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
Reader Comments (54)
Posted: Jan 13th 2009 10:09AM Deone said
The back-and-forth age old argument about football/football between the Americans and the Brits on this articles comments sections reminds me of a typical late night Xbox Live session when you anti-freedom, dictator hating (i.e. Bush hating-hey we don't like him either, quit giving us shit for electing him), glib, dry- humored, assholes get on and start taking the 15 yr old American, mouthy, retarded assholes comments seriously and begin bashing us for a unilateral war and the crimes therein. You're there too dicks. DISCLAIMER: To all the rat bastards who get my blood boiling on LIVE, not all Brits.
Oh, and pads or no pads- you can't really think your scrappy little rugby players stand a chance against the juiced up monstrosity that is the NFL; excluding the Browns.
On Topic- Where is Fable II. I thought you chaps were good at supporting your home field games.
Oh, and pads or no pads- you can't really think your scrappy little rugby players stand a chance against the juiced up monstrosity that is the NFL; excluding the Browns.
On Topic- Where is Fable II. I thought you chaps were good at supporting your home field games.
Posted: Jan 14th 2009 9:17PM (Unverified) said
*Inferiority complex alert!*
*Inferiority complex alert!*
*Inferiority complex alert!*
SELF DESTRUCT!
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*Inferiority complex alert!*
*Inferiority complex alert!*
SELF DESTRUCT!
Posted: Jan 15th 2009 9:56AM Deone said
Umm, yeah. It is clearly an inferiority complex when sarcastic bastards on LIVE piss me off, I think a bunch of 350lb steroid users can beat a bunch of 90.72kg scrappy rugby players to a pulp, and I'm surprised your bunch didn't buy more copies of Fable II.
I seen you have a lot of national pride from all of your other grammatically broken posts, which is good for you. But you should at least try and use logic in your thought process as that is what the limey Brits are known for. You're doing your nationality a disservice by being an idiot. Bollocks.
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I seen you have a lot of national pride from all of your other grammatically broken posts, which is good for you. But you should at least try and use logic in your thought process as that is what the limey Brits are known for. You're doing your nationality a disservice by being an idiot. Bollocks.
Posted: Jan 13th 2009 9:14PM (Unverified) said
Most of the entries on that list make me ashamed of my country. Sorry guys. We meant well.




