Grand Theft Auto IV has absolutely steamrollered everything else in this week's European charts, with only plucky Spain holding out and wedging Wii Fit between the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 version of Rockstar's hooker-killing simulator.Essentially then, everything has been bumped down a notch, with Mario Kart Wii and Wii Fit mostly leading the rest of the pack (and giving young girls complexes in the process), and games such as Sega Superstars Tennis and Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 suffering the biggest drops.
Next week, we'd put good money on the arrival of Boom Blox shaking things up a little, though sadly won't be expecting any sales miracles from the likes of Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors and Speed Racer.
United Kingdom (Week ending May 3rd)
01. (__) Grand Theft Auto IV (360)
02. (__) Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
03. (01) Wii Fit (Wii)
04. (10) Wii Play (Wii)
05. (02) Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
06. (03) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)
07. (04) Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (PS3)
08. (05) Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (NDS)
09. (07) Game Party (Wii)
10. (16) Wii Play (Wii)
Ireland (Week ending May 3rd)
01. (__) Grand Theft Auto IV (360, PS3)
02. (01) Wii Fit (Wii)
03. (02) Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
04. (04) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii, NDS)
05. (03) Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (NDS)
06. (07) Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, NDS)
07. (05) New Super Mario Bros. (NDS)
08. (06) Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (PS3)
09. (11) Wii Play (Wii)
10. (09) FIFA 08 (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, NDS)
Netherlands (Week ending May 3rd)
01. (__) Grand Theft Auto IV (360)
02. (__) Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
03. (__) Wii Fit (Wii)
04. (01) Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
05. (02) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (NDS)
06. (03) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)
07. (06) Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (NDS)
08. (05) My Word Coach (NDS)
09. (09) Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (PS3)
10. (10) More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (NDS)
Germany (Week 18, 2008)
01. (__) Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
02. (__) Grand Theft Auto IV (360)
03. (01) Wii Fit (Wii)
04. (02) Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
05. (03) Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (NDS)
06. (04) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (NDS)
07. (05) Mario Kart DS (NDS)
08. (__) SingStar Summer Party (PS2)
09. (06) More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (NDS)
10. (07) New Super Mario Bros. (NDS)
Spain (Week 18, 2008)
01 (__) Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
02 (01) Wii Fit (Wii)
03 (__) Grand Theft Auto IV (360)
04 (02) Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
05 (08) Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (NDS)
06 (09) More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (NDS)
07 (03) Wii Play (Wii)
08 (__) Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition (PS3)
09 (05) Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PSP)
10 (__) Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition (360)
Sweden (Week 18, 2008)
01. (__) Grand Theft Auto IV (360)
02. (__) Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
03. (01) Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
04. (02) Wii Fit (Wii)
05. (03) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS2)
06. (04) The Sims 2: Kitchen and Bathroom (PC)
07. (__) SingStar Summer Party (PS2)
08. (06) SingStar Svenska hits Schlager (PS2)
09. (05) World of Warcraft (PC)
10. (08) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Wii)
Denmark (Week ending May 3rd)
01. (__) Grand Theft Auto IV (360, PS3)
02. (14) Wii Fit (Wii)
03. (01) The Sims 2: Kitchen and Bathroom (PC)
04. (02) Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (PS3)
05. (03) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC)
06. (08) FIFA 08 (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, NDS)
07. (__) UEFA Euro 2008 (360, PS3, PS2, PC, PSP)
08. (09) Counter-Strike: Source (PC)
09. (__) Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2)
10. (12) Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
Read: English, Irish, and Danish chart data
Read: Dutch chart data
Read: German and Spanish chart data
Read: Swedish chart data
Featuring charts from across the region, Another Week in Europe documents the buying habits and quirky tastes of a whole continent of Wii lovers.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
5-10-2008 @ 6:32PM
velocitystrike said...
Meh, GTA deserves the top spot. Nice to see Mario Kart Wii still holding up, however.
(and why the HECK does Game Party do so well in the UK?)
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5-11-2008 @ 3:50PM
Chadyasotora said...
More to the point, who the hell is still buying Wii Play?!
5-11-2008 @ 9:32PM
Haohmaru said...
In a world where "Carnival Games" achieves a top spot among excellent games like Zelda: Twilight Princess and Super Paper Mario, the prospect of ANOTHER mini-game collection is hard for those crazy folks to resist - plus it comes with a "free Wii remote! Wow!"
5-14-2008 @ 3:40PM
Char6296 said...
My mum bought Game Party, thinking it was a fun thing for the family. Poor mum, if only she knew... we haven't played it since.
My dad couldn't resist buying a game that is worth about a tenner that comes with a Wiimote. Hey, at least it actually WORKS.