UK Video Game Chart: Wii Fit back on top

NewsPosted 20/01/2009 - 10:04am GMT

Celebrates its fifth week at the top thanks to a 18% rise in sales.

Chart Track reports that Nintendo's Wii Fit has moved up from No.3 to claim its fifth All Formats All Prices No.1, thanks to an 18 per cent boost in sales. Last week's No.1, FIFA 09, slides 35 per cent and drops to No.4.

It's tight at the top though, with Wii Fit only 1,262 units ahead of Activision's Call of Duty: World at War, followed by Lord of the Rings: Conquest at No.3 (2,500 units behind Wii Fit). Wii Play is a non-mover at No.4, Need for Speed Undercover falls from No.3 to No.6, Mario & Sonic is at No.7, Guitar Hero: World Tour at No.8, Carnival moves up to No.9 and Brain Training is up to No.10.

Besides Wii Fit only two titles saw week on week sales gains: GTA 4 is up 26 per cent thanks to retailer promotions and climbs from No.33 to No.18, and Halo 3 is up 20 per cent re-entering the Top 40 at No.29. The newly released Mirror's Edge on PC didn't perform too well and was unable to assist the multi-format in its quest to climb the chart - week on week sales are down 38 per cent and the game fell from No.23 to No.27.

New releases to watch for in next week's chart include Football Manager Live, Skate 2 and Tomb Raider: Underworld on PS2.

1: WII FIT
2: CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR
3: THE LORD OF THE RINGS: CONQUEST
4: FIFA 09
5: WII PLAY
6: NEED FOR SPEED: UNDERCOVER
7: MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES
8: GUITAR HERO: WORLD TOUR
9: CARNIVAL: FUNFAIR GAMES
10: DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING
11: FALLOUT 3
12: QUANTUM OF SOLACE
13: MARIO KART WII
14: LEGO INDIANA JONES: ORIGINAL ADVENTURES
15: LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME
16: GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK
17: CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE
18: GRAND THEFT AUTO IV
19: GEARS OF WAR 2
20: FAR CRY 2