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Australian Game Sales: August 18th-August 24th

Tyranitar24 | August 28, 2008 | Industry News | PC Playstation 2 
Another week has passed, which means it's time for some Australian game sales!

Mario Kart Wii has snatched the lead from the Wii Fit game, the Wii Play bundle is still selling steadily in third, followed by the oh-so-popular Super Smash Bros. Brawl and SingStar Amped.

Most of the games in the overall sales list are either the from the Wii or the DS. With all the success Nintendo has been having lately, I'm not surprised. To check out some console-specific sales, hit the source.

All data supplied by GfK Australia.
It's hard to say if the last week of the Olympics gave Segas' Beijing 2008 - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games a boost, but that hasn't stopped the PlayStation 3 version of the game moving up four spots from the previous week, into sixth spot. The Xbox 360 version of Beijing 2008 also made it into the charts, though at the much lower position of number 10. Nintendo's Brain Training series are regular contenders in the charts, with Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? taking out the seventh place last week.

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    Gothic Girl | August 28, 2008
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    Most of the games in the overall sales list are either the from the Wii or the DS. With all the success Nintendo has been having lately, I'm not surprised.
    I'm not surprised either, considering Wii games are $50-$90, while PS3 and 360 games are well over $100+ in Australia. >_>

    People can't afford the shitty game prices that we're dealt with. I'd say that's also the reason why the PS3 is selling shittily over here - People can't afford to shell out $700-$1000 for a console that they might buy a handful of games for.
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      Tyranitar24 | August 28, 2008
      Wow, wtf? I didn't know games are that expensive in Australia. That sucks..
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    Bale Fire | August 28, 2008
    I wouldn't say the PS3 is selling shit, I think its outselling the 360 now. And stores and advertisements are promoting it more.
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    Twisted | August 29, 2008
    Mario Kart Wii? Didn't like that game too much.
    Wii play and SingStar, never heard of SingStar, didn't think that Wii play would be way up there.
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    Shadow_Knight | September 01, 2008
    I just played Wii Play again today. Not the best game, but whatever.

    I sort of liked Mario Kart Wii. It was better than Wii Fit though.

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