UK Chart Highlights LXXXIII | Nintendo Gridlocked at the Top

Each week is becoming almost a chore to write about here in the UK chart scene, but with Nintendo being so victorious right now that really is nothing to complain about. The advertising for its big games is still pouring forth and definitely working, meaning that with a good push, the Wii will likely appeal equally as much. Or so you would hope...

The charts here in the UK are becoming slightly predictable after the launch of the Nintendo DS Lite and a slew of extremely popular titles. In fact, this week we see so many games not moving that you could just look at last week's rundown to see the highlights! But anyway, for those that missed out, Cars is still clinging on to No.1 (despite sliding 15% in sales), with GTA Liberty City Stories going nowhere at No.2, Brain Training holding at No.6 and Big Brain Academy stuck at No.19 over on the All Prices Top 40. There HAS been a boost for Super Monkey Ball: Touch & Roll, though, as it re-enters the Budget Top 40 (which is littered by eight Sims games!) at No.38.

The Full Price Top 40 has Mario still at No.2 and Animal Crossing at No.4, whilst the XBOX 360's Ninety-Nine Nights enters at No.5, Reservoir Dogs is new at No.7, Over the Hedge drops three to No.9 and Monster House falls five to No.10. Dalmatian & Friends slides four down to No.13, Madden 07 is new at No.21, The Godfather shoots up from No.40 to No.22, whilst Worms drops four to No.23, with Pro Stroke Golf entering at No.24. Mario Kart gets a considerable nudge up eleven to No.27, Sega's Let's Make a Soccer Team on PS2 is in at No.31, Lab & Friends drops four to No.33, Dogz on GBA falls four to No.37 and Tamagotchi rounds things off at No.39, down from No.26.

Cars and Over the Hedge once again stuck in the top two slots of the GC Top 20, whilst Chibi-Robo charges back up two to No.3 and Battalion Wars moves back up four to No.5, with Monster House falling four to No.7, VJ Red Hot Rumble up three to No.13, Pac-Man World 3 returning at No.18 and Resident Evil 4 popping back in at No.20. Metroid Prime 2 is still King of the Budget Castle, with Wind Waker up two to No.2 and Donkey Konga down one to No.3. In at No.5 is Spyro: A Hero's Tail, Jungle Beat returns at No.7, The Incredibles is in at No.8, Pikmin 2 re-enters at No.9 and, in what was a flurry of re-entries, Pok