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Last week was a pretty big one for releases, with Fallout 3 and Quantum of Solace hoping to dislodge Fable 2 from the top spot. The sales have been counted and the ELSPA charts are now in, so could either of them manage to get to No.1? You are but one click away from finding out (and the answer may surprise you!).

Well the correct answer was actually Wii Fit, at least in the individual SKU charts. Thanks to a heavy restock across the country, both Wii Fit and Mario Kart Wii saw huge jumps in sales, propelling them to 1 and 4 respectively. Bethesda had to settle for 2nd place for the 360 version of Fallout 3 and number 5 for the PS3 one. Not that they would be upset at this - sales of the threequel have already surpassed the combined total of the previous Fallout games. Fable 2 was shunted down to 3rd, while the 360 version of Far Cry 2 held on to its place in the top ten, at number 7. 

1 (7) Wii Fit - Nintendo (Wii)

2 (NE) Fallout 3 - Bethesda (360)

3 (1) Fable 2 - Microsoft (360)

4 (8) Mario Kart Wii - Nintendo (Wii)

5 (NE) Fallout 3 - Bethesda (PS3)

6 (9) FIFA 09 - EA (360)

7 (3) Far Cry 2 - Ubisoft (360)

8 (13) Wii Play - Nintendo (Wii)

9 (14) Brain Training - Nintendo (DS)

10 (NE) Pro Evo 09 - Konami (PS2)

 

In the combined sales chart Fallout 3 was more successful and grabbed the number 1 slot closely followed by FIFA 09. Bond may have been awol from the singles chart but he did make an impact here, aptly coming in at number (00)7. Smooth.

1 (NE) Fallout 3 - Bethesda

2 (3) FIFA 09 - EA

3 (8) Wii Fit - Nintendo

4 (1) Fable 2 - Microsoft

5 (4) Pro Evo Soccer 08 - Konami

6 (2) Far Cry 2 - Ubisoft

7 (NE) Quantum of Solace - Activision

8 (7) Lego Batman - Warner Interactive

9 (9) Mario Kart Wii - Nintendo

10 (5) Saints Row 2 - THQ

 

Next week Guitar Hero World Tour, Gears of War and Little Big Planet will all be fighting to get the number 1 spot. Keep on GameBrit to find out who walks away with the prize, same time next week.