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UK game charts: August 13-19

By Staff, GameSpot UKPosted Aug 22, 2006 10:09 am PT

A good week for EA and the DS; a bad week for anyone looking for excitement from their games chart.

As the summer rolls on, the UK all-format game chart has something eerily familiar about it--the solitary title in the top 20 that wasn't there last week is Lego Star Wars, which climbed nine places to scrape in at number 20.

Moving to the head of the class, the top three for the week of August 13 to 19 are the very same as last week, the week before, and if you can believe it, the week before that. Cars, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, and New Super Mario Bros. still lead the pack.

The only two games to break into the top 10 this week are perennial favourites FIFA 06, EA's fourth title that charted (coming in at 10), and Animal Crossing: Wild World, one of three DS exclusives on the chart, at number nine. Those entries rose from positions 15 and 16, respectively.

Despite its release some five years ago, The Sims is still in the top 10--buoyed by price cuts at major UK retailers no doubt--but it does slip four places to number eight. This drop puts its sequel, The Sims 2, above it in the fourth slot, two years after that title's original release.

The chart is rounded off by Need for Speed: Most Wanted, which climbs one place to seven, Dr Kawashima's Brain Training, which falls one to six, and Pro Evolution Soccer 5, which marked the start of the Premiership season by jumping up two places to five.

61 Comments

  • the-faisal

    Posted Jun 19, 2008 3:51 am PT

    great

  • crasper

    Posted Dec 24, 2006 8:59 am PT

    ok

  • HXCDEW

    Posted Aug 27, 2006 8:24 am PT

    PS2 rules in the UK, so does PSP. I never ever see anyone with a DS, only one of my friends has 360 but also PS2. I see 1 or 2 people every day on the train or bus with a PSP. The reason being games and gadgets more suited for young/mature adults in the UK who appearantly have more discretionary income than those in US or Japan. GTA for PSP is a top seller, I see ads everywhere. PS2 and PSP are always at the front of game stores, then DS and 360 all the way back. I have a good feeling PS3 will get the same reception when it's released.

  • Karjah

    Posted Aug 25, 2006 3:24 pm PT

    "Does Msoft get love anywhere besides the USA"

    No and I can explain why.

    It's becuase with xbox and 360 you pay for every single little detail in your games. From maps to arcade games to simply the right to connect to play online. when you translate all the annual 360 fees into euros or Yen it tends to get a lot larger and harder on the wallet then it was to begin with. Thus no one really wants to give it a try and with the lack of microsoft marketing out there everyone sees flat out the 360 as an expensive console.

    Which in reality it really is when you are paying so much extra on everything.

  • anber500

    Posted Aug 25, 2006 4:18 am PT

    28 of September 2006 in the launch day for the XBOX360 in South Africa. How Sad is that!!

  • J0ker_JB

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 8:09 am PT

    The UK charts list multiplatform games together, so GTA is PS2 and PSP version sales combined. (Mostly PS2 sales.) Cars is out on pretty much all platforms I believe.

    Here's the link to the source for the chart, note that not a single game is listed twice regardless of how many platforms it's out on.

    http://www.charttrack.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/software/uk/latest/index_test.jsp&ct=110015

  • Boomerlover06

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 4:16 pm PT

    I LOVE THIS GAME!

  • _Sam_

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 12:12 pm PT

    I didn't expect cars to be up there

  • jjsuper

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 8:56 am PT

    thanks but i need to now what the price is

  • anamnawshad

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 8:29 am PT

    LOL Cars!
    Meh.....

  • himura_yoichiro

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 7:36 am PT

    So...X360 is MIA .

  • railerz

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 6:48 am PT

    GTA LCS psp recently went down in price that is why its no.2

    on the play.com website its 3rd on the top sellers list
    http://www.play.com/Games/Games/NAVMAIN/5-/RegionHome.html

    The game is know 17.99 on play.com (probably 19.99 in shops)
    http://www.play.com/Games/PSP/STTS3/3-/589802/Grand_Theft_Auto_Liberty_City_Stories/Product.html

    Research before you comment!

  • 9997

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 4:51 am PT

    Japan=mostly ninty, little of Sony
    UK=mosty Sony, little of Ninty

    Does Msoft get love anywhere besides the USA

  • chris_lucas1

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 3:12 am PT

    yeah, i think gamespot have got the #2 spot wrong, the psp is hardly ever in the top 10 over here

  • anber500

    Posted Aug 22, 2006 10:58 pm PT

    Sadly, I fall within this Pal region. Most so called “Hardcore Gamers” in South Africa don’t even know who Zelda, Metroid or what the DS are. A lot of titles sold in South Africa are imported from the UK and I think it is what screwing up the UK sales charts. That is why I import all my games. I don’t want to play Cars or Soccer games.

  • Dekuxutu

    Posted Aug 22, 2006 10:54 pm PT

    Liberty City Stories was such a horrible game IMO. I can't believe it still sells so much. UK is Sony land.

  • rulo_rezn0r

    Posted Aug 22, 2006 8:35 pm PT

    lol
    the Cars fever still strong in UK

  • nintendorocks

    Posted Aug 22, 2006 8:11 pm PT

    Cars at number 1? Not a surprise. Cars for the PC at number 1? Huge surprise. It doesn't seem like people who play Cars would also have a good gaming PC. Very surprised....

    EDIT: Nevermind that. This is a cross platform chart.

  • Our_VA

    Posted Aug 22, 2006 5:23 pm PT

    FIFA 06 is an amazing game, the only thing I could complain about this game is the Extras, I wanna MORE LOL. Oh have I mentioned that the manager mode is an amazing experience?

  • fordies

    Posted Aug 22, 2006 4:19 pm PT

    It never ceases to amaze how stupid and arrogant some people commenting on the UK industry that you probably know next to nothing about because if you did then you would know that in the UK the majority of players are young and you would also know that the hardcore gamer is a very small minority.

    In the UK video games still has more of 'kiddy' image than in usa and other countries but like i said you probably know next to nothing about the UK industry.

    I havent bought a game for ages and dont tend on buying another game for this gen because i am saving for the 360 and ps3.

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