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 hottest right now. Think of it as a games weather report.
Nintendo Wii
North America: 1. EA Sports Active (EA), 2. Punch-Out!! (Nintendo), 3. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 5. Gold’s Gym Cardio Workout (Ubisoft).
Japan: 1. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 2. Wii Sports (Nintendo), 3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 4. Winning Eleven: Play Maker 2009 (Konami), 5. Shape Boxing: Wii de Enjoy Diet! (Rocket Company).
Europe: 1. EA Sports Active (Electronic Arts), 2. My Fitness Coach (Wii), 3. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 5. Wii Play (Nintendo).
Xbox 360
North America: 1. Tales of Vesperia (Namco Bandai), 2. UFC 2009 Undisputed (THQ), 3. Halo Wars (Microsoft), 4. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 5. Gears of War 2 (Microsoft).
Japan: 1. Mass Effect – Including Bonus Disc (Microsoft), 2. Gears of War – Platinum Edition (Microsoft), 3. Halo Wars – Limited Edition (Microsoft), 4. Death Smiles – Limited Edition (Cave), 5. Fallout 3 (Bethesda).
Europe: 1. UFC 2009: Undisputed (THQ), 2. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 3. Left 4 Dead (Electronic Arts), 4. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 5. X-Men Origins: Wolverine – Uncaged Edition (Activision).
PlayStation 3
North America: 1. UFC 2009 Undisputed (THQ), 2. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 3. LittleBigPlanet (Sony), 4. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Game of the Year (Activision-Blizzard), 5. Killzone 2 (Sony).
Japan: 1. Valkyria Chronicles – The Best of PlayStation 3 (Sega), 2. Demon’s Souls (Sony), 3. Killzone 2 (Sony), 4. Resident Evil 5 (Sony), 5. Yakuza 3 (Sega).
Europe: 1. UFC 2009: Undisputed (THQ), 2. Resident Evil 5 (Capcom), 3. LittleBigPlanet (Sony), 4. Killzone 2 (Sony), 5. X-Men Origins: Wolverine – Uncaged Edition (Activision).
PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Rock Band Special Edition (MTV Games), 2. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha versus King Abaddon (Atlus), 3. Samurai Shodown Anthology (SNK Playmore), 4. Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection (Konami), 5. God of War (Sony).
Japan: 1. Devil Kings 2 – PlayStation 2 Best Price (Capcom), 2. Amagami (Enterbrain), 3. Super Robot Taisen – Special Disk Z (Banpresto), 4. Devil Kings 2: Eiyuu Gaiden – PlayStation 2 Best Price (Capcom), 5. Persona 4 (Atlus).
Europe: 1. SingStar: ABBA (Sony), 2. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 3. SingStar Legends: Solus (Sony), 4. SingStar ’80s (SONY), 5. SingStar: Queen (Sony).
PC & Mac
North America: 1. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (Blizzard), 2. World of Warcraft Battle Chest (Blizzard), 3. Left 4 Dead (Electronic Arts), 4. The Sims 2: Double Deluxe (Electronic Arts), 5. Fallout 3 (Bethesda).
Japan: 1. SimCity 4 Deluxe (Electronic Arts), 2. Monster Hunter Frontier Online Season 5.0 Premium Package (Capcom), 3. Civilization 4 Deluxe Pack (2K Games), 4. Left 4 Dead: Game of the Year Edition (Zoo), 5. The Last Remnant (Square Enix).
Europe: 1. Football Manager 2009 (Sega), 2. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (Blizzard), 3. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Game of the Year Edition (Activision), 4. Empire: Total War (Sega), 5. Half-Life 2: The Orange Box (Electronic Arts).
Nintendo DS
North America: 1. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo), 2. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo), 3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 4. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? (Nintendo), 5. Puzzler Collection (Ubisoft).
Japan: 1. Sloan to Michael: Nazo no Monogatari (Level 5), 2. Make a Pro Baseball Team! 2 (Sega), 3. A Train Going By DS (Artdink), 4. Infinite Space (Sega), 5. Dragon Ball Kai: Saiyajin Raishuu (Bandai).
Europe: 1. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo), 2. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney), 3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 4. Puzzler Collection (Ubisoft), 5. Junior Brain Trainer DS (Avanquest).
PlayStation Portable
North 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. Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories (Rockstar), 5. Patapon 2 (Sony).
Japan: 1. ToraDora Portable! – Super Premium Box (Bandai), 2. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G – The Best of PSP Collection (Capcom), 3. ToraDora Portable! (Bandai), 4. Persona (Atlus), 5. Growlanser (Atlus).
Europe: 1. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 2. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories — Platinum Edition (Rockstar), 3. Football Manager 2009 (Sega), 4. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 (Electronic Arts), 5. Ben 10: Alien Force (D3 Publisher).
UFC 2009 Undisputed debuts on the PS3 chart. After months and months EA Sports Active is the one to finally knock Wii Fit off the #1 spot on the Wii chart. Tales of Vesperia makes a comeback on the Xbox 360 chart. Rock Band returns on the PS2 stage. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King gets its revenge and remains #1 in the PC top 5. Pokemon Platinum returns on top of the DS chart. And last but not least, God of War: Chains of Olympus stays on the first place in 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. EA Sports Active (Wii), 2. Punch-Out!! (Wii), 3. Wii Fit with Wii Balance Board (Wii), 4. Tales of Vesperia (Xbox 360), 5. Mario Kart with Wii Wheel (Wii), 6. UFC 2009 Undisputed (Xbox 360), 7. Gold’s Gym Cardio Workout (Wii), 8. Wii Play with Wii Remote Controller (Wii), 9. UFC 2009 Undisputed (PS3), 9. My Fitness Coach (Wii), 10. Pokemon Platinum (DS).
Japan: 1. Sloan to Michael: Nazo no Monogatari (DS), 2. ToraDora Portable! – Super Premium Box (PSP), 3. Mass Effect – Including Bonus Disc (Xbox 360), 4. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G – The Best of PSP Collection (PSP), 4. Make a Pro Baseball Team! 2 (DS), 5. Wii Fit with Wii Balance Board (Wii), 6. Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete Blu-ray including Final Fantasy XIII Demo (PS3), 7. A Train Going By DS (DS), 8. Valkyria Chronicles – The Best of PlayStation 3 (PS3), 9. ToraDora Portable! (PSP), 10. Demon’s Souls (PS3).
Europe: 1. EA Sports Active (Wii), Pokemon Platinum (DS), 3. My Fitness Coach (Wii), 4. UFC 2009: Undisputed (PS3), 5. UFC 2009: Undisputed (Xbox 360), 6. Wii Fit with Wii Balance Board (Wii), 7. Wii Fit with Wii Balance Board (Wii), 8. Mario Kart with Wii Wheel (Wii), 9. Wii Play with Wii Remote Controller (Wii), 10. Professor Layton and The Curious Village (DS).
For the full lists go to Amazon’s US, JPN (PC) & UK / DE / FR sites.