Top 5 game sales per system worldwide in week 42, 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. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 3. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts), 4. Active Life Outdoor Challenge (Bandai Namco), 5. Rock Band Special Edition (MTV Games).
Japan: 1. Wii Music (Nintendo), 2. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 3. Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces (Bandai), 4. Daikaijuu Battle: Ultra Coliseum (Bandai), 5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo).
Europe: 1. Wii Play (Nintendo), 2. Carnival: Fun Fair Games (2K Games), 3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 4. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 5. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts).
Xbox 360
North America: 1. Dead Space (Electronic Arts), 2. Saints Row 2 (THQ), 3. FIFA Soccer 09 (Electronic Arts), 4. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 5. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts).
Japan: 1. Tales of Vesperia (Namco), 2. Gears of War - Platinum Collection (Microsoft), 3. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (Bethesda), 4. The Idolm@ster - Platinum Collection (Namco), 5. Dead Rising - Platinum Collection (Capcom).
Europe: 1. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 2. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 3. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 5. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar).
PlayStation 3
North America: 1. Dead Space (Electronic Arts), 2. FIFA Soccer 09 (Electronic Arts), 3. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts), 4. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 5. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar).
Japan: 1. Aquanaut’s Holiday (Sony), 2. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - Special Edition (Konami), 3. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Game of the Year Edition (Bethesda), 4. Afrika (Sony), 5. Tears to Tiara: Kakan no Daichi - Limited Edition (Aqua Plus).
Europe: 1. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 2. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 3. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 4. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 5. Play TV (Sony).
PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 2. Rock Band Special Edition (MTV Games), 3. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 4. FIFA Soccer 09 (Electronic Arts), 5. God of War II (Sony).
Japan: 1. Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Gundam Masters (Bandai), 2. Super Robot Taisen Z (Banpresto), 3. Hokuouki - Special Edition (Idea Factory), 4. Dynasty Warriors 6 Special (Koei), 5. Tales of the Abyss - Platinum Edition (Namco).
Europe: 1. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 2. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 4. The Golden Compass (Sega), 5. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar).
PC
North America: 1. Spore (Electronic Arts), 2. Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy (Her Interactive), 3. World of Warcraft Battlechest (Blizzard), 4. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (Electronic Arts), 5. Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization (2K Games).
Japan: 1. Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Bandai Namco), 2. Chaos;Head (Nitro Plus), 3. Crysis: Warhead (Electronic Arts), 4. Final Fantasy XI: The Vana’diel Collection (Square Enix), 5. Clannad Full Voice (Key).
1. Crysis: Warhead (Electronic Arts), 2. Final Fantasy XI: The Vana’diel Collection (Square Enix), 3. Zwei II - Special Edition (Nihon Falcom), 4. Monster Hunter Frontier Online Season 3.0 Premium (E-Frontier), 5. The Sims 2: Apartment Life (Electronic Artss).
Europe: 1. Spore (Electronic Arts), 2. The Sims 2: Apartment Life (Electronic Arts), 3. Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway (Ubisoft), 4. Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization (2K Games), 5. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.).
Nintendo DS
North America: 1. Kirby Super Star Ultra (Nintendo), 2. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 3. Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir (Nintendo), 4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 5. My Japanese Coach (Ubisoft).
Japan: 1. Culdcept DS (Sega), 2. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo), 3. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo), 4. KORG DS-10 (AQ Interactive), 5. Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo).
Europe: 1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo), 2. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 4. Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision), 5. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts).
PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 2. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar), 3. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 4. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 5. Daxter (Sony).
Japan: 1. Don’t Be So Bold Just Because You Are Heroes Part 2 (Sony), 2. Macross Ace Frontier (Bandai), 3. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom), 4. Phantasy Star Portable (Sega), 5. Clannad (Prototype).
Europe: 1. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 2. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 3. Call of Duty: Roads to Victory (Activision), 4. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 5. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts).
Wii Fit returns to the healthiest spot on the Wii chart. Dead Space debuts on the #1 spot on the Xbox 360 & PS3 charts. Lego Batman stays on the PS2 chart. Spore continues to explore the first place on the PC top 5. Kirby Super Star Ultra returns on the DS chart. And lastly Star Wars: The Force Unleashed stays high on the PSP chart.
As a little extra this week, I’m listing the top 5 sales per region for all systems combined.
North America: 1. Wii Fit (Wii), 2. Mario Kart Wii (Wii), 3. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Wii), 4. Dead Space (Xbox 360), 5. Active Life Outdoor Challenge (Wii).
Japan: 1. Wii Music (Wii), 2. Culdcept DS (DS), 3. Pokemon Platinum (DS), 4. Don’t Be So Bold Just Because You Are Heroes Part 2 (PSP), 5. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (DS).
Europe: 1. Wii Play (Wii), 2. Carnival: Fun Fair Games (Wii), 3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Wii), 4. Wii Fit (Wii), 5. FIFA 09 (PS3).
For the full lists go to Amazon’s US, JPN (PC) & UK sites.
