Top 5 game sales per system worldwide in week 20, 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. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 2. Wii Play (Nintendo), 3. We Ski (Namco Bandai), 4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 5. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo).
Japan: 1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 2. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 3. Totsugeki!! Famicom Wars VS (Nintendo), 4. Link no Bowgun Training + Wii Zapper (Nintendo), 5. Dairantou Smash Brothers X (Nintendo).
Europe: 1. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 3. Wii Play (Nintendo), 4. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts), 5. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega).
Xbox 360
North America: 1. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 2. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 3. Rock Band Special Edition (EA Games), 4. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 5. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft).
Japan: 1. The Darkness (Spike), 2. The Idolm@ster: Live for You! (Namco), 3. The Idolm@ster — Xbox 360 Platinum Collection (Namco), 4. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 5. Turok (Touchstone).
Europe: 1. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 2. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 3. The Orange Box (EA Games), 4. Viking: Battle for Asgard (Sega), 5. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft).
PlayStation 3
North America: 1. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 2. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (SCEA), 3. Rock Band Special Edition (EA Games), 4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 5. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft).
Japan: 1. Senjou no Valkyria (Sega), 2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 3. Makai Senki Disgaea 3 — First Print Limited Edition (Nippon Ichi), 4. Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! (Sega), 5. Armored Core: For Answer (From Software).
Europe: 1. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 2. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (SCEE), 3. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), 4. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 5. Burnout Paradise (EA Games).
PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision), 2. Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES (Atlus), 3. Rock Band (EA Games), 4. Rock Band Special Edition (EA Games), 5. Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection (Konami).
Japan: 1. Aoishiro — Limited Edition (Success), 2. NiGHTS into Dreams… — Nightopia Dream Pack (Sega), 3. Musou Orochi: Maou Sairin (Koei), 4. KimiKiss — ebKore+ (Enterbrain), 5. Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch - Lost Colors (Bandai).
Europe: 1. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 2. SingStar Summer Party (SCEE), 3. The Simpsons Game (EA Games), 4. Top Trumps: Doctor Who (Eidos), 5. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar).
PC
North America: 1. The Orange Box (EA Games), 2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 3. World of Warcraft: Battle Chest (Blizzard), 4. The Sims 2: Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff (EA Games), 5. SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition (EA Games).
Japan: 1. Chaos;Head (Nitro Plus), 2. Alice in Deep Forest: Fukai Mori no Kuni no Alice (QuinRose), 3. Final Fantasy XI: Vana’diel Collection (Square Enix), 4. Little Busters! (Key), 5. Clannad Full Voice (Key).
Europe: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 2. The Sims 2 (EA Games), 3. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War — Soulstorm (THQ), 4. Football Manager 2008 (Sega), 5. Assassin’s Creed: Director’s Cut Edition (Ubisoft).
Nintendo DS
North America: 1. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 2. My Word Coach (Ubisoft), 3. Brain Age 2 (Nintendo), 4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 5. Brain Age (Nintendo).
Japan: 1. Luminous Arc 2: Will (Marvelous), 2. DS Bimoji Training (Nintendo), 3. Bokura wa Kaseki Holder (Nintendo), 4. SimCity DS 2: Kodai kara Mirai e Tsuduku Machi (EA Games), 5. Layton Kyouju to Fushigi na Machi (Level 5).
Europe: 1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo), 2. More Brain Training (Nintendo), 3. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega), 4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 5. 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo).
PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 2. God of War: Chains of Olympus (SCEA), 3. Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters (SCEA), 4. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (Konami), 5. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar).
Japan: 1. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom), 2. Bleach: Heat the Soul 5 (SCEI), 3. Nippon no Asoko de (SCEI), 4. Maplus Portable Navi 2 (Edia), 5. Star Ocean: The Second Evolution (Square Enix).
Europe: 1. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami), 2. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (Rockstar), 3. WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008 (THQ), 4. Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 (EA Games), 5. FIFA 08 (EA Sports).
Mario Kart Wii remains number one in the Wii chart. Grand Theft Auto IV also remains number one on both the Xbox 360 and PS3 charts. Guitar Hero III returns to the first spot on the PS2 charts after a price drop. The Orange Box also returns to the PC top spot. New Super Mario Bros. once again returns high on the DS chart. And lastly Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII yet again remains on a first place in the PSP list. — More analysis at Gamasutra.
Wii Fit actually beat out Mario Kart in Europe. That’s pretty impressive.
17 May 2008 20:23joe
wait and see that happen in america next week too when wii fit comes out
