James Lee
15:44 (BST)
15/09/2008
Spore breaks into Euro charts
Titles for both Nintendo and PC platforms have dominated the Spanish and German software sales chart for the week ended September 7, according to data provided by Media-Control GfK International.
PC titles occupied five of the top ten places in German software sales chart, with EA Maxis' Spore coming in at number one and followed by The Sims 2: Apartment Life at number two.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky secured fourth place, while the Settlers: Rise of an Empire came in at six and Spore Galactic Edition at eight.
The Spanish chart was more centred around Nintendo titles and saw Wii Fit take the first place, followed by Wii Play at number two. The Sims 2: Apartment Life came in third, while Mario Kart Wii and the DS title Cooking Guide: Can't decide what to eat? came in fourth and fifth places respectively.
Spore came in at number six, Super Smash Bros Brawl at seven and Beijing 2008, for the PlayStation 3, at eight.
Closing the Spanish chart was Brain Training for the DS and Grand Theft Auto IV for the PS3.
The German software sales chart follows:
- 1. Spore (PC)
- 2. The Sims 2: Apartment Life (PC)
- 3. Wii Fit (Wii)
- 4. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky (PC)
- 5. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
- 6. The Settlers - Rise of an Empire (PC)
- 7. Spore Galactic Edition (PC)
- 8. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Wii)
- 9. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (DS)
- 10. Wii Play (Wii)
The Spanish software sales chart follows:
- 1. Wii Fit (Wii)
- 2. Wii Play (Wii)
- 3. The Sims 2: Apartment Life (PC)
- 4. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
- 5. Cooking Guide: Can't decide what to eat? (DS)
- 6. Spore (PC)
- 7. Super Smash Bros Brawl (Wii)
- 8. Beijing 2008 (PS3)
- 9. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (DS)
- 10: Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
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