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:

1. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
2. Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training
3. Lost: The Video Game
4. Frontlines: Fuel of War
5. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
6. Lost Odyssey
7. More Grain Training from Dr Kawashima
8. FIFA Street 3
9. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
10. The Sims 2: Freetime
11. Sight Training
12. Professor Kageyama’s Maths Training
13. Game Party
14. Unreal Tournament III
15. Devil MAy Cry 4
16. Cooking MAma 2
17. FIFA 08
18. Turok
19. PDC World Championship Darts 08
20. Burnout Paradise
21. Ratatouille
22. Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
23. Carnival: Funfair Games
24. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
25. 42 All-Time Classics
26. New Super Mario Bros.
27. Wii Play
28. Assassin’s Creed
29. The Simpsons Game
30. Need for Speed: ProStreet
31. Cooking Mama
32. Lego Star WArs: The Complete Saga
33. Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree
34. Big Brain Academy
35. WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2008
36. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08
37. Ben 10: Protector of Earth
38. Conflict: Denied OPS
39. Football MAnager 2008
40. Sonic and the Secret Rings