Aussie game charts: November 26-December 2
It's-a me, Mario!
Everybody's favourite Italian plumber Mario has blasted his way to number one in the overall Australian game chart, according to data trackers GfK Australia.
Need for Speed ProStreet for the PlayStation 2 climbed three spots from last week, moving into second place on the overall charts, though the Xbox 360 version of the same game only made it to number six. WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008 on the PlayStation 2, which had spent the previous two weeks on top of the chart, fell to third spot. More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain? on the Nintendo DS continues to consistently make it into the overall charts and this week took out the eighth position. The Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree bundle, which comes with an extra Wii Remote, finished off the week at number 10 for the week of November 26 to December 2.
Despite all of its pizzazz, Mass Effect failed to break into the top 10 overall game chart this week, only making it to number six on the Xbox 360-specific chart.
All sales stats, including console-by-console breakdowns, can be found below:
Top 10 Full-Priced Games
1. Super Mario Galaxy, Wii
2. Need for Speed ProStreet, PlayStation 2
3. WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008, PlayStation 2
4. The Simpsons Game, PlayStation 2
5. Assassin's Creed, Xbox 360
6. Need for Speed ProStreet, Xbox 360
7. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, Wii
8. More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain?, Nintendo DS
9. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock bundle, PlayStation 2
10. Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree bundle, Wii
Top 10 PlayStation 3 Games (over A$60)
1. Assassin's Creed
2. Need for Speed ProStreet
3. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
4. The Simpsons Game
5. Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction
6. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock bundle
7. WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008
8. FIFA Soccer 08
9. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
10. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
Top 10 Xbox 360 Games (over A$50)
1. Assassin's Creed
2. Need for Speed ProStreet
3. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
4. Halo 3
5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock bundle
6. Mass Effect
7. WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008
8. The Simpsons Game
9. FIFA Soccer 08
10. Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action
Top 10 Wii Games (over A$50)
1. Super Mario Galaxy
2. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
3. Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree bundle
4. Mario Party 8
5. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
6. Pokémon Battle Revolution
7. High School Musical: Sing It!
8. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock bundle
9. The Simpsons Game
10. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Top 10 PC Games (over A$20)
1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
2. Crysis
3. The Sims 2: Teen Style Stuff
4. The Sims 2: Bon Voyage
5. Unreal Tournament 3
6. Need for Speed ProStreet
7. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
8. World of Warcraft
9. The Sims 2: Pets
10. The Orange Box
Top 10 Nintendo DS Games (over A$40)
1. More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain?
2. The Simpsons Game
3. Big Brain Academy
4. Brain Training from Dr Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain?
5. Drawn to Life
6. Pokémon Diamond
7. Cooking Mama
8. High School Musical: Makin' the Cut
9. Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends
10. Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends
Top 10 PlayStation 2 Games (over A$50)
1. Need for Speed ProStreet
2. WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008
3. The Simpsons Game
4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock bundle
5. Crash of the Titans
6. High School Musical: Sing It!
7. High School Musical: Sing It! bundle
8. SingStar R&B
9. SingStar Pop Hits
10. Buzz! The Hollywood Quiz
Top 10 PSP games (over A$40)
1. The Simpsons Game
2. WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008
3. Crash of the Titans
4. FIFA Soccer 08
5. Ricky Ponting 2007 Pressure Play
6. Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron
7. Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
8. Thrillville: Off the Rails
9. The Sims 2: Castaway
10. Transformers: The Game
All data supplied by GfK Australia.
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