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Euro Charts: Pokemon Ranger holds top spot

Nintendo's Pokemon Ranger for the DS is still at the top of the charts in Italy and Spain, for the week ended April 29.

Nintendo's Pokemon Ranger for the DS is still at the top of the charts in Italy and Spain, for the week ended April 29.

Titles for Nintendo's best-selling handheld take up six of the top ten spots in Spain, with Hotel Dusk: Room 215, Dr Kawashima's Brain Training, Horsez and New Super Mario Bros. all performing well in the region.

Ubisoft's release of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for the PlayStation 3 has seen success in the Italian market, taking the number two spot on it's first week of release, while Atari continues to do well in the region with three Dragon Ball Z titles in the top ten.

Codemasters' MMO The Lord of the Rings Online: The Shadows of Angmar has entered the German charts at number one for the week ended April 22. Other PC titles enjoying success in the market include EA's Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars and Blizzard's World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade.

The top ten best-selling games for Spain, Italy and Germany follow:

Spain, week ended April 29

1. Pokemon Ranger

2. Hotel Dusk: Room 215

3. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training

4. Wii Play

5. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

6. Horsez

7. New Super Mario Bros.

8. Animal Crossing: Wild World

9. Metal Gear Solid; Portable Ops

10. Pro Evolution Soccer 6

Italy, week ended April 29

1. Pokemon Ranger

2. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

3. Pro Evolution Soccer 6

4. Who wants to be a Millionaire: Party Edition

5. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training

6. Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaiachi 2

7. Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories

8. UEFA Champions League 2006 — 2007

9. Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3 Platinum

10. Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaiachi Platinum

Germany, week ended April 22

1. The Lord of the Rings Online: The Shadows of Angmar

2. Harvest Moon

3. Pokemon Ranger

4. The Lord of the Rings Online: The Shadows of Angmar

5. Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars

6. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training

7. Diddy Kong Racing

8. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

9. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade

10. Mario Slam Basketball

All charts supplied by Media Control Gfk International

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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.