Top 5 game sales per system worldwide in week 27, 2009
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. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 2. EA Sports Active (Electronic Arts), 3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 4. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 Wii MotionPlus Bundle (Electronic Arts), 5. Punch-Out!! (Nintendo).
Japan: 1. Wii Sports Resort including Wii MotionPlus (Nintendo), 2. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 3. EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis (Electronic Arts), 4. Winning Eleven Play Maker 2009 (Konami), 5. Parallel of Haruhi Suzumiya – SOS Team Heroes Collection (Sega).
Europe: 1. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 2. EA Sports Active (Electronic Arts), 3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 4. Wii Play (Nintendo), 5. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft).
Xbox 360
North America: 1. Prototype (Activision), 2. Gears of War 2 (Microsoft), 3. Tales of Vesperia (Namco Bandai), 4. BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger — Limited Edition (Aksys), 5. Halo 3 (Microsoft).
Japan: 1. BlazBlue (Arc System Works), 2. Prototype – North American Import Version (Activision), 3. Gears of War – Platinum Collection (Microsoft), 4. BioShock – Platinum Collection (2K), 5. Mass Effect (Microsoft).
Europe: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 2. Prototype (Activision), 3. Fable II (Microsoft), 4. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 5. Call of Duty: World at War (Activision).
PlayStation 3
North America: 1. Prototype (Activision), 2. InFamous (Sony), 3. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 4. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots — Greatest Hits (Konami), 5. Ghostbusters (Atari).
Japan: 1. Atelier Rorona: Arland no Renkinjutsushi – Limited Edition (Gust), 2. BlazBlue (Arc System Works), 3. Valkyria Chronicles – The Best of PlayStation 3 (Sega), 4. Demon’s Souls (Sony), 5. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – The Best of PlayStation 3 Edition (Konami).
Europe: 1. InFamous (Sony), 2. Fight Night Round 4 (Electronic Arts), 3. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (Ubisoft), 4. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Activision), 5. UFC 2009 Undisputed (THQ).
PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection (Konami), 2. Shadow of the Colossus (Sony), 3. Rock Band Special Edition (MTV Games), 4. Final Fantasy X — Greatest Hits (Square Enix), 5. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Activision).
Japan: 1. Vitamin Z – Limited Edition (D3 Publisher), 2. Devil Kings 2 – PlayStation 2 Best Price (Capcom), 3. Persona 4 (Atlus), 4. Wand of Fortune – Limited Edition with Illustrations Set & Drama CD (Idea Factory), 5. Amagami (Enterbrain).
Europe: 1. SingStar: ABBA (Sony), 2. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 3. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Activision), 4. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Electronic Arts), 5. SingStar: Queen (Sony).
PC & Mac
North America: 1. The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts), 2. Prototype (Activision), 3. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (Blizzard), 4. The Sims 3 — Collector’s Edition (Electronic Arts), 5. Street Fighter IV MadCatz Bundle (Capcom).
Japan: 1. Street Fighter IV (Capcom), 2. Monster Hunter Frontier Online – Premium Package 2nd Year Anniversary (E-Frontier), 3. Ragnarok Online RJC2009 Vol. 1: Win the Victory (E-Frontier), 4. Ragnarok Online RJC2009: Memorial Package (E-Frontier), 5. The Sims 3 Collector’s Edition (Electronic Arts).
Europe: 1. The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts), 2. ArmA 2 (505 Games), 3. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (Blizzard), 4. Football Manager 2009 (Sega), 5. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (Ubisoft).
Nintendo DS
North America: 1. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 2. The Legendary Starfy (Nintendo), 3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 4. Guitar Hero: On Tour – Modern Hits (Activision), 5. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo).
Japan: 1. Dragon Quest IX: Defenders of the Starry Sky (Square Enix), 2. WarioWare D.I.Y. (Nintendo), 3. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo), 4. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (Square Enix), 5. Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (Capcom).
Europe: 1. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo), 2. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo), 3. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney), 4. Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir (Nintendo), 5. Classic Word Games (Ubisoft).
PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (Capcom), 2. God of War: Chains of Olympus (Sony), 3. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar), 4. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 5. Sega Genesis Collection (Sega).
Japan: 1. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva (Sega), 2. My Summer Vacation 4 (Sony), 3. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva – Award Version (Sega), 4. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G – The Best of PSP Collection (Capcom), 5. Class of Heroes 2 (Acquire).
Europe: 1. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 2. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Activision), 3. Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (Capcom), 4. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories — Platinum Edition (Rockstar), 5. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII — Platinum Edition (Square Enix).
Prototype makes a comeback on the Xbox 360 and PS3 charts after a $10 price drop. Wii Fit keeps running to the #1 spot on the Wii chart. Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection rises to the top of the PS2 chart. The Sims 3 stays high on the PC chart. Mario Kart DS returns on top of the DS chart. And lastly, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite remains captured on the first place in the PSP chart.
However, the truely BIGGEST SELLER of the week WORLDWIDE is Dragon Quest IX’s release in Japan with 2 MILLION pre-orders and 3 million DS cartridges shipped for launch today. And here’s a funny video showing people waiting in line for DQIX and other random stuff:
“Extra! Extra! Read all about it!” A listing of the top 10 sellers per region, for all systems combined.
North America: 1. Prototype (Xbox 360), 2. Prototype (PS3), 3. Wii Fit with Wii Balance Board (Wii), 4. The Sims 3 (PC), 5. EA Sports Active (Wii), 6. Mario Kart with Wii Wheel (Wii), 7. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 Wii Motion Plus Bundle (Wii), 8. Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection (PS2), 9. Punch-Out!! (Wii), 10. Mario Kart DS (DS).
Japan: 1. Dragon Quest IX: Defenders of the Starry Sky (DS), 2. WarioWare D.I.Y. (DS), 3. Wii Sports Resort including Wii MotionPlus (Wii), 4. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva (PSP), 5. Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete Blu-ray including Final Fantasy XIII Demo (PS3), 6. My Summer Vacation 4 (PSP), 7. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva – Award Version (PSP), 8. Pokemon Platinum (DS), 9. Atelier Rorona: Arland no Renkinjutsushi – Limited Edition (PS3), 10. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G – The Best of PSP Collection (PSP).
Europe: 1. The Sims 3 (PC), 2. Wii Fit with Wii Balance Board (Wii), 3. EA Sports Active: Personal Trainer (Wii), 4. Mario Kart with Wii Wheel (Wii), 5. Professor Layton and The Curious Village (DS), 6. Wii Play with Wii Remote Controller (Wii), 7. InFamous (PS3), 8. My Fitness Coach (Wii), 9. Pokemon Platinum (DS), 10. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360).
For the full lists go to Amazon’s US, JPN (PC) & UK / DE / FR sites.
11 July 2009 07:19joe
the dragon quest ix invasion begins in japan!
12 July 2009 12:18JQ
OKAY… JQ
