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Soul Calibur IV Debuts at No1 in UK Chart

Becomes the fastest-selling game in the franchiseís history and the fastest-selling traditional beat ëem up to be launched on PS3 or Xbox 360.

The title is the first in the series to hit the top spot in the All Formats Chart since Soul Calibur II for GameCube, PS2 and Xbox back in September 2003. The Xbox 360 version of the game accounted for 56 percent of opening week sales.

Nintendo’s Wii Fit dropped one place to No2 despite a 35 percent rise in weekly sales, while sales of Mario Kart Wii, a non-mover at No3, were up 25 percent.

THQ’s Wall-E fell two places to No4, while the publisher’s hardware-bundled Big Beach Sports moved up five places to No5.

Guitar Hero: On Tour, Wii Play, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, Brain Training and Lego Indiana Jones rounded off the top ten.

01   Soul Calibur IV (Ubisoft)
02   Wii Fit (Nintendo)
03   Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
04   Wall-E (THQ)
05   Big Beach Sports (THQ)
06   Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision)
07   Wii Play (Nintendo)
08   Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
09   Brain Training (Nintendo)
10   Lego Indiana Jones (Activision)

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2008 ELSPA Ltd.

Check out our Soul Calibur IV review here.