Games Weather Report of Week 46, 2009
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. New Super Mario Bros. (Wii)
2. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Wii)
3. Wii Sports Resort with Wii MotionPlus Accessory (Wii)
4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360)
5. Mario Kart with Wii Wheel (Wii)
6. Guitar Hero 5 Guitar Bundle (Wii)
7. Assassin’s Creed II (Xbox 360)
8. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)
9. Left 4 Dead 2 (Xbox 360)
10. God of War: Collection (PS3)
11. Assassin’s Creed II (PS3)
12. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
13. Mario & Luigi Bowser’s Inside Story (DS)
14. Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)
15. Wii Fit Plus (Wii)
16. Toy Story Mania! (Wii)
17. Wii Play with Wii Remote (Wii)
18. Guitar Hero World Tour Band Kit for Wii Deluxe Kit (Wii)
19. Rock Band 2 Special Edition (Wii)
20. The Sims 3: World Adventures Expansion Pack (PC, Mac)
21. Cabela’s Big Game Hunter 2010 with Gun Bundle (Wii)
22. Dragon Age: Origins (PC)
23. Guitar Hero 5 Guitar Bundle (Xbox 360)
24. Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues (Wii)
25. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
26. Lego Rock Band (Wii)
27. Halo 3: ODST (Xbox 360)
28. Dragon Age: Origins (Xbox 360)
29. The Beatles: Rock Band Special Value Edition (Wii)
30. Guitar Hero 5 Guitar Bundle (PS3)
31. Scribblenauts (DS)
32. Mario Kart DS (DS)
33. The Beatles: Rock Band (Wii)
34. The Biggest Loser (Wii)
35. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Wii)
36. Bakugan Battle Brawlers Collector’s Edition with NAGA Collector Bakugan Ball (DS)
37. Madden NFL 10 (PS3)
38. EA Sports Active (Wii)
39. Style Savvy (DS)
40. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
41. FIFA Soccer 10 (PS3)
42. Tony Hawk: Ride Skateboard Bundle (Wii)
43. Disney Sing It: Pop Hits Bundle (Wii)
44. Borderlands (Xbox 360)
45. DJ Hero Bundle with Turntable (Xbox 360)
46. Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (DS)
47. Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time (PS3)
48. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
49. The Sims 3 (PC, Mac)
50. Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey (Wii)
Japan’s Top 50:
1. Tomodachi [Friend/Mii] Collection (DS)
2. Wii Fit Plus – Set with Wii Balance Board (Wii)
3. Steins; Gate – Limited Edition (Xbox 360)
4. Pokemon SoulSilver Version (DS)
5. Wii Fit Plus (Wii)
6. Pokemon HeartGold Version (DS)
7. Love Plus (DS)
8. Left 4 Dead 2 (Xbox 360)
9. J. League Football Club Tsukurou! 6 Pride of J Zico (PSP)
10. Wizardry: Wedge of Life – Amazon.co.jp Limited Edition (DS)
11. Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (PS3)
12. Dragon Quest IX: Defenders of the Starry Sky (DS)
13. Persona 3 Portable (PSP)
14. More Prince of Prince of Tennis School Festival – More Sweet Edition (DS)
15. Wii Sports Resort including white Wii MotionPlus (Wii)
16. Taiko Drum Master Wii: Do Don and the Second Generation including Taiko Drum controller (Wii)
17. The 4 Warriors of Light: Final Fantasy Gaiden (DS)
18. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G – The Best of PSP Collection (PSP)
19. Elminage II: Earth Goddess of Fate and Twin (PSP)
20. Taiko Drum Master Wii: Do Don and the Second Generation (Wii)
21. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
22. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)
23. Inazuma Eleven 2: The Threat of Aggression – Blizzard Edition (DS)
24. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360)
25. Inazuma Eleven 2: The Threat of Aggression – Fire Edition (DS)
26. Bayonetta (Xbox 360)
27. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)
28. Infamous (PS3)
29. Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time (PS3)
30. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune – The Best of PlayStation 3 (PS3)
31. Left 4 Dead 2 (PC)
32. SimCity 4 Deluxe (PC)
33. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (PC)
34. Monster Hunter Frontier Online Season 6.0 Premium Package (PC)
35. Aikido Nobunaga’s Ambition (PC)
36. Ragnarok Online RWC2009: Memorial Package (PC)
37. Final Fantasy XI Vana’diel Collection 2 (PC)
38. The Sims 3 (PC)
39. Resident Evil 5 (PC)
40. Civilization IV: Deluxe Pack (PC)
The rest of the Top 50 was rounded out by popular pre-orders:
41. Final Fantasy XIII (PS3)
42. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)
43. Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie (DS)
44. Phantasy Star Portable 2 – Amazon.co.jp exclusive edition with two special CD singles (PSP)
45. Tales of Graces – Special Edition including Tales dress costume download code and Tales DVD (Wii)
46. Professor Layton and the Devil’s Flute including coin charm inspired whistle (DS)
47. Professor Layton and the Devil’s Flute (DS)
48. Mobile Suit Gundam Gundam VS. NEXT PLUS Gundam (PSP)
49. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (PSP)
50. Ar Tonelico 3: The Girl’s Song that Pulls the Trigger of World’s Demise (PS3)
Europe’s Top 50:
1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360)
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)
3. New Super Mario Brothers (Wii)
4. Wii Sports Resort with Wii MotionPlus Accessory (Wii)
5. Wii Fit Plus (Wii)
6. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)
7. Assassin’s Creed II (Xbox 360)
8. Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box (DS)
9. Mario Kart with Wii Wheel (Wii)
10. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Wii)
11. Assassin’s Creed II (PS3)
12. FIFA 10 (Xbox 360)
13. Left 4 Dead 2 (Xbox 360)
14. Forza Motorsport 3 (Xbox 360)
15. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PC)
16. Professor Layton and The Curious Village (DS)
17. FIFA 10 (PS3)
18. Wii Fit (Wii)
19. Football Manager 2010 (PC, Mac)
20. Wii Play with Wii Remote Controller (Wii)
21. Halo 3: ODST (Xbox 360)
22. Formula 1 2009 (Wii)
23. Need For Speed: Shift (PS3)
24. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (DS)
25. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
26. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Wii)
27. Invizimals – with Camera and Trap (PSP)
28. Rabbids Go Home (Wii)
29. Left 4 Dead 2 (PC)
30. Need For Speed: Shift (Xbox 360)
31. Singstar: Take That (PS3)
32. FIFA 10 (PSP)
33. Junior Brain Trainer DS (DS)
34. Toy Story Mania (Wii)
35. Mario Kart DS (DS)
36. The Sims 3 (PC, Mac)
37. The Sims 3: World Adventures – Expansion Pack (PC, Mac)
38. EyePet – with Camera and Magic Card (PS3)
39. Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues (Wii)
40. Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (Xbox 360)
41. Dragon Age: Origins (Xbox 360)
42. FIFA 10 (Wii)
43. LittleBigPlanet (PSP)
44. Dragon Age: Origins (PC)
45. Singstar: Take That (PS2)
46. WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010 (Xbox 360)
47. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (DS)
48. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
49. WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010 (PS3)
50. Formula 1 – Bundle (Wii)
To recap the top games per system: New Super Mario Bros. Wii remains on first place on the Wii and overall chart. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 stays put on the Xbox 360 & PS3 charts. Dragon Age: Origins remains top dog on the PC chart. Mario & Luigi Bowser’s Inside Story stay on top of the DS chart. Madden NFL 10 remains on the PS2 chart. And lastly, LittleBigPlanet arrives on the PSP chart.
Sales data collected from Amazon’s US, JPN (PC) & UK / DE / FR websites.
PS: Since everyone keeps asking, her name is Mayte Carranco.
22 November 2009 23:40Josh Tappe
10. God of War: Collection (PS3)
11. Assassin’s Creed II (PS3)
One word. Wow. Period.
Keep in mind that if you add up the PS3 and Xbox 360 sales for Assassin’s Creed II, it would’ve probably ended up at the top of the list.
