Banjo fails to make Top 40

Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts has failed to chart in the UK Top 40 this week. Despite the game being criticised by reviews both online and offline, it was still worthy enough to try and dent the chart but it has failed to do so.

The favourite for the Christmas number one slot, Call of Duty: World at War has entered straight at the top this week. It was going to be a very competitive week for games, with such a huge number of key releases out for all the consoles.

A worthy mention for geek’s favourite WOW: Wrath of the Lich King which saw the biggest ever UK launch and notched up second position in the charts this week. But we don’t want to dabble with geeks, so back to the consoles we know and love…

…Gears of War manages to hold off competition and falls to number 4 this week while Guitar Hero World Tour jumps to 6 after the release of the band pack on Friday.

It has being a strange week for the charts with games tumbling all over the place including another shock that Mirrors Edge only manages number 20. Oh well, for those who pre-ordered, you miss out on the Fenchurch t-shirt which I grabbed from my work thanks to those not turning up to collect a copy. Loosers.

Have a gander at the chart below and tell us if you were shocked this week!

1. Call of Duty: World at War
2. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
3. Football Manager 2009
4. Gears of War 2
5. FIFA 09
6. Guitar Hero: World Tour
7. Professor Layton and the Curious Village
8. Mario Kart Wii
9. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
10. WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009
11. Wii Play
12. Wii Fit
13. Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training
14. Fallout 3
15. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
16. Wii Music
17. LEGO Batman
18. Quantum of Solace
19. LittleBigPlanet
20. Mirror’s Edge
21. LEGO Indiana Jones
22. Carnival: Funfair Games
23. Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree
24. Kung Fu Panda
25. Midnight Club: Los Angeles
26. Far Cry 2
27. Fable II
28. More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima
29. Ben 10: Protector of Earth
30. MySims Kingdom
31. Disney’s High School Musical 3: Senior Year DANCE!
32. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
33. More Touchmaster
34. More Game Party
35. MotorStorm: Pacific Rift
36. WALL-E
37. Viva Piñata
38. High School Musical 3: Senior Year
39. Tom Clancy’s EndWar
40. Mario Kart DS