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. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo), 3. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 5. Wii Play (Nintendo).
Japan: 1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 2. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 3. Super Mario Stadium: Family Baseball (Nintendo), 4. Family Trainer (Bandai), 5. Wii Sports (Nintendo).
Europe: 1. Wii Play (Nintendo), 2. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega), 3. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 4. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle.
Xbox 360
North America: 1. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 2. Ninja Gaiden II (Tecmo), 3. Rock Band Special Edition (EA Games), 4. Call of Duty 3 — Platinum Hits (Activision), 5. Halo 3 (Microsoft).
Japan: 1. The Darkness (Spike), 2. Ninja Gaiden II (Tecmo), 3. The Orange Box (EA Games), 4. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 5. The Idolm@ster — Xbox 360 Platinum Collection (Namco).
Europe: 1. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 2. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 3. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 4. Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution (2K Games), 5. Rock Band (EA Games).
PlayStation 3
North America: 1. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami), 2. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 3. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (SCEA), 4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 5. GRID (Codemasters).
Japan: 1. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots — Special Edition (Konami), 2. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami), 3. Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit (Bandai), 4. Senjou no Valkyria (Sega), 5. Haze (Spike).
Europe: 1. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami), 2. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 3. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 4. Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution (2K Games), 5. Top Spin 3 (2K Sports).
PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Rock Band Special Edition (EA Games), 2. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 3. Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES (Atlus), 4. Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection (Konami), 5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision).
Japan: 1. Harukanaru Jikuu no Kade 4 (Koei), 2. Harukanaru Jikuu no Kade 4 — Treasure Box (Koei), 3. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater — PlayStation 2 the Best (Konami), 4. Sorayume (Takuyo), 5. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty — PlayStation 2 the Best (Konami).
Europe: 1. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 2. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 3. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami), 4. SingStar Summer Party (SCEE), 5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision).
PC
North America: 1. Spore Creature Creator (EA Games), 2. Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (Eidos), 3. The Orange Box (EA Games), 4. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (Blizzard), 5. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts).
Japan: 1. Ragnarok Online Summer Package 2008 (E-Frontier), 2. Final Fantasy XI: Vana’diel Collection (Square Enix), 3. SimCity 4 Deluxe (EA Games), 4. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 5. Clannad: Full Voice (Key).
Europe: 1. Football Manager 2008 (Sega), 2. Mass Effect (EA Games), 3. Sid Meier’s Civilization IV Complete (2K Games), 4. Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (Eidos), 5. Sins of a Solar Empire (Stardock).
Nintendo DS
North America: 1. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 2. Brain Age 2 (Nintendo), 3. Brain Age (Nintendo), 4. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 5. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo).
Japan: 1. Dramatic Dungeon: Sakura Taisen – Kimi Arugatame — All-Star Pack (Sega), 2. DS Bimoji Training (Nintendo), 3. Nanatsuiro * Drops: Touch de Hajimaru Hatsukoi Monogatari — Limited Edition (Media Works), 4. Kuukan * Zukei: Hirameki Training – KuuTore (Benesse), 5. Motto Toeic Test DS Training (IE Institute).
Europe: 1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo), 2. 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo), 3. More Brain Training (Nintendo), 4. Scrabble Interactive: 2007 Edition (Ubisoft), 5. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo).
PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 2. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (Konami), 3. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar), 4. God of War: Chains of Olympus (SCEA), 5. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts).
Japan: 1. Super Robot Taisen A (Banpresto), 2. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom), 3. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 3 (Konami), 4. Clannad (Prototype), 5. Yggdra Union (Sting).
Europe: 1. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII — Special Edition (Square Enix), 2. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 3. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 4. God of War: Chains of Olympus (SCEE), 5. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami).
Mario Kart Wii returns to the Wii chart. Grand Theft Auto IV stays on the top of the Xbox 360 chart. PS3 exclusive Metal Gear Solid 4 remains at #1. Rock Band returns on the PS2 chart. Spore Creature Creator debuts at the PC top spot. New Super Mario Bros. once again returns on the DS chart. And lastly Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII also returns to the PSP chart’s first place. — More analysis at Gamasutra.