Last week saw the latest batch of Pokemon taking Europe by storm, their impact being felt well beyond the hearts and minds of children across the continent, with the combined sales of Diamond and Pearl have made it one of the fastest selling Pokemon games in UK history, second only to Yellow for the GBC, as well as the fastest selling UK DS game ever. Pokemon Diamond took the number one slot on the charts, with the less popular Pearl coming in at three. Sandwiched in-between? Transformers the Game, which trailed the pocket monsters by only 217 units. As a Transformers fan I am very pleased with the UK, though as a champion of quality gaming I have to wonder... what the hell is wrong with you people?

The rest of the list is filled out with Harry Potter, three different Nintendo Brain training games, Wii Play, Shrek the Third, and Tiger Woods. So much Nintendo you'll swear they're turning Japanese.

Pokemania Transforms UK Chart In Nintendo's Favor [Gamasutra]