Aussie game charts: August 18-August 24

Mario Kart Wii has returned to the top of the overall Australian game charts, according to data trackers GfK Australia. MKW has claimed the top spot ending Wii Fit’s two-week reign over the charts.

Last week's number one--Wii Fit--has dropped down into the second spot for the week of August 18-August 24. Refusing to budge from the previous week, the Wii Play bundle, which comes with a Wii Remote, remains at number three. Super Smash Bros and SingStar Amped have both climbed up one, with SSBB in at number four and SingStar Amped at number five. It's hard to say if the last week of the Olympics gave Segas' Beijing 2008 - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games a boost, but that hasn't stopped the PlayStation 3 version of the game moving up four spots from the previous week, into sixth spot. The Xbox 360 version of Beijing 2008 also made it into the charts, though at the much lower position of number 10. Nintendo's Brain Training series is a regular contender in the charts, with Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? taking out the seventh place last week. The Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games duo made it into the lower half of the chart with the Nintendo DS version taking the lead at number eight and the Wii version in ninth place.

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

Top 10 Full-Priced Games for the week of August 4-August 10
1. Mario Kart Wii, Wii
2. Wii Fit, Wii
3. Wii Play bundle, Wii
4. Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Wii
5. SingStar Amped, PlayStation 2
6. Beijing 2008 - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games, PlayStation 3
7. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain, Nintendo DS
8. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, Nintendo DS
9. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, Wii
10. Beijing 2008 - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games, Xbox 360

Top 10 PS3 Games (over A$60)
1. Beijing 2008 - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games
2. Grand Theft Auto IV
3. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
4. Soulcalibur IV
5. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
6. GRID
7. Buzz! Quiz TV
8. Madden NFL 09
9. Battlefiend: Bad Company
10. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock bundle

Top 10 Xbox 360 Games (over A$50)
1. Beijing 2008 - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games
2. Soulcalibur IV
3. Grand Theft Auto IV
4. Madden NFL 09
5. Battlefield: Bad Company
6. GRID
7. Halo 3
8. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock bundle
9. Guitar Hero: Aerosmith bundle
10. Guitar Hero: Aerosmith

Top 10 Wii Games (over A$50)
1. Mario Kart Wii
2. Wii Fit
3. Wii Play bundle
4. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
5. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
6. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock bundle
7. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
8. Super Mario Galaxy
9. Guitar Hero: Aerosmith bundle
10. Guitar Hero: Aerosmith

Top 10 PC Games (over A$20)
1. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
2. World of Warcraft
3. Warcraft: Battlechest
4. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
5. The Sims 2: Ikea Stuff
6. The Sims 2: Free Time
7. Beijing 2008 - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games
8. The Sims 2
9. Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties
10. Age of Empires III Gold

Top 10 Nintendo DS Games (over A$40)
1. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain
2. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
3. Guitar Hero: On Tour
4. More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain?
5. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time
6. Mario Kart DS
7. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness
8. New Super Mario Bros.
9. Cooking Guide: Can't decide what to eat?
10. High School Musical: Makin' the Cut

Top 10 PS2 Games (over A$50)
1. SingStar Amped
2. SingStar Amped bundle
3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock bundle
4. Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
5. Guitar Hero: Aerosmith bundle
6. WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008 Platinum
7. Madden NFL 09
8. Kung Fu Panda
9. The Simpsons Game
10. Guitar Hero II double pack

Top 10 PSP games (over A$40)
1. Secret Agent Clank
2. Buzz! Master Quiz
3. God of War: Chains of Olympus
4. WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008 Platinum
5. Madden NFL 09
6. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
7. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories Platinum
8. FIFA Soccer 08
9. The Simpsons Game
10. Need for Speed ProStreet

All data supplied by GfK Australia.