Zelda & Zumba Put Nintendo Back on Top

The duo of Zumba Fitness on Wii and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D on 3DS have helped Nintendo climb back atop the UK charts. Nintendo has recently announced that after the massive success of the 505 Games-published fitness title on Wii it will start supporting it with a round of TV adverts, and as the current campaign for the classic Ocarina of Time has shown a great TV presence is likely to catapult the game to new heights. Sadly there is a lack of Nintendo Selects titles anywhere in the chart, with only Wii Sports and Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City even in the Wii Budget Top 40 (the other games being Mario Charged Football and WarioWare: Smooth Moves). The problem could lie with the fact that Mario Strikers and WarioWare can be found online in their original format for cheaper than the 'budget' re-releases.

Below is the official Chart-Track UK blurb about the All Format chart, followed by a selection of other charts from the website:

It’s a third stint back at the top for 505 Games and ‘Zumba Fitness’ (+43%), taking a fourth week at No1 since launch of the Wii version back in week 13 this year. Zumba was last seen at No1 six weeks ago, the title receiving a massive shot in the arm this week as the Wii version jumps 51% to a second best sales week after the launch week. Last week’s No1 drops to No3 (2K/Take 2’s ‘Duke Nukem Forever’, -58%) and was 14 years in the making. This week, continuing on the theme of over a decade of patience, Nintendo debut at No2 with ‘The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’ for 3DS. After the fanfare launch of 3DS back in week 12, 2011 Nintendo’s ‘Zelda’ 3DS is certainly a title that everyone has been waiting for - week 1 sales are not that far away from the top-selling title so far (Pilotwings Resort) which was a launch title. Around 20% of UK 3DS owners bought ‘Zelda’ this week. Of course, ‘Zelda Ocarina of Time’ was originally released on N64 and stormed to No1 in the Christmas Chart of 1998 (week 51/98) breaking all records at the time to shift around 100K in that week. Square Enix take the next highest new entry at No9 with ‘Dungeon Siege III’ for 360/PS3/PC. Also new this week at No13 is EA’s ‘Alice: Madness Returns’ also for 360/PS3/PC. The final new entry is Ubisoft’s Xbox 360 ‘Child of Eden’, a Kinect-enabled multi-sensory rhythm action shooter, which is considered to be the sequel to ‘Rez’, first seen in the UK on Sega’s Dreamcast back in week 3, 2002.

TOP 20 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE - INDIVIDUAL FORMATS (UNITS), WEEK ENDING 18 June 2011
(3) 1.) ZUMBA FITNESS (WII, 505 GAMES)
(N) 2.) THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME 3D (3DS, NINTENDO)
(1) 3.) DUKE NUKEM FOREVER (360, TAKE 2)
(2) 4.) INFAMOUS 2 (PS3, SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
(5) 5.) L.A. NOIRE (360, TAKE 2)
(8) 6.) BRINK (360, BETHESDA SOFTWORKS)
(4) 7.) DUKE NUKEM FOREVER (PS3, TAKE 2)
(6) 8.) L.A. NOIRE (PS3, TAKE 2)
(7) 9.) DIRT 3 (360, CODEMASTERS)
(9) 10.) WII SPORTS RESORT (WII, NINTENDO)
(19) 11.) BRINK (PS3, BETHESDA SOFTWORKS)
(N) 12.) DUNGEON SIEGE III (360, SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
(10) 13.) RED FACTION: ARMAGEDDON (360, THQ)
(13) 14.) DIRT 3 (PS3, CODEMASTERS)
(14) 15.) FIFA 11 (360, ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(N) 16.) ALICE: MADNESS RETURNS (360, ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(21) 17.) MARIO KART WII (WII, NINTENDO)
(15) 18.) ART ACADEMY (DS, NINTENDO)
(22) 19.) WII FIT PLUS (WII, NINTENDO)
(N) 20.) CHILD OF EDEN (360, UBISOFT)

TOP 10 NINTENDO 3DS (FULL PRICE), WEEK ENDING 18 June 2011
(N) 1.) THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME 3D (NINTENDO)
(2) 2.) PILOTWINGS RESORT (NINTENDO)
(1) 3.) LEGO STAR WARS III: THE CLONE WARS (LUCASARTS)
(4) 4.) NINTENDOGS + CATS: GOLDEN RETRIEVER (NINTENDO)
(3) 5.) SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV 3D EDITION (CAPCOM)
(6) 6.) NINTENDOGS + CATS: FRENCH BULLDOG (NINTENDO)
(5) 7.) LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS)
(10) 8.) NINTENDOGS + CATS: TOY POODLE (NINTENDO)
(8) 9.) PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2011 (KONAMI)
(N) 10.) RAYMAN 3D (UBISOFT)

TOP 20 NINTENDO DS (FULL PRICE), WEEK ENDING 18 June 2011
(1) 1.) ART ACADEMY (NINTENDO)
(2) 2.) LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS)
(4) 3.) POKEMON WHITE VERSION (NINTENDO)
(3) 4.) POKEMON BLACK VERSION (NINTENDO)
(5) 5.) NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. (NINTENDO)
(6) 6.) MARIO VS DONKEY KONG: MINI-LAND MAYHEM! (NINTENDO)
(7) 7.) MARIO KART DS (NINTENDO)
(10) 8.) LEGO STAR WARS III: THE CLONE WARS (LUCASARTS)
(15) 9.) PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE LOST FUTURE (NINTENDO)
(12) 10.) TANGLED (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS)
(11) 11.) HIDDEN MYSTERIES: SALEM SECRETS (GSP/AVANQUEST)
(N) 12.) JEWEL LEGENDS: TREE OF LIFE (RISING STAR GAMES)
(13) 13.) HAPPY PARTY WITH HELLO KITTY & FRIENDS! (GAMEBRIDGE)
(17) 14.) THE SIMS 3 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(22) 15.) TOUCHMASTER 4: CONNECT (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
(9) 16.) DRAGON QUEST VI: REALMS OF REVERIE (NINTENDO)
(8) 17.) SONIC COLOURS (SEGA)
(16) 18.) MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (SEGA)
(14) 19.) LEGO NINJAGO: THE VIDEOGAME (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
(39) 20.) KUNG FU PANDA 2 (THQ)

TOP 20 NINTENDO Wii (FULL PRICE), WEEK ENDING 18 June 2011
(1) 1.) ZUMBA FITNESS (505 GAMES)
(3) 2.) MARIO KART WII (NINTENDO)
(2) 3.) JUST DANCE 2 (UBISOFT)
(4) 4.) LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS)
(5) 5.) WII PARTY (NINTENDO)
(6) 6.) DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS (NINTENDO)
(7) 7.) UDRAW STUDIO (THQ)
(9) 8.) MICHAEL JACKSON: THE EXPERIENCE (UBISOFT)
(10) 9.) NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII (NINTENDO)
(8) 10.) LEGO STAR WARS III: THE CLONE WARS (LUCASARTS)
(13) 11.) KIRBY'S EPIC YARN (NINTENDO)
(12) 12.) GOLDENEYE 007 (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
(11) 13.) MARIO SPORTS MIX (NINTENDO)
(15) 14.) TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 12: THE MASTERS (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(17) 15.) CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
(16) 16.) FIFA 11 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(14) 17.) SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 (NINTENDO)
(19) 18.) VIRTUA TENNIS 4 (SEGA)
(18) 19.) THE SIMS 3 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(21) 20.) WWE ALL STARS (THQ)