Don't look now, but Play With Birds is up to #11, and Fast Draw Showdown and Planet Fish jumped onto the Top 20 in US list. Looks like another demo is working wonders, and "fish" are popular again.

The Dutch WiiWare List of 14-4:
1) (1) chick chick BOOM
2) (2) Heavy Fire: Special Operations
3) (5) Pokémon Rumble
4) (3) Where's Wally? Fantastic Journey 1
5) (12) Spot The Differences!
6) (8) My Zoo
7) (4) Bingo Party Deluxe
8) (7) Mix Superstar
9) (-) Cave Story
10) (6) UNO
11) (17) World of Goo
12) (18) Ben 10: Alien Force - The Rise of Hex
13) (10) Tetris Party
14) (20) Fast Draw Showdown
15) (-) Copter Crisis
16) (13) Cosy Fire
17) (9) My Pokémon Ranch
18) (11) Hydroventure
19) (14) Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1
20) (-) Pub Darts

Three new games this week. Cave Story makes a glorious return and re-enters at 9. At 15 we see Copter Crisis (no clue why people are buying this game all of the sudden) and Pub Darts returns at 20.

This means we have to say goodbye to:

• Learning with the PooYoos: Episode 1 (15 last week)
• Lead the Meerkats (16 last week)
• Jewel Keepers: Easter Island (19 last week)

This weeks biggest climber is Spot The Differences! with seven spots from 12 to 5. The biggest dropper is My Pokémon Ranch with eight spots from 9 to 17.

So how are the demo's doing? chick chick BOOM is still at the top of the list. Fast Draw Showdown is having a nice little second run. It climbs six spots from 20 to 14. Bit. Trip Beat, LIT, Learning with the PooYoos: Episode 2, Rage of the Gladiator and Soccer Bashi didn't make the list. Also absent is Monsters Corral: Monsters vs Robots, which got a demo last week.

Play With Birds numba 4 in the US! Ooo to all the unbelievers!

Play With Birds numba 3 in the US! Ooo-dee-doodle-doo! Who is buying this game? Is it actually totally awesome?

Return of the Grand Ole' USA List
April 21, 2011

1. Frogger Returns
2. Heavy Fire: Black Arms
3. Play With Birds
4. Pokemon Rumble
5. Dart Rage
6. chick chick BOOM
7. Dr. Mario Online Rx
8. Tetris Party
9. Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I
10. Family Go-Kart Racing
11. Reel Fishing Challenge II
12. My Pokemon Ranch
13. Fast Draw Showdown
14. Heavy Fire: Special Operations
15. Adventure on Lost Island- Hidden Object Game
16. Planet Fish
17. Mix Superstar
18. JellyCar 2
19. World of Goo
20. Deer Captor

IN: Planet Fish, Fast Draw Showdown
OUT: Learning With the PooYoos: Episode 2, Zombie Panic in Wonderland

The biggest stories of the week are the massive climb up the chart by Playing With Birds and Fast Draw Showdown. It's pretty unbelievable to see Fast Draw Showdown spike so late, which is a clear nod to how sales are affected by demos. However, the same cannot be said for Monsteca Corral...yet. Will the demo help Monsteca Corral jump onto the top 20 like Dart Rage, Fast Draw Showdown, and chickchick BOOM? I'm guessing no.
Also notable this week is the debut of Planet Fish.

The Norwegian Top 20 - 7/4:
1 (6) - Where's Wally? The Fantastic Journey Travel Pack 1
2 (3) - Pokémon Rumble
3 (2) - chick chick BOOM
4 (1) - SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 4 Episode I
5 (7) - My Aquarium
6 (-) - Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
7 (4) - Cave Story
8 (19) - Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney
9 (9) - My Pokémon Ranch
10 (10) - Driift Mania
11 (13) - Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth
12 (8) - Ben 10: Alien Force - The Rise of Hex
13 (12) - Mega Man 10
14 (5) - BINGO PARTY Deluxe
15 (15) - Dr. Mario & Germ Buster
16 (-) - Pub Darts
17 (11) - Rage of the Gladiator
18 (-) - TV Show King 2
19 (-) - Family Games Pen & Paper Edition
20 (18) - Bubble Bobble Plus!

