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Burnout holds on to UK No.1

EA's Burnout Paradise is the first title of the new year to hold on to the number one spot in the UK all formats charts, despite a drop in sales of 13 per cent.

EA's Burnout Paradise is the first title of the new year to hold on to the number one spot in the UK all formats charts, despite a drop in sales of 13 per cent.

Spending its second week at the top of the charts, sales of the Xbox 360 sku have dropped 16 per cent, with PS3 sales down 9 per cent.

It's much better news for Nintendo, where replenished stocks of Wii Play have seen the game benefit from a massive rise in sales of 87 per cent, according to data from Chart Track, putting it at number two.

Activision's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is at three this week, while sales of Sega's Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games are down 46 per cent as it sits at number four.

DS title Dr Kawashima's Brain Training is at five this week, EA's FIFA 08 is at six and More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima is at seven.

THQ's WWE Smackdown Vs RAW 2008 is at number eight this week, with Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed at nine and The Simpsons Game at ten.

The only new release to enter the UK charts this week is Microsoft's Kingdom of Fire: Circle of Doom for the Xbox 360, entering the charts at number 33.

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Matt Martin joined GamesIndustry in 2006 and was made editor of the site in 2008. With over ten years experience in journalism, he has written for multiple trade, consumer, contract and business-to-business publications in the games, retail and technology sectors.