US & UK eShop Charts: Nintendo Retail Downloads Fail

Below are both the US & UK eShop charts for the beginning of this week. Whilst I’ve always found taking a look at the eShop charts interesting this week something struck me… where are the digital downloads which Nintendo are pushing so heavily even to the point of having them release at midnight as they did with Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask.

I would assume that the prices for said digital downloads are the main reason for this. In the UK we would need to pay £39.99 for a digital download where the majority of stores usually sell new releases between £24.99-£29.99. Nintendo simply has to reduce its prices if it wants this ‘digital future’ idea to work in the long-term.

What are your views?

US Charts

1. Pokemon Dream Rader
2. Liberation Maiden
3. Super Mario Bros.
4. NightSky
5. Castlevania: The Adventure
6. Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask *Retail*
7. Ghosts’N Goblins
8. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
9. Cut the Rope
10. Photo Dojo
11. The “Denpa” Men: They Came by Wave
12. Plants VS Zombies
13. Pushmo
14. New Super Mario Bros. 2 *Retail*
15. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
16. The Legend of Zelda
17. 3D Classics: Kirby’s Adventure
18. Colors! 3D
19. Mario Kart 7 *Retail*

UK Charts

1. Pullblox
2. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
3. Pokemon Dream Rader
4. Super Mario Land
5. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
6. 3D Classics: Kid Icarus
7. 3D Classics: Kirby’s Adventure
8. Super Mario Bros.
9. Let’s Gold! 3D
10. Zen Pinball 3D
11. Plants VS Zombies
12. Colors! 3D
13. Cut the Rope
14. Dillon’s Rolling Western
15. Fun! Fun! Minigolf TOUCH!
16. Kirby’s Dream Land
17. Donkey Kong
18. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
19. Photo Dojo
20. Mighty Switch Force

[Source: (US eShop Charts) Nintendo Everything]