@Sneaker13: Woops, I meant up to number 1!

I'm a bit late... Oops. By the way guys, I think this might be the last time I can do the UK chart because I'm moving out in a couple of days and I don't think I'll be able to get my Wii online at uni. Could be proved wrong but I think them's the breaks. Anyone can feel free to continue it if they want!

1 (4) - Contra Rebirth
2 (1) - Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 1
3 (2) - My Aquarium
4 (3) - Family Slot Car Racing
5 (6) - My Pokemon Ranch
7 (7) - Driift Mania
8 (5) - Texas Hold'em Poker
9 (9) - Pop-Up Pirate!
10 (13) - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life As A Darklord
11 (12) - Onslaught
12 (14) - Bomberman Blast
13 (16) - LostWinds
14 (10) - Texas Hold'em Tournament
15 (15) - Swords & Soldiers
16 (11) - Mr Driller W
17 (18) - Bonsai Barber
18 (17) - Arkanoid Plus!
19 (19) - BIT.TRIP CORE
20 (-) - Final Fantasy IV: The After Years

Up: Contra's now up top, like everywhere but Japan and the Netherlands . LostWinds still enjoying a revival. Darklord's up a bit too.
Down: Monkey Island! Gasp. Both Texas Hold'ems are losing ground. Mr Driller takes a hit.
Hello: The After Years makes a reappearance. Hello The After Years!
Goodbye: Defend Your Castle, from 20. First time it's been ousted? I'm not sure...

@Rapadash6 We got those arcade games in the last couple of weeks, and you got Super Star Wars a fair few weeks ago, so it's only fair for you to wait and see if you get them within the next few weeks, right? As for stuff like Smash Bros and Pilotwings, remember that when they were originally released, you got Smash Bros 7 months before we did, and as for Pilotwings, that was a year and a half. Does that give you a little perspective? :/

Maybe LIT's not listed because it's out on Friday, and it would have made little sense to bother. Right? Maybe? Guys?

...

The original wasn't released in the UK, was it? Hopefully we'll see the sequel... Along with LIT! Come on, WayForward! I'll be your BEST FRIEND.

I hope it does come to Europe on Friday, though it'll be stupid timing, because from Saturday, I don't think I'll be able to get my Wii online! Oh well... Hopefully I'll get to see the new channel before I go

Awesome! I'm currently loving Harmony of Dissonance so this is great news!

I'll be having words with your surpervisor, Corbie...

1 (1) - Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 1
2 (3) - My Aquarium
3 (2) - Family Slot Car Racing
4 (N) - Contra Rebirth
5 (13) - Texas Hold'em Poker
6 (4) - My Pokemon Ranch
7 (7) - Driift Mania
8 (6) - World of Goo
9 (9) - Pop-Up Pirate!
10 (5) - Texas Hold'em Tournament
11 (16) - Mr Driller W
12 (11) - Onslaught
13 (10) - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life As A Darklord
14 (15) - Bomberman Blast
15 (17) - Swords & Soldiers
16 (20) - LostWinds
17 (12) - Arkanoid Plus!
18 (14) - Bonsai Barber
19 (8) - BIT.TRIP CORE
20 (18) - Defend Your Castle

Up: Texas Hold'em Poker's up 8 spots. LostWind's having a resurgence, thanks to sequel news!
Down: Texas Hold'em Tournament is losing ground. Unfortunately CORE took a slamming.
Hello: Contra, entering at 4.
Goodbye: NyxQuest, falling from 19 to the outer realms.

Wait. Friday? After the official announcement of it having a definite time on Wednesdays? I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO BELIEEEVE ;(.

Mmm, day before my birthday. I'll either get it as a gift or buy it as a birthday treat to myself .

@Popyman: I got 200 stars when I bought Rhythm Paradise the other day... So I'd have to buy 10 DS games to have enough for that plushie... I'm not sure how much you get for Wii games, but I want to say 250 stars..?

I only have about 950 stars at the moment anyway... Wonder how long that'll be in the catalogue!

UK charts. Om nom nom.

