The Australian buying public has gone topsy-turvy, with only two platforms having the same top-sellers as last week. The rest of the charts are an absolute mess, and looking at these lists today you will notice a few glaring omissions.
GTA IV has slipped from the top spot on both consoles. There is no
Halo 3. There is no
World of Warcraft anywhere.
The games that are on top do make a sort of sense, with Australian gamers flocking in droves to get the Snake's latest solid adventures on PS3, the PC charts are still looking pretty simulated, Xbox 360 is all ninja-fied, PS2 and PSP gamers are still visiting a blocky archaeologist, and the DS is getting a bit sketch-happy.
This is the first time since I've been paying attention to the charts (every week for years, now!) that I can remember there not being any mention of the world's best-selling MMORPG in the top ten PC games. Is this a sign of the apocalypse?
Australian Weekly Video Game Charts - Week Ending 15/06/08
All platforms, week ending 15th June
| 1: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)
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| 2: Wii Play (Wii)
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| 3: Mario Kart (Wii)
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| 4: Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (PS2)
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| 5: Wii Fit (Wii)
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| 6: Ninja Gaiden 2 (X360)
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| 7: Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
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| 8: SingStar Party Hits (PS2)
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| 9: Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360)
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| 10: Guitar Hero III Bundle (PS2)
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PC Games, week ending 15th June
| 1: The Sims 2
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| 2: The Sims 2: Bon Voyage
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| 3: The Sims 2: Pets
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| 4: Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
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| 5: The Sims 2: Seasons
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| 6: The Sims 2: Open Business
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| 7: The Sims 2: Free Time
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| 8: Mass Effect
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| 9: The Sims 2: Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff
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| 10: Flight Simulator X: Deluxe Edition
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Xbox 360 games, week ending 15th June
| 1: Ninja Gaiden 2
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| 2: Grand Theft Auto IV
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| 3: Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
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| 4: Race Driver: GRID
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| 5: Assassin's Creed
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| 6: Guitar Hero III
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| 7: Civilization Revolution
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| 8: The Bourne Conspiracy
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| 9: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2
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| 10: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
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Nintendo Wii Games, week ending 15th June
| 1: Wii Play (w/Remote)
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| 2: Mario Kart
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| 3: Wii Fit
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| 4: Super Mario Galaxy
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| 5: Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
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| 6: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
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| 7: Mario Party 8
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| 8: Guitar Hero III Bundle
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| 9: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
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| 10: Battle of the Bands
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Playstation 3 games, week ending 15th June
| 1: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
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| 2: Grand Theft Auto IV
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| 3: Race Driver GRID
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| 4: Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
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| 5: The Bourne Conspiracy
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| 6: Assassin's Creed
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| 7: Resistance: Fall of Man
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| 8: Guitar Hero III Bundle
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| 9: Civilization Revolution
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| 10: Heavenly Sword
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Playstation 2 games, week ending 15th June
| 1: Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
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| 2: SingStar Party Hits
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| 3: Guitar Hero III
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| 4: SingStar Party
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| 5: Buzz: The Pop Quiz
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| 6: SingStar Party Hits Bundle
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| 7: SingStar RnB
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| 8: SingStar 90s
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| 9: SingStar Rock Ballads
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| 10: Buzz: Hollywood Quiz
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Nintendo DS Games, week ending 15th June
| 1: Drawn to Life
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| 2: Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
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| 3: High School Musical
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| 4: CrossworDS
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| 5: New Super Mario Bros
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| 6: High School Musical 2: Work it Out
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| 7: Mario Kart
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| 8: Imagine Babies
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| 9: Imagine: Happy Cooking
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| 10: Imagine: Fashion Designer
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Playstation Portable games, week ending 15th June
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| 1: Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
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| 2: God of War: Chains of Olympus
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| 3: MX vs. ATV Untamed
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| 4: Need for Speed Pro Street
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| 5: The Simpsons Game
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| 6: SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Tactical Strike
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| 7: WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2008
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| 8: Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron
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| 9: FIFA 2008
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| 10: NBA Live 2008
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(Thanks to GfK)
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