Another Week in Europe

Didja hear? Doctor Who is back from the future to save the DS in Europe! Hurray!

Haha. Not really. In fact, even though Top Trumps: Doctor Who is the only new Nintendo DS game to appear in a European chart this week, it still only managed a risible 33rd spot in the UK. Still, that should keep you David Tennant fans happy, and we even included a shot of Dave to aid your celebrations. Aren't we nice?

Aside from that, it's the usual tiresome faces, which means lots of Professor Kawashima and ... actually not so much of Mario and Sonic. Yep, there's no doubt about it: the pair's Olympics game is slowly dropping off the pace, appearing in only two top tens this week.

As usual, hit the break to peruse the charts, though please accept our profuse apologies for the lack of an Irish top ten.

United Kingdom (Week ending May 17th)

01. (01) Grand Theft Auto IV (360)
02. (02) Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
03. (03) Wii Fit (Wii)
04. (07) Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
05. (04) Wii Play (Wii)
06. (05) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)
07. (08) Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (NDS)
08. (06) Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (PS3)
09. (09) Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (Wii)
10. (16) Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Wii)

Netherlands (Week ending May 17th)

01. (02) Grand Theft Auto IV (360)
02. (01) Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
03. (03) Wii Fit (Wii)
04. (06) Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
05. (04) Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (NDS)
06. (08) More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (NDS)
07. (__) Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 Platinum (PS2)
08. (07) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (NDS)
09. (05) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)
10. (__) Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)

Germany (Week 20, 2008)

01. (01) Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
02. (02) Grand Theft Auto IV (360)
03. (03) Wii Fit (Wii)
04. (04) Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
05. (08) Mario Kart DS (NDS)
06. (05) Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (NDS)
07. (07) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (NDS)
08. (__) Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 Platinum (PS2)
09. (09) SingStar Summer Party (PS2)
10. (10) New Super Mario Bros. (NDS)

Spain (Week 19, 2008)

01 (01) Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
02 (04) Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
03 (02) Wii Fit (Wii)
04 (03) Grand Theft Auto IV (360)
05 (09) Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PSP)
06 (07) Wii Play (Wii)
07 (__) 42 All-Time Classics (NDS)
08 (06) More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (NDS)
09 (05) Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (NDS)
10 (__) Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (PS3)

Sweden (Week 20, 2008)

01. (02) Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
02. (01) Grand Theft Auto IV (360)
03. (03) Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
04. (04) Wii Fit (Wii)
05. (06) World of Warcraft (PC)
06. (05) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS2)
07. (19) Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne (PC)
08. (10) World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (PC)
09. (11) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Wii)
10. (09) SingStar Svenska hits Schlager (PS2)

Denmark (Week ending May 17th)

01. (01) Grand Theft Auto IV (360, PS3)
02. (__) Ratatouille (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, NDS, GBA, Mac, GC)
03. (04) SingStar Summer Party (PS2)
04. (02) FIFA 08 (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, NDS)
05. (__) The Sims 2: Teen Style (PC)
06. (__) The Sims 2: H&M Stuff (PC)
07. (05) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC)
08. (__) Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, NDS, GBA)
09. (06) The Sims 2: Kitchen and Bathroom (PC)
10. (03) Counter-Strike: Source (PC)

Read: UK chart data
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Read: German chart data
Read: Spanish chart data
Read: Swedish chart data
Read: Danish chart data

Featuring charts from across the region, Another Week in Europe documents the buying habits and quirky tastes of a whole continent of DS lovers. Want to know what's selling everywhere else? Then check out our weekly Japanese sales articles here, or the latest North American sales here.