Top 5 game sales per system worldwide in week 53, 2008

What are the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe (UK, France, Germany) this week? Thanks to Amazon online sales data here are the games that are the most popular right now.

Nintendo Wii
Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel for WiiNorth America: 1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 2. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 3. Wii Play (Nintendo), 4. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft), 5. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts).

Japan: 1. Taiko: Drum Master Wii (Namco), 2. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 4. Wii Sports (Nintendo), 5. Shape Boxing: Wii de Enjoy! Diet (Rocket Company).

Europe: 1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 2. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 3. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega), 4. Wii Play (Nintendo), 5. Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party (Ubisoft).

Xbox 360
Call of Duty: World at War for Xbox 360North America: 1. Call of Duty: World at War (Activision), 2. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 3. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 4. Fable II (Microsoft), 5. Gears of War 2 (Microsoft).

Japan: 1. Fallout 3 (Bethesda), 2. Tales of Vesperia (Namco), 3. Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 (Bandai), 4. Sid Meier’s Civilization: Revolution – Includes Strategy Guide, 5. Dead Rising – Xbox 360 Platinum Collection (Capcom).

Europe: 1. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 2. Far Cry 2 (Ubisoft), 3. Call of Duty: World at War (Activision), 4. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 5. Gears of War 2 (Microsoft).

PlayStation 3
Call of Duty: World at War on PS3North America: 1. Call of Duty: World at War (Activision), 2. LittleBigPlanet (Sony), 3. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 4. BioShock (Take 2), 5. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (Sony).

Japan: 1. White Knight Story: Ancient Heartbeat – Special Edition with Level 5 CD (Sony), 2. Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 (Bandai), 3. Fallout 3 (Bethesda), 4. Yakuza: Kenzan! – The Best Of PlayStation 3 Edition (Sega), 5. Grand Theft Auto IV (Capcom).

Europe: 1. LittleBigPlanet (Sony), 2. Motorstorm: Pacific Rift (Sony), 3. Fallout 3 (Bethesda), 4. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 5. Mirror’s Edge (Electronic Arts).

PlayStation 2
Rock Band Special Edition for PS2North America: 1. Rock Band Special Edition (MTV Games), 2. Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (Atlus), 3. Persona 3 FES with Soundtrack CD and Artbook (Atlus), 4. Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne (Atlus), 5. Katamari Damacy (Namco).

Japan: 1. Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 (Bandai), 2. Fate/Unlimited Codes – SP-BOX (Capcom), 3. Fate/Unlimited Codes (Capcom), 4. Sakura Usuki Ogre – Limited Edition (Idea Factory), 5. Beatmania II DX 15 DJ Troopers (Konami).

Europe: 1. SingStar: Boy Bands vs. Girl Bands (Sony), 2. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 3. Lego: Indiana Jones (Activision), 4. Quantum of Solace (Activision), 5. SingStar: ABBA (Sony).

PC
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King for PCNorth America: 1. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (Blizzard), 2. Spore (Electronic Arts), 3. World of Warcraft Battlechest (Blizzard), 4. Left 4 Dead (Electronic Arts), 5. The Sims 2: Double Deluxe (Electronic Arts).

Japan: 1. Left 4 Dead (Zoo), 2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Japanese Version (Activision), 3. Final Fantasy XI: The Vana’diel Collection (Square Enix), 4. Grand Theft Auto IV (Capcom), 5. Sid Meier’s Civilization IV – Japanese Revised Edition (2K).

Europe: 1. Football Manager 2009 (Sega), 2. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (Electronic Arts), 3. Left 4 Dead (Electronic Arts), 4. Far Cry 2 (Ubisoft), 5. Call of Duty 4: Game of the Year Edition (Activision).

Nintendo DS
Mario Kart DS for DSNorth America: 1. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 2. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 3. Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! (Nintendo), 4. Disney Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney), 5. Drawn to Life: Spongebob Squarepants Edition (THQ).

Japan: 1. Legend of the Strongest Penguin!: A Penguin’s Troubles (Konami), 2. Little Magician’s Magic Adventure: 365 Point System (Konami), 3. Wagamama Fashion: Girls Mode (Nintendo), 4. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo), 5. Kirby Super Star Ultra (Nintendo).

Europe: 1. 100 Classic Book Collection (Nintendo), 2. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? (Nintendo), 3. More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain? (Nintendo), 4. 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo), 5. Puzzler Collection (Ubisoft).

PlayStation Portable
God of War: Chains of Olympus for PSPNorth America: 1. God of War: Chains of Olympus (Sony), 2. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 3. Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories (Rockstar), 4. Madden NFL 09 (Electronic Arts), 5. Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow (Sony).

Japan: 1. Dissidia: Final Fantasy (Square Enix), 2. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G – The Best Of PSP (Capcom), 3. Warriors Orochi 2: Rebirth of the Demon Lord (Koei), 4. The Legend of Heroes: Sora no Kiseki The 3rd (Nihon Falcom), 5. FIFA 09: World Class Soccer (Electronic Arts).

Europe: 1. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 2. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami), 3. Lego: Indiana Jones (Activision), 4. Football Manager Handheld 2009 (Sega), 5. LEGO Batman: The Videogame (Warner Brothers).

Call of Duty: World at War stays #1 on the Xbox 360 chart and returns to the PS3 chart. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King is making one of many trips to the top of the PC chart. Mario Kart Wii races to the first place on the Wii chart. Rock Band stays on the PS2 chart. Mario Kart DS makes another comeback on the DS chart. And lastly God of War: Chains of Olympus is welcomed back on the PSP chart.

“Extra! Extra! Read all about it!” A listing of the top 10 sellers per region, for all systems combined.

North America: 1. Mario Kart Wii (Wii), 2. Wii Fit (Wii), 3. Wii Play (Wii), 4. Call of Duty: World at War (Xbox 360), 5. My Fitness Coach (Wii), 6. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Wii), 7. Halo 3 (Xbox 360), 8. Active Life Outdoor Challenge (Wii), 9. Mario Kart DS (DS), 10. New Super Mario Bros. (DS).

Japan: 1. Taiko: Drum Master Wii (Wii), 2. Dissidia: Final Fantasy (PSP), 3. Wii Fit (Wii), 4. Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 (PS2), 5. Legend of the Strongest Penguin!: A Penguin’s Troubles (DS), 6. Little Magician’s Magic Adventure: 365 Point System (DS), 7. White Knight Story: Ancient Heartbeat – Special Edition with Level 5 CD (PS3), 8. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G – The Best Of PSP (PSP), 9. Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 (PS3), 10. Wagamama Fashion: Girls Mode (DS).

Europe: 1. Mario Kart Wii (Wii), 2. Wii Fit (Wii), 3. LittleBigPlanet (PS3), 4. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii), 5. Wii Play (Wii), 6. Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party (Wii), 7. 100 Classic Book Collection (DS), 8. Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip (Wii), 9. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? (DS), 10. Football Manager 2009 (PC).

For the full lists go to Amazon’s US, JPN (PC) & UK / DE / FR sites.