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 (Konami), 4. Winter Sports: The Ultimate Challenge (Conspiracy), 5. Game Party (Midway).
Japan: 1. Dairantou Smash Brothers X (Nintendo), 2. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 3. Winning Eleven Play Maker 2008 (Konami), 4. Family Ski (Namco), 5. Wii Sports (Nintendo).
Europe: 1. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega), 2. Wii Play (Nintendo), 3. Big Brain Academy for Wii (Nintendo), 4. PDC World Championship Darts 2008 (Oxygen), 5. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts).
Xbox 360
North America: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 2. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 3. Rock Band Special Edition (MTV Games), 4. Frontlines: Fuel of War (THQ), 5. Lost Odyssey (Microsoft).
Japan: 1. The Idolm@ster: Live for You! (Namco), 2. BioShock (Spike), 3. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 4. The IdolM@ster — Xbox 360 Platinum Collection (Namco), 5. Burnout Paradise (EA Games).
Europe: 1. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 2. Frontlines: Fuel of War (THQ), 3. Lost Odyssey (Microsoft) 4. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), 5. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision).
PlayStation 3
North America: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 2. Rock Band Special Edition (MTV Games), 3. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), 4. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (SCEA), 5. Devil May Cry 4 (Capcom).
Japan: 1. Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (Capcom), 2. Devil May Cry 4 (Capcom), 3. Makai Senki Disgaea 3 — First Print Limited Edition (Nippon Ichi), 4. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 5. Burnout Paradise (EA Games).
Europe: 1. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), 2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 3. Burnout Paradise (EA Games), 4. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (SCEE), 5. Resistance: Fall of Man (SCEE).
PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Rock Band Special Edition (MTV Games), 2. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 3. Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s (Activision), 4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision), 5. Guitar Hero II Bundle (Activision).
Japan: 1. Gundam Musou Special (Bandai), 2. eb!Kore + Kimikiss Special Edition (Enterbrain), 3. Suzumiya Haruhi no Tomadoi — Limited Edition (Banpresto), 4. Lucky * Star — DX Pack (Kadokawa Shoten), 5. Fate/Stay Night [Realta Nua] (Kadokawa Shoten).
Europe: 1. SingStar ’80s (SCEE), 2. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 3. Rugby 08 (EA Sports), 4. Gran Turismo 4 (SCEE), 5. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Rockstar).
PC
North America: 1. The Sims 2: FreeTime (EA Games), 2. Sins of a Solar Empire (Stardock), 3. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 4. LOST: Via Domus (Ubisoft), 5. Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword (2K Games).
Japan: 1. Clannad Full Voice (Key), 2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 3. Monster Hunter Frontier Online Season 2.0 Premium Package (Capcom), 4. Vocaloid 2 Character Vocal Series 01 — Hatsune Miku (Cripton Future Media), 5. RPG Tsukuru VX (Enterbrain).
Europe: 1. The Sims 2: FreeTime (EA Games), 2. The Sims 2 (EA Games), 3. Football Manager 2008 (Sega), 4. LOST: The Video Game (Ubisoft), 5. The Orange Box (EA Games).
Nintendo DS
North America: 1. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo), 2. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 3. Brain Age 2 (Nintendo), 4. Petz: Hamsterz 2 (Ubisoft), 5. Brain Age (Nintendo).
Japan: 1. Sekaiju no Meikyuu 2: Shoou no Seihai — Limited Edition (Atlus), 2. Soma Bringer — Limited Edition (Nintendo), 3. Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s Side 2nd Season (Konami), 4. Sekaiju no Meikyuu 2: Shoou no Seihai (Atlus), 5. Akagawa Jirou Mystery: Yasoukyoku (Marvelous).
Europe: 1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo), 2. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega), 3. More Brain Training (Nintendo), 4. 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo), 5. Professor Kageyama’s Maths Training (Nintendo).
PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. Patapon (SCEA), 2. Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness (NIS America), 3. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (Konami), 4. Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (Square Enix), 5. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar).
Japan: 1. Musou Orochi (Koei), 2. MyStylist (SCEI), 3. Kidou Senshi Gundam: Giren no Yabou – Axis no Kyoui (Bandai), 4. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (Capcom), 5. Maplus: Portable Navi 2 (Edia).
Europe: 1. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (Rockstar), 2. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami), 3. The Simpsons Game (EA Games), 4. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 5. Need for Speed: ProStreet (EA Games).
The Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle returns to fame on the Wii. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare returns to the Xbox 360 & PS3 charts. Rock Band Special Edition returns to the PS2 stage. The Sims 2: FreeTime debuts at the PC charts top. Professor Layton and the Curious Village stays number 1 on the DS list. And lastly Patapon debuts at #1 on the PSP list, we reviewed Patapon with a 9.5 out of 10 fun factor, at $20 it’s hard to go wrong there. — More analysis at Gamasutra.