Another Week in Europe

Posted Mar 22nd 2008 12:00PM by Chris Greenhough
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Featuring charts from across the region, Another Week in Europe documents the buying habits and quirky tastes of a whole continent of Wii lovers.

Germany, we salute you! This week's chart from the land of the brätwurst will make excellent reading for Nintendo of Europe. Not only is Super Mario Galaxy showing it has legs by making an appearance in the top ten, but the top nine -- NINE! -- spots are occupied by DS titles. The presence of New Super Mario Bros., Mario Kart DS, and Animal Crossing Wild World speaks volumes for the proud German people. With all of this in mind, a picture of one of Germany's favorite icons seemed like the only appropriate image for this week's edition of Another Week in Europe. Plus, we totally love Knight Rider.

Elsewhere, there's a significant DS presence in the UK, Irish, and Dutch charts, while Baby Pals could only crawl to a humbling 25th spot in Britain. Suddenly, everything seems right with the world. Full charts (minus the Spanish one, which failed to materialize this week) await you after the break.

(Numbers in parentheses indicate previous week's position)
(NOTE: Because sales are monitored by different bodies throughout Europe, the charts of some countries will feature more recent data)

United Kingdom (Week ending March 15th)

01. (02) Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Wii)
02. (01) Army Of Two (360)
03. (03) Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (NDS)
04. (04) Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (NDS)
05. (06) Bully: Scholarship Edition (Xbox 360)
06. (14) Carnival: Funfair Games (Wii)
07. (05) Army Of Two (PS3)
08. (11) Cooking Mama 2 (NDS)
09. (07) Game Party (Wii)
10. (08) Warhammer 40,000: Dawn Of War Soulstorm (PC)

Ireland (Week ending March 15th)

01. (01) Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Wii, NDS)
02. (02) Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (NDS)
03. (04) New Super Mario Bros. (NDS)
04. (03) Army Of Two (360, PS3)
05. (07) Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (360, PS3, PC)
06. (05) Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (360, PS3, PS2, PC, PSP, NDS)
07. (09) FIFA 08 (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, NDS)
08. (17) Bully: Scholarship Edition (360, Wii)
09. (10) Cooking Mama 2 (NDS)
10 (__) Guitar Hero Iii: Legends Of Rock (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC)

Netherlands (Week 11, 2008)

01. (__) Army Of Two (360)
02. (02) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (NDS)
03. (__) Army Of Two (PS3)
04. (03) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)
05. (06) Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (NDS)
06. (01) The Sims 2 : Free Time (PC)
07. (04) More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (NDS)
08. (05) Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PSP)
09. (05) Mario Party (NDS)
10. (__) Bully: Scholarship Edition (360)

Germany (Week 11, 2008)

01. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (NDS)
02. Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (NDS)
03. More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (NDS)
04. Professor Kageyama's Maths Training (NDS)
05. New Super Mario Bros. (NDS)
06. Think Logic Trainer (NDS)
07. Mario Kart DS (NDS)
08. The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Kreis der Spione (NDS)
09. Animal Crossing Wild World (NDS)
10. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)

Sweden (Week 11, 2008)

01. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS2)
02. Army of Two (360)
03. Army of Two (PS3)
04. Singstar Svenska hits Schlager (PS2)
05. The Sims 2: FreeTime (PC)
06. World of Warcraft (PC)
07. Transformers: The Game (PS3)
08. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (360)
09. Counter-Strike 1: Anthology (PC)
10. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Wii)

Denmark (Week ending March 9th)

01. (01) The Sims 2: FreeTime (PC)
02. (__) Ratatouille (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, NDS)
03. (05) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC)
04. (02) Army of Two (360, PS3)
05. (06) FIFA 08 (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, NDS)
06. (04) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (360, PS3, PC)
07. (03) Need for Speed: ProStreet (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, NDS)
08. (07) Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)
09. (08) Counter-Strike: Source (PC)
10. (09) Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2, Xbox, PC)

Read: UK, Irish, Dutch, and Danish chart data.
Read: Swedish chart data.
Read: German chart data.

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3-27-2008 @ 3:33PM

hvnlysoldr said...

This is relevant to my interests.

4-05-2008 @ 6:37PM

Fululian said...

Very proud people. Only second to the glorious, unbeatable inhabitants of the greatest country of all time.

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