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Namco tops UK games chart

Stuart O'Brien Jan 2 2008, 12:36pm

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Arcade classic Pac-Man claims top spot in latest ELSPA UK games chart.

Namco's Pac-Man was the best selling mobile game on UK operator decks in November - more proof if any were needed that mobile games remains a brand-driven business.

Pac-Man has been available on mobile for about a thousand years but shows no sign of losing its marble munching popularity.

Gameloft claimed second spot with Deal Or No Deal, with Glu Mobile's Monopoly: Here & Now placed third. Gameloft's WWTBAM? 2nd Edition and EA's Tetris occupy fourth and fifth place, respectively.

EA's Need For Speed Pro Street and Gameloft's Catchphrase where the only new entries in the November top ten.

In terms of overall publisher presence in the top 50, Gameloft had the most titles at 12, followed by EA with 11 and Glu with nine.

The chart is complied each month by UK video games trade body ELSPA and ChartTrack from sales data provided by Vodafone, O2, Orange, T-Mobile and 3.

GAME, PUBLISHER, DEVELOPER
1. PAC-MAN, NAMCO MOBILE, NAMCO NETWORKS
2. DEAL OR NO DEAL, GAMELOFT, GAMELOFT
3. MONOPOLY: HERE & NOW, GLU MOBILE, GLU MOBILE
4. WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? 2ND ED, GLU MOBILE, GLU MOBILE
5. TETRIS, EA MOBILE, BLUE LAVA WIRELESS
6. NEED FOR SPEED PROSTREET, EA MOBILE, IRON MONKEY STUDIOS
7. ZUMA, GLU MOBILE, GLU MOBILE
8. BRAIN GENIUS, GLU MOBILE, GLU MOBILE
9. CATCHPHRASE, GAMELOFT, GAMELOFT
10. BRAIN CHALLENGE, GAMELOFT, GAMELOFT
11. PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2008, GLU MOBILE, KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT
12. SONIC THE HEDGEHOG: PART ONE, GLU MOBILE, GLU MOBILE
13. THE SIMS 2, EA MOBILE, IDEAWORKS3D
14. WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2008, THQ WIRELESS, BIGHT GAMES
15. SIM CITY SOCIETIES, EA MOBILE, TILTED MILL
16.