1 (1) - Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 1
2 (2) - Family Slot Car Racing
3 (3) - My Aquarium
4 (5) - My Pokemon Ranch
5 (4) - Texas Hold'em Tournament
6 (6) - World of Goo
7 (9) - Driift Mania
8 (12) - BIT.TRIP CORE
9 (8) - Pop-Up Pirate!
10 (7) - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life As A Darklord
11 (11) - Onslaught
12 (14) - Arkanoid Plus!
13 (N) - Texas Hold'em Poker
14 (10) - Bonsai Barber
15 (13) - Bomberman Blast
16 (N) - Mr Driller W
17 (15) - Swords & Soldiers
18 (18) - Defend Your Castle
19 (17) - NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits
20 (-) - LostWinds

Up: BIT.TRIP CORE climbs 4 this week. Arkanoid climbs a couple too.
Down: Darklord's down 3, Bonsai Barber's down 4.
Hello: The new poker game's at 13, Mr Driller debuts at 16. LostWinds is back! Due to sequel hype?
Goodbye: Rattle Battle falls from 16, The After Years from 19, and - zomg! - Tetris Party from 20.

@Crazed: Count yourself lucky that you're getting them so soon! We don't get Muramasa until November, and who knows about Nostalgia... Curses!

I hope it will finally be BIT.TRIP FISH. Or maybe that's for when they're about to sell out to the masses and their fish-loving ways.

I can't get enough of DS RPGs. I hope this gets released in the UK at some point. If not though, I might import it (along with Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier)... Because I NEED RPGS.

[goes back to Dragon Quest V]

UK. Typing this from my new laptop. So this is an extra special update... Bear in mind that I wrote this yesterday, assuming I'd be typing this that evening, so it's slightly out of date...

1 (1) - Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 1
2 (5) - Family Slot Car Racing
3 (2) - My Aquarium
4 (4) - Texas Hold'em Tournament
5 (7) - My Pokemon Ranch
6 (6) - World of Goo
7 (8) - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life As A Darklord
8 (10) - Pop-Up Pirate!
9 (9) - Driift Mania
10 (3) - Bonsai Barber
11 (11) - Onslaught
12 (N) - BIT.TRIP CORE
13 (14) - Bomberman Blast
14 (N) - Arkanoid Plus!
15 (12) - Swords & Soldiers
16 (20) - 3-2-1, Rattle Battle!
17 (16) - NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits
18 (13) - Defend Your Castle
19 (17) - Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
20 (18) - Tetris Party

Up: Family Slot Car Racing continues to climb. Weird. Rattle Battle's up 4.
Down: Bonsai Barber falls the most: 7 places. My Aquarium's at its lowest since ages...
Hello: BIT.TRIP CORE debuts at 12, Arkanoid hits 14.
Goodbye: My Life As A King slips out from 19. Water Warfare bombs out from 15.

I own Corruption, but I'm going to trade it in along with a few other unwanted games and get me some sexy Trilogy action. MMM.

Doopy doopy doo. UK CHART OMG:

1 (1) Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 1
2 (2) - My Aquarium
3 (7) - Bonsai Barber
4 (4) - Texas Hold'em Tournament
5 (N) - Family Slot Car Racing
6 (5) - World of Goo
7 (8) - My Pokemon Ranch
8 (6) - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life As A Darklord
9 (3) - Driift Mania
10 (9) - Pop-Up Pirate!
11 (10) - Onslaught
12 (12) - Swords & Soldiers
13 (11) - Defend Your Castle
14 (14) - Bomberman Blast
15 (13) - Water Warfare
16 (18) - NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits
17 (15) - Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
18 (16) - Tetris Party
19 (20) - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life As A King
20 (N) - 3-2-1, Rattle Battle!

Up: Bonsai Barber's up 4. NyxQuest manages to climb up 2 after sliding down the charts.
Down: Driift Mania falls the most - 6 spots. Some others fall a bit, nothing major though.
Hello: Family Slot Car Racing unexpectedly debuts really well at 5. Rattle Battle scrapes in at 20.
Goodbye: Three Musketeers drops out from 17, 5 Spots Party falls from 19.

@TourianTourist: I agree 100%. High five!

@SuperSonic1990: Well we've had to wait over two months for Mario vs DK just like you've been waiting for Super Smash Bros for just as long. NoE and NoA do things differently. Okay? OKAY. Great.

Baws. Oh well, I won't hesitate to trade in Corruption and just start my Prime experience anew. I haven't gotten that far into Corruption anyway (a pitiful 11%!).

