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. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
2. Limited-Edition Wii Sports Resort Bundle with Two Wii MotionPlus (Wii)
3. Wii Fit Plus (Wii)
4. Borderlands (Xbox 360)
5. Mario Kart with Wii Wheel (Wii)
6. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Wii)
7. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune – Greatest Hits (PS3)
8. Demon’s Souls (PS3)
9. Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time (PS3)
10. The Biggest Loser (Wii)
11. Forza Motorsport 3 (Xbox 360)
12. Halo 3: ODST (Xbox 360)
13. Tekken 6 (PS3)
14. Wii Sports Resort with Wii MotionPlus Accessory (Wii)
15. FIFA Soccer 10 (PS3)
16. Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (Xbox 360)
17. Borderlands (PS3)
18. Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)
19. Mario & Luigi Bowser’s Inside Story (DS)
20. Toy Story Mania! (Wii)
21. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Wii)
22. Wii Play with Wii Remote (Wii)
23. Batman: Arkham Asylum
24. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Greatest Hits (PS3)
25. Guitar Hero World Tour Band Kit for Wii Deluxe Kit (Wii)
26. FIFA Soccer 10 (Xbox 360)
27. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (DS)
28. The Sims 3 (PC, Mac)
29. Fallout 3: Game of The Year Edition (Xbox 360)
30. Rock Band 2 Special Edition (Wii)
31. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
32. The Beatles: Rock Band (Wii)
33. Wii Fit with Wii Balance Board (Wii)
34. Scribblenauts (DS)
35. Resident Evil 5 (PS3)
36. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
37. Dead Space (PS3)
38. Cabela’s Big Game Hunter 2010 with Gun Bundle (Wii)
39. Mario Kart DS (DS)
40. Batman: Arkham Asylum (Xbox 360)
41. EA Sports Active (Wii)
42. Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (DS)
43. BioShock (PS3)
44. Tekken 6 (Xbox 360)
45. Metroid Prime Trilogy Collector’s Edition (Wii)
46. Brutal Legend (Xbox 360)
47. DJ Hero Bundle with Turntable (Xbox 360)
48. Fallout 3: Game of The Year Edition (PS3)
49. Madden NFL 10 (PS3)
50. Street Fighter IV (PS3)
Japan’s Top 50:
1. Persona 3 Portable (PSP)
2. Wii Fit Plus (Wii)
3. Bayonetta (Xbox 360)
4. Steins; Gate – Limited Edition (Xbox 360)
5. Pokemon SoulSilver Version (DS)
6. Tomodachi [Friend/Mii] Collection (DS)
7. Pokemon HeartGold Version (DS)
8. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
9. Love Plus (DS)
10. Bayonetta (PS3)
11. Wii Fit Plus – Set with Wii Balance Board (Wii)
12. The 4 Warriors of Light: Final Fantasy Gaiden (DS)
13. Tekken 6 – Special Edition (PS3)
14. Steins; Gate – Special Edition (Xbox 360)
15. Wii Sports Resort including white Wii MotionPlus (Wii)
16. Dissidia: Final Fantasy (PSP)
17. Dragon Quest IX: Defenders of the Starry Sky (DS)
18. Elminage II: Earth Goddess of Fate and Twin (PSP)
19. Complete Umihara Kawase Shun Second Edition (DS)
20. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune – The Best of PlayStation 3 (PS3)
21. Inazuma Eleven 2: The Threat of Aggression – Fire Edition (DS)
22. Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (DS)
23. Tekken 6 – Special Edition (Xbox 360)
24. Sin and Punishment 2: Successor to the Sky (Wii)
25. Bayonetta – Special Edition with Rodin’s Selection Soundtrack (PS3)
26. Tales of Vesperia (PS3)
27. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G – The Best of PSP Collection (PSP)
28. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (DS)
29. Rune Factory 2 (DS)
30. Fresh Pretty Cure! Collection Playing with the first inclusion Award: “Eastern Detakadodasu Furesshudorimudansu Special Juncture” (DS)
