Featuring charts from across the region, Another Week in Europe documents the buying habits and quirky tastes of a whole continent of Wii lovers.Oh, Denmark. We thought we were friends. Sure, you and us Brits had that silly tiff back in 1066, but since then you've brought us nothing but joy. Think Hans Christian Anderson, Danish bacon, and Peter Schmeichel.
But now look what you've gone and done: on its debut week, you've relegated Mario Kart Wii -- top in every other European chart -- to second place.
Still, we suspect it won't matter in the greater scheme of things. All that needs to be known is that Mario Kart came, it saw, and it emphatically conquered, leaving closest rival Gran Turismo 5: Prologue choking on its cartoony exhaust fumes. Seeing whether it has legs over the next few weeks should prove interesting. As usual, make the jump for lots of painstakingly formatted chartage.
United Kingdom (Week ending April 12th)
01. (__) Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
02. (01) Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (PS3)
03. (02) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)
04. (05) Wii Play (Wii)
05. (03) Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Wii)
06. (11) Carnival: Funfair Games (Wii)
07. (06) Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (NDS)
08. (04) Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 (360)
09. (12) Game Party (Wii)
10. (10) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (NDS)
Ireland (Week ending April 12th)
01. (__) Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
02. (01) Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (PS3)
03. (03) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii, NDS)
04. (04) Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, NDS)
05. (06) New Super Mario Bros. (NDS)
06. (05) Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (NDS)
07. (02) Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 (360, PS3)
08. (14) Wii Play (Wii)
09. (07) Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC)
10. (11) Condemned 2 (360, PS3)
Netherlands (Week 15, 2008)
01. (__) Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
02. (01) Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (PS3)
03. (03) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (NDS)
04. (04) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)
05. (__) Assassin's Creed (PC)
06. (02) Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath (PC)
07. (__) Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (NDS)
08. (__) More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (NDS)
09. (__) Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
10. (__) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3)
Germany (Week 15, 2008)
01. (__) Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
02. (01) Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (PS3)
03. (03) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (NDS)
04. (02) Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (NDS)
05. (04) More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (NDS)
06. (05) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)
07. (07) Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (NDS)
08. (08) Mario Party 8 (Wii)
09. (06) New Super Mario Bros. (NDS)
10. (09) Mario Kart DS (NDS)
Spain (Week 15, 2008)
01. (__) Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
02. (02) Wii Play (Wii)
03. (01) Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (PS3)
04. (04) Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PSP)
05. (05) Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Wii)
06. (03) God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP)
07. (09) FIFA 08 (PS2)
08. (__) Assassin's Creed (PC)
09. (08) Assassin's Creed (PS3)
10. (06) Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
Sweden (Week 15, 2008)
01. (__) Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
02. (__) Assassin's Creed (PC)
03. (01) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS2)
04. (__) Virtua Tennis 3 (PS3)
05. (04) World of Warcraft (PC)
06. (03) Singstar Svenska hits Schlager (PS2)
07. (07) Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
08. (__) Sega Rally (PS3)
09. (__) Virtua Fighter 5 (PS3)
10. (02) Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (PS3)
Denmark (Week ending April 12th)
01. (01) Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (PS3)
02. (__) Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
03. (03) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC)
04. (__) Assassin's Creed (360, PS3, PC)
05. (02) FIFA 08 (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, NDS)
06. (04) The Sims 2: FreeTime (PC)
07. (07) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (360, PS3, PC)
08. (09) Counter-Strike: Source (PC)
09. (05) Need for Speed: ProStreet (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, NDS)
10. (13) Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2, XB, PC)
Read: UK, Irish, Dutch, and Danish chart data.
Read: German, Spanish, and Swedish chart data.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
4-19-2008 @ 1:49PM
J rod said...
Monty Python is pretty much the best thing about Europe. John Cleese as a viking FTW.
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4-19-2008 @ 4:00PM
Onomah said...
What about Alan Moore? He's British. I will not stand for this apathy towards Alan Moore. A duel! A duel I say! Cannons at Dawn.
While on the subject of cannons at dawn, what about blackadder? that show was brilliant. Oh, and Father Ted. I demand recognition beyond the Pythons
4-19-2008 @ 9:14PM
David Hinkle said...
And, dude, don't forget Eddie Izzard. He's a pretty kickass European.
4-20-2008 @ 11:58AM
Nebinator said...
I'll get my dueling glove...
4-19-2008 @ 2:47PM
Mr Khan said...
Wait, i thought it was William the Bastard attacking an England run by a Danish king in 1066
Correct me, please, my late Dark Ages history is somewhat fuzzy
Oh, and one of your ads is giving my Firefox Browser hell, every twenty seconds i get a "Cannot load dialog" error, which of course comes in an annoying dialog box
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4-19-2008 @ 4:07PM
Perverted said...
Why are the Irish Wii games not bold? I'm sure there's a good reason....
I'm more surprised at some of the other top 10 games in Denmark's top 10 o.O
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4-19-2008 @ 7:38PM
TheOverlord#2 SPEAKS: YOU READ IT NOW(Brawl: 1461-5875-9923) said...
Me too.
GTA: SA is #10 while Mario Kart is #2...
4-20-2008 @ 11:58AM
Nebinator said...
I know why! Racism!