In: FFIV: The After Years, Pub Darts, TV Show King 2 and Family Games Pen & Paper Edition
Out: Reel Fishing Challenge II, World of Goo, Heavy Fire: Special Operations and Bejeweled 2

14/4:
1 (1) - Where's Wally? The Fantastic Journey Travel Pack 1
2 (3) - chick chick BOOM
3 (2) - Pokémon Rumble
4 (16) - Pub Darts
5 (5) - My Aquarium
6 (17) - Rage of the Gladiator
7 (-) - Heavy Fire: Special Operations
8 (7) - Cave Story
9 (9) - My Pokémon Ranch
10 (6) - Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
11 (-) - Uno
12 (4) - SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 4 Episode I
13 (-) - BIT.TRIP FLUX
14 (19) - Family Games Pen & Paper Edition
15 (11) - Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth
16 (12) - Ben 10: Alien Force - The Rise of Hex
17 (-) - Hydroventure
18 (8) - Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney
19 (18) - TV Show King 2
20 (-) - Muscle March

In: Heavy Fire: Special Operations, UNO, Bit.Trip Flux, Hydroventure and Muscle March
Out: Driift Mania, Mega Man 10, BINGO PARTY Deluxe, Dr. Mario & Germ Buster and Bubble Bobble Plus!

21/4
1 (1) - Where's Wally? The Fantastic Journey Travel Pack 1
2 (3) - Pokémon Rumble
3 (12) - SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 4 Episode I
4 (8) - Cave Story
5 (7) - Heavy Fire: Special Operations
6 (16) - Ben 10: Alien Force - The Rise of Hex
7 (11) - Uno
8 (9) - My Pokémon Ranch
9 (-) - Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Justice for All
10 (-) - Mega Man 10
11 (-) - Cocoto Platform Jumper
12 (-) - Art of Balance
13 (-) - Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations
14 (-) - BINGO PARTY Deluxe
15 (2) - chick chick BOOM
16 (4) - Pub Darts
17 (5) - My Aquarium
18 (6) - Rage of the Gladiator
19 (-) - Ghost Mansion Party
20 (-) - The Mystery of Whiterock Castle

In: Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Justice for All, Mega Man 10, Cocoto Platform Jumper, Art of Balance, Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations, BINGO PARTY Deluxe, Ghost Mansion Party and The Mystery of Whiterock Castle.

Out: Final Fantasy IV: The After Years, BIT.TRIP FLUX, Family Games Pen & Paper Edition, Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth, Hydroventure, Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney, TV Show King 2 and Muscle March

Hah, looks like I and a couple of others are influencing the list with our Phoenix Wright playing. Which is a really good thing, because I doubt there are that many who actually know the series exists over here.

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, I bring you the new heavyweight champion of the US WiiWare top twenty: PLAY WITH BIRDS!!!

/me runs away

The Dutch WiiWare List of 21-4:
1) (1) chick chick BOOM
2) (3) Pokémon Rumble
3) (2) Heavy Fire: Special Operations
4) (6) My Zoo
5) (5) Spot The Differences!
6) (15) Copter Crisis
7) (7) Bingo Party Deluxe
8) (10) UNO
9) (11) World of Goo
10) (18) Hydroventure
11) (9) Cave Story
12) (4) Where's Wally: Fantastic Journey 1
13) (17) My Pokémon Ranch
14) (14) Fast Draw Showdown
15) (-) Monsteca Corral: Monsters vs Robots
16) (-) Mahjong
17) (16) Cosy Fire
18) (-) Learning with the PooYoos: Episode 2
19) (8) Mix Superstar
20) (20) Pub Darts

Three new games this week. The highest newcomer is Monsteca Corral: Monsters vs Robots. The demo obviously helped this game. We also see the return of Mahjong and Learning with the PooYoos: Episode 2. This spells the end for Ben 10: Alien Force - The Rise of Hex (12 last week), Tetris Party (13 last week) and Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 (19 last week).

Now what possess all of those Dutch people to all of the sudden buy Copter Crisis. It entered at 15 last week and now it's our biggest climber with nine spots from 15 to 6. The biggest dropper is Mix Superstar with eleven spots from 8 to 19.

How are the demo's doing? We already talked about Monsteca Corral: Monsters vs Robots making it on the list at 15. chick chick BOOM remains at the top while Fast Draw Showdown remains in the 12th spot. Bit. Trip Beat, LIT, Learning with the PooYoos: Epideo 3, Rage of the Gladiator and Soccer Bashi are nowhere to be found.

