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UK CHART: SoulCalibur IV debuts at No.1

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UK CHART: SoulCalibur IV debuts at No.1

First sales crown for series since 2003; Xbox 360 takes 56 per cent of sales

Ubisoft and Namco Bandai’s SoulCalibur IV has hit the top spot in the official ChartTrack/ELSPA All Formats in its debut week.  
The title – which contains playable Star Wars characters – represents the first All Formats No.1 for the SoulCalibur franchise since SoulCalibur II, which was released on GameCube, PS2 and Xbox back in September 2003.

The beat ‘em-up was released on Xbox 360 and PS3, with 56 per cent of sales coming on Microsoft’s console.

However, Nintendo put up a good fight; despite dropping down to No.2, Wii Fit sales rise 35 per cent on last week and sales of  Mario Kart Wii are up 25 per cent at No.3.

THQ’s Wall-E drops two places to No.4 as sales slow three weeks after the release of the film. But it’s not all bad news for the publisher – with a strong showing from the hardware-bundled Big Beach Sports, up from No.10 to No.5.

Former No.1 Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures moves in the opposite direction, down from fifth position to No.10.

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The full ChartTrack/ELSPA All Formats top ten for the week ending August 2nd, 2008 reads:

1)    SoulCalibur IV – Ubisoft/Namco Bandai
2)    Wii Fit – Nintendo
3)    Mario Kart – Nintendo
4)    Wall-E – THQ
5)    Big Beach Sports – THQ
6)    Guitar Hero: On Tour – Activision
7)    Wii Play – Nintendo
8)    Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games – Sega
9)    Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training – Nintendo
10)    Lego Indiana Jones – Activision

its not difficult

posted by lee johnson Aug 05, 2008 at 9:39 am
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lee johnson

wow in a week where these is nothing else out appart from SBK, what an achievement !! hanna montana could have been number 1 if it was released in the empty gaming month of August !

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Re: its not difficult

posted by koti Aug 05, 2008 at 10:47 am
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You can only beat the team in front of you.

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Re: Re: its not difficult

posted by Aug 05, 2008 at 11:29 am
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good game though.

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Huraah!

posted by wiz1000 Aug 05, 2008 at 3:46 pm
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What a wonderful media plan that must have been!

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Wii Fit @ No 2!

posted by Bob Aug 05, 2008 at 6:28 pm
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Bob

Has any independant retailer had any Wii Fits or Mario Karts From Gem in the last month?

I thought they sold Nintendo product but I'm begining to doubt it.

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