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Smash Bros. Brawl Hits Back to Top Australian Chart

Nintendo fighter wrestles No1 spot back from Mario Kart in latest round of battle between Wii big hitters.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl leapfrogged Mario Kart Wii in the Australian software chart during the week ended July 13, having surrendered the top spot to the Nintendo racer the week prior.

Nintendo platform titles dominated the top ten, Wii games taking the top five places and DS titles occupying sixth, seventh and eighth.

Wii Play, Wii Fit and Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games took third, fourth an fifth respectively, followed by Brain Training, Guitar Hero: On Tour and High Musical for Nintendo’s handheld.

The regular and bundled editions of PS2 title SingStar Party Hits rounded off the top ten.

01.   Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
02.   Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
03.   Wii Play (Wii)
04.   Wii Fit (Wii)
05.   Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)
06.   Brain Training (DS)
07.   Guitar Hero: On Tour Bundle (DS)
08.   High School Musical (DS)
09.   SingStar Party Hits (PS2)
10.   SingStar Party Hits Bundle (PS2)

Chart data compiled by GfK Australia.