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Aussie game charts: June 16-22

  • By James Kozanecki, GameSpot AU
  • Posted Jun 25, 2008 11:25 pm PT

Konami's hit PS3 game remains king of the charts down under.

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots has spent its second consecutive week at the top of the Australian game charts, according to data trackers GfK Australia. The game, which was released in Australia on June 12, sees Solid Snake go on his final mission as he attempts to stop Liquid Snake and uncover the truth about the Patriots.

MGS4 wasn't the only one to stand firm from last week, with the Wii Play/Wii Remote bundle remaining in second spot for the week of June 16-June 22. The Pokemon Mystery Dungeon duo--Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness and Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time--have taken out both the third and fourth positions, respectively. Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures on the PlayStation 2 slipped down a spot to number five, whereas the PlayStation 3 version of Grand Theft Auto IV moved up into number six. Crossword DS for the Nintendo DS can be found in seventh place, and the Xbox 360 version of GTAIV is in at number eight. Wii Fit has fallen again to number nine, and last but not least is Grid, which can be found at number 10.

All sales stats, including console-by-console breakdowns, can be found below:

Top 10 Full-Priced Games
1. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, PlayStation 3
2. Wii Play bundle, Wii
3. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness, Nintendo DS
4. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Nintendo DS
5. Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, PlayStation 2
6. Grand Theft Auto IV, PlayStation 3
7. Crosswords DS, Nintendo DS
8. Grand Theft Auto IV, Xbox 360
9. Wii Fit, Wii
10. GRID, PlayStation 3

Top 10 PS3 Games (over A$60)
1. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
2. Grand Theft Auto IV
3. GRID
4. SingStar Vol. 2
5. Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
6. The Bourne Conspiracy
7. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock bundle
8. Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
9. Assassin's Creed
10. Resistance: Fall of Man

Top 10 Xbox 360 Games (over A$50)
1. Grand Theft Auto IV
2. Ninja Gaiden II
3. GRID
4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock bundle
5. Assassin's Creed
6. Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
7. Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
8. The Bourne Conspiracy
9. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
10. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2

Top 10 Wii Games (over A$50)
1. Wii Play bundle
2. Wii Fit
3. Mario Kart Wii
4. Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
5. Super Mario Galaxy
6. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
7. Crash of the Titans
8. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock bundle
9. The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night
10. Sports Island

Top 10 PC Games (over A$20)
1. World of Warcraft
2. Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
3. Mass Effect
4. The Sims 2: Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff
5. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
6. The Sims 2
7. The Sims 2: Free Time
8. The Sims 2: Bon Voyage
9. The Sims 2: Seasons
10. Age of Empires III

Top 10 Nintendo DS Games (over A$40)
1. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness
2. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time
3. CrossWords DS
4. Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
5. Nintendogs: Dalmatian and Friends
6. High School Musical: Makin' the Cut
7. Big Brain Academy
8. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain?
9. My Sims
10. Drawn to Life

Top 10 PS2 Games (over A$50)
1. Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
2. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock bundle
3. SingStar Party Hits
4. SingStar Party Hits bundle
5. WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008 Platinum
6. SingStar '80s
7. SingStar Party
8. SingStar Legends
9. Iron Man
10. Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters

Top 10 PSP games (over A$40)
1. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
2. Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
3. God of War: Chains of Olympus
4. The Simpsons Game
5. Need for Speed ProStreet
6. MX vs. ATV Untamed
7. FIFA Soccer 08
8. Jackass: The Game
9. SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Tactical Strike
10. Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron

All data supplied by GfK Australia.

30 Comments

  • froggypimper

    Posted Jul 3, 2008 3:19 am PT

    America's numbers has not been published yet...but I'm sure MGS was on top...but man I'm so proud that this game has been and is continuing to be a commerical success...the critics have already raved it so much...so another great commerically and critically successful game 4 1 of the best video game series ever!!! THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!!

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  • HatchetKill

    Posted Jun 29, 2008 7:32 am PT

    Goddam there is alot of talk about MGS4, hehehehe, personally i still luv the warhawk, can only seem to pick other games up for a day or two

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  • raynimrod

    Posted Jun 28, 2008 5:53 am PT

    It's not surprising to see a game like MGS4 at top spot still. What an amazing game it is!

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  • Judza

    Posted Jun 27, 2008 5:39 pm PT

    Good to see MGS4 is at the top. GOTY is almost a certainty.
    BTW, we still seem to love Sims 2 for PC. What's up with that?

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  • ztron370

    Posted Jun 27, 2008 6:42 am PT

    US version of MGS4 isn't doing so well.

