Saints Row still tops in Oz

SYDNEY--Aussie gamers demonstrated once again that they can't get enough of the life-o'-crime title Saints Row--the title solidified its hold on the top-selling charts by killing the competition for a second week in a row.

Sales figures from data trackers GfK Australia for the week ending September 10, 2006, show that the 360-exclusive Saints Row edged out Sony's latest EyeToy bundle, with EyeToy 3 landing at the number two slot its first week on the charts.

The sales heavyweight of recent weeks--AFL Premiership 2006--slipped back to number four on the charts.

Nintendo's portable powerhouse, the DS, had a strong showing (again), with five of the top 10 games in Australia going to the handheld.

Full stats, including console-by-console breakdowns, are as follows:

Top 10 Full Priced Games
1. Saints Row, Xbox 360
2. EyeToy: Play 3, PS2
3. New Super Mario Bros., Nintendo DS
4. AFL Premiership 2006, PS2
5. Cars, PS2
6. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training, Nintendo DS
7. SingStar Anthems bundle, PS2
8. Mario Kart, Nintendo DS
9. Nintendogs Dachshund, Nintendo DS
10. Nintendogs Labrador, Nintendo DS

Top 10 GameBoy Advance Games (over AU$40)
1. Pokemon Emerald
2. Cars
3. Pokemon Leaf Green
4. Pokemon Sapphire
5. Pokemon Ruby
6. Catz 2005
7. Donkey Kong Country 3
8. Pokemon Fire Red
9. Simpson's Road Rage
10. Dogz 2005

Top 10 GameCube Games (over AU$50)
1. Mario Party 7
2. Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness
3. Mario Smash Football
4. NFS: Most Wanted
5. Cars
6. Starfox Assault
7. Resident Evil 4
8. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
9. FIFA 2006 World Cup
10: Paper Mario: 1000 Year Door

Top 10 PC Games (over AU$20)
1. The Sims 2: Glamour Life Stuff
2. World of Warcraft
3. The Sims 2: Open Business
4. The Sims 2: Family Fun Stuff
5. The Sims 2: Nightlife
6. The Sims 2
7. The Sims Deluxe
8. Brothers In Arms: Earned In Blood
9. Age of Empires III
10. The Sims 2: University

Top 10 Nintendo DS Games (over AU$40)
1. New Super Mario Bros.
2. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training
3. Mario Kart
4. Nintendogs Dachshund
5. Nintendogs Labrador
6. Nintendogs Chihuahua
7. Tamagotchi Connexion
8. Animal Crossing Wild World
9. Big Brain Academy
10. Cars

Top 10 PS2 Games (over AU$50)
1. EyeToy: Play 3
2. AFL Premiership 2006
3. Cars
4. SingStar Anthems bundle
5. Buzz: The Big Quiz bundle
6. SingStar Rocks bundle
7. FIFA 2006 World Cup
8. FIFA 2006 Platinum
9. NFS: Most Wanted
10. Over the Hedge

Top 10 PSP games (over AU$40)
1. Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror
2. Gangs of London
3. Daxter
4. GTA: Liberty Cities
5. WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006
6. Loco Roco
7. FIFA 2006
8. Lemmings
9. NFS: Most Wanted
10. Cars

Top 10 Xbox Games (over AU$50)
1. Cars
2. NRL Rugby League 2
3. Black
4. Over the Hedge
5. NFS: Most Wanted
6. V8 Supercars 3
7. FIFA 2006
8. 50 Cent Bulletproof
9. Fight Night Round 3
9. Tiger Woods PGA 2006
10, Madden NFL 2007

Top 10 Xbox 360 Games (over AU$50)
1. Saints Row
2. Enchanted Arms
3. Project Gotham Racing 3
4. Perfect Dark Zero
5. Dead or Alive 4
6. Call of Duty 2
7. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
8. Madden NFL 2007
9. Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 3
10. Genuine Wireless Fun Pack (compilation)