31. Bayonetta – Special Edition with Rodin’s Selection Soundtrack (Xbox 360)
32. Forza Motorsport 3 – Special Edition (Xbox 360)
33. FIFA 10: World Class Soccer (PS3)
34. Macross Ultimate Frontier: Time Girl – Limited Edition Pack with UMD video (PSP)
35. Super Robot Wars NEO (Wii)
36. Nihon Keizai Shinbunsha Kanshuu: Shiranai Mamade wa Son o Suru Mono ya Okane no Shikumi “How To Manage Your Goods and Money DS” (DS)
37. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3)
38. Inazuma Eleven 2: The Threat of Aggression – Blizzard Edition (DS)
39. More Prince of Prince of Tennis School Festival – More Sweet Edition (DS)
40. Valkyria Chronicles – The Best of PlayStation 3 (PS3)
41. Aikido Nobunaga’s Ambition (PC)
42. SimCity 4 Deluxe (PC)
43. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (PC)
44. I Am Air Traffic Controller 3: Snowing Day – Limited Edition (PC)
45. The Sims 3 (PC)
46. Monster Hunter Frontier Online – Premium Package 2nd Year Anniversary (PC)
47. Resident Evil 5 (PC)
The rest of the Top 50 was rounded out by popular pre-orders:
48. Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (PS3)
49. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)
50. Professor Layton and the Devil’s Flute (DS)
Europe’s Top 50:
1. Wii Fit Plus (Wii)
2. Football Manager 2010 (PC, Mac)
3. Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box (DS)
4. Wii Sports Resort with Wii MotionPlus Accessory (Wii)
5. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Wii)
6. EyePet – with Camera and Magic Card (PS3)
7. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)
8. FIFA 10 (Xbox 360)
9. Forza Motorsport 3 (Xbox 360)
10. Mario Kart with Wii Wheel (Wii)
11. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
12. Halo 3: ODST (Xbox 360)
13. FIFA 10 (PS3)
14. Wii Fit (Wii)
15. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
16. Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (Xbox 360)
17. FIFA 10 (Wii)
18. Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes (Wii)
19. Tekken 6 (PS3)
20. Professor Layton and The Curious Village (DS)
21. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Wii)
22. Wii Play with Wii Remote Controller (Wii)
23. Borderlands (Xbox 360)
24. UP (Wii)
25. Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (PS3)
26. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (DS)
27. Guitar Hero 5 (Wii)
28. UP (DS)
29. FIFA 10 (PSP)
30. Wii Music (Wii)
31. Rhythm Paradise (DS)
32. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (PS3)
33. Toy Story Mania (Wii)
34. Need For Speed: Shift (PS3)
35. Scribblenauts (DS)
36. Borderlands (PS3)
37. FIFA 10 (PS2)
38. The Sims 3 (PC, Mac)
39. Junior Brain Trainer DS (DS)
40. Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3)
41. Peppa Pig: The Game (DS)
42. Mario Kart DS (DS)
43. EyePet (PS3)
44. Tekken 6 (Xbox 360)
45. Gran Turismo (PSP)
46. Ashes Cricket 09 (Wii)
47. Uncharted: Drakes Fortune – Platinum Edition (PS3)
48. Need For Speed: Shift (Xbox 360)
49. MySims Agents (DS)
50. Lego: Indiana Jones (Wii)
To recap the top games per system: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves rushes in at #1 on the PS3 chart. Borderlands says on top of the Xbox 360 chart. Wii Sports Resort is back in first place on the Wii chart. The Sims 3 stays up high on the PC chart. Mario & Luigi Bowser’s Inside Story returns on top of the DS chart. WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010 remains on the PS2 chart. And lastly, God of War Chains of Olympus finishes first on the PSP chart.
Sales data collected from Amazon’s US, JPN (PC) & UK / DE / FR websites.