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The UK charts have quietened considerably from the previous week with only one new entry in the top forty, as Ninja Gaiden Sigma debuts at number 19, Harry Potter remains in the top position, and Nintendo’s More Brain Training follows

David Jenkins, Blogger

July 10, 2007

2 Min Read

After an extremely busy week of new releases last week, the UK sales charts have seen relatively less movement this week, with film tie-in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix remaining at the number one spot. With the opening of the movie, the game, which has received relatively positive reviews compared to other tie-ins this summer, saw sales rise by 29 percent. The fastest mover in the top ten is More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima (aka Brain Age 2), which rises three places to number two. At the same time the first Brain Training game re-enters the top ten at number ten, a total of fifty-seven weeks after its initial release. The only genuine new entry of the week is Tecmo’s Ninja Gaiden Sigma on the PlayStation 3. The series (which was originally known as Shadow Warriors on the NES in Europe) has always fared relatively poorly in the UK, with the PlayStation 3 exclusive debuting only at number nineteen this week. The only other new entry in the top forty is soccer management title Football Manager 2007 from Sega and Sports Interactive, which re-enters the chart at number thirty-four following widespread retail discounting.

TW

LW

Title

Publisher

Formats

Weeks

1

1

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

EA

PS2/360/Wii/PS3/PC/DS/PSP

2

2

5

More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima

Nintendo

DS

2

3

3

Shrek the Third

Activision

PS2/360/Wii/PC/DS

3

4

2

The Darkness

2K Games

360

2

5

4

Resident Evil 4

Capcom

PS2/GC/Wii/PC

15

6

10

Wii Play

Nintendo

Wii

25

7

7

Rainbow Six: Vegas

Ubisoft

360/PS3/PC/PSP

17

8

6

Forza Motorsport 2

Microsoft

360

5

9

8

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Disney

PS2/360/Wii/PS3/DS/PSP

7

10

12

Dr Kawashima's Brain Training

Nintendo

DS

57

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2007. ELSPA Ltd

About the Author(s)

David Jenkins

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David Jenkins ([email protected]) is a freelance writer and journalist working in the UK. As well as being a regular news contributor to Gamasutra.com, he also writes for newsstand magazines Cube, Games TM and Edge, in addition to working for companies including BBC Worldwide, Disney, Amazon and Telewest.

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