UK Chart Highlights | Nintendo

Sadly shortages are becoming a more frequent occurrence in today's gaming world, as the sector is growing so fast that companies are struggling to keep up with demand not just for one market, but on a global scale. Therefore, after the mad rush for Christmas begins to subside and people wander out for the Boxing Day Sales, festive money in-hand, the choices are rather more limited than you might imagine. But just how is this issue affecting Nintendo this week? Not as much as you would think, is the answer...

With the New Year upon us, it is time to look at the final chart of 2006, for the week ending 30th December, and we see that football rules the roost as FIFA 07 climbs back to No.1 and Pro Evolution Soccer 6 is up to No.2, knocking Need for Speed down two to No.3. Looking at the All Format Top 40, Canis Canem Edit launched on budget, bumping it back into the Top 10, up twelve to No.8, pushing Brain Training down a place to No.9. Amazingly, The Simpsons Hit & Run re-enters at No.24, proving to be one of the strongest ever budget performers, charting in each of the past four years! Big Brain Academy takes advantage of in-store promotions and works its way back up ten to No.27, Zoo Tycoon DS is back at No.33 and Sonic Rush falls from No.26 to No.37.

Over on the Full Price Top 40, where FIFA is king for the eighth week in 2006 (only Medal of Honour: Frontline out-paces it with ten weeks during 2002), Call of Duty 3 slips one to No.5, Gears of War is up one to No.7, GTA Vice City Stories jumps three to No.8 and Tiger Woods 07 leaps from No.18 to No.9. New Super Mario Bros. continues to be ultra resilient, moving up one to No.11, Tony Hawk's Project 8 shifts up eight to No.13, Happy Feet falls eight to No.15, Animal Crossing launches back up eleven to No.20, whilst Rayman Raving Rabbids finally picks up steam on other formats, helping it up two to No.22. PSP's Sonic Rivals climbs three to No.24, Saints Row on 360 is back in at No.25, Pok