GTA IV Crushes Wii Fit in UK Chart

(next-gen) -- Grand Theft Auto IV outsold Wii Fit by more than nine units to one to debut at the top of the UK software chart.

The Rockstar title sold a record 926,000 units in just five days to take the top spot, raking in £39.9m in the process. According to sales monitor ChartTrack, 61.2 percent of the value of all software sold during the week in question was generated by GTA IV.

Wii fit sales, which were hampered by low stock, fell 58 percent, but the title only dropped one spot to No2.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games was a non-mover at No3, Wii Play jumped from No15 to No4, while Mario Kart Wii rounded off the top five.

Sega was the only publisher to release a top 40 game during GTA IV week, with movie tie-in Iron Man: The Official Videogame debuting at No11.

01. Grand Theft Auto IV
02. Wii Fit
03. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
04. Wii Play
05. Mario Kart Wii
06. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
07. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
08. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
09. Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training
10. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2

Leisure software charts compiled by ChartTrack, (C)2008 ELSPA Ltd