Games Weather Report of Week 17, 2010
What were the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe the past 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. Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel (Wii)
2. New Super Mario Bros. (Wii)
3. Just Dance (Wii)
4. Super Street Fighter IV (PS3)
5. Wii Sports Resort (Wii)
6. God of War III (PS3)
7. Wii Play with Wii Remote (Wii)
8. Pokemon SoulSilver Version (DS)
9. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Wii)
10. EA Sports Active (Wii)
Japan’s Top 10 Games:
1. Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2 (DS)
2. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (PSP)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Wii)
4. Hakuouki Portable – Limited Edition (PSP)
5. Nier Replicant (PS3)
6. Wii Fit Plus – Set with Wii Balance Board (Wii)
7. Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel (Wii)
8. Tomodachi [Friend/Mii] Collection (DS)
9. Splinter Cell: Conviction including guide (Xbox 360)
10. Wii Sports Resort with white Wii Motion Plus (Wii)
Europe’s Top 10 Games:
1. Just Dance (Wii)
2. God of War III (PS3)
3. 2010 FIFA World Cup (PS3)
4. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Wii)
5. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360)
6. Assassin’s Creed II (PS3)
7. God of War: Collection (PS3)
8. Assassin’s Creed II (Xbox 360)
9. Halo 3: ODST with access to Halo: Reach Beta version (Xbox 360)
10. Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (PS3)
To recap the top games per system: Mario Kart Wii races back to the first place on the Wii chart. Super Street Fighter IV debuts on the PS3 chart. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 returns on the Xbox 360 chart. While Pokemon SoulSilver Version & Pokemon HeartGold Version stay high on the DS chart. The Sims 3 becomes #1 again on the PC/Mac chart. Shadow of the Colossus returns on the PS2 chart. And lastly, God of War Chains of Olympus stays on the PSP chart.
Sales data collected from Amazon’s US, JPN (PC) & UK / DE / FR websites.
Yay! It’s my birthday! That means it’s my day off to go out & of course do lots of gaming! 