Return of the Grand Ole' U.S.A. List
Apri 28th, 2011

1. Heavy Fire: Black Arms
2. Play With Birds
3. Frogger Returns
4. Pokemon Rumble
5. chick chick BOOM
6. Dart Rage
7. Dr. Mario Online Rx
8. Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1
9. Tetris Party
10. Family Go-Kart Racing
11. My Pokemon Ranch
12. Fast Draw Showdown
13. Reel Fishing Challenge II
14. Heavy Fire: Special Operations
15. Planet Fish
16. Adventure on Lost Island- Hidden Object Game
17. JellyCar 2
18. World of Goo
19. My Little Baby
20. Deer Captor

IN: My Little Baby
OUT: Mix Superstar

Overall, very little movement in the past week. HOWEVER, Frogger Returns has finally lost the #1 spot after holding it for waaaaaay too long. Honestly, it seems like the US list is calculated differently than other countries. I say this because other lists change constantly, while the US list seems to stay pretty much the same month after month with very few changes.

Play with Birds is an awful game! How is it number 2?!

The US consistently has had many of WiiWare's worst games in its top 20....sad but true.

The Norwegian Top 20 - 29/04:
1 (1) - Where's Wally? The Fantastic Journey Travel Pack 1
2 (3) - SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 4 Episode I
3 (5) - Heavy Fire: Special Operations
4 (2) - Pokémon Rumble
5 (10) - Mega Man 10
6 (7) - Uno
7 (6) - Ben 10: Alien Force - The Rise of Hex
8 (-) - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
9 (11) - Cocoto Platform Jumper
10 (14) - BINGO PARTY Deluxe
11 (15) - chick chick BOOM
12 (16) - Pub Darts
13 (4) - Cave Story
14 (-) - Bloody Beach
15 (-) - Ubongo
16 (-) - Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
17 (8) - My Pokémon Ranch
18 (-) - Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 3
19 (-) - Where's Wally? The Fantastic Journey Travel Pack 2
20 (-) - Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney

In: FFCC: My Life as a King, Bloody Beach, Ubongo, Final Fantasy IV: The After Years, Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 3, Where's Wally? The Fantastic Journey Travel Pack 2 and Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney

Out: Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Justice for All, Art of Balance, Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations, My Aquarium, Rage of the Gladiator, Ghost Mansion Party and The Mystery of Whiterock Castle

The Dutch WiiWare List of 28-4:
1) (3) Heavy Fire: Special Operations
2) (1) chick chick BOOM
3) (2) Pokémon Rumble
4) (4) My Zoo
5) (-) Where's Wally? Fantastic Journey 2
6) (10) Hydroventure
7) (13) My Pokémon Ranch
8) (5) Spot The Differences!
9) (7) Bingo Party Deluxe
10) (-) My Aquarium
11) (8) UNO
12) (9) World of Goo
13) (12) Where's Wally? Fantastic Journey 1
14) (-) Dragon Master: Spell Caster
15) (20) Pub Darts
16) (6) Copter Crisis
17) (-) Bomberman Blast
18) (-) Learning with the PooYoos: Episode 3
19) (11) Cave Story
20) (-) Family Games

I know where Wally is, at number 5, he is our highest newcomer with it second installment. Furthermore we see the return of My Aquarium, Dragon Master: Spell

Caster, Bomberman Blast, Learning with the PooYoos: Episode 3 (the demo works) and Family Games.

This means farewell for:

• Fast Draw Showdown (14 last week and the end of a decent second run thanks to the demo)
• Monsteca Corral: Monsters vs. Robots (15 last week, the demo only worked very briefly)
• Mahjong (16 last week)
• Cosy Fire (17 last week)
• Learning with the PooYoos: Episode 2 (18 last week)
• Mix Superstar (19 last week after a nice little run with the demo)

There is a little bit of movement in the top 3. Heavy Fire: Special Operations climbs two spots to regain the top spot from chick chick BOOM. The biggest

climber is My Pokémon Ranch with six spots from 13 to 7. The biggest dropper is last weeks biggest climber, Copter Crisis. It falls ten spots from 6 to 16.

