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 Fit (Nintendo), 3. Rock Band Special Edition (EA Games), 4. Wii Play (Nintendo), 5. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo).
Japan: 1. Fatal Frame IV (Nintendo), 2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 3. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 4. Wii Sports (Nintendo), 5. Boom Blox (EA Games).
Europe: 1. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 2. Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock Bundle (Activision), 3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 4. Wii Play (Nintendo), 5. Big Beach Sports (THQ).
Xbox 360
North America: 1. Soul Calibur IV (Namco), 2. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 3. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 4. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), 5. NCAA Football 09 (Electronic Arts).
Japan: 1. Soul Calibur IV (Namco), 2. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 3. Bully (Bethesda), 4. The Idolm@ster — Xbox 360 Platinum Collection (Namco), 5. Ninja Gaiden II (Tecmo).
Europe: 1. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 2. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 3. Soul Calibur IV (Ubisoft), 4. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 5. Rock Band: Solus (EA).
PlayStation 3
North America: 1. Soul Calibur IV (Namco), 2. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 3. Resistance: Fall Of Man – Greatest Hits (SCEA), 4. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami), 5. Assassin’s Creed – Greatest Hits (Ubisoft).
Japan: 1. Soul Calibur IV (Namco), 2. Siren: New Translation (SCEI), 3. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots — Special Edition (Konami), 4. Tears to Tiara: Kakan no Daichi — Limited Edition (Aqua Plus), 5. Metal Gear Online (Konami).
Europe: 1. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami), 2. Buzz! Quiz TV with Buzzers (SCEE), 3. Soul Calibur IV (Ubisoft), 4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 5. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar).
PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Rock Band Special Edition (EA Games), 2. Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection (Konami), 3. God of War II (SCEA), 4. Final Fantasy X (Square Enix), 5. Madden NFL 08 (EA).
Japan: 1. Persona 4 (Atlus), 2. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 15 (Konami), 3. Bully (Bethesda), 4. Sengoku Basara X (Capcom), 5. Aria the Originator: Blue Planet Erushiero — Limited Edition (Alchemist).
Europe: 1. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 2. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 3. Kung Fu Panda (Activision), 4. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 5. High School Musical: Solus (Disney Interactive).
PC
North America: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 2. Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice (Her Interactive), 3. The Orange Box (EA), 4. SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition (EA), 5. World of Warcraft Battle Chest (Blizzard).
Japan: 1. Monster Hunter Frontier Online Season 3.0 Premium (E-Frontier), 2. Asaki Yumemishi (MIO), 3. Sou, Atashitachi wa Konna ni mo Rifujin na Sekai ni Ikiteru no Dara Yo 3 (Jitensha Sougyou), 4. Daikoukai Jidai Online: Cruz del Sur Treasure Pack — Inca no Hihou (Koei), 5. Phantasy Star Universe (Sega).
Europe: 1. The Sims 2: Apartment Life Expansion Pack (EA), 2. Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Complete (2K Games), 3. Football Manager 2008 (Sega), 4. The Sims 2: IKEA Home Stuff (EA Games), 5. International Cricket Captain 2008 (Empire).
Nintendo DS
North America: 1. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 2. Final Fantasy IV (Square Enix), 3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 4. Brain Age (Nintendo), 5. Advance Wars: Days of Ruin (Nintendo).
Japan: 1. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo), 2. KORG DS-10 (AQ Interactive), 3. Dragon Quest V: Tenkuu No Hanayome (Square Enix), 4. Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo), 5. DS Bimoji Elegant Letter Writer Training (Nintendo).
Europe: 1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo), 2. More Brain Training (Nintendo), 3. 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo), 4. Puzzler Collection (Ubisoft), 5. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo).
PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 2. Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (Square Enix), 3. God of War: Chains of Olympus (SCEA), 4. Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops (Konami), 5. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar).
Japan: 1. Phantasy Star Portable (Sega), 2. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom), 3. Gundam Battle Universe (Bandai), 4. PC Engine Best Collection (Hudson), 5. Eiyuu Densetsu: Sora no Kiseki the 3rd (Nihon Falcom).
Europe: 1. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 2. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 3. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami), 4. Space Invaders Extreme (Square Enix), 5. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (Rockstar).
Mario Kart Wii finishes first on the race to the Wii chart top 5, not surprisingly the game has sold over 6.42 million copies so far worldwide. Soul Calibur IV debuts on top of the Xbox 360 and PS3 charts. Rock Band remains a hit on the PS2. Call of Duty 4 returns on the PC‘s top spot. New Super Mario Bros. returns on the DS chart. And lastly Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII returns on the PSP chart. — For the full lists go to Amazon’s US, JPN & UK sites.