Aussie Charts: So. Much. Sport.

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3:00PM September 3, 2009 | Tracey Lien

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It appears to be the week of sports games, with a mix of actual sports, pseudo-sports, and Nazi-zombie-shooting sports. All up, it looks like a lot of gamers are moving about and breaking a sweat.

Question: WHY, DEAR GOD WHY!?

Perhaps there is still some mental scarring from year 9 PE that prevents me from appreciating the likes of Ashes Cricket 2009 and Grand Slam Tennis (note: there was a tennis ball, my face, blood, and braces involved – go figure). Oh well.

All Format Full-Priced Games Top 10 for the w/e August 30:

1. Wii Sports Resort (Wii)
2. Wii Fit (Wii)
3. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (Wii)
4. Grand Slam Tennis (Wii)
5. Wii Play (Wii)
6. Mario Kart (Wii)
7. Ashes Cricket 2009 (PS3)
8. Brain Training (DS)
9. The Sims 3 (PC/MAC)
10. Wolfenstein (PS3)

Comments

  • oggob

    September 3, 2009 at 3:08 PM

    Ummm… No 360 games?!

    That might be a first for the year… and the PS3 was basically out of stock for that week also…

    Next week with Batman will be a big showdown…

  • samige

    September 3, 2009 at 3:40 PM

    Or maybe not…

    It’d be crazy to think the 360 would be able to compete with the number of copies going free with the PS3 slim, added to stand alone sales.

  • annonie

    September 3, 2009 at 3:44 PM

    Im more disgraced that we buy those shitty EA SPORTS

    • Really?

      September 3, 2009 at 6:26 PM

      Just because you don’t like sports games, does not mean those games are shitty. Seriously, when is the last time you looked at an EA sports game? Yes, they are mass-produced, low-brow games, but the standard they are made to is -exceptionally- high (there’s a reason why they are unbeaten in the sports game category).

  • Daniel

    September 3, 2009 at 3:45 PM

    I think Grand Slam and Tiger are up there because a couple of retailers were giving away an extra (so two) Motion Plus units with them for like $69. That’s a massive saving, they’re probably only going to be played on Wii Sports Resort though :/

  • NewGuy

    September 3, 2009 at 4:22 PM

    I’m assuming a lot of us gamers are mentally scarred from PE. :P

    I was never interested in sports, and I defiently won’t be interested in these EA sports games either. I’d had expected big releases to atleast get to #1 for at least 5 minutes. Damn you Nintendo!

  • Chris Rickard

    September 3, 2009 at 6:46 PM

    sims or sims 3? fist typo Tracey?

    look forward to more Aussie posts from you

    • Tracey Lien

      September 3, 2009 at 8:55 PM

      Thanks for spotting the typo; it’s fixed now! :D

  • Elly Hart

    September 3, 2009 at 7:48 PM

    PE. Thank god it ended with compulsory education. *shudders*

  • joedy

    September 4, 2009 at 8:40 AM

    Wow, didnt know there were so man idiots buying Wii games.

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