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  • Erebyssial

    Posted Jun 26, 2008 6:06 pm PT

    @moatartareque

    Maybe you should read the title... Australian charts, not US. Brawl was only released yesterday. GameSpot AU users should be the only ones that see Australian related news, as there's always Americans that come in and have no idea what they're talking about.

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  • crunchy9178

    Posted Jun 26, 2008 3:39 pm PT

    should wiiplay bundle actually be counted? technically it comes free with the wiimote not the other way around as opposed to the other bundles. if so then wii sports should be counted as well. but meh whatever....

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  • Linadain

    Posted Jun 26, 2008 2:06 pm PT

    I got the MGS 4 80GB bundle

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  • 00Rambol00

    Posted Jun 26, 2008 11:18 am PT

    yeah am not supprised, MGS4 has got to be one of those revolutionary games for an amazing story telling and action.

    Tbh i got a PS3 just for MGS4! Its crazy but amazing game, no regrets buying both.

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  • LURCH87

    Posted Jun 26, 2008 10:11 am PT

    nice.

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  • Maersyndel

    Posted Jun 26, 2008 10:05 am PT

    As people buy consoles for MGS4, they're buying games like GTA IV on it as well....nice.

    Also, NG2 bombed pretty bad it seems....

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  • shockg2000

    Posted Jun 26, 2008 9:47 am PT

    slimdavy55, your comment is the greatest comment read to date. LOL, PS3 at the top. Everything is returning back to normal. I agree 100% Some people have forgotten Sony is the #1 console to have. Its not even about being a fan boy, Its just simply about stopping to think about it for a minute. PS3 is just the better system. Blu is better than HD DVD. Fact not opinion for all the statistic junkies out their. Anyway, the system u love is the system u love. In the mean time, GAME ON.

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  • Darth_Slayer

    Posted Jun 26, 2008 9:42 am PT

    Brawl isn't release in Australia yet, IIRC

    And why doesn't this chart contain actually sales figures?

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  • moatartareque

    Posted Jun 26, 2008 8:37 am PT

    Erebyssial

    "This isn't going to change for a long time"

    Brawl is going to be no. 1 next week, no contest. Why is there any doubt lol?
    becuz it came out 4 months ago n now its boring

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  • slimdavy55

    Posted Jun 26, 2008 7:44 am PT

    ps3 at the top like it should be everything is returning to normal

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  • itwiz90

    Posted Jun 26, 2008 7:40 am PT

    Welcome to the land down under, where the women roar and the controller pad rumble. LOL
    MSG4 will be on top for a good while.

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  • gta4fanboy201

    Posted Jun 26, 2008 7:29 am PT

    Mgs4 should be up there for a much longer time

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  • Erebyssial

    Posted Jun 26, 2008 5:32 am PT

    "This isn't going to change for a long time"

    Brawl is going to be no. 1 next week, no contest. Why is there any doubt lol?

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  • HyperonicX

    Posted Jun 26, 2008 3:37 am PT

    I knew that Crisis Core:FFVII would be first on the PSP list!

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  • is0lati0n

    Posted Jun 26, 2008 3:25 am PT

    Yeah, this is gonna stay the same for a looong time.

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  • felipenet7

    Posted Jun 26, 2008 2:54 am PT

    this isn't gonna change for quite some time!

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  • 2x4b96123

    Posted Jun 26, 2008 2:29 am PT

    we aussies love our tactical espinage-type games... i remember splinter cell chaos theory was at the top of the charts for a couple of months when it was released

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  • dunnowhathuh

    Posted Jun 26, 2008 2:10 am PT

    I wonder if SSBB has a chance of knocking MGS4 off the top next week.

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  • Nintendo_Man

    Posted Jun 26, 2008 1:49 am PT

    No surprise to see Pokemon do well, will be interesting to see how Pokemon Ranger will do when it finally comes out here.

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  • GDCalibur

    Posted Jun 26, 2008 1:46 am PT

    Glad Australia is enjoying MGS4 as much as we are in the US.

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  • mhsdrake

    Posted Jun 26, 2008 1:40 am PT

    Resistance deserves to still be hanging onto the charts, it was a great game- which would have been reviewed much better if it wasn't a launch game.

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  • artson1966

    Posted Jun 26, 2008 1:32 am PT

    Wow PS3 software is sure taking a great turn for the better down under with the 360 only having 1 title in the top 10 at 9 with gta4. Boy what a reversal in such a short time. Sorry xbox maybe next week you will do better or NOT lol

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  • Symphonycometh

    Posted Jun 25, 2008 11:45 pm PT

    Resistance is still hanging on after all this time?

    Insomniac will make millions on Resistance 2 then.

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  • Sphire

    Posted Jun 25, 2008 11:41 pm PT

    Aussies love their MGS4

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