Chart Track UK: Mario and Sonic still hot in first place
Looks like Mario and Sonic aren’t headed for video game retirement anytime soon, as they’re still at the top of their game. The Olympic Games that is. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games is still persisting in the UK as the top selling game for the week ending on March 1, only getting knocked off the top spot a few times since it landed there last December. For the full list of top games in the UK, head over to the full article.
If you remember, Sega once declared that they expected Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games to sell over four million copies. Not only that, but it was also expected to rival Halo 3. Well, it looks like Mario and Sonic are serious in proving them right.
The game’s been on top spot in the UK ever since it was released back in December. It’s been knocked off a few times by major releases such as Assassin’s Creed, Devil May Cry 4, and Burnout Paradise, but now it’s back in first place for a solid two weeks running.
Mario and Sonic’s actually outlived all of the game’s that bumped it out of top spot. DMC4‘s on 15th spot, Burnout Paradise is on 20th place, and Assassin’s Creed is at 28th place. Here are the rest of the entries for the week ending on March 1:
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
- Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training
- Lost: The Video Game
- Frontlines: Fuel of War
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- Lost Odyssey
- More Grain Training from Dr Kawashima
- FIFA Street 3
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
- The Sims 2: Freetime
- Sight Training
- Professor Kageyama’s Maths Training
- Game Party
- Unreal Tournament III
- Devil MAy Cry 4
- Cooking MAma 2
- FIFA 08
- Turok
- PDC World Championship Darts 08
- Burnout Paradise
- Ratatouille
- Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
- Carnival: Funfair Games
- Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
- 42 All-Time Classics
- New Super Mario Bros.
- Wii Play
- Assassin’s Creed
- The Simpsons Game
- Need for Speed: ProStreet
- Cooking Mama
- Lego Star WArs: The Complete Saga
- Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree
- Big Brain Academy
- WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2008
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08
- Ben 10: Protector of Earth
- Conflict: Denied OPS
- Football MAnager 2008
- Sonic and the Secret Rings