Strange, innit? Top selling games in UK during 2008


ELSPA/Gfk-ChartTrack reveals that Mario Kart Wii was the top-selling game across the UK during 2008 in the "individual SKUs" category. EA's FIFA 09 (it's a soccer game) took the top spot in "all formats." MCV notes that Nintendo hardware holds six of the ten spots on the individual list and several slots on the all format list. Not exactly surprising, given how the region has embraced the Wii.

NPD will release its year-end report covering the US this Thursday. For now, check out the most popular titles among the masters of Marmite after the break.


Top 10 "Individual SKUs" of 2008:

1. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) -- Nintendo
2. Wii Fit (Wii) -- Nintendo
3. Wii Play (Wii) -- Nintendo
4. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (DS) -- Nintendo
5. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii) -- Sega
6. GTA IV (360) -- Rockstar
7. GTA IV (PS3) -- Rockstar
8. Call of Duty: World at War (360) -- Activision
9. Carnival Funfair (Wii) -- 2K
10. FIFA 09 (360) -- EA


Top 10 "all formats" of 2008:

1. FIFA 09 -- EA
2. Mario Kart Wii -- Nintendo
3. GTA IV -- Rockstar
4. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games -- Sega
5. Wii Fit -- Nintendo
6. Call of Duty: World at War -- Activision
7. Wii Play -- Nintendo
8. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training -- Nintendo
9. Lego Indiana Jones -- LucasArts
10. Carnival Funfair -- 2K

Tags: britain, chart-track, elspa, mcv, uk

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