Euro Charts: PES 6 scores across continent http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=25502 Spain, week ended May 27 1. Pro Evolution Soccer 6 Platinum (PS2) 2. Pro Evolution Soccer 6 (PS2) 3. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (DS) 4. God of War II (PS2) 5. Spider-Man 3 (PS2) 6. Wii Play (Wii) 7. Mario Strikers Charged Football (Wii) 8. Pokemon Ranger (DS) 9. Buzz! The Mega Quiz (PS2) 10. Pro Evolution Soccer 6 (PSP)
Italy, week ended May 27 1. Spider-Man 3 (PS2) 2. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (PS2) 3. God of War II (PS2) 4. Pro Evolution Soccer 6 (PS2) 5. FIFA 07 Special Price (PS2) 6. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (DS) 7. Spider- Man 3 (PS3) 8. Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (PS2) 9. Animal Crossing Wild World (DS) 10. SBK 07: Superbike World Championship (PS2)
Germany, week ended May 20 1. Mario Strikers Charged Football (Wii) 2. SingStar Pop Hits (PS2) 3. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (DS) 4. Harvest Moon (DS) 5. Diddy Kong Racing (DS) 6. Two Worlds (PC) 7. World of Warcraft (PC) 8. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (PC) 9. Pro Evolution Soccer 6 Platinum (PS2) 10. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
All charts supplied by Media Control GfK International
Latest UK Software Charts TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE (ALL PRICES), WEEK ENDING 2 June 2007
LW TW Title Developer Label Publisher 2 1 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END EUROCOM ENTERTAINMENT DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS - 2 TOMB RAIDER: ANNIVERSARY CRYSTAL DYNAMICS EIDOS EIDOS 1 3 SPIDER-MAN 3 VICARIOUS VISIONS ACTIVISION ACTIVISION 3 4 MARIO STRIKERS CHARGED FOOTBALL NEXT LEVEL GAMES NINTENDO NINTENDO 5 5 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 6 KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT KONAMI KONAMI 6 6 WII PLAY NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO 10 7 COOKING MAMA OFFICE CREATE 505 GAMES 505 GAMES 7 8 DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO 4 9 COMMAND & CONQUER 3: TIBERIUM WARS EA LA EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS 9 10 FIFA 07 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS - 11 SHADOWRUN FASA INTERACTIVE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT 8 12 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 07 EA REDWOOD SHORES EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS 15 13 THE SIMS 2 AMAZE ENTERTAINMENT EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS - 14 SPONGEBOB & FRIENDS: VOLCANO ISLAND BLUE TONGUE THQ THQ 12 15 THE SIMS 2: PETS MAXIS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS 14 16 GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY STORIES ROCKSTAR LEEDS ROCKSTAR TAKE 2 16 17 NEED FOR SPEED: CARBON EA CANADA EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS 23 18 POKEMON RANGER HAL LABORATORY INC NINTENDO NINTENDO 11 19 TMNT: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT 21 20 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO 18 21 PONY FRIENDS TANTALUS EIDOS EIDOS 27 22 LEGO STAR WARS II: THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY TRAVELLER'S TALES LUCASARTS LUCASARTS - 23 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: JACK SPARROW 7 STUDIOS PLATINUM UBISOFT 13 24 THE ELDER SCROLLS IV: OBLIVION BETHESDA UBISOFT UBISOFT 19 25 VIRTUA TENNIS 3 SUMO DIGITAL SEGA SEGA 20 26 SONIC AND THE SECRET RINGS SONIC TEAM SEGA SEGA 36 27 CALL OF DUTY 3 TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION 22 28 FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 3 EA CHICAGO EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS 33 29 CARS HELIXE THQ THQ 17 30 FINAL FANTASY III MATRIX SOFTWARE SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE - 31 BRIAN LARA INTERNATIONAL CRICKET 2007 CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS 24 32 GUITAR HERO II HARMONIX REDOCTANE ACTIVISION 31 33 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2007 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA - 34 TOMB RAIDER: LEGEND CRYSTAL DYNAMICS PLATINUM EIDOS 28 35 BUZZ! THE MEGA QUIZ RELENTLESS STUDIOS SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT. 26 36 SINGSTAR POP HITS LONDON STUDIO SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT. - 37 BIG BRAIN ACADEMY NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO - 38 WARIO WARE: SMOOTH MOVES INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS NINTENDO NINTENDO 32 39 MEDAL OF HONOR: VANGUARD EA LA EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS 25 40 CRACKDOWN REALTIME WORLDS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
Biggest ever Q1 confirmed http://www.mcvuk.com/news/27473/Biggest-ever-Q1-confirmed ChartTrack’s quarter one software figures show that year-on-year unit sales rose 15 per cent to a record-breaking 15.62 million, while revenues reached a whopping £317.1m, up 13 per cent on 2006’s quarter one period.
Sony’s ageing console saw year-on-year units fall 19.8 per cent from 4.65m to 3.73m, whilst units on Xbox declined 71.2 per cent from 1.04m to 0.30m units.
In addition, PS2 software revenues declined 29.6 per cent - almost £28m - compared to Q1 2006, from £93.01 to £65.49. Xbox fared even worse, with revenues dropping a particularly dramatic 82 per cent ? from £17.57m down to £3.16m.
July/August 2007 The Nintendo Wii http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/18899/ Though it can't boast the cinema-quality graphics of its competitors, the Wii game console distinguishes itself with its controller scheme.
At current rate, PS3 may sell less than GameCube http://www.gamepro.com/news.cfm?article_id=137448 According to the NPD, a firm that tracks North American hardware sales, the PS3 sold 1,742,000 units in its first 10 months of availability compared with 2,120,000 GameCube units.
Wii's New Racquet Real tennis company volleys for new turf with its first Wii Tennis product. http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/news/?id=17640 Tennis equipment maker Prince has decided that Wii Tennis players lacked "a proper racquet" so it collaborated with Qualtech Global, Ltd. to create a product that lives up to Prince's standard.