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By Tom Ivan

August 26, 2008

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Nintendo platform titles took 19 out of 30 places across the Spanish, German and Swedish top tens during the week ended August 17.

Six PC and two PS2 games also made the charts, along with one title for each of Sony’s PS3 and PSP, and Microsoft’s Xbox 360.

Mario Kart Wii took the top spot in Germany, followed by Wii Fit and the previous week’s bestseller, Drakensang: The Dark Eye for PC. Brain Training and Mario Kart for DS rounded off the top five.

Wii Fit took the gold medal in Spain ahead of the PS3 version of Beijing 2008, Wii Play, Mario Kart Wii and Buzz! Master Quiz for PSP.

In Sweden PC titles took five of the top ten places, but it was the PS2 version of Guitar Hero III that topped the chart. The Sims 2: Ikea Home Stuff came in at No2, followed by Mario Kart Wii, Guitar Hero Aerosmith for PS2 and World of Warcraft.

Germany

01.   Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
02.   Wii Fit (Wii)
03.   Drakensang: The Dark Eye (PC)
04.   Brain Training (DS)
05.   Mario Kart DS (DS)
06.   Mario & Sonic at the Olympics (DS)
07.   Guitar Hero: On Tour (DS)
08.   Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
09.   More Brain Training (DS)
10.   Summer Athletics (Wii)

Spain

01.   Wii Fit (Wii)
02.   Beijing 2008 (PS3)
03.   Wii Play (Wii)
04.   Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
05.   Buzz! Master Quiz (PSP)
06.   Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
07.   Guitar Hero: On Tour (DS)
08.   Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat? (DS)
09.   Wall-E (DS)
10.   Brain Training (DS)

Sweden

01.   Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS2)
02.   The Sims 2: Ikea Home Stuff (PC)
03.   Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
04.   Guitar Hero Aerosmith (PS2)
05.   World of Warcraft (PC)
06.   The Sims 2 (PC)
07.   Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
08.   Rock Band (360)
09.   Counter-Strike 1: Anthology (PC)
10.   World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (PC)

Spanish and German chart data supplied by MC-GfK. Swedish chart data courtesy of Dataspelsbranschen.