No surprises there. If Wii had been released at another time of year, then maybe Zelda would have taken the chart top spot. But as it is, #5 is what it gets, with FIFA 07 hanging on at #1. The best placed Xbox 360 title in launch week, almost exactly a year ago, was Perfect Dark Zero at #12, so it’s certainly not a disaster for Nintendo. Or as much of a disaster as the Xbox 360 launch, anyway.
Two-thirds of Wii buyers went for Zelda; Wii Play was the second most popular, at #9. Red Steel next, at #19, and the last Wii-exclusive in the top 40 is Rayman, at #30. Super Monkey Ball rounds out the Wii top five.
There aren’t any other new entries, but Yoshi’s Island DS makes its debut at #36 in its second week. Thanks to bundling there’s the first appearance of Xbox Live Arcade Unplugged at #35, and Project Gotham Racing 3 climbs 14 to #22.
