What are the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe (UK) this week? Thanks to Amazon online sales data here are the games that are the most popular now.
Nintendo Wii
North America: 1. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo), 2. Wii Play (Nintendo), 3. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega), 4. Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party (Konami), 5. Game Party (Midway).
Japan: 1. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo), 2. Wii Sports (Nintendo), 3. Mario & Sonic at Bejing Olympics (Sega), 4. Hajimete no Wii (Nintendo), 5. Swing Golf Pangya 2nd Shot! (Tecmo).
Europe: 1. Big Brain Academy for Wii (Nintendo), 2. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega), 3. Carnival Funfair Games (2K Games), 4. Mario Party 8 (Nintendo), 5. FIFA 08 (EA Sports).
Xbox 360
North America: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 2. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), 3. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 4. Halo 3: Legendary Edition (Microsoft), 5. Mass Effect (Microsoft).
Japan: 1. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), 2. Dead Rising / Gears of War — Xbox 360 Platinum Double Pack (Capcom / Microsoft), 3. The Idol M@ster — Xbox 360 Platinum Collection (Namco), 4. Guilty Gear 2: Overture (Arc System Works), 5. Ace Combat 6: Kaihou e no Senka (Namco).
Europe: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 2. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 3. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), 4. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami), 5. Mass Effect (Microsoft).
PlayStation 3
North America: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 2. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), 3. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (SCEA), 4. Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (SCEA), 5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision).
Japan: 1. World Soccer Winning Eleven 2008 (Konami), 2. Shin Sangoku Musou 5 (Koei), 3. Ratchet & Clank Future (SCEI), 4. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Spike), 5. Tony Hawk’s Project 8 (Spike).
Europe: 1. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami), 2. Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction (SCEE), 3. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 4. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), 5. FIFA 08 (EA Sports).
PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision), 2. Madden NFL 08 (EA Sports), 3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 4. Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s (Activision), 5. Ben 10: Protector of Earth (D3 Publisher).
Japan: 1. SD Gundam G Generation Spirits (Bandai), 2. Sengoku Basara 2: Heroes (Capcom), 3. World Soccer Winning Eleven 2008 (Konami), 4. Final Fantasy XI: Altana no Kamihei (Square Enix), 5. Zero no Tsukaima: Muma ga Tsumugu Yokaze no Gensoukyoku (Marvelous).
Europe: 1. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami), 2. The Simpsons Game (EA Games), 3. High School Musical: Sing It! (Disney), 4. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 5. High School Musical: Sing It! Microphone Bundle (Disney).
PC
North America: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 2. The Orange Box (EA Games), 3. Crysis (EA Games), 4. The Sims 2: Teen Style Stuff (EA Games), 5. The Sims 2: Bon Voyage (EA Games).
Japan: 1. Final Fantasy XI: Altana no Kamihei (Square Enix), 2. Crysis (EA Games), 3. Hatsune Miku (Cripton Future Media), 4. Demon Parasite: Akuma no Youna Tenshi no Kanojo (Ocelot), 5. Heart no Kuni no Alice: Wonderful Wonder World (QuinRose).
Europe: 1. Football Manager 2008 (Sega), 2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 3. Crysis (EA Games), 4. The Sims 2 (EA Games), 5. The Sims 2: Bon Voyage (EA Games).
Nintendo DS
North America: 1. Brain Age 2 (Nintendo), 2. Brain Age (Nintendo), 3. Mario Party DS (Nintendo), 4. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo), 5. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo).
Japan: 1. Layton Kyouju to Akuma no Hako (Nintendo), 2. Dragon Quest IV: Michibikareshi Monotachi (Square Enix), 3. Mario Party DS (Nintendo), 4. Layton Kyouju to Fushigi na Machi (Nintendo), 5. Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters: World Championship 2008 (Konami).
Europe: 1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo), 2. More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (Nintendo), 3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 4. Cooking Mama (505 Games), 5. High School Musical: Makin’ the Cut (Disney).
PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (Konami), 2. Madden NFL 08 (EA Sports), 3. Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron (LucasArts), 4. Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (Square Enix), 5. Daxter (SCEA).
Japan: 1. Makai Senki Disgaea Portable: Tsuushin Taisen Hajime Mashita (Nippon Ichi), 2. Gundam Battle Chronicle (Bandai), 3. Air (Prototype), 4. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 5. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (Capcom).
Europe: 1. The Simpsons Game (EA Games), 2. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 3. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (Rockstar), 4. Football Manager Handheld 2008 (Sega), 5. Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (Square Enix).
New blockbuster Super Mario Galaxy for Wii is still floating on the number one spot. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a huge seller being at the top of the Xbox 360, PS3 & PC charts. The Guitar Hero III and its Bundle are still selling out on PS2. Overall Brain Age 2 still tops all other games on DS as the favorite game for new buyers of the handheld. And lastly Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles returns to PSP as holiday shoppers picked it up at a temporary sale price of $19.99. — More analysis at Gamasutra.
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