Nintendo Still No.1 in UK

For yet another week, Nintendo has claimed the single format No.1 in the UK market, according to the latest data released by Chart Track UK. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 may have now been atop the joint-formats Top 40, but in the individual format stakes Nintendo has managed to take the Top 3 placings, with Wii Sports Resort climbing above Wii Fit Plus this week, whilst New Super Mario Bros. Wii sticks at No.3 and Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games drops one to No.5. There is disappointing news in the form of The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks on DS performing nowhere near as well as Phantom Hourglass, falling out of the Top 20 in just its third week on sale, and Nintendo Presents: Crossword Collection for DS can only enter the DS-specific Top 40 at No.33, but a whole host of Wii games upped their sales thanks to the festive sales period.

EA's FIFA 10 climbed three to No.8, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare continues to prove that Activision's move to bring an upgraded edition to Wii was a wise move as it jumps up another spot to No.9 on the Wii-specific Top 40, James Cameron's Avatar leaps six to No.15 after a slow start, and there are positive moves for other slow starters as well: Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (reaching a peak of 20, up six spots), Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (up three to No.31), Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage (rising three to No.32) and the Nintendo-exclusive version of Need for Speed, 'Nitro,' which finally enters at No.34.

Below is the Chart Track commentary based on the joint-formats Top 40, followed by the Top 20 individual formats chart where Nintendo takes the top three spots:



TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE - INDIVIDUAL FORMATS (UNITS), WEEK ENDING 26 December 2009

1.) WII SPORTS RESORT (WII) NINTENDO
2.) WII FIT PLUS (WII) NINTENDO
3.) NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII (WII) NINTENDO
4.) CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 (360) ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
5.) MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (WII) SEGA
6.) FIFA 10 (360) ELECTRONIC ARTS
7.) CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 (PS3) ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
8.) ASSASSIN'S CREED II (360) UBISOFT
9.) MARIO KART WII (WII) NINTENDO
10.) FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 (360) MICROSOFT
11.) ASSASSIN'S CREED II (PS3) UBISOFT
12.) FIFA 10 (PS3) ELECTRONIC ARTS
13.) JUST DANCE (WII) UBISOFT
14.) LEFT 4 DEAD 2 (360) ELECTRONIC ARTS
15.) LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME (360) WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
16.) PURE (360) DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
17.) PROFESSOR LAYTON AND PANDORA'S BOX (DS) NINTENDO
18.) WII PLAY (WII) NINTENDO
19.) DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING (DS) NINTENDO
20.) MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (DS) SEGA

All the latest charts can be found over on the official Chart Track UK website.