26 April 2008
Ferry

Top 5 game sales per system worldwide in week 17, 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. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo), 2. Wii Play (Nintendo), 3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 4. Wii Zapper with Link’s Crossbow Training (Nintendo), 5. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo).

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

Europe: 1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 2. Wii Play (Nintendo), 3. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami), 4. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega), 5. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (EA Sports).

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

Japan: 1. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (Ubisoft), 2. Frontlines: Fuel of War (THQ Japan), 3. The Idolm@ster: Live for You! (Namco), 4. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 5. Armored Core: For Answer (From Software).

Europe: 1. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 2. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (Ubisoft), 3. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), 4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 5. Army of Two (EA Games).

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

Japan: 1. Senjou no Valkyria (Sega), 2. Senjou no Valkyria — Limited Box (Sega), 3. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 4. Armored Core: For Answer (From Software), 5. Pro Yakyuu Spirits 5 (Konami).

Europe: 1. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (SCEE), 2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 3. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), 4. Burnout Paradise (EA Games), 5. Formula One Championship Edition (SCEE).

PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES (Atlus), 2. Rock Band Special Edition (MTV Games), 3. Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection (Konami), 4. God of War II (SCEA), 5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision).

Japan: 1. Musou Orochi: Maou Sairin (Koei), 2. Edel Blume (Idea Factory), 3. Pro Yakyuu Spirits 5 (Konami), 4. Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch - Lost Colors (Bandai), 5. H2O Plus — DX Pack (Kadokawa Shoten).

Europe: 1. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 2. SingStar ’80s (SCEE), 3. Ben 10: Protector of Earth (D3 Publisher), 4. God of War II (SCEE), 5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision).

PC
North America: 1. The Sims 2: Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff (EA Games), 2. Assassin’s Creed: Director’s Cut Edition (Ubisoft), 3. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 4. The Sims 2: FreeTime (EA Games), 5. SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition (EA Games).

Japan: 1. Chaos;Head (Nitro Plus), 2. The Sims 2: Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Pack (EA Games), 3. Clannad Full Voice (Key), 4. Little Busters! (KEY), 5. Sim People Kanzen Edition 3 (EA Games).

Europe: 1. Assassin’s Creed: Director’s Cut Edition (Ubisoft), 2. The Sims 2: Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff (EA Games), 3. Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath (EA Games), 4. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War — Soulstorm (THQ), 5. The Sims 2: FreeTime (EA Games).

Nintendo DS
North America: 1. The World Ends With You (Square Enix), 2. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time (Nintendo), 3. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness (Nintendo), 4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 5. Brain Age 2 (Nintendo).

Japan: 1. DS Bimoji Training (Nintendo), 2. Summon Night (Banpresto), 3. Minna no DS Seminar: Kantan Ongaku Ryoku (TDK Core), 4. That’s QT (Koei), 5. SimCity DS 2 (EA Games).

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. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo).

PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 2. God of War: Chains of Olympus (SCEA), 3. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (Rockstar), 4. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar), 5. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (Konami).

Japan: 1. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom), 2. Vantage Master Portable (Falcom), 3. Maplus Portable Navi 2 (Edia), 4. Minna no Chizu 3 (Zenrin), 5. Star Ocean: The Second Evolution (Square Enix).

Europe: 1. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami), 2. God of War: Chains of Olympus (SCEA), 3. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 4. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar), 5. Call of Duty: Roads to Victory (Activision).

Super Smash Bros. Brawl knocks everyone else out to be number one in the Wii chart. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare keeps a firm grip on the Xbox 360 chart. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue once again finishes first in this week’s PS3 chart. Persona 3 FES debuts on the PS2 chart. The Sims 2: Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff remains at the top PC spot. The World Ends With You debuts high on the DS chart. And lastly Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII remains on a first place on the PSP list. — More analysis at Gamasutra.