Latest UK Chart Update, 17th April, 2010

The latest UK chart update is now available for the week ending 17th April, 2010, with Ubisoft landing at No.1 with Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction on the Xbox 360 becoming the biggest selling game of the week, whilst Just Dance on Wii slides one to No.2, keeping its head just above the PS3 edition of Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.

Check out the various pieces of chart data below:

TOP 20 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE - INDIVIDUAL FORMATS (UNITS), WEEK ENDING 17 April 2010
(NEW) 1.) TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL: CONVICTION (360, UBISOFT)
(1) 2.) JUST DANCE (WII, UBISOFT)
(NEW) 3.) GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES LIBERTY CITY STORIES (PS3, TAKE 2)
(3) 4.) WII FIT PLUS (WII, NINTENDO)
(2) 5.) WII SPORTS RESORT (WII, NINTENDO)
(4) 6.) POKEMON SOULSILVER (NDS, NINTENDO)
(5) 7.) POKEMON HEARTGOLD (NDS, NINTENDO)
(6) 8.) BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 (360, ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(8) 9.) CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 (360, ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
(9) 10.) NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII (WII, NINTENDO)
(10) 11.) BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 (PS3, ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(7) 12.) JUST CAUSE 2 (360, SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
(11) 13.) JUST CAUSE 2 (PS3, SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
(13) 14.) FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 (360, MICROSOFT)
(14) 15.) GOD OF WAR III (PS3, SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
(12) 16.) MARIO KART WII (WII, NINTENDO)
(17) 17.) NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. (NDS, NINTENDO)
(15) 18.) FIFA 10 (360, ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(24) 19.) PEPPA PIG: FUN AND GAMES (NDS, UBISOFT)
(19) 20.) HEAVY RAIN (PS3, SONY COMPUTER ENT.)

Elsewhere in the Individual Formats Top 40, the renewed advertising campaign for Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story is still breathing new life into the fantastic RPG that sadly failed to make a mark on the chart when released at the end of last year in the UK. The game has dropped three places to No.24, but this is still a massive improvement over its non-appearance since release! Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games on Wii drops two to No.25, the DS edition of Band Hero gets a massive boost at a budget price, entering at No.28, whilst Mario Kart DS climbs seven to No.29, Professor Layton and Pandora's Box is up two to No.20, the DS version of Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing is up one to No.36 and Wii Play hangs on, dipping one to No.40.

TOP 20 NINTENDO DS (FULL PRICE), WEEK ENDING 17 April 2010
(1) 1.) POKEMON SOULSILVER (NINTENDO)
(2) 2.) POKEMON HEARTGOLD (NINTENDO)
(3) 3.) NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. (NINTENDO)
(5) 4.) PEPPA PIG: FUN AND GAMES (UBISOFT)
(4) 5.) MARIO AND LUIGI: BOWSER'S INSIDE STORY (NINTENDO)
(8) 6.) MARIO KART DS (NINTENDO)
(6) 7.) PROFESSOR LAYTON AND PANDORA'S BOX (NINTENDO)
(9) 8.) SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING (SEGA)
(10) 9.) SONIC CLASSIC COLLECTION (SEGA)
(7) 10.) MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (SEGA)
(13) 11.) COMBAT OF GIANTS: MUTANT INSECTS (UBISOFT)
(11) 12.) STYLE BOUTIQUE (NINTENDO)
(12) 13.) DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING (NINTENDO)
(15) 14.) CLUB PENGUIN: ELITE PENGUIN FORCE (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS)
(14) 15.) BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE (NAMCO BANDAI GAMES)
(19) 16.) COMBAT OF GIANTS: DRAGONS (UBISOFT)
(17) 17.) THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: SPIRIT TRACKS (INTENDO)
(20) 18.) MYSTERY STORIES (GSP/AVANQUEST)
(22) 19.) HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
(16) 20.) FIFA 10 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)

The only other game of note in the Nintendo DS chart is a new entry for Mystery Tales: Time Travel from Foreign Media Games at No.31. As seen by its appearance in the Individual Format chart, Band Hero on DS is now the No.1 budget title on the format, whilst Touchmaster 3 is down one to No.4, Rhythm Paradise is up two to No.5, the Ubisoft version of Sherlock Holmes jumps back up six to No.9, the DS edition of PC/Wii adventure puzzler Safecracker is new in at No.14, with 7 Wonders II leaping from No.28 to No.19 and 101-in-1 Explosive Megamix pops up at No.34.

TOP 20 NINTENDO Wii (FULL PRICE), WEEK ENDING 17 April 2010
(1) 1.) NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII (NINTENDO)
(2) 2.) MARIO KART WII (NINTENDO)
(3) 3.) MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (SEGA)
(4) 4.) SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING (SEGA)
(NEW) 5.) RUGBY LEAGUE 3 (ALTERNATIVE)
(5) 6.) F1 2009 (CODEMASTERS)
(7) 7.) RED STEEL 2 (UBISOFT)
(6) 8.) FIFA 10 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(9) 9.) RABBIDS GO HOME (UBISOFT)
(17) 10.) TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(8) 11.) BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE (NAMCO BANDAI GAMES)
(12) 12.) HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT: VOL 2 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(15) 13.) JAMES CAMERON'S AVATAR: THE GAME (UBISOFT)
(11) 14.) DANCING ON ICE (GHOSTLIGHT)
(14) 15.) SPONGEBOB'S BOATING BASH (THQ)
(10) 16.) CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
(13) 17.) YOUR SHAPE (UBISOFT)
(19) 18.) U-SING (KOCH MEDIA)
(18) 19.) ALICE IN WONDERLAND (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS)
(16) 20.) GUITAR HERO 5 (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)

Further down the list, Super Mario Galaxy is up two to No.25, hanging around thanks to the increased interest in Mario, Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll falls five to No.26, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is down six to No.28 and Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep is back up three to No.37.

Below is Chart-Track's blurb on the all-priced All Format Top 40:

Ubisoft continue their 2010 chart success with new entry ‘Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction’ No1 this week, having now occupied the top spot five times so far this year, three times in the last three weeks. Splinter Cell: Conviction was released exclusively on Xbox 360 with the PC version out on the 30th April. Ubisoft’s Wii exclusive ‘Just Dance’ has stepped down to No2 which marks the first time Ubisoft have held both No1 and No2 in the chart. It also marks the first time Ubisoft have had two different titles at No1 two weeks in a row. Rockstar/Take2’s ‘Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City’ sees a massive surge to No3 thanks to the PS3 and PC versions released this week, which means EA’s ‘Battlefield: Bad Company 2’ is pushed down to No4. Nintendo’s ‘Wii Fit Plus’ moves up from No6 to No5 this week followed by Square Enix Europe’s ‘Just Cause 2’. Nintendo then hold No7 and No8 with ‘Wii Sports Resort’ and ‘Pokemon Soulsilver’ respectively. Activision Blizzard’s FPS ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’ drops back down to No9 after the two week sales boost from the release of the map pack and EA round off the top 10 with ‘FIFA 10’.