So how are the demo's doing? We already talked about Monsteca Corral: Monsters vs Robots leaving the list, Learning with the PooYoos: Episode 3 entering the

list and chick chick BOOM giving the top spot to Heavy Fire: Special Operations. Bit. Trip Beat, Rage of the Gladiator and Soccer Bashi didn't make the list.

This is just a guess, but I think it's because the US has a much larger gaming population than just about every other country. The larger the population, the more stable the sales numbers for a single game are going to be over short periods of time.

The Dutch WiiWare List of 5-5:
1) (1) Heavy Fire: Special Operations
2) (2) chick chick BOOM
3) (3) Pokémon Rumble
4) (5) Where's Wally? Fantastic Journey 2
5) (4) My Zoo
6) (11) UNO
7) (6) Hydroventure
8) (7) My Pokémon Ranch
9) (8) Spot The Differences!
10) (10) My Aquarium
11) (14) Dragon Master: Spell Caster
12) (12) World of Goo
13) (18) Learning with the PooYoos: Episode 3
14) (13) Where's Wally? Fantastic Journey 1
15) (15) Pub Darts
16) (-) Fish 'em All
17) (-) Rage of the Gladiator
18) (-) Blood Beach
19) (9) Bingo Party Deluxe
20) (-) Ben 10: Alien Force - The Rise of Hex

Four new games this week. Abylight's European action is working wonder for it in The Netherlands. It enters the list at 16. The demo of Rage of the Gladiator makes it return to the list at 17. In The Netherlands on the forth of May we remember those who have fallen during the Second World War and on the fifth of May we celebrate our liberation during the Second World War. So this might explain why Blood Beach is in the list. At the bottom we see the return of Ben 10: Alien Force - The Rise of Hex.

This means goodbye too:

• Copter Crisis (16 last week)
• Bomberman Blast (17 last week)
• Cave Story (19 last week)
• Family Games (20 last week)

The biggest climbers are UNO and Learning with the PooYoos: Episode 3 with five spots. The PooYoos profit from the demo. Bingo Party Deluxe is our biggest dropper with ten spots from 9 to 19.

We get less and less demo's each week. Only five remain. We already talked about Learning with the PooYoos: Episode 3 and Rage of the Gladiator, which both profit. chick chick BOOM remains in the second spot. Bit. Trip Beat and Monsteaca Corral: Monsters vs Robots didn't make it this week.

The Norwegian Top 20 - 5/5:
1 (1) - Where's Wally? The Fantastic Journey Travel Pack 1
2 (3) - Heavy Fire: Special Operations
3 (11) - chick chick BOOM
4 (10) - BINGO PARTY Deluxe
5 (17) - My Pokémon Ranch
6 (-) - World of Goo
7 (19) - Where's Wally? The Fantastic Journey Travel Pack 2
8 (12) - Pub Darts
9 (6) - Uno
10 (8) - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
11 (2) - SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 4 Episode I
12 (-) - Rage of the Gladiator
13 (-) - Hydroventure
14 (4) - Pokémon Rumble
15 (13) - Cave Story
16 (-) - My Starry Night
17 (15) - Ubongo
18 (7) - Ben 10: Alien Force - The Rise of Hex
19 (-) - Reel Fishing Challenge II
20 (-) Jett Rocket

In: World of Goo, Rage of the Gladiator, Hydroventure, My Starry Night, Reel Fishing Challenge II and Jett Rocket

Out: Mega Man 10, Cocoto Platform Jumper, Bloody Beach, Final Fantasy IV: The After Years, Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 3 and Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney

Return of the Grand ole' USA "Bin-Laden is Dead Edition"
May 10, 2011

1. Heavy Fire: Black Arms
2. Frogger Returns
3. Pokemon Rumble
4. chick chick BOOM
5. Tetris Party
6. Dr. Mario Online Rx
7. Sonic the Hedgehog 4- Episode 1
8. Family Go-Kart Racing
9. Play With Birds
10. My Pokemon Ranch
11. Fast Draw Showdown
12. Aha! I Found It! HIdden Object Game
13. Heavy Fire: Special Operations
14. Dart Rage
15. Reel Fishing Challenge II
16. Family Games
17. My Little Baby
18. World of Goo
19. Bingo Party Deluxe
20. Word Searcher Deluxe

In: Aha! I Found It! Hidden Object Game, Family Games, Bingo Party Deluxe, Word Searcher Deluxe
Out: Planet Fish, Deer Captor, JellyCar 2, Adventure on Lost Island- Hidden Object Game

Four games in, and four games out this week! Play With Birds is beginning to lose it's grip, and JellyCar 2 slides out of the top 20 after several weeks on the list. And WHERE did Family Games come from? Randomness indeed. Stick the word "Family" or "Fish" in your game's title and guarantee yourself a spot on the top 20 it seems.