I don't get why people are being quite so hard on Monkey Island, the port wasn't exceptional but the game is still good, and pretty much the only option for people like me (I have a Mac and the PC in our house doesn't have sufficient graphical oomph).

I'll try to finish BEAT before considering CORE. That is to say, I might never get my hands on it!!

UK:

1 (1) - Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 1
2 (2) - My Aquarium
3 (6) - Driift Mania
4 (3) - Texas Hold'em Tournament
5 (5) - World of Goo
6 (4) - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life As A Darklord
7 (N) - Bonsai Barber
8 (8) - My Pokemon Ranch
9 (7) - Pop-Up Pirate!
10 (9) - Onslaught
11 (10) - Defend Your Castle
12 (14) - Swords & Soldiers
13 (11) - Water Warfare
14 (12) - Bomberman Blast
15 (13) - Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
16 (17) - Tetris Party
17 (N) - The Three Musketeers - One For All!
18 (18) - NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits
19 (15) - 5 Spots Party
20 (-) - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life As A King

Up: Driift Mania is up 3 spots, Swords & Soldiers is up 2, Tetris up 1.
Down: 5 Spots Party dropped the most: 4 places. Darklord seems to be slipping a bit.
Hello: Bonsai Barber debuts at 7, Three Musketeers at 17 after its release a couple of weeks ago.
Goodbye: Heracles (down from 16), BIT.TRIP BEAT (from 19) and Snowboard Riot (from 20).

I was going to write "cue Americans complaining that Europe gets everything first" but it seems I might not need to...

I loved the books when I was wee, I still have them. Stupid incompetent game developers soiling precious memories. [cries]

Your weekly helping of sweet, sugary UK chart goodness:

1 (N) - Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 1
2 (2) - My Aquarium
3 (3) - Texas Hold'em Tournament
4 (1) - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life As A Darklord
5 (4) - World of Goo
6 (N) - Driift Mania
7 (6) - Pop-Up Pirate!
8 (5) - My Pokemon Ranch
9 (8) - Onslaught
10 (10) - Defend Your Castle
11 (7) - Water Warfare
12 (12) - Bomberman Blast
13 (9) - Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
14 (16) - Swords & Soldiers
15 (11) - 5 Spots Party
16 (N) - Heracles Chariot Racing
17 (15) - Tetris Party
18 (14) - NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits
19 (18) - BIT.TRIP BEAT
20 (20) - Snowboard Riot

Up: Swords & Soldiers was the only existing entry to climb this week, 2 spots.
Down: Water Warfare, After Years, 5 Spots Party and NyxQuest all fall 4 places.
Hello: Monkey Island straight in at 1, Driift Mania at 6, and Heracles - after a slight delay - in at 16.
Goodbye: Gradius, Puzzle Bobble Plus and My Life As A King.

@Bahamut ZERO: Wait, I didn't quite understand your reasoning there, there aren't enough reviews to get a reliable average of how good a game is, so you put all your trust in one site instead? And surely 79 is still very good? I always thought that 80% ish was a great score to get. Not perfect or brilliant but very good.

I want to buy Bonsai Barber, but it's adding to a steadily increasing pile of WiiWare games that I currently don't have the money to spare on... Erk.

Why is it called Monster Hunter 3 Tri rather than just Monster Hunter 3? [scratches chin]

UK:

1 (2) - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life As A Darklord
2 (1) - My Aquarium
3 (4) - Texas Hold'em Tournament
4 (3) - World of Goo
5 (5) - My Pokemon Ranch
6 (9) - Pop-Up Pirate!
7 (6) - Water Warfare
8 (8) - Onslaught
9 (11) - Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
10 (12) - Defend Your Castle
11 (7) - 5 Spots Party
12 (15) - Bomberman Blast
13 (10) - Gradius Rebirth
14 (13) - NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits
15 (17) - Tetris Party
16 (14) - Swords & Soldiers
17 (16) - Puzzle Bobble Plus!
18 (19) - BIT.TRIP BEAT
19 (18) - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life As A King
20 (20) - Snowboard Riot

Up: Pop-Up Pirate and Bomberman Blast up 3... Darklord tops the chart.
Down: 5 Spots Party drops 4, Gradius drops 3.
Hello: No new entries or re-entries this week. Sorry ColorZ and Heracles.
Goodbye: No losses either. Not a particularly exciting week. SORRY GUYS.

