Games Weather Report of Week 25, 2010

28 June 2010

North America’s Top 10 Games:

1. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)
2. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)
3. Just Dance (Wii)
4. Red Dead Redemption (Xbox 360)
5. Red Dead Redemption (PS3)
6. Blur (Xbox 360)
7. God of War III (PS3)
8. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Wii)
9. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360)
10. Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel (Wii)

Japan’s Top 10 Games:

1. Love Plus + (DS)
2. Tokimeki Memorial Girls Side 3rd Story (DS)
3. Monster Hunter Frontier Online (Xbox 360)
4. Atelier Alchemist of Arland Totori 2 – Limited Edition (PS3)
5. Ghost Trick (DS)
6. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)
7. Classroom Artistic Talent for Painting DS (DS)
8. Xenoblade (Wii)
9. My Portable Puzzles 2: Secrets of Sunken Ships and Sisters! – Summer Holidays 20th Century Edition (PSP)*
10. Ghost Story Restaurant Reverse Side Menu 100 Selection (DS)

* Super-long, overly descriptive Japanese game names always crack me up!

Europe’s Top 10 Games:

1. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)
2. Red Dead Redemption (Xbox 360)
3. Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Wii)
4. Red Dead Redemption (PS3)
5. Just Dance (Wii)
6. Lego Harry Potter: Episodes 1-4 (Xbox 360)
7. Football Manager 2010 (PC/Mac)
8. Lego Harry Potter: Episodes 1-4 (PS3)
9. The Sims 3: Ambitions (PC/Mac)
10. Lego Harry Potter: Episodes 1-4 (DS)

To recap the top games per system: Super Mario Galaxy 2 stays on the first place on the Wii chart. Red Dead Redemption remains on top of the Xbox 360 & PS3 charts. Mario Kart DS finishes first on the DS chart. The Sims 3 returns to #1 on the PC/Mac chart. Kingdom Hearts returns on the PS2 chart. And lastly, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker returns on the PSP chart.

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