UK Chart Highlights LXXXII | Nintendo

The run of good fortune was bound to end soon, is likely what most people were thinking about Nintendo here in the UK after the success of Animal Crossing upon its release back on 31st March, 2006. Now, though, Nintendo has given the online title a welcomed advertising push to ease it back up the charts. It looks like Nintendo may just survive until the next batch of new releases after all...

The situation with the DS over here in the UK is getting ridiculous now, with the system's games selling like hotcakes. But we will get to that chart later. For now we see that once more Cars is leading the way at No.1, with Liberty City Stories holding at No.2 in the All Prices Top 40, Brain Training dropping one to No.6 (although sales actually fell by 20%!) and Big Brain Academy holding at No.19. Over on the Full Price Top 40, Super Mario Bros. is still at No.2, whilst TV promotions have helped Animal Crossing up four to No.4 and Dalmatian & Friends up four to No.9. Monster House is also benefiting from the movie's success, shifting the game up four to No.5. Retailer promotions mean that Take 2's Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion climbs eight to No.11, GTA on PSP dips three to No.14 and Prey (the No.1 XBOX 360 title this week) drops to No.18.

Continuing to slither upwards is Worms Open Warfare, now at No.19 and Command & Conquer The First Decade is in at No.24, whilst amazingly good word-of-mouth has really boosted Tamagotchi on the DS, with it leaping from No.39 to No.26 and Lab & Friends moving up seven to No.29. Dogz hits what must be its peak, re-entering at No.33 thanks to the GBA receiving a boost because of Cars' performance, Micro Machines v4 returns at No.37, Mario Kart DS drops nine to No.38 and Sonic Rush is back in at No.39.

The GameCube is monopolised by licenses, with Cars at No.1, Over the Hedge still at No.2 and Monster House climbing up four to No.3. Chibi-Robo holds at No.5, Mario Smash Football is a non-mover at No.6 and Super Monkey Ball Adventure moves up a place to No.8. Animal Crossing is up one to No.12, Viewtiful Joe Red Hot Rumble sticks at No.16, Star Fox Assault returns at No.18 and Baten Kaitos is back at No.20. On the budget side, Metroid Prime 2 nabs No.1 from King Kong, with Donkey Konga between the two, holding at No.2. Shadow the Hedgehog hits back, in at No.5, Smash Bros. returns at No.6, The Urbz makes an entry at No.9, Sonic Riders slips from No.4 to No.11 and 1080 Avalanche storms up five to No.12, just ahead of Resident Evil 3 entering at No.14.

Cars is top of the GBA Top 20, with Dogz charging up three to No.2, just nosing above Catz at No.3 (down one). Yu-Gi-Oh! continues to nudge its way higher, up now to No.6, whilst Pok