Weekly Sales Charts (August 6-13)

Here’s another massive dose of sales rankings from around the globe. Nothing from the US, Germany, or Norway this week. However, we are pleased to have information from the Spanish, the Danish, and the Swedish.

Read on for sales data from nine nations.

Japanese Software (August 7-13)
# Name (System) Sales (LTD)
1. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) 117,706 (2,731,934)
2. Tamagotchi Shop 2 (DS) 66,564 (334,875)
3. Melty Blood: Act Cadenza (PS2) 64,980 (new)
4. Brain Age 2 (DS) 59,585 (2,985,432)
5. Cooking Navi (DS) 57,257(290,960)
6. Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS) 44,201 (3,077,295)
7. Brain Age (DS) 38,954 (2,688,146)
8. SD Gundam Generation G Portable (PSP) 36,592 (192,227)
9. Fist of the North Star Pachislot (PS2) 33,951 (116,507)
10. Kirarin * Revolution: Kira Kira Idol Audition (DS) 33,332 (new)

Japanese Hardware (August 7-13)
DSL 196,719
PSP 41,289
PS2 26,547
GBASP 3,051
GBM 2,031
Xbox360 1,204
GC 940
DS 934
GBA 23
Xbox 6

NSMB easily retook the top slot this week, bringing it that much closer to the three million mark. Both Brain Age games are also creeping towards that goal. Thanks to a new ad campaign, Animal Crossing jumped back up to sixth place.

Despite Nintendo’s best efforts, the DS Lite remains nearly sold out nationwide. Numbers remain impressive nonetheless. The original Xbox suffered a drop in sales this week. Maybe we’ll see another zero week soon? The PSP is also doing well, riding on the success of the recent Gundam game.

Final Fantasy III comes out next week, so it will be very interesting to see the Japanese sales charts two weeks from now.

UK Software (July 30- August 5)
# Name (System)
1. Cars (Multiple Systems)
2. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (PS2/PSP)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
4. The Sims (PC)
5. Brain Training (DS)
6. Sims 2 (PC)
7. Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (PS2)
8. Need for Speed: Most Wanted (PSP)
9. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (Multiple Systems)
10. Over the Hedge (Multiple Systems)

The original Sims is still selling well thanks to a huge retail promotion. Other than that, there’s nothing much worth noting in the UK.

French Software (August 7-13)
# Name (System)
1. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
2. Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS)
3. Brain Age (DS)
4. Formula 1 2006 (PS2)
5. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (PS2)
6. Nintendogs: Dalmatian & Friends Edition (DS)
7. Big Brain Academy (DS)
8. Pro Evolution Soccer 5 Platinum (PS2)
9. Mario Kart DS (DS)
10. Pirates of the Caribbean: Legend of Jack Sparrow (PS2)

Animal Crossing rose one spot to take second place and Big Brain Academy dropped to seventh. Sony’s Formula 1 game rose several spots also this week.

Australia Software (August 6-12)
1. AFL Premiership 2006
2. SingStar Anthems Bundle
3. New Super Mario Bros.
4. Need for Speed: Most Wanted
5. Cars
6. Guitar Hero
7. World of Warcraft
8. Buzz: The Big Quiz Bundle
9. SingStar Rocks! Bundle
10. Brain Training

The AFL game is still enjoying brisk sales in the land down under. As expected, NSMB and Brain Age are being enjoyed by Aussies everywhere.

Irish Software (August 6-12)
1. Cars
2. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
3. Pro Evolution Soccer 5
4. New Super Mario Bros.
5. The Sims 2
6. FIFA World Cup 2006
7. The Matrix: Path of Neo
8. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
9. Need for Speed: Most Wanted
10. Pirates of the Caribbean: Legend of Jack Sparrow

For some reason (probably a sale), The Matrix and GTA: San Andreas have fought their way back into the Irish top sellers. NSMB dropped a place on the chart, but continues to do well.

New Zealand Software (August 6-12)
1. Buzz: The Big Quiz Bundle
2. World of Warcraft
3. SingStar Anthems Bundle
4. Guitar Hero
5. Need for Speed: Most Wanted
6. SingStar Rocks! Bundle
7. Cars
8. Eyetoy: Play 3 Pack
9. Buzz: The Big Quiz
10. The Sims 2: Open Business

The lack of love for Nintendo is still present in NZ this week. However, they continue to gobble up the PS2 SingStar series.

Swedish Software (August 6-12)
1. World of Warcraft
2. Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories
3. New Super Mario Bros
4. The Sims 2 Arbetsliv
5. The Sims 2 Kul för familjen: prylpaket
6. The Sims 2 (PC)
7. Pirates of the Caribbean: Legend of Jack Sparrow
8. Civilization 4 – Warlords
9. Trafikskolan TEO 2006
10. Battlefield 2

The Swedish sure love their Sims. Will Wright’s popular PC title and its expansions take up three of the ten slots.

Danish Software (August 6-12)
1. GTA Liberty City Stories
2. The Sims 2: Open for Business
3. Pro Cycling Manager 2006
4. World of Warcraft
5. The Sims 2: Family Fun
6. The Sims 2
7. Singstar: Anthems
8. FIFA Street 2
9. The Sims 2- Nightlife
10. Counter-Strike Source

It seems that something is rotten in the state of Denmark. The Danish, like their NZ compatriots, seems to be completely ignoring Nintendo products. Anybody know what’s up there? The PS2 and the PC dominate the charts.

Spanish Software (July)
# Name (System)
1. Brain Training (DS)
2. Cars (PS2)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
4. Nintendogs: Dalmatian (DS)
5. GTA: Liberty City Stories (PS2)
6. Pro Evolution Soccer 5 Platinum (PS2)
7. Big Brain Academy (DS)
8. Cars (DS)
9. Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS)
10. Formula 1 2006 (PS2)

The Spanish, however, love the DS. Even licensed handheld games, like Cars, are doing brisk sales on the DS. The occasional PS2 game does well, but this country has been added to the Nintendo cult.

We’re done for this week (insert sigh of relief). Our quest to conquer the world continues unabated, so be sure to send more countries my way.

source: Media Create