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:
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1. Just Dance 2 (Wii)
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Xbox 360)
3. Mortal Kombat (PS3)
4. Halo: Reach (Xbox 360)
5. Batman Arkham Asylum: Game of the Year Edition – Greatest Hits (PS3)
6. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)
7. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS)
8. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
9. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360)
10. Just Dance Kids (Wii)
Not even Ubisoft’s own Just Dance: Summer Party, a newly released game that has all of Just Dance 2’s downloadable songs on one disc, could stop Just Dance 2 from topping the charts once again.
Here’s the commercial depicting a 100% realistic dance scenario for your livingroom.
Japan’s Top 10 Games:
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1. Rhythm Heaven for Everyone (Wii)
2. Kirby Mass Attack (DS)
3. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS)
4. Make a J. League Pro Soccer Club! 7 EURO + (PSP)
5. Disney Epic Mickey: Brush and Magic (Wii)
6. All Kamen Rider Generation (DS)
7. Wii Play: Motion including Red Wii Remote Plus Controller – Variety Pack (Wii)
8. Steins; Gate – Limited Edition (PSP)
9. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (PSP)
10. No More Heroes: Red Zone Edition – includes “Packed Like Sylvia Torrent” download code (PS3)
This week Nintendo’s Minna no Rhythm Tengoku (Rhythm Heaven for Everyone) swings on top in Japan, it will be known as Rhythm Heaven Wii in America & Rhythm Paradise Wii in Europe. It’s the rhythmic music game sequel to the DS title from 2009.
Here are the commercials for the Wii game.
Europe’s Top 10 Games:
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1. Zumba Fitness (Wii)
2. The Sims 3 – Generations Expansion Pack (PC, Mac)
3. Just Dance 2 Extra Songs (Wii)
4. Just Dance 2 (Wii)
5. FIFA 12 – Special Edition (PS3)
6. The Sims 3 Town Life Stuff (PC, Mac)
7. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Wii)
8. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (Wii)
9. Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC)
10. Red Dead Redemption (PS3)
505 Games imported the Zumba Fitness craze to European Wii’s after a tremendous success in America last year. 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:
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* Just Dance 2 stays #1 on the Wii chart.
* Call of Duty: Black Ops stays at the top of the Xbox 360 chart.
* Mortal Kombat comes in at the top of the PS3 chart.
* The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D stays #1 on the 3DS chart.
* New Super Mario Bros. tops the DS chart.
* Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty returns on 1st place on the PC/Mac chart.
* Valkyria Chronicles 2 claims the top spot on the PSP chart.
* And lastly, Kingdom Hearts – Greatest Hits appears on the PS2 chart.
Sales data collected from Amazon’s US, JPN (PC) & UK / DE / FR websites.