…to Nintendo’s ever-growing money pile, topping the UK All-Formats Top 40 once more. Brits concerned with having gained a bit of Christmas weight are evidently throwing caution to the wind in these rough economic times and chucking seventy quid a time into making themselves thinner with Nintendo’s help.

It’s one of only three chart entries whose sales have increased this week, joining gaming heavyweights GTA IV and Halo 3, both of which are benefitting from price reductions in certain stores.

Back on a Nintendo tip, Wii Play continues to hold onto the top ten like a limpet, while Mario Kart Wii drops back a few places, no doubt thanks to a well-timed blue shell. Its handheld cousin, Mario Kart DS, amazingly rises a few places, selling fewer copies than last week, but not by as significant a percentage as those above it. And Kawashima’s pair of Brain Trainers are still doing well.

In a quiet time for new releases, it’s amazing to see a game - and a rather expensive one at that - sell 18% higher than its previous week’s tally, but that’s New Nintendo for you. Given that Wii Fit prevented the awful Lord of the Rings: Conquest from reaching the top, perhaps we should all be grateful that so many overindulged on the turkey and pudding over the festive season.

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This entry was posted on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 8:58 pm by Chris Schilling
Casual-pleaser, Wii, charts, success.