Top 10 Bestselling Games Worldwide in Week 19, 2012

12 May 2012

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Posted by:Ferry Groenendijk

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:

1. Just Dance 3 (Wii)
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Xbox 360)
3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3)
4. Zumba Fitness 2 (Wii)
5. Mortal Kombat (PS Vita)
6. Battlefield 3 (Xbox 360)
7. Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (PS3)
8. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Xbox 360)
9. Mass Effect 3 (Xbox 360)
10. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Xbox 360)

The Just Dance series has sold over 25 million units worldwide. Just Dance 3 players alone are spending 23 million minutes per day playing the game, dancing to 7.5 million songs daily!

Here’s the Katy Perry Firework trailer.

Japan’s Top 10 Games:

1. Hyperdimension Neptunia V – Early Summer God Limited Edition (PS3)
2. Mario Party 9 (Wii)
3. Fire Emblem: Awakening (3DS)
4. Final Fantasy XIII-2 (PS3)
5. Super Mario 3D Land (3DS)
6. Battle & Get! Pokemon Typing DS: Black Version – Includes Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard (DS)
7. Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
8. Resident Evil: Raccoon City Operations (PS3)
9. Battle & Get! Pokemon Typing DS: White Version – Includes Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard (DS)
10. Monster Hunter 3G (3DS)

I’m a little vague on the details here (not speaking Japanese doesn’t help) but it seems Idea Factory & Compile Heart have released an early birds edition of their Hyperdimenion Neptunia Mk2 sequel called Hyperdimension Neptunia V. The fanservice RPG is another PlayStation 3-exclusive.

This fan video shows & discusses all the new goddesses from screenshots and scans of Hyperdimension Neptunia V.

Click on the thumbnail here to see the full Hyperdimension Neptunia V boxart from the top:

Europe’s Top 10 Games:

1. Sniper Elite V2 (Xbox 360)
2. FIFA 12 (Xbox 360)
3. Moshi Monsters: Moshling Zoo (DS)
4. Sniper Elite V2 (PS3)
5. FIFA 12 (PS3)
6. Mass Effect 3 (Xbox 360)
7. Battlefield 3 (Xbox 360)
8. Kinect Star Wars (Xbox 360 Kinect)
9. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Xbox 360)
10. FIFA Street (PS3)

Sniper Elite V2 has made its way to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 & PC. It stays atop in this region for the second week in a row. The anticipated sequel features a new X-Ray Kill Cam to display killshots, which are a welcome addition to the sniping action of such a tactical shooter.

Here’s the game’s cinematic launch trailer.

To recap the top games per system:

• Just Dance 3 stars on the Wii chart.
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is #1 this week on the Xbox 360 & PS3 charts.
• Mortal Kombat stays atop the PS Vita chart.
• New Super Mario Bros. shows up on the DS chart.
• Super Mario 3D Land returns on 1st place on the 3DS chart.
• Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Gold Edition rules the PC chart.
• Nancy Drew: Tomb of the Lost Queen entertains series fans on the Mac chart.
• Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep takes top spot on the PSP chart.
• And lastly, Kingdom Hearts II returns on the PS2 chart.

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