1 March 2010
Ferry

Games Weather Report of Week 8, 2010

What were the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe last week? Thanks to Amazon online sales data here are the games that are the hottest. Think of it as a games weather report.

What follows is a listing of the Top 10 bestsellers per region, for all systems combined.

North America’s Top 10 Games:

1. Heavy Rain (PS3)
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360)
3. Just Dance (Wii)
4. New Super Mario Bros. (Wii)
5. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)
6. Wii Sports Resort with Wii MotionPlus Accessory (Wii)
7. Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel (Wii)
8. God of War: Collection (PS3)
9. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Wii)
10. Wii Fit Plus (Wii)

Japan’s Top 10 Games:

1. Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition (PS3)
2. Wii Fit Plus – Set with Wii Balance Board (Wii)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Wii)
4. Demon’s Souls – The Best of PlayStation 3 (PS3)
5. Tomodachi [Friend/Mii] Collection (DS)
6. God Eater (PSP)
7. Portable Tennis (PSP)
8. Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie (DS)
9. Heavy Rain: When The Heart Creaks (PS3)
10. Borderlands (Xbox 360)

Europe’s Top 10 Games:

1. Heavy Rain (PS3)
2. Just Dance (Wii)
3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360)
4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)
5. BioShock 2 (Xbox 360)
6. New Super Mario Brothers (Wii)
7. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)
8. FIFA 10 (Xbox 360)
9. Aliens Vs Predator (Xbox 360)
10. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Wii)

To recap the top games per system: Heavy Rain pours down on the PS3 chart. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 returns to the top of the Xbox 360 chart. Just Dance swings to the top spot on the Wii chart. Napoleon Total War Limited Edition debuts on #1 on the PC chart. New Super Mario Bros. returns once again on the DS chart. Shadow of the Colossus makes a comeback on the PS2 chart. And lastly, God of War Chains of Olympus is high above all other games on the PSP chart.

Sales data collected from Amazon’s US, JPN (PC) & UK / DE / FR websites.