Having watched the in-the-flesh Harrison Ford creak and grimace his way through Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull on the big screen, this week European consumers got a chance to give the LEGO version a leg-up to the top of the charts.And mostly, that's just what they did. The Wii edition of LEGO Indiana Jones: Original Adventures showed Grand Theft Auto IV who was boss in the UK by nabbing top spot, and versions for other consoles charted well elsewhere on the continent. It's no surprise that LEGO Indy did so well in Blighty -- we still recall the whole country tripping over itself in the rush to pick up the LEGO Star Wars games. Evidently, the titles have that oft-discussed crossover appeal that most marketing types would slaughter their entire families for.
On a sadder note, Mario Kart Wii bowed out of the Dutch and UK top tens, Deca Sports Sports Island only reached 15th in Britain, and Wii Fit is keeping up its disappearing act ... everywhere but Germany. So much for your empty, empty promises, Nintendo! Oh, and the Spanish charts failed to materialize this week, probably because they're all busy gawking at the footy.
Check out what Europe is buying past the break, and don't forget to join us next week, when we'll be sulking about how nobody bought Okami.
United Kingdom (Week 23, 2008)
01. (__) LEGO Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (Wii)
02. (__) LEGO Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (360)
03. (03) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)
04. (02) Wii Play (Wii)
05. (__) LEGO Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (PS2)
06. (01) Grand Theft Auto IV (360)
07. (__) Ninja Gaiden II (360)
08. (__) LEGO Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (PS3)
09. (05) Race Driver: GRID (360)
10. (04) Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
Ireland (Week 23, 2008)
01 (01) Grand Theft Auto IV (360, PS3)
02 (__) LEGO Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, NDS)
03 (02) Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Wii, NDS)
04 (06) Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (NDS)
05 (03) Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
06 (__) Ninja Gaiden II (360)
07 (14) Race Driver: GRID (360, PS3, PC, NDS)
08 (05) Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, NDS)
09 (09) FIFA 08 (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, NDS)
10 (04) Wii Play (Wii)
Netherlands (Week 23, 2008)
01. (01) Grand Theft Auto IV (360)
02. (02) Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
03. (__) Race Driver: GRID (PS3)
04. (__) Race Driver: GRID (360)
05. (05) Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (NDS)
06. (__) Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit (360)
07. (__) Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit (PS3)
08. (06) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)
09. (07) Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
10. (08) Mario Kart DS (NDS)
Germany (Week 23, 2008)
01. (02) Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
02. (01) Wii Fit (Wii)
03. (03) Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
04. (__) LEGO Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (PS2)
05. (06) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (NDS)
06. (04) Grand Theft Auto IV (360)
07. (05) Race Driver: GRID (PS3)
08. (09) Mario Kart DS (NDS)
09. (07) Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (NDS)
10. (10) More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (NDS)
Sweden (Week 23, 2008)
01. (__) LEGO Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (PS2)
02. (__) Mass Effect (PC)
03. (__) Ninja Gaiden II (360)
04. (02) Grand Theft Auto IV (360)
05. (03) Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
06. (04) Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
07. (05) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS2)
08. (01) Age Of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (PC)
09. (07) FIFA 08 (PS2)
10. (__) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Wii)
Denmark (Week 23, 2008)
01. (01) Grand Theft Auto IV (360, PS3)
02. (__) LEGO Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, NDS)
03. (03) FIFA 08 (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, NDS)
04. (04) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC)
05. (07) UEFA Euro 2008 (360, PS3, PS2, PC, PSP)
06. (06) SingStar Summer Party (PS2)
07. (18) Race Driver: GRID (360, PS3, PC, NDS)
08. (__) Need for Speed ProStreet (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, NDS, Mobile)
09. (__) Mass Effect (360, PC)
10. (16) Counter-Strike: Source (PC)
Read: UK chart data
Read: Irish chart data
Read: Dutch chart data
Read: German chart data
Read: Swedish chart data
Read: Danish 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. Want to know what's selling everywhere else? Then check out our weekly Japanese sales articles here, or the latest North American sales here.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
6-14-2008 @ 11:50PM
BDR said...
I think you should also include sales data from Australia. While not technically Europe, it's a PAL region and you don't have sales data from Australia anywhere else on the site.
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6-15-2008 @ 5:55AM
James said...
Mario Kart has dropped out of the charts, since it is impossible to buy anywhere, and copys are retailing for over £50 on ebay.
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6-15-2008 @ 6:22AM
Chadyasotora said...
Yeah, I'm suprised Nintendo isn't doing anything to sort of the stock shortages...it's really damaging their sales. Guess I better go ahead and pre-order Smash Bros just to be safe...
6-15-2008 @ 12:06PM
Jon said...
"United Kingdom (Week 23, 2008)
03. (03) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)" ... ?????
Mario & Sonic, seriously? #3 in all of the UK's software sales? ... wow...
I also find the Nintendo's success and Microsoft's struggle in Germany interesting...
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6-15-2008 @ 3:41PM
Nebinator said...
No surprise there..
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