Aussie game charts: March 16-22

While Halo Wars and Resident Evil 5 may have a better reputation among hardcore gamers, it would seem that they lack the staying power of Nintendo's casual range. Waiting for all the buzz of the past month's titles to fizzle out, the Wii Play bundle, which comes packed with a Wii Remote, has stealthily regained the top spot in the overall Australian game charts, according to data trackers GfK Australia.

Wii Play's partner in crime, Wii Fit, took out the second place for the week of March 16-22. The PlayStation 3 version of Resident Evil 5 continues to outsell the 360 version, with the PS3 in third and its Xbox 360 counterpart in fifth. Stuck in between the Ressie Evils is Halo Wars for the Xbox 360 in fourth position. While Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars marked the debut of GTA on Nintendo's family-friendly DS console, it failed to make it into the top five games for its maiden week, missing out by a spot and landing at number six overall. Mario Kart Wii retains the same position it held last week to sit snuggly in seventh place. Killzone 2 continues to fall down the charts, finishing in the eighth spot. Activision's Guitar Hero World Tour for the Wii took out the ninth place, with chart warhorse Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? clinging on for the 10th and final position.

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

Top 10 Full-Priced Games
1. Wii Play bundle, Wii
2. Wii Fit, Wii
3. Resident Evil 5, PlayStation 3
4. Halo Wars, Xbox 360
5. Resident Evil 5, Xbox 360
6. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Nintendo DS
7. Mario Kart Wii, Wii
8. Killzone 2, PlayStation 3
9. Guitar Hero World Tour, Wii
10. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain, Nintendo DS

Top 10 PS3 Games (over A$60)
1. Resident Evil 5
2. Killzone 2
3. Legends of Wrestlemania
4. Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X
5. Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection
6. Street Fighter IV
7. Guitar Hero World Tour super bundle
8. Grand Theft Auto IV
9. SingStar Queen
10. Call of Duty: World at War

Top 10 Xbox 360 Games (over A$50)
1. Halo Wars
2. Resident Evil 5
3. Halo 3
4. Legends of Wrestlemania
5. Grand Theft Auto IV
6. Guitar Hero World Tour super bundle
7. Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection
8. Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X
9. Street Fighter IV
10. Call of Duty: World at War

Top 10 Wii Games (over A$50)
1. Wii Play bundle
2. Wii Fit
3. Mario Kart Wii
4. Guitar Hero World Tour super bundle
5. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
6. House of the Dead: Overkill
7. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
8. Guitar Hero World Tour bundle
9. Super Mario Galaxy
10. Mario Party 8

Top 10 PC Games (over A$20)
1. Empire: Total War
2. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
3. The Sims 2: Double Deluxe
4. The Sims 2: Apartment Life
5. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
6. World of Warcraft
7. Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X
8. The Sims 2: Seasons
9. The Sims 2: Pets
10. Call of Duty: World at War

Top 10 Nintendo DS Games (over A$40)
1. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown War
2. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain
3. Mario Kart DS
4. Maths Training The Hundred Cell Calculation Method
5. More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain?
6. Pokemon Diamond
7. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
8. Pokemon Pearl
9. Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends
10. New Super Mario Bros.

Top 10 PS2 Games (over A$50)
1. SingStar Queen
2. Guitar Hero World Tour super bundle
3. Need for Speed Undercover
4. SingStar ABBA
5. FIFA Soccer 09
6. Monopoly
7. SingStar Hottest Hits
8. Guitar Hero World Tour bundle
9. The Simpsons Game
10. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09

Top 10 PSP games (over A$40)
1. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Platinum
2. Secret Agent Clank
3. FIFA Soccer 09
4. Patapon 2
5. Need for Speed Undercover
6. Ben 10: Alien Force The Game
7. Midnight Club: Los Angeles Remix
8. WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009
9. Buzz! Brain Bender
10. NBA Live 09

All data supplied by GfK Australia.