Pokémon No.1 in UK, Red Steel Wii Starts Slow

The latest sales list from Chart Track UK has revealed that Pokémon SoulSilver is the biggest selling game in the country, whilst Red Steel 2 is struggling after its first weekend on release. Looking at the Individual Formats Top 40, the Nintendo Pocket Monster duo have taken the top two spots, keeping them ahead of Just Dance on Wii, whilst Wii Sports Resort and Wii Fit Plus continue to maintain a strong grip at the top end of the chart.

Check out the Top 20 Individual Formats list below:

TOP 20 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE - INDIVIDUAL FORMATS (UNITS), WEEK ENDING 27 March 2010
(NEW) 1.) POKEMON SOULSILVER (DS, NINTENDO)
(NEW) 2.) POKEMON HEARTGOLD (DS, NINTENDO)
(3) 3.) JUST DANCE (WII, UBISOFT)
(NEW) 4.) JUST CAUSE 2 (360, SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
(NEW) 5.) JUST CAUSE 2 (PS3, SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
(2) 6.) BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 (360, ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(1) 7.) GOD OF WAR III (PS3, SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
(10) 8.) WII SPORTS RESORT (WII, NINTENDO)
(6) 9.) WII FIT PLUS (WII, NINTENDO)
(4) 10.) BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 (PS3, ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(12) 11.) NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII (WII, NINTENDO)
(14) 12.) CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 (360, ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
(17) 13.) CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 (PS3, ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
(9) 14.) HEAVY RAIN (PS3, SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
(7) 15.) METRO 2033 (360, THQ)
(8) 16.) FINAL FANTASY XIII (360, SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
(5) 17.) FINAL FANTASY XIII (PS3, SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
(18) 18.) MARIO KART WII (WII, NINTENDO)
(15) 19.) FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 (360, MICROSOFT)
(19) 20.) SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING (WII, SEGA)

Elsewhere in the Individual Formats Top 40, the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games returns at No.32, one place higher than the debut position of Red Steel 2, Ubisoft's great hope on Wii. Considering how popular the first game was, it must be hoped that this Wii MotionPlus-exclusive sequel can perform far better in its second week, similar to how other Wii games perform. Dropping eight to No.34 is the DS edition of Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing, whilst Sonic Classic Collection on DS is back down from No.23 to No.38 after a strong second week showing.

TOP 20 NINTENDO DS (FULL PRICE), WEEK ENDING 27 March 2010
(NEW) 1.) POKEMON SOULSILVER (NINTENDO)
(NEW) 2.) POKEMON HEARTGOLD (NINTENDO)
(2) 3.) NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. (NINTENDO)
(1) 4.) PROFESSOR LAYTON AND PANDORA'S BOX (NINTENDO)
(4) 5.) SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING (SEGA)
(3) 6.) SONIC CLASSIC COLLECTION (SEGA)
(8) 7.) MARIO KART DS (NINTENDO)
(5) 8.) MARIO AND LUIGI: BOWSER'S INSIDE STORY (NINTENDO)
(6) 9.) STYLE BOUTIQUE (NINTENDO)
(10) 10.) MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (SEGA)
(11) 11.) BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE - VILGAX ATTACKS (NAMCO BANDAI GAMES)
(7) 12.) THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: SPIRIT TRACKS (NINTENDO)
(9) 13.) DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING (NINTENDO)
(NEW) 14.) PEPPA PIG: FUN AND GAMES (UBISOFT)
(14) 15.) ALICE IN WONDERLAND (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS)
(12) 16.) MYSTERY STORIES (GSP/AVANQUEST)
(16) 17.) CLUB PENGUIN: ELITE PENGUIN FORCE (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS)
(13) 18.) PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE (NINTENDO)
(24) 19.) FIFA 10 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(23) 20.) COOKING MAMA 3 (505 GAMES)

The only other games of note this week are SEGA/Platinum Games' epic space strategy adventure, Infinite Space, which has made a surprising appearance at No.26 in its first week. This may not seem like a high placing, but given the current market conditions, seeing anything RPG-related and not of the mainstream variety enter the DS Top 40 alone is a magnificent achievement! On the DS Budget Top 40, Ubisoft's second DS CSI game, CSI: Deadly Intent lands at No.9 in its lower-priced guise.

TOP 20 NINTENDO Wii (FULL PRICE), WEEK ENDING 27 March 2010
(1) 1.) NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII (NINTENDO)
(2) 2.) MARIO KART WII (NINTENDO)
(3) 3.) SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING (SEGA)
(5) 4.) MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (SEGA)
(NEW) 5.) RED STEEL 2 (UBISOFT)
(4) 6.) BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE - VILGAX ATTACKS (NAMCO BANDAI GAMES)
(6) 7.) F1 2009 (CODEMASTERS)
(11) 8.) DANCING ON ICE (GHOSTLIGHT)
(10) 9.) FIFA 10 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(18) 10.) RABBIDS GO HOME (UBISOFT)
(12) 11.) CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
(7) 12.) TOY STORY MANIA! (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS)
(8) 13.) JAMES CAMERON'S AVATAR: THE GAME (UBISOFT)
(15) 14.) GUITAR HERO 5 (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
(19) 15.) TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(9) 16.) ALICE IN WONDERLAND (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS)
(20) 17.) U-SING (KOCH MEDIA)
(21) 18.) HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT: VOL 2 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(23) 19.) LEGO INDIANA JONES 2:ADVENTURE CONTINUES (LUCASARTS)
(17) 20.) YOUR SHAPE (UBISOFT)

Further down the chart, Konami's Silent Hill continues its slide, despite a strong debut week, now falling nine to No.22, whilst THQ's Spongebob's Boating Bash enters at No.26, Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep slips three to No.33, and Tatsunoko vs. Capcom returns at No.35. On the Wii Budget Top 40, MadWorld leaps from No.26 to No.11, possibly thanks to cross-promotion with Platinum's other release, Infinite Space, Capcom sees Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles go budget and enter at No.12, Ubisoft's camera-enabled Raquet Sports Party slinks in at No.20, Winter Sports 2010: The Great Tournament leaps upwards from No.39 to No.24 and Call of Duty: World at War disappears from the full price list to appear at a cheaper price at No.30 here.

To conclude, here is Chart Track UK's blurb about the combined All Formats Top 40 that places Just Cause 2 at the top of the list:

Square Enix Europe rack up their second All Formats No1 this year so far (previous being Final Fantasy XIII) with ‘Just Cause 2’ thanks to their subsidiary Eidos Interactive. The original Just Cause released almost four years ago just missed out on the top spot, debuting at No2 in the All Formats Chart. Nintendo’s remake of Pokémon Gold and Silver (originally on Gameboy Color) debuts on the DS this week with ‘Pokémon SoulSilver’ at No2 and ‘Pokémon HeartGold’ at No4, with EA’s ‘Battlefield: Bad Company 2’ sandwiched in between at No3. Ubisoft’s ‘Just Dance’ moves down a place to No5 followed by Activision Blizzard’s ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’ which bounces back up to No6 from No10. Last week’s No1, Sony’s ‘God of War III’, has dropped down six places to No7 followed by Square Enix’s ‘Final Fantasy XIII’ which has dropped down five places to No8. Nintendo then finish off the Top 10 with ‘Wii Sports Resort’ at No9 and ‘Wii Fit Plus’ at No10. Outside of the Top 10 we have Koch Media’s TV tie-in ‘Prison Break: The Conspiracy’ new at No17 and Ubisoft’s ‘Red Steel 2’ debuting at No34.