What are the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe 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.
What follows is a listing of the Top 50 bestsellers per region, for all systems combined.
North America’s Top 50:
1. Wii Fit Plus (Wii)
2. Halo 3: ODST (Xbox 360)
3. Demon’s Souls Deluxe Edition with Artbook & Soundtrack CD (PS3)
4. Demon’s Souls with Artbook & Soundtrack CD (PS3)
5. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Wii)
6. Mario Kart with Wii Wheel (Wii)
7. Wii Sports Resort with Wii MotionPlus Accessory (Wii)
8. Mario & Luigi Bowser’s Inside Story (DS)
9. Wii Play with Wii Remote (Wii)
10. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (DS)
11. Scribblenauts (DS)
12. The Biggest Loser (Wii)
13. Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (DS)
14. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune – Greatest Hits (PS3)
15. Wii Fit with Wii Balance Board (Wii)
16. Monarch: The Butterfly King [Game Download] (PC)
17. NBA 2K10 (Xbox 360)
18. EA Sports Active (Wii)
19. The Beatles: Rock Band (Wii)
20. Batman: Arkham Asylum (Xbox 360)
21. NBA 2K10 (PS3)
22. Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3)
23. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Wii)
24. Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising (Xbox 360)
25. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
26. The Sims 3 (PC, Mac)
27. Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising (PC)
28. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
29. Mario Kart DS (DS)
30. Dead Space (Xbox 360)
31. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Greatest Hits (PS3)
32. Madden NFL 10 (Xbox 360)
33. Guitar Hero World Tour Band Kit for Wii Deluxe Kit (Wii)
34. Dead Space (PS3)
35. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (Wii)
36. Madden NFL 10 (PS3)
37. Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360)
38. Rock Band 2 Special Edition (Wii)
39. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
40. Halo 3 (Xbox 360)
41. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Expansion Pack (PC, Mac)
42. StarCraft Battle Chest (PC, Mac)
43. Red Faction Guerrilla (Xbox 360)
44. NBA Live 10 (PS3)
45. WET (PS3)
46. The Beatles: Rock Band (Xbox 360)
47. Cabela’s Big Game Hunter 2010 with Gun Bundle (Wii)
48. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (Xbox 360)
The rest of the Top 50 was rounded out by popular pre-orders:
49. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
50. Limited-Edition Wii Sports Resort Bundle with Two Wii MotionPlus (Wii)
Japan’s Top 50:
1. Wii Fit Plus (Wii)
2. Pokemon SoulSilver Version (DS)
3. Love Plus (DS)
4. Pokemon HeartGold Version (DS)
5. Tomodachi [Friend/Mii] Collection (DS)
6. Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (DS)
7. Macross Ultimate Frontier: Time Girl – Limited Edition Pack with UMD video (PSP)
8. Inazuma Eleven 2: The Threat of Aggression – Fire Edition (DS)
9. Inazuma Eleven 2: The Threat of Aggression – Blizzard Edition (DS)
10. Dragon Quest IX: Defenders of the Starry Sky (DS)
11. Wii Fit Plus – Set with Wii Balance Board (Wii)
12. Gran Turismo (PSP)
13. Wii Sports Resort including Wii MotionPlus (Wii)
14. Tales of Vesperia (PS3)
15. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune – The Best of PlayStation 3 (PS3)
16. Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 (PS3)
17. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G – The Best of PSP Collection (PSP)
18. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3)
19. Nihon Keizai Shinbunsha Kanshuu: Shiranai Mamade wa Son o Suru Mono ya Okane no Shikumi “How To Manage Your Goods and Money DS” (DS)
20. Demon’s Soul (PS3)
21. White Knight Chronicles EX Edition (PS3)
22. Datel Action Replay MAX2 for DS / DS Lite (DS)
23. Live Powerful Pro Baseball Portable 4 (PSP)
24. More TOEIC TEST Training DS (DS)
25. SaGa 2: Hihou Densetsu – Goddess of Destiny (DS)
26. Endless Ocean 2: Call of the Ocean (Wii)
27. Aikido Nobunaga’s Ambition (PC)
