Another Week in Europe
by Chris Greenhough 
{ Jul 5th 2008 at 4:00PM }
In a week when Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift and Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword failed to penetrate any of Europe's charts, the locals instead turned to the non-game. Ubisoft's My Health Coach: Manage Your Weight (My Weight Loss Coach in North America) was the highest-ranking new DS entry on the continent, with a TV campaign ensuring it reached 27th in the UK. Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What To Eat? also enjoyed a more successful second week, rising eight places in Britain and just squeezing into Ireland's top ten.Next week, Europeans welcome the arrival of Bakushow and Arkanoid DS, and will hopefully not stave off the newest Space Invaders. Let them take you over, puny Earthlings! Heck, they'd run this planet better than us anyway.
As far as serious chart contenders go (because let's face it: none of the aforementioned three are going to sell in the bajillions), the two latest Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games are hitting stores. Expect some top ten finishes from those.
United Kingdom (Week 26, 2008)
01. (__) Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
02. (__) Battlefield: Bad Company (360)
03. (29) Wii Fit (Wii)
04. (__) Big Beach Sports (Wii)
05. (01) Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)
06. (08) Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
07. (__) Battlefield: Bad Company (PS3)
08. (02) Wii Play (Wii)
09. (05) Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (NDS)
10. (06) LEGO Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (NDS)
Ireland (Week 26, 2008)
01. (01) LEGO Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, NDS)
02. (__) Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
03. (__) Wii Fit (Wii)
04. (03) Grand Theft Auto IV (360, PS3)
05. (02) Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)
06. (__) Battlefield: Bad Company (360, PS3)
07. (04) Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (NDS)
08. (06) Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Wii, NDS)
09. (07) Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
10. (__) Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What To Eat? (NDS)
Netherlands (Week 26, 2008)
01. (__) Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
02. (01) Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)
03. (03) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)
04. (__) Top Spin 3 (Wii)
05. (02) Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (NDS)
06. (05) Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
07. (__) Battlefield: Bad Company (360)
08. (07) Grand Theft Auto IV (360)
09. (06) Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
10. (__) Battlefield: Bad Company (PS3)
Germany (Week 26, 2008)
01. (__) Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
02. (02) Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
03. (__) Battlefield: Bad Company (PS3)
04. (01) Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)
05. (03) Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (PSP)
06. (06) Wii Fit (Wii)
07. (04) Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (NDS)
08. (08) Mario Kart DS (NDS)
09. (__) Battlefield: Bad Company (360)
10. (09) Mario Party 8 (Wii)
Spain (Week 25, 2008)
01. (__) Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots (PS3)
02. (01) Wii Play (Wii)
03. (__) Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (PSP)
04. (04) Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
05. (03) Dragon Ball Z Burst Limit (PS3)
06. (02) Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
07. (__) Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (NDS)
08. (__) LEGO Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (PS2)
09. (06) Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
10. (07) Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PS2)
Sweden (Week 26, 2008)
01. (__) Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
02. (__) Battlefield: Bad Company (360)
03. (__) The Sims 2: IKEA Home Stuff (PC)
04. (__) Battlefield: Bad Company (PS3)
05. (03) Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock (PS2)
06. (02) Age Of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (PC)
07. (01) Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)
08. (__) Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (PS2)
09. (07) Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
10. (04) FIFA 08 (PS2)
Denmark (Week 26, 2008)
01. (01) LEGO Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, NDS)
02. (__) Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
03. (02) FIFA 08 (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, NDS)
04. (__) Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (360, PS3, Wii, PS2)
05. (__) Battlefield: Bad Company (360, PS3)
06. (03) Grand Theft Auto IV (360, PS3)
07. (__) The Sims 2: IKEA Home Stuff (PC)
08. (04) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC)
09. (08) UEFA Euro 2008 (360, PS3, PS2, PC, PSP)
10. (09) Need for Speed ProStreet (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, NDS, Mobile)
Read: UK chart data
Read: Irish chart data
Read: Dutch chart data
Read: German chart data
Read: Spanish chart data
Read: Swedish chart data
Read: Danish chart data
Featuring charts from across the region, Another Week in Europe documents the buying habits and quirky tastes of a whole continent of DS lovers. Want to know what's selling everywhere else? Then check out our weekly Japanese sales articles here, or the latest North American sales here.
