Last week saw the release of several major titles, but there can only be one number one in the overall Australian game charts. According to data trackers GfK Australia, that game was Epic Games' Gears of War 2 for the week of November 3-9.
The SmackDown vs. Raw franchise has been a long-time favourite of Aussie sports gamers, with the latest in the franchise--WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 for the PS2--continuing the trend, debuting at number two. Despite seeing a drop in the chart for the past two weeks, the Wii Play and Wiimote bundle is staging a comeback, moving up three places into number three, with Mario Kart Wii and Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day just behind it in fourth. While last week treated most of Nintendo's first-party titles nicely, the same can't be said for Wii Fit, which continued to fall, finding itself in the sixth spot for this week's charts. Fallout 3 for the Xbox 360 fell significantly, landing in the seventh place, while the PS3 version took out the last spot in 10th. Surprisingly, Sony's highly-anticipated Little Big Planet only managed to snag the eighth place. More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain? returns to the chart after a lengthy hiatus, laying claim to the ninth place.
All sales stats, including console-by-console breakdowns, can be found below:
Top 10 Full-Priced Games
1. Gears of War 2, Xbox 360
2. WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009, PlayStation 2
3. Wii Play bundle, Wii
4. Mario Kart Wii, Wii
5. Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day, Nintendo DS
6. Wii Fit, Wii
7. Fallout 3, Xbox 360
8. Little Big Planet, PlayStation 3
9. More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain?, Nintendo DS
10. Fallout 3, PlayStation 3
Top 10 PS3 Games (over A$60)
1. Little Big Planet
2. Fallout 3
3. WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009
4. Far Cry 2
5. Saints Row 2
6. Midnight Club: Los Angeles
7. FIFA Soccer 09
8. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
9. Tom Clancy's EndWar
10. Dead Space
Top 10 Xbox 360 Games (over A$50)
1. Gears of War 2
2. Fallout 3
3. Fable II
4. WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009
5. Rock Band software
6. Saints Row 2
7. Far Cry 2
8. Tom Clancy's EndWar
9. FIFA Soccer 09
10. Midnight Club: Los Angeles
Top 10 Wii Games (over A$50)
1. Wii Play bundle
2. Mario Kart Wii
3. Wii Fit
4. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
5. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
6. Super Mario Galaxy
7. Mario Party 8
8. WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009
9. Lego Batman
10. de Blob
Top 10 PC Games (over A$20)
1. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
2. Fallout 3
3. Far Cry 2
4. Spore
5. The Sims 2: Apartment Life
6. World of Warcraft Battlechest
7. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
8. World of Warcraft
9. The Sims 2
10. The Sims 2: Bon Voyage
Top 10 Nintendo DS Games (over A$40)
1. Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day
2. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain
3. More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain?
4. Littlest Pet Shop: Garden
5. Littlest Pet Shop: Jungle
6. Littlest Pet Shop: Winter
7. Maths Training The Hundred Cell Calculation Method
8. Mario Kart DS
9. Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant
10. CrossworDS
Top 10 PS2 Games (over A$50)
1. WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009
2. Rugby League 2: World Cup Edition
3. SingStar Singalong With Disney
4. Lego Batman
5. Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant
6. FIFA Soccer 09
7. SingStar Hottest Hits
8. SingStar Hottest Hits bundle
9. SingStar Singalong With Disney bundle
10. The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
Top 10 PSP games (over A$40)
1. WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009
2. Midnight Club: Los Angeles Remix
3. FIFA Soccer 09
4. Lego Batman
5. Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant
6. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
7. NBA Live 09
8. The Simpsons Game
9. Iron Man
10. Buzz!: Master Quiz
All data supplied by GfK Australia.
