22 March 2008
Ferry

Top 5 game sales per system worldwide in week 12, 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. MLB Power Pros (2K Sports), 2. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo), 3. Wii Play (Nintendo), 4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 5. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo).

Japan: 1. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 2. Deca Sporta (Hudson), 3. Dairantou Smash Brothers X (Nintendo), 4. Wii Sports (Nintendo), 5. Family Ski (Namco).

Europe: 1. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega), 2. Carnival Funfair Games (2K Games), 3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 4. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo), 5. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (EA Sports).

Xbox 360
North America: 1. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (Ubisoft), 2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 3. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 4. Rock Band Special Edition (MTV Games), 5. Army of Two (EA Games).

Japan: 1. Armored Core: For Answer (From Software), 2. Army of Two (EA Games), 3. Skate (EA Games), 4. The Idolm@ster: Live for You! (Namco), 5. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision).

Europe: 1. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (Ubisoft), 2. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 3. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 4. Bully: Scholarship Edition (Rockstar), 5. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft).

PlayStation 3
North America: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 2. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (Ubisoft), 3. NBA 2K8 (2K Games), 4. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), 5. MLB 08: The Show (SCEA).

Japan: 1. Armored Core: For Answer (From Software), 2. Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! (Sega), 3. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 4. Army of Two (EA Games), 5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision).

Europe: 1. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (Ubisoft), 2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 3. Formula One Championship Edition (SCEE), 4. Burnout Paradise (EA Games), 5. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft).

PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection (Konami), 2. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 3. Rock Band Special Edition (MTV Games), 4. SingStar ’90s (SCEA), 5. God of War (SCEA).

Japan: 1. Lucky * Star — DX Pack (Kadokawa Shoten), 2. Suzumiya Haruhi no Tomadoi — Limited Edition (Banpresto), 3. Poison Pink (Banpresto), 4. Gundam Musou Special (Bandai), 5. Super Robot Taisen Original Generation Gaiden (Banpresto).

Europe: 1. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 2. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 3. Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters (SCEE), 4. SingStar ’80s (SCEE), 5. WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008 (THQ).

PC
North America: 1. The Sims 2: FreeTime (EA Games), 2. Hoyle Card Games 2008 (Encore), 3. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 4. Sins of a Solar Empire (Stardock), 5. The Sims 2 Deluxe (EA Games).

Japan: 1. Clannad Full Voice (Key), 2. A Ressha de Ikou 8 (Artdink), 3. The Sims 2: FreeTime! Data Set (EA Games), 4. Vocaloid 2 Character Vocal Series 01: Hatsune Miku (Crypton Future Media), 5. Musou Orochi (Koei).

Europe: 1. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War — Soulstorm (THQ), 2. The Sims 2: FreeTime (EA Games), 3. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 4. The Sims 2 (EA Games), 5. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (Blizzard).

Nintendo DS
North America: 1. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo), 2. Brain Age (Nintendo), 3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 4. Brain Age 2 (Nintendo), 5. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo).

Japan: 1. SimCity DS 2 (EA Games), 2. DS Bimoji Training (Nintendo), 3. Pokemon Ranger: Batonnage (Nintendo), 4. Dramatic Dungeon: Sakura Taisen - Kimi Arugatame — All-Star Pack (Sega), 5. Time Hollow: Ubawareta Kako o Motomete (Konami).

Europe: 1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo), 2. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega), 3. 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo), 4. More Brain Training (Nintendo), 5. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo).

PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. God of War: Chains of Olympus (SCEA), 2. Patapon (SCEA), 3. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (Konami), 4. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar), 5. Star Wars Battlefront II (LucasArts).

Japan: 1. Tales of Rebirth (Namco), 2. Mugen Kairou (SCEI), 3. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (Capcom), 4. Musou Orochi (Koei), 5. MyStylist — Camera Bundle (SCEI).

Europe: 1. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami), 2. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 3. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (Rockstar), 4. The Simpsons Game (EA Games), 5. Sega Mega Drive Collection (Sega).

MLB Power Pros turns up on the number one place in the Wii chart after a “deal of the day” discount. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 debuts on top of the Xbox 360 chart. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare returns on the PS3 chart. The Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection debuts on the PS2 chart. The Sims 2: FreeTime stays at the PC charts top. Professor Layton stays in his number one Curious Village on the DS. And lastly God of War: Chains of Olympus remains on a godly first place on the PSP list. — More analysis at Gamasutra.