"At least in Europe they were just being conservative to prepare for rush of import titles but we don't have release specials like that ever"

Those are special for us because they never got released in Europe in the first place, whereas a lot of them did in America (Super Mario RPG, Ogre Battle, Kirby's Dream Land 3, etc)

I hope we get Tales of Monkey Island this Friday... :].

@SuperSonic1990: Two weeks without VC is not proof that they will "quit supporting the VC".

@uel: Maybe Nintendo thought Super Mario Advance 3: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island was a bit of a mouthful

@Sean Aaron: It's harder than Bit.Trip Beat? Then it would undoubtedly break my brain!!

ColorZ looks really interesting, I'm holding out hope for that. Don't let me down, Exkee!

@Corbie: Super easy difficulty? I can't do the last level to save myself... That one, at least, is really hard!

Oh, I'm so late this week... How dare you post when I'm not ready, Corbie! I can't belieeeve you didn't consult me on this. UK chart!:

1 (1) - My Aquarium
2 (N) - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life As A Darklord
3 (3) - World of Goo
4 (4) - Texas Hold'em Tournament
5 (6) - My Pokemon Ranch
6 (5) - Water Warfare
7 (15) - 5 Spots Party
8 (8) - Onslaught
9 (11) - Pop-Up Pirate!
10 (2) - Gradius Rebirth
11 (10) - Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
12 (14) - Defend Your Castle
13 (9) - NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits
14 (13) - Swords & Soldiers
15 (16) - Bomberman Blast
16 (12) - Puzzle Bobble Plus!
17 (18) - Tetris Party
18 (-) - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life As A King
19 (17) - BIT.TRIP BEAT
20 (19) - Snowboard Riot

Up: 5 Spots Party jumps 8. Pop-Up Pirate and Defend Your Castle climb a wee bit.
Down: Gradius is down 8, NyxQuest and Puzzle Bobble both fall 4.
Hello: My Life As A Darklord debuts at 2, My Life As A King re-enters at 18.
Goodbye: Bit Boy has fallen from 7 to obscurity. That's at least 14 spots down! Burn!

@LEGEND MARIOD: I noticed that listed on the Nintendo Channel, but didn't it strike you as odd? The 3rd of August is a Monday...

None in Scotland or Wales! Boo!

I dunno why it was so hyped up, it's not like the developer had a particularly good track record.

The girl in that picture has a humongous forehead. It's eerie.

At least it's only a month's wait this time. Much better than the 9 month gap between the NA and EU releases with the first game :s

With both this and ColorZ coming out soon I have a couple of puzzley games to keep an eye out for... Fingers crossed the game is as lovely as they are..!

I have Puzzle League DS and have never played it in multiplayer but I can heartily recommend it, considering that it has a lot of single player modes to keep you going. If you really do get all of them for 500 points that's a pretty rad deal.

UK charts ahoy...

1 (1) - My Aquarium
2 (7) - Gradius Rebirth
3 (6) - World of Goo
4 (5) - Texas Hold'em Tournament
5 (2) - Water Warfare
6 (8) - My Pokemon Ranch
7 (12) - Bit Boy!!
8 (9) - Onslaught
9 (4) - NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits
10 (10) - Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
11 (11) - Pop-Up Pirate!
12 (3) - Puzzle Bobble Plus!
13 (13) - Swords & Soldiers
14 (14) - Defend Your Castle
15 (N) - 5 Spots Party
16 (15) - Bomberman Blast
17 (18) - BIT.TRIP BEAT
18 (17) - Tetris Party
19 (16) - Snowboard Riot
20 (19) - LostWinds

Up: Gradius and Bit Boy both climb 5 spots. World of Goo's back to 3.
Down: NyxQuest is down 5, Puzzle Bobble down 9. Oof! Harsh.
Hello: 5 Spots Party at 15. No Karate Phants. Phew.
Goodbye: My Life As A King... Or should that be au revoir?

Peggle being on XBLA means it wouldn't be out of the question to bring it to WiiWare. I'd buy that so hard, especially since they haven't released Dual Shot here in Europe. Sigh!

I like how the letters in the title are like phone reception bars.

I think the "Party" in the 5 Spots title is redundant. It's always a party when I'm spotting the difference. Party party party!

@Toddr: Yeah. "I'm beginning to tire of this tyre!"... You know, something you might write if you were tired of a tyre. Same sound, different meaning, different spelling!