Top 5 game sales per system worldwide in week 5, 2008

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. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 2. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo), 3. Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party Bundle (Konami), 4. Endless Ocean (Nintendo), 5. Game Party (Midway).

Japan: 1. Dairantou Smash Brothers X (Nintendo), 2. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 3. Family Ski (Namco), 4. Wii Sports (Nintendo), 5. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo).

Europe: 1. Wii Play (Nintendo), 2. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega), 3. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo), 4. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (EA Sports), 5. Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure (Capcom).

Xbox 360
North America: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 2. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 3. Rock Band Special Edition (EA Games), 4. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 5. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft).

Japan: 1. Devil May Cry 4 (Capcom), 2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 3. Dead Rising / Gears of War — Xbox 360 Platinum Double Pack (Capcom/Microsoft), 4. The IdolM@ster — Xbox 360 Platinum Collection (Namco), 5. Lost Odyssey (Microsoft).

Europe: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 2. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 4. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), 5. Burnout Paradise (EA Games).

PlayStation 3
North America: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 2. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (SCEA), 3. Rock Band Special Edition (EA Games), 4. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), 5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision).

Japan: 1. Devil May Cry 4 (Capcom), 2. Makai Senki Disgaea 3 — First Print Limited Edition (Nippon Ichi), 3. Makai Senki Disgaea 3 (Nippon Ichi), 4. Assassin’s Creed (UBI Soft), 5. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision).

Europe: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 2. Burnout Paradise (EA Games), 3. Clive Barker’s Jericho (Codemasters), 4. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (SCEE), 5. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft).

PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Rock Band Special Edition (EA Games), 2. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 3. Guitar Hero II Bundle (Activision), 4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision), 5. God of War (SCEA).

Japan: 1. Suzumiya Haruhi no Tomadoi — Limited Edition (Banpresto), 2. Tales of Destiny: Director’s Cut — Premium Box (Namco), 3. Suzumiya Haruhi no Tomadoi (Banpresto), 4. Lucky * Star — DX Pack (Kadokawa Shoten), 5. Tales of Destiny: Director’s Cut (Namco).

Europe: 1. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 2. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 3. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar), 4. The Simpsons Game (EA Games), 5. WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008 (THQ).

PC
North America: 1. Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Gold Edition (2K Games), 2. The Sims: Castaway Stories (EA Games), 3. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 4. World of Warcraft (Blizzard), 5. World of Warcraft Battlechest (Blizzard).

Japan: 1. Monster Hunter Frontier Online Season 2.0 (E Frontier), 2. Vocaloid 2 Character Vocal Series 01 — Hatsune Miku (Cripton Future Media), 3. RPG Tsukuru VX (Enterbrain), 4. Civilization IV Deluxe Pack (Cyber Front), 5. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision).

Europe: 1. Football Manager 2008 (Sega), 2. The Sims 2 (EA Games), 3. The Orange Box (EA Games), 4. Crysis (EA Games), 5. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision).

Nintendo DS
North America: 1. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 2. Brain Age 2 (Nintendo), 3. Brain Age (Nintendo), 4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 5. Mario Party DS (Nintendo).

Japan: 1. Houkago Shounen (Konami), 2. Dragon Quest IV: Michibikareshi Monotachi (Square Enix), 3. Final Fantasy IV (Square Enix), 4. Taiko no Tatsujin DS: Touch de Dokodon! (Namco), 5. Takahashi Shoten Kanshuu: Saihinshutsu! SPI Perfect Mondaishuu (Genki).

Europe: 1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo), 2. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 3. More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (Nintendo), 4. 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo), 5. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo).

PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (Konami), 2. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar), 3. Tekken: Dark Resurrection (Namco Bandai), 4. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (Rockstar), 5. LocoRoco (SCEA).

Japan: 1. Suzumiya Haruhi no Yakusoku — Limited Edition (Bandai), 2. Maplus: Portable Navi 2 (Edia), 3. Yggdra Union (Sting), 4. World Soccer Winning Eleven Ubiquitous Edition 2008 (Konami), 5. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (Capcom).

Europe: 1. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami), 2. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (Rockstar), 3. Call of Duty: Roads to Victory (Activision), 4. Test Drive Unlimited (Atari), 5. FIFA 08 (EA Sports).

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle rises to fame on the Wii in America, while Japanese Wii owners picked up half a million copies of Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is still a huge seller and number 1 on the Xbox 360 and PS3 charts. The PC’s number one is Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Gold Edition. Rock Band rocks itself to the number 1 spot on PS2. New Super Mario Bros. returns to its rightful place at the top of the DS list. And lastly Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops finds a seat on the PSP throne. — More at Gamasutra.

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