Games Weather Report of Week 15, 2011

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Games Weather Report Week 15
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. Just Dance 2 (Wii)
2. Pokemon White Version (DS)
3. Zumba Fitness (Wii)
4. Pokemon Black Version (DS)
5. Just Dance (Wii)
6. Halo: Reach (Xbox 360)
7. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Xbox 360)
8. Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel (Wii)
9. God of War III – Greatest Hits (PS3)
10. Dance Central with 240 Microsoft Points (Xbox 360 Kinect)

Ubisoft strikes again with another casual game everyone and their family can enjoy. It’s no wonder Just Dance 2 keeps topping the charts. Still, shocking to even see it outdo new Pokemon games.

Here’s the commercial depicting a 100% realistic dance scenario for your livingroom.

Japan’s Top 10 Games:

1. 2nd Super Robot Wars Z: Destruction Chapter – Special Zii-box (PSP)
2. Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional (DS)
3. Professional Baseball Spirits 2011 (PS3)
4. Professional Baseball Spirits 2011 (PSP)
5. Earth Defense Force 2 Portable – Double Pack (PSP)
6. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (PSP)
7. Dynasty Warriors 7 – Limited Edition (PS3)
8. Persona 2: Innocent Sin (PSP)
9. 2nd Super Robot Wars Z: Destruction Chapter – Limited Edition (PSP)
10. Pilotwings Resort (3DS)

This is the 1st TV commercial from the 2nd Super Robot Wars Z: Chapter Destruction game for PSP. Included on the BGM is the new single from supergroup JAM Project titled “NOAH”.

Here’s the commercial narrated by the famous Japanese vocalist Ichiro Mizuki.

Europe’s Top 10 Games:

1. Zumba Fitness (Wii)
2. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Wii)
3. Red Dead Redemption (Xbox 360)
4. Kinect Sensor with Kinect Adventures (Xbox 360)
5. Just Dance 2 (Wii)
6. Pokemon White Version (DS)
7. FIFA 11 (Xbox 360)
8. Pokemon Black Version (DS)
9. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Xbox 360)
10. Shift 2 – Unleashed (PS3)

505 Games finally imported the Zumba Fitness craze to European Wii’s after a tremendous success in America months earlier. While casual fitness games are still on a tour the force, it’s nevertheless amazing to see it outsell all popular new releases.

Here’s the commercial showing how to do a zumbarific workout.

To recap the top games per system:

  • Just Dance 2 remains to star on the Wii chart.
  • Pokemon Black & White stay on top of the overall and DS chart.
  • Halo: Reach returns to 1st place on the Xbox 360 charts.
  • God of War III’s Greatest Hits version comes in on 1st place on the PS3 charts.
  • Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition remains #1 on the 3DS chart.
  • The Sims Medieval stays on the PC chart.
  • Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy returns on the PSP chart.
  • And lastly, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 appears on the PS2 chart.

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