change. Wii Fit caused the most commotion by leaping up from 20 to four, presumably off the back of renewed stock and Christmas overindulgence guilt.

Need For Speed held out at three and Wii Play was up slightly to five. Guitar Hero: World Tour and Mario & Sonic at the Olympics fell negligibly to six and seven, respectively.

Quantum of Solace used telly advertising to take eight, while retailer promotions saw LEGO Indiana Jones swing from 17 to nine. Mario Kart Wii, the second best selling game of 2008, rounded the list off at 10.

Elsewhere witnessed downward trends for Prince of Persia and Tomb Raider: Underworld continue. On the other hand, however, Call of Duty 4 scrambled up to 21 and both Left 4 Dead and Saints Row 2 managed to re-enter the top 40, albeit rather close to the bottom.

This week waves goodbye to Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City, which was released exclusively for Wii on 5th December.

This Week Last Week Title Platform(s)
1 1 FIFA 09 PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS
2 2 Call of Duty: World at War PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS
3 3 Need for Speed Undercover PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS
4 20 Wii Fit Wii
5 6 Wii Play Wii
6 4 Guitar Hero: World Tour Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii
7 5 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Wii, DS
8 9 Quantum of Solace PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS
9 17 LEGO Indiana Jones PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS
10 8 Mario Kart Wii Wii
11 12 Carnival: Funfair Games Wii
12 7 Far Cry 2 PC, Xbox 360, PS3
13 18 Dr Kawashima's Brain Training DS
14 20 Fallout 3 PC, Xbox 360, PS3
15 13 Gears of War 2 Xbox 360
16 11 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC
17 27 100 Classic Book Collection DS
18 21 LEGO Batman: The Videogame PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS
19 10 Sonic Unleashed Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii
20 15 Prince of Persia Xbox 360, PS3
21 38 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Xbox 360, PS3, PC, DS
22 22 WALL-E PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS
23 16 Mirror's Edge PC, Xbox 360, PS3
24 23 Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 PC, Xbox 360, PS3
25 24 Shaun White Snowboarding Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, Wii, DS
26 29 Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party DS, Wii
27 14 Tomb Raider: Underworld PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS
28 36 More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima DS
29 30 LittleBigPlanet PS3
30 25 Football Manager 2009 PC, PSP
31 34 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP
32 35 Kung Fu Panda PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS
33 28 Grand Theft Auto IV Xbox 360, PS3, PC
34 33 NEW Super Mario Bros. DS
35 26 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PSP, DS, PS2
36 39 Mario Kart DS DS
37 Re-entry Left 4 Dead PC, Xbox 360
38 32 Big Beach Sports Wii
39 37 Midnight Club: Los Angeles Xbox 360, PS3
40 Re-entry Saints Row 2 Xbox 360, PS3

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