What were the top 10 bestselling games in America, Japan, and Europe? Thanks to Amazon online sales data here are the games that are the hottest worldwide.
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. Mass Effect 3 (Xbox 360)
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Xbox 360)
3. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Xbox 360)
4. MLB 12 The Show (PS3)
5. Just Dance 3 (Wii)
6. Zumba Fitness (Wii)
7. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3)
8. Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
9. Mass Effect 3 (PC)
10. Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360)
Mass Effect 3 is the final game in the Mass Effect Trilogy. Being highly anticipated, as it is, EA has shipped 3.5 million copies worldwide for launch across the retail Xbox 360, PS3 & PC versions. 890,000 sold in the USA on day 1.
Here’s the game’s live-action TV commercial.
Japan’s Top 10 Games:
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1. Theatrhythm Final Fantasy (3DS)
2. One Piece: Pirate Warriors (PS3)
3. Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai (3DS)
4. Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
5. Super Mario 3D Land (3DS)
6. Mobile Suit Gundam UC – Special Edition (PS3)
7. Harvest Moon: Land of Beginning – 15th Anniversary (3DS)
8. Monster Hunter 3G (3DS)
9. Street Fighter X Tekken – Limited Edition (PS3)
10. Just Dance Wii (Wii)
Square Enix have launched the Nintendo 3DS-exclusive game Theatrhythm Final Fantasy. Released in Japan three weeks ago (it’s currently not set to release anywhere else), its unique rhythm gameplay for the traditionally RPG series is causing the game to debut #1 again on the overall charts.
Here’s the TV commercial from Japan with celebrity Imalu playing the game.
Europe’s Top 10 Games:
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1. Mass Effect 3 (Xbox 360)
2. Mass Effect 3 (PC)
3. The Sims 3 Showtime – Katy Perry Collector’s Edition (PC/Mac)
4. Mass Effect 3 (PS3)
5. SSX (Xbox 360)
6. Zumba Fitness (Wii)
7. The Sims 3 Showtime – Limited Edition (PC)
8. Mario Party 9 (Wii)
9. SSX (PS3)
10. Just Dance 3 – Special Edition (Wii)
Mass Effect 3 is hereby dubbed Game of the Week. Here’s the launch trailer.
To recap the top games per system:
- Mass Effect 3’s debut ranks highest on the Xbox 360 chart.
- MLB 12 The Show debuts on the PS3 chart.
- Just Dance 3’s stardom stays #1 on the Wii chart.
- Mario Kart 7 finishes on 1st place on the 3DS chart.
- Mass Effect 3 is also at the top of the PC chart.
- MLB 12 The Show is now on the PS Vita chart.
- New Super Mario Bros. shows up on the DS chart.
- The Sims 3: Showtime is at the top of the Mac chart.
- Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII takes top spot on the PSP chart.
- And lastly, Kingdom Hearts II appears on the PS2 chart, where it’s been for 5 years!
Sales data collected from Amazon’s US, JPN (PC) & UK / DE / FR websites.