The Norwegian top 20 - 12/5:
1 (14) - Pokémon Rumble
2 (3) - chick chick BOOM
3 (19) - Reel Fishing Challenge II
4 (-) - Max & the Magic Marker
5 (15) - Cave Story
6 (5) - My Pokémon Ranch
7 (7) - Where's Wally? The Fantastic Journey Travel Pack 2
8 (-) - Toki Tori
9 (-) - My Little Baby
10 (10) - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
11 (1) - Where's Wally? The Fantastic Journey Travel Pack 1
12 (12) - Rage of the Gladiator
13 (2) - Heavy Fire: Special Operations
14 (4) - BINGO PARTY Deluxe
15 (6) - World of Goo
16 (-) - Tetris Party
17 (20) - Jett Rocket
18 (-) - Defend Your Castle
19 (-) - Pucca's Kisses Game
20 (-) - Dr. Mario & Germ Buster

In: Max & the Magic Marker, Toki Tori, My Little Baby, Tetris Party, Defend Your Castle, Pucca's Kisses Game and Dr. Mario & Germ Buster

Out: Pub Darts, Uno, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 4 Episode I, Hydroventure, My Starry Night, Ubongo and Ben 10: Alien Force - The Rise of Hex

The Dutch WiiWare List of 12-5:
1) (2) chick chick BOOM
2) (3) Pokémon Rumble
3) (1) Heavy Fire: Special Operations
4) (6) UNO
5) (5) My Zoo
6) (10) My Aquarium
7) (4) Where's Wally? Fantastic Journey 2
8) (-) Jewel Keepers: Easter Island
9) (11) Dragon Master Spell Caster
10) (-) Bit. Trip Runner
11) (12) World of Goo
12) (14) Where's Wally? Fantastic Journey 1
13) (-) Where's Wally? Fantastic Journey 3
14) (9) Spot the Differences!
15) (7) Hydroventure
16) (16) Fish 'em All
17) (8) My Pokémon Ranch
18) (-) Bomberman Blast
19) (19) Bingo Party Deluxe
20) (17) Rage of the Gladiator

Four new games this week. Jewel Keepers: Easter Island reappears out of nowhere on the eight spot. Bit. Trip Runner also returns in tenth spot. America got the demo, we get the game in the list. Last weeks new release Where's Wally? Fantastic Journey 3 enters at 13 and at 18 we see the return of Bomberman Blast.

Where four come, four need to go:

• Learning with the PooYoos: Episode 3 (13 last week)
• Pub Darts (15 last week)
• Blood Beach (18 last week)
• Ben 10: Alien Force - The Rise of Hex (20 last week)

We have a new number one again. chick chick Boom is at top. Since the release of the demo, it's a constant battle for the top between chick chick BOOM and Heavy Fire: Special Operations. The biggest climber however is My Aquarium with four spots from 10 to 6. With nine spots, My Pokémon Ranch is our biggest dropper.

There are only three demo's left. We talked about the new number one, chick chick BOOM and one of the demise of Learning With The PooYoos: Episode 3. The last demo, Bit. Trip Beat, still didn't make the list.

Return of the Grand Ole' USA List
May 17, 2011

1. Frogger Returns
2. Heavy Fire: Black Arms
3. Pokemon Rumble
4. Family Go-Kart Racing
5. Dr. Mario Online Rx
6. Tetris Party
7. chick chick BOOM
8. Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1
9. Play With Birds
10. Bingo Party Deluxe
11. MDK 2
12. My Pokemon Ranch
13. Bit.Trip Runner
14. Heavy Fire: Special Operations
15. Aha! I Found It! Hidden Object Game
16. Fast Draw Showdown
17. Reel Fishing Challenge II
18. UNO
19. My Little Baby
20. World of Goo

IN: UNO, MDK 2, Bit.Trip Runner
OUT: Family Games, Word Searcher Deluxe, Dart Rage