The 'niche', Wii-exclusive JRPG makes an astounding debut in the UK charts...

Provisional details of the latest weekly UK sales chart have come to light, with Xenoblade Chronicles entering the All-Formats chart at number 7.

The debut is an incredibly impressive effort from a JRPG title with virtually no marketing push in place. Enthusiasm for the game has been buoyed in recent days by a string of top-tier reviews. It probably also didn't hurt that many eager American gamers are hopping on the import train as Nintendo of America show no sign of localising the game.

The game was the second-best selling Wii game of the week, behind Zumba Fitness. It actually debuted at number 3 in the Individual-Formats chart, behind Zumba Wii and Ocarina of Time 3D, which saw another large boost thanks to the 3DS price cut.