Spore gains in Europe

via Games Industry


Spore has maintained its position and gained in the German and Spanish software sales charts respectively for the week ended September 14, as Mercenaries 2: World in Flames fails to gain traction, according to data provided by Media-Control GfK International.

The German chart was topped by EA's sim-everything title, Spore, followed by Wii Fit in second place and Mario Kart Wii in third. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky for the PC debuted on the chart in fourth place, preceding The Sims 2: Apartment Life also for the PC at number five.

In sixth place came Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for the Nintendo DS, in seventh place came The Settlers - Rise of an Empire for the PC and in eighth place came the PlayStation 2 title Naruto Ultimate Ninja 3.

Closing off the German software chart was Dr Kawashimas More Brain Training for the DS at nine and Wii Play at ten.

The Spanish Software sales chart saw Wii Fit come in at number one, Wii Play at number two and The Sims 2: Apartment Life for the PC at number three. Mario Kart Wii came in fourth place, while Spore secured fifth place, up one position from last week.

Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat? for the Nintendo DS came in at number six, as Mercenaries 2: World in Flames for the PlayStation 3 debuted in the top ten at number seven.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Nintendo Wii, Grand Theft Auto IV for the PS3 and the DS title Dr Kawashimas Brain Training took eighth, ninth and tenth place respectively.


The German software sales chart follows:
1. Spore (PC)
2. Wii Fit (Wii)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
4. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky (PC)
5. The Sims 2: Apartment Life (PC)
6. Dr Kawashimas Brain Training (DS)
7. The Settlers - Rise of an Empire (PC)
8. Naruto Ultimate Ninja 3 (PS2)
9. Dr Kawashimas More Brain Training (DS)
10. Wii Play (Wii)

The Spanish software sales chart follows:
1. Wii Fit (Wii)
2. Wii Play (Wii)
3. The Sims 2: Apartment Life (PC)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
5. Spore (PC)
6. Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat? (DS)
7. Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (PS3)
8. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
9. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
10. Dr Kawashimas Brain Training (DS)