Aussie game charts: July 30-August 5

Mario Party 8 continues to lead Australian game charts according to data trackers GfK Australia, with the Wii title enjoying its second week in a row at the number one position.

The recently released Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s has debuted in the charts at number two for the week of July 30-August 5. The popular PlayStation 3 racing game MotorStorm has brought the console back into the overall game charts, taking out third position. Two weeks after its initial release, EA's Rugby 08 has made it into the overall charts in seventh spot.

In other chart news, FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage has come in at number four on the Xbox 360 charts, though Gears of War remains at number one.

All sales stats, including console-by-console breakdowns, can be found below:

Top 10 Full-Priced Games
1. Mario Party 8, Nintendo Wii
2. Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s, PlayStation 2
3. MotorStorm, PlayStation 3
4. Pokémon Diamond, Nintendo DS
5. Pokémon Pearl, Nintendo DS
6. Transformers: The Game, PS2
7. Rugby 08, PS2
8. SingStar Pop Hits, PS2
9. Brain Training from Dr Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain?, Nintendo DS
10. SingStar Pop Hits bundle, PS2

Top 10 PS3 Games (over A$60)
1. MotorStorm
2. Formula One Championship Edition
3. Transformers: The Game
4. The Darkness
5. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
6. Need for Speed Carbon
7. Fight Night Round 3
8. Ninja Gaiden Sigma
9. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
10. Virtua Tennis 3

Top 10 Xbox 360 Games (over A$50)
1. Gears of War
2. Forza Motorsport 2
3. Transformers: The Game
4. FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage
5. DiRT
6. Guitar Hero II bundle
7. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
8. Fight Night Round 3
9. The Darkness
10. Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars

Top 10 Wii Games (over A$50)
1. Mario Party 8
2. Cars
3. Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition
4. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
5. Transformers: The Game
6. WarioWare: Smooth Moves
7. Mario Strikers: Charged Footballs
8. GT Pro Series
9. Red Steel
10. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07

Top 10 PC Games (over A$20)
1. World of Warcraft
2. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
3. Battlefield 2142
4. Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars
5. Age of Empires III
6. The Sims 2: Seasons
7. The Sims 2: Pets
8. The Sims 2: Fashion Stuff
9. The Sims 2
10. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Top 10 Nintendo DS Games (over A$40)
1. Pokémon Diamond
2. Pokémon Pearl
3. Brain Training from Dr Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain?
4. More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain?
5. Nintendogs: Dalmatian and Friends
6. Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends
7. Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends
8. Mario Kart DS
9. New Super Mario Bros.
10. Nintendogs: Chihuahua and Friends

Top 10 PS2 Games (over A$50)
1. Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s
2. Transformers: The Game
3. Rugby 08
4. SingStar Pop Hits
5. SingStar Pop Hits bundle
6. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
7. Guitar Hero II bundle
8. AFL Premiership 2007
9. EyeToy: Play Sports Platinum bundle
10. God of War II

Top 10 PSP games (over A$40)
1. Transformers: The Game
2. Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
3. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
4. WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2007
5. SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2
6. Call of Duty: Road to Victory
7. Pimp My Ride
8. Mortal Kombat: Unchained
9. Shrek the Third
10. Namco Museum

All data supplied by GfK Australia.