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Australia: Mario & Sonic tops chart

Nintendo exclusives account for half of Top Ten

Sega's Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games was the top-selling game in Australia for the week ended January 20 according to sales data released by GfK Australia.

Four Nintendo DS games also made the Top Ten, allowing titles for Nintendo platforms to dominate half of the chart. Four of the Top Ten titles were for the PlayStation platforms.

The only Xbox 360 game to make the Top Ten - Activision's Call of Duty 4: Modern Combat - dropped to the number seven spot. Call of Duty 4 was also the best-selling PC game for the week.

The Top Ten best-selling titles were as follows:

1. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)
2. The Simpsons Game (DS)
3. SingStar R&B (PS2)
4. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
5. More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain? (DS)
6. SingStar Pop Hits (PS2)
7. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (360)
8. Sight Training (DS)
9. Assassin's Creed (PS3)
10. SingStar Rocks Ballads (PS2)

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