28. Monster Hunter Frontier Online Season 6.0 Premium Package (PC)
29. SimCity 4 Deluxe (PC)
30. Resident Evil 5 (PC)
31. Ultima Online: Tales of the Stygian Abyss (PC)
32. The Sims 3 (PC)
33. Ragnarok Online RJC2009: Memorial Package (PC)
34. Monster Hunter Frontier Online – Premium Package 2nd Year Anniversary (PC)
The rest of the Top 50 was rounded out by popular pre-orders:
35. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)
36. Bayonetta – Special Edition with Rodin’s Selection Soundtrack (Xbox 360)
37. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (DS)
38. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Fortune Hunter Limited Edition with Golden Gun code (PS3)
39. Bayonetta – Special Edition with Rodin’s Selection Soundtrack (PS3)
40. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360)
41. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)
42. Professor Layton and the Devil’s Flute (DS)
43. Persona 3 Portable (PSP)
44. FATE / Extra – Limited Edition including Fact Book of the Month with Angela (PSP)
45. Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (PS3)
46. Tekken 6 – Special Edition including Arcade “Chi Boxer (Red)” Item (PS3)
47. Forza Motorsport 3 – Limited Edition including special “USB Memory Stick” & “Key Chain” & “DLC Card” (Xbox 360)
48. The 4 Warriors of Light: Final Fantasy Gaiden (DS)
49. Assassin’s Creed II – Limited Edition with A5-size 96-pages Reference Guide
50. Phantasy Star Portable 2 – Amazon.co.jp-exclusive Edition with two special CD singles (PSP)
Europe’s Top 50:
1. FIFA 10 (PS3)
2. Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising (Xbox 360)
3. FIFA 10 (Xbox 360)
4. inFamous (PS3)
5. Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising (PS3)
6. Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box (DS)
7. Halo 3: ODST (Xbox 360)
8. Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising (PC)
9. Wii Sports Resort with Wii MotionPlus Accessory (Wii)
10. Mario Kart with Wii Wheel (Wii)
11. Wii Fit with Wii Balance Board (Wii)
12. Gran Turismo (PSP)
13. Toy Story Mania (Wii)
14. Need For Speed: Shift (PS3)
15. Need For Speed: Shift (Xbox 360)
16. WET (PS3)
17. FIFA 10 (Wii)
18. Professor Layton and The Curious Village (DS)
19. Wii Play with Wii Remote Controller (Wii)
20. MySims Agents (Wii)
21. FIFA 10 (PS2)
22. Scribblenauts (DS)
23. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
24. The Sims 3 (PC, Mac)
25. MySims Agents (DS)
26. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Wii)
27. Resident Evil 5 (PS3)
28. Uncharted: Drakes Fortune – Platinum Edition (PS3)
29. Resident Evil 5 (PS3)
30. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (DS)
31. Disney Sing It: Pop Hits with Disney Sing It and Microphone (PS3)
32. LittleBigPlanet (PS3)
33. EA Sports Active: Personal Trainer (Wii)
34. Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (DS)
35. Batman: Arkham Asylum (Xbox 360)
36. UP (Wii)
37. Wolfenstein (PS3)
38. My Fitness Coach (Wii)
39. Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3)
40. FIFA 10 (PSP)
41. NBA 2K10 (PS3)
42. Wii Music (Wii)
43. Junior Brain Trainer DS (DS)
44. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (DS)
45. Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360)
46. Mario Kart DS (DS)
47. Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? (DS)
48. Risen (PC)
49. UP (DS)
50. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (DS)
To recap the Top 5’s per system: Halo 3: ODST stays at #1 on the Xbox 360 chart with 2.5 million sold in the past 2 weeks. Wii Fit Plus debuts on first place on the Wii chart. The Sims 3 stays up high on the PC chart. Demon’s Souls debuts at the top of the PS3 chart. Mario & Luigi Bowser’s Inside Story returns on top of the DS chart. Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection sneaks back on the PS2 chart. And lastly, Gran Turismo finishes first on the PSP chart.
Sales data collected from Amazon’s US, JPN (PC) & UK / DE / FR websites.