Mostly, with these weekly charts, I am the bearer of good news. I bring you information that a great new game has topped the national sales, or that an underdog has made it to #1 despite the odds being stacked against them. This week, I'm afraid I can't do that.
...while I am pleased to see that a certain zombie-huntin' co-op title has made it to #6 and #7 for PC and Xbox 360 respectively, the PS2 game that picks up top honours this week almost makes me ashamed to be a gamer.
In other news - the PC charts are still dominated by a wrathful monarch, the Xbox 360 hears the distant rev of chainsaws and the PS3 is heeding the call of duty once again. While the Wii is again concerned with body image, the DS prefers to train their mental abilities, and the PSP gets in a bit of wrestlin'.
Australian Weekly Video Game Charts - Week Ending 23/11/08
All platforms, week ending 23rd November
| 1: SingStar Abba (PS2)
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| 2: Wii Fit (Wii)
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| 3: Wii Music (Wii)
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| 4: WoW: Wrath of the Lich King (PC)
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| 5: Wii Play (Wii)
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| 6: Call of Duty: World at War (PS3)
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| 7: Gears of War 2 (X360)
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| 8: Mario Kart (Wii)
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| 9: Call of Duty: World at War (X360)
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| 10: WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 (PS2)
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PC Games, week ending 23rd November
| 1: WoW: Wrath of the Lich King
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| 2: Call of Duty: World at War
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| 3: Fallout 3
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| 4: World of Warcraft: Battlechest
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| 5: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
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| 6: Left 4 Dead
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| 7: The Sims 2: Apartment Life
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| 8: World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
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| 9: World of Warcraft
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| 10: Spore
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Xbox 360 games, week ending 23rd November
| 1: Gears of War 2
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| 2: Call of Duty: World at War
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| 3: Guitar Hero World Tour Super Bundle
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| 4: Fable 2
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| 5: Need for Speed Undercover
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| 6: Fallout 3
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| 7: Left 4 Dead
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| 8: James Bond Quantum of Solace
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| 9: Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe
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| 10: Guitar Hero World Tour Bundle
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Nintendo Wii Games, week ending 23rd November
| 1: Wii Fit
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| 2: Wii Music
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| 3: Wii Play
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| 4: Mario Kart Wii
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| 5: Guitar Hero World Tour Super Bundle
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| 6: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
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| 7: Guitar Hero World Tour Bundle
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| 8: Super Mario Galaxy
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| 9: James Bond Quantum of Solace
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| 10: Mario Party 8
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Playstation 3 games, week ending 23rd November
| 1: Call of Duty: World at War
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| 2: Need for Speed Undercover
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| 3: LittleBigPlanet
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| 4: Guitar Hero World Tour Super Bundle
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| 5: MotorStorm 2: Pacific Rift
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| 6: Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe
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| 7: James Bond Quantum of Solace
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| 8: Fallout 3
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| 9: SingStar Abba
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| 10: FIFA 2009
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Playstation 2 games, week ending 23rd November
| 1: SingStar Abba
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| 2: WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009
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| 3: SingStar Abba Bundle
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| 4: Guitar Hero World Tour Super Bundle
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| 5: SingStar Singalong
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| 6: Need for Speed Undercover
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| 7: Call of Duty: World at War
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| 8: NRL Rugby League 2 World Cup Edition
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| 9: The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
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| 10: Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant
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Nintendo DS Games, week ending 23rd November
| 1: Prof. Kawashima's Brain Training
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| 2: More Brain Training
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| 3: Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise
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| 4: My Sims Kingdom
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| 5: Dr. Kageyama's Maths Training
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| 6: The Simpsons Game
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| 7: Mario Kart
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| 8: Guitar Hero: On Tour Bundle
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| 9: Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
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| 10: Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant
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Playstation Portable games, week ending 23rd November
| 1: WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009
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| 2: Need for Speed Undercover
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| 3: LEGO Batman
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| 4: Midnight Club: LA
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| 5: FIFA 2009
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| 6: Crash Bandicoot: Mind over Mutant
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| 7: Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
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| 8: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
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| 9: The Simpsons Game
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| 10: NBA Live 2009
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(Thanks to GfK)