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The NPD Group, GfK Chart-Track Limited and Enterbrain, Inc., today announced the release of Top Global Markets Report which collates software sales data from the US, UK and Japan.

The report shows that GTA IV has comes out on top by some margin selling 6.3 million copies in US and UK. Some way behind it is Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. Brawl, which has sold a total of 5.4 million units across all three territories.

To break it down: GTA IV has sold 4,711,000 units in the US and 1,582,000 in the UK whereas Brawl has sold 3,539,000 units in the US, 213,000 in the UK and 1,681,000 in Japan.

From the release:

“The leading games information sources in the U.S, U.K. and Japan – the largest games markets in the world – have joined forces to provide the gaming industry with a single source for sales data providing detailed insight into what’s happening in these important markets.”

“The video games business has become increasingly global, with the majority of the publishers releasing games in multiple markets,” said Anita Frazier, industry analyst, The NPD Group. “The U.S, as the world’s largest market will be able to view and compare sales for the first time outside of their own market.”

Top 5 listed below, full release after the link.

• GRAND THEFT AUTO IV 6,293,000
• SUPER SMASH BROS: BRAWL 5,433,000
• MARIO KART WII 4,697,000
• WII FIT 3,604,000
• GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK 3,475,000

By Mike Bowden

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Chart-Track has released the latest UK charts revealing that Nintendo’s Wii Fit has taken over from its other big seller, Super Smash Bros. Brawl to go top of the UK software charts.

Last week’s charts here. Top ten below.

1. Wii Fit
2. Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
3. Super Smash Bros: Brawl
4. Top Spin 3
5. Battlefield: Bad Company
6. Big Beach Sports
7. Wii Play
8. Beijing 2008
9. Kung Fu Panda
10. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

By Mike Bowden

Super Smash Bros. World is reporting that custom stages in SSBB can now be shared between regions.

“It all comes down to where you place the stages on your SD card,” says the site. “There are specific directory structures for each region. So, if you’re from America, all your stages (downloaded or created) will go in the same directory. The same would apply to EU and Japanese users.”

Full details through the link.

By Mike Bowden