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. Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles (Capcom), 3. Wii Zapper with Link’s Crossbow Training (Nintendo), 4. Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party (Konami), 5. Ghost Squad (Sega).
Japan: 1. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 2. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo), 3. Wii Sports (Nintendo), 4. Mario & Sonic at Beijing Olympics (Sega), 5. Hajimete no Wii (Nintendo).
Europe: 1. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega), 2. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo), 3. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts), 4. Mario Party 8 (Nintendo), 5. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo).
Xbox 360
North America: 1. Rock Band (EA Games), 2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 3. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), 4. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 5. Mass Effect (Microsoft).
Japan: 1. FIFA 08 World Cup Soccer (EA Sports), 2. Lost Odyssey (Microsoft), 3. Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom (Microsoft), 4. Dead Rising / Gears of War — Xbox 360 Platinum Double Pack (Capcom / Microsoft), 5. The Idol M@ster — Xbox 360 Platinum Collection (Namco).
Europe: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 2. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), 3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 4. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 5. FIFA 08 (EA Sports).
PlayStation 3
North America: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 2. Rock Band (EA Games), 3. Time Crisis 4 (Namco Bandai), 4. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), 5. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (SCEA).
Japan: 1. Time Crisis 4 (Namco), 2. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (SCEI), 3. Shin Sangoku Musou 5 (Koei), 4. Uncharted: El Dorado no Hihou (SCEI), 5. World Soccer Winning Eleven 2008 (Konami).
Europe: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 2. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (SCEE), 3. Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction (SCEE), 4. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 5. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft).
PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision), 2. Fire Pro Wrestling Returns (Agetec), 3. Guitar Hero II Bundle (Activision), 4. Madden NFL 08 (EA Sports), 5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision).
Japan: 1. World Soccer Winning Eleven 2008 (Konami), 2. Naruto Shippuuden: Narutimate Accel 2 (Bandai), 3. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri: Kakera Asobi (Alchemist), 4. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri: Kakera Asobi — Append Edition (Alchemist), 5. SD Gundam G Generation Spirits (Bandai).
Europe: 1. The Simpsons Game (EA Games), 2. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 3. Need for Speed ProStreet (EA Games), 4. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 5. Ben 10: Protector of Earth (D3 Publisher).
PC
North America: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 2. The Orange Box (EA Games), 3. Crysis (EA Games), 4. Crazy Machines: The Wacky Contraptions Game (Viva Media), 5. Crazy Machines 1.5 (Viva Media).
Japan: 1. Monster Hunter Frontier Online: Christmas Gentei Package (Capcom), 2. Sukatto Golf Pangya! Yokubari Kit (e frontier), 3. Crysis (EA Games), 4. Hatsune Miku (Cripton Future Media), 5. SimCity Societies (EA Games).
Europe: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 2. The Orange Box (EA Games), 3. Football Manager 2008 (Sega), 4. Crysis (EA Games), 5. The Sims 2: Bon Voyage (EA Games).
Nintendo DS
North America: 1. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 2. Brain Age 2 (Nintendo), 3. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo), 4. Yoshi’s Island DS (Nintendo), 5. Flash Focus (Nintendo).
Japan: 1. Mario Party DS (Nintendo), 2. Final Fantasy IV (Square Enix), 3. Dragon Quest IV: Michibikareshi Monotachi (Square Enix), 4. Kousoku Card Battle: Card Hero (Nintendo), 5. Layton Kyouju to Akuma no Hako — Special Edition (Level 5).
Europe: 1. More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (Nintendo), 2. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 3. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo), 4. Sight Training (Nintendo), 5. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo).
PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. Madden NFL 08 (EA Sports), 2. Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (Square Enix), 3. Medal of Honor: Heroes (EA Games), 4. Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (Konami), 5. The Simpsons Game (EA Games).
Japan: 1. Maplus: Portable Navi 2 (Edia), 2. Eiyuu Densetsu: Sora no Kiseki FC&SC Kanzenban (Nihon Falcom), 3. Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida. (SCEI), 4. Minna no Golf Portable 2 (SCEI), 5. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (Capcom).
Europe: 1. The Simpsons Game (EA Games), 2. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 3. Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters (SCEE), 4. Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (Square Enix), 5. Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron (LucasArts).
New blockbuster Super Mario Galaxy for Wii is still floating on the number one spot. Rock Band rocks the Xbox 360. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is still a huge seller and is at the top of the PS3 & PC charts. The Guitar Hero III and its Bundle are still selling out on the PS2. New Super Mario Bros. is the top DS favorite game. And lastly Madden NFL 08 returns to PSP as holiday shoppers started buying it again. — More at Gamasutra.