Aussie game charts: December 10-December 16

  • By James Kozanecki, GameSpot AU
  • Posted Dec 21, 2007 11:37 pm PT

Grand Theft Scratchy hijacks the charts.

The Simpsons Game for the PlayStation 2 has finally managed to take out the top spot in the Australian game charts--seven weeks after its initial release--according to data trackers GfK Australia. The DS version of the game also made it into the top 10, taking out the seventh spot.

Super Mario Galaxy for the Nintendo Wii--last week's number one--fell down to number two during the week of December 10 to December 16. Drawn to Life for the Nintendo DS has reappeared in the overall charts at number three after a brief hiatus. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for the Xbox 360 climbed up from the previous week to number five, while Activision's other chart topper--Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock--is nowhere to be seen. Halo 3 for the 360 has reappeared at number nine, while Nintendo's Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree bundle ended the week at number 10.

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

Top 10 Full-Priced Games
1. The Simpsons Game, PlayStation 2
2. Super Mario Galaxy, Wii
3. Drawn to Life, Nintendo DS
4. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, Wii
5. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Xbox 360
6. Need for Speed ProStreet, PlayStation 2
7. The Simpsons Game, Nintendo DS
8. WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008, PlayStation 2
9. Halo 3, Xbox 360
10. Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree bundle, Wii

Top 10 PS3 Games (over A$60)
1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
2. Need for Speed ProStreet
3. Assassin's Creed
4. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
5. SingStar bundle
6. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock bundle
7. Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
8. The Simpsons Game
9. Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction
10. FIFA Soccer 08

Top 10 Xbox 360 Games (over A$50)
1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
2. Halo 3
3. Assassin's Creed
4. Need for Speed ProStreet
5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock bundle
6. Mass Effect
7. Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
8. The Simpsons Game
9. FIFA Soccer 08
10. WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008

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. The Simpsons Game
6. Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles
7. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
8. Pokémon Battle Revolution
9. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
10. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock bundle

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. World of Warcraft
6. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
7. Unreal Tournament 3
8. The Sims 2: Seasons
9. The Orange Box
10. The Sims 2: Pets

Top 10 Nintendo DS Games (over A$40)
1. Drawn to Life
2. The Simpsons Game
3. Big Brain Academy
4. More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain?
5. Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends
6. Mario Party DS
7. Cooking Mama
8. Nintendogs: Dalmatian and Friends
9. Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends
10. Pokémon Diamond

Top 10 PS2 Games (over A$50)
1. The Simpsons Game
2. Need for Speed ProStreet
3. WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008
4. SingStar R & B
5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock bundle
6. Crash of the Titans
7. SingStar R & B bundle
8. SingStar Pop Hits bundle
9. High School Musical: Sing It! bundle
10. SingStar '90s Bundle

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. Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow
9. NBA Live 08
10. Medal of Honor Heroes 2

All data supplied by GfK Australia.

19 Comments

  • Chief_Kuuni

    Posted Jan 4, 2008 11:44 pm PT

    3 wii games in top 10

  • Cult_of_Cthulhu

    Posted Jan 2, 2008 8:25 pm PT

    Strange to see Kane and Lynch outsold Ratchet and Clank on the PS3. I guess there is no such thing as bad media.

  • madsnakehhh

    Posted Dec 30, 2007 4:10 pm PT

    Can anyone denied that from all fronts we have so many awesome games? is really good that every console have a lot of things for everyone (from casuals to hardcore). Happy gaming holydays.

  • bennae66

    Posted Dec 29, 2007 6:12 pm PT

    no suprise to see mass effect, halo 3 and mario galaxy up there. glad i picked all these up

  • annoyingslacker

    Posted Dec 29, 2007 1:34 pm PT

    this is very confusing

  • Dan-21

    Posted Dec 28, 2007 4:01 pm PT

    @LosDaddie

    Spoken like a true fanboy...

  • LosDaddie

    Posted Dec 28, 2007 11:58 am PT

    Always good to see multiiple Wii & x360 games in the Top 10 and no PS3 games!

  • wanted_police

    Posted Dec 28, 2007 4:32 am PT

    yeah whatever

  • mrgokugf

    Posted Dec 25, 2007 10:42 pm PT

    actually Lucidmike78, Kane and Lynch has been getting some solid advertising, at least on the radio. The Simpsons Game has been by FAR the most advertised game in Australia this year, at least living in rural NSW. Advertising = Sales, the large PS2 userbase is also a contributing factor.

  • huntercal

    Posted Dec 23, 2007 10:21 pm PT

    Its good to see that most of the games in the top tens are quality games such as Mario Galaxy and Call of Duty 4.

  • Smoolander

    Posted Dec 23, 2007 3:49 pm PT

    I'm more worried about the state of PC gaming when four Sims 2 (just churn out any old dribble) expansions make it in to the PC top 10. Really shows why movie tie games sell so well.

    "Just slap a recognised name on it, and get that crap game out. It will sell like hotcakes" says the marketing man.

  • Lucidmike78

    Posted Dec 23, 2007 2:40 pm PT

    A ilttle surprised to see Kane & Lynch on the top charts of PS3 and X360 charts. Which begs the questions:

    1. Is it the power of negative press?
    2. Was the game better than the "ugly ugly game" that Jeff pointed it out to be?
    3. Is it better than the 1.0 rating that 10,000 people gave it without actually playing?
    3. Is it the power of advertising? Advertising overcomes negative buzz on the Internet.
    4. Did people buy it as a gag gift? White elephant, secret santa, or something like getting someone a lump of coal for x-mas?
    5. Did people buy it to check out the game for them selves to see what the fuss was all about?

    I haven't played the game. I'm a big Jeff fan. I don't rate anything I don't play through at least 60%.

  • Star_Skywalker

    Posted Dec 23, 2007 9:12 am PT

    Cool pokemon is still in the top 10 list for the ds.

  • _rock_

    Posted Dec 22, 2007 11:43 pm PT

    Australians love there Simpsons

  • DarkManiaN_1979

    Posted Dec 22, 2007 6:21 pm PT

    Really not many surprises in this latest chart. Given the feedback that my friends are giving me on COD4, its pretty much the greatest one yet and has loads of added weaponry incentive to keep you coming back for more.

    A must have for console or PC gamer, and these charts really do reflect that.

  • Deflight289

    Posted Dec 22, 2007 2:42 pm PT

    Where's Mass Effect? That game ROCKS!! Well, I only rented it for a night.

  • St_muscat

    Posted Dec 22, 2007 6:44 am PT

    Finally SMG got knocked down form top spot, also RE:UC sales are dissapointing to me. But yeah Simpsons game on PS2 being the best seller isn't a surprise to me because there is about 2 million plus PS2's and only about 200,000 WIi's so for Galaxy to still be second is pretty but yeah SMG is still doing really good.

  • InFaMous_Si

    Posted Dec 22, 2007 5:20 am PT

    Must admit i played the simpsons game the other day and i thought it was going to be cack but turned out to be a pritty fun game to play lol

  • mupmuck

    Posted Dec 22, 2007 4:10 am PT

    Halo 3 is still in the overall top 10.

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