Top 10 Bestselling Video Games Worldwide in Week 29, 2013

What are the top 10 bestselling video games in America, Japan and Europe this week? Thanks to Amazon online sales data here are the video games that are the hottest worldwide right now.

What follows is a listing of the Top 10 bestsellers per region, for all systems combined.

North America’s Top 10 Games:

    1. The Last of Us (PS3)
    2. Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS)
    3. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Xbox 360)
    4. Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Gold Edition (PC)
    5. Shin Megami Tensei IV (3DS)
    6. Far Cry 3 (PS3)
    7. Far Cry 3 (Xbox 360)
    8. Assassin’s Creed III (Xbox 360)
    9. NCAA Football 14 (Xbox 360)
    10. Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Xbox 360)

Sony confirmed The Last of Us has sold 3.4 million copies worldwide… in its first 3 weeks on sale! Buyers are in for an emotional roller-coaster ride through a zombie-infested future!

Here’s The Last of Us live-action TV commercial.

Japan’s Top 10 Games:

    1. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros. (3DS)
    2. Danganronpa: Academy of Hope and High School Students of Despair – Best of PSP Edition (PSP)
    3. Friend Collection: New Life (3DS)
    4. The Last of Us (PS3)
    5. Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS)
    6. Earth Defense Force 4 (PS3)
    7. Yokai Watch (3DS)
    8. Pikmin 3 (Wii U)
    9. Super Danganronpa 2: Farewell Despair Academy – Limited Edition (PSP)
    10. Brothers Conflict: Passion Pink – Limited Edition (PSP)

“Mario & Luigi RPG4: Dream Adventure” launched on 3DS in Japan this week after Europe/Australia’s release last week as “Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros.”, while America/Canada has to wait until August 11th. After 4 years in development at the ex-Squaresoft staffed studio AlphaDream (run by former Squaresoft president Tetsuo Mizuno) fans can jump into a new portable role-playing adventure.

Watch the female-Luigi-fied “Mario & Luigi RPG4” