Mario Kart Holds Off GTA IV in US Chart

Posted on May 14, 2008 at 1:14 AM Comments:0

*Indicates Pre-order

 

ImageAll Formats: Previously Wii Fit denied GTA IV the top spot in the Amazon.com software chart and now Mario Kart Wii is enjoying its turn. In the complete videogame sales chart, which includes hardware and peripherals, the Wii Wheel took second place, with GTA IV for Xbox 360 only managing third.

 

 

 

 

01.   Mario Kart w/ Wii Wheel—Nintendo (Wii)
02.   Grand Theft Auto IV—Rockstar (360)
03.   Grand Theft Auto IV—Rockstar (PS3)
04.   Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures*—Eidos (PC)
05.   Wii Fit*—Nintendo (Wii)
06.   Wii Play w/ Remote—Nintendo (Wii)
07.   Guitar Hero III Bundle—Activision (Wii)
08.   Super Smash Bros. Brawl—Nintendo (Wii)
09.   Super Mario Galaxy—Nintendo (Wii)
10.   We Ski—Namco Bandai (Wii)

 

 

ImageWii: The seven bestselling Wii titles all made the All Formats top ten, while Boom Blox, Rock Band and Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party charted in twelfth, fourteenth and twentieth. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, Game Party and new release Deca Sports just missed out on top ten spots.

 

 

 

 

01.   Mario Kart w/ Wii Wheel—Nintendo
02.   Wii Fit*—Nintendo
03.   Wii Play w/ Remote—Nintendo
04.   Guitar Hero III Bundle—Activision
05.   Super Smash Bros. Brawl—Nintendo
06.   Super Mario Galaxy—Nintendo
07.   We Ski—Namco Bandai
08.   Boom Blox—EA
09.   Rock Band Special Edition—MTV
10.   Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party Bundle—Konami

 

 

ImageXbox 360: Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV continues to rule the roost on 360, holding off the FPS brigade. Call of Duty scored two chart entries with the regular and Game of the Year editions, a $30 Assassin’s Creed maintained a top five spot, while Ninja Gaiden 2, out next month, charted at No9.

 

 

 

 

01.   Grand Theft Auto IV—Rockstar
02.   Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare—Activision
03.   Halo 3—Microsoft
04.   Assassin’s Creed—Ubisoft
05.   Rainbow Six Vegas 2—Ubisoft
06.   Rock Band Special Edition—MTV
07.   Guitar Hero III Bundle—Activision
08.   Call of Duty 4 Game of the Year Edition—Activision
09.   Ninja Gaiden 2*—Tecmo
10.   Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition—Rockstar

 

 

ImagePS3: Nothing can dislodge GTA IV at the top, with Gran Turismo charting at No2 and the competitively priced Assassin’s Creed at No3. God of War III, which Amazon gives a March 2, 2009 release date, entered at No8 based on pre-orders – Sony has yet to officially announce a release date for the game.

 

 

 

 

01.   Grand Theft Auto IV—Rockstar
02.   Gran Turismo 5: Prologue—Sony
03.   Assassin’s Creed—Ubisoft
04.   Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots*—Konami
05.   Guitar Hero III Bundle—Activision
06.   Rock Band Special Edition—MTV Games
07.   Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction—Sony
08.   God of War III*—Sony
09.   Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare—Activision
10.   Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition—Rockstar

 

 

ImagePC: Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures held onto the top spot, while a 25 percent discount saw The Orange Box break back into the top ten at No2. In Age of Conan, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning and Mass Effect, three titles made the PC top four based on pre-orders. Guild Wars Nightfall is at No10 following a 54 percent price cut.

 

 

 

01.   Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures*—Eidos
02.   The Orange Box—EA
03.   Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Collector’s Edition*—EA
04.   Mass Effect*—EA
05.   Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare—Activision
06.   World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade—Blizzard
07.   SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition—EA
08.   World of Warcraft Battlechest—Blizzard
09.   Sins of a Solar Empire—Stardock
10.   Guild Wars Nightfall—NCsoft

 

 

ImagePS2: Atlus’ Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES maintains its chart lead, while Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection and God of War II round off the top three. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas re-enters the top ten at No9, while Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures debuts at No10 based on pre-orders.

 

 

 

 

01.   Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES—Atlus
02.   Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection—Konami
03.   God of War II—Sony
04.   Rock Band Special Edition—MTV Games
05.   SNK Arcade Classics Vol.1—SNK
06.   Guitar Hero III Bundle—Activision
07.   God of War—Sony
08.   Final Fantasy X—Square Enix
09.   Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas— Rockstar
10.   Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures*—LucasArts

 

 

ImageDS: New Super Mario Bros. returns to the top of the DS pile. Eight Nintendo published games chart including both Brain Age titles and two Pokemon games. Midway and Destination Software also score top ten entries.

 

 

 

 

 

01.   New Super Mario Bros.—Nintendo
02.   Brain Age—Nintendo
03.   Professor Layton and the Curious Village—Nintendo
04.   Mario Kart DS— Nintendo
05.   Brain Age 2—Nintendo
06.   Touchmaster—Midway
07.   Battleship/Connect 4/Sorry/Trouble—Destination Software
08.   Mario Party DS—Nintendo
09.   Pokemon Diamond—Nintendo
10.   Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time—Nintendo

 

 

ImagePSP: Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII reclaims the top spot from God of War: Chains of Olympus, Grand Theft Auto titles place in third and fifth, while Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops is at No4. Newly released movie tie-in Iron Man is at No7.

 

 

 

 

 

01.   Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII—Square Enix
02.   God of War: Chains of Olympus— Sony
03.   Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories—Rockstar
04.   Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops—Konami
05.   Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories—Rockstar
06.   Patapon—Sony
07.   Iron Man—Sega
08.   Star Wars Battlefront II—LucasArts
09.   Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness—Atlus
10.   Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow—Sony

 

 

ImageSystems:

 

01.   Wii
02.   PlayStation 3 40GB
03.   PSP Slim Piano Black
04.   DS Lite Cobalt and Black
05.   DS Lite Onyx Black
06.   DS Lite Crimson and Black
07.   DS Lite Polar White
08.   DS Lite Coral Pink
09.   Xbox 360 20GB (with HDMI)
10.   PSP Slim God of War Pack*

 

 

Note: Amazon charts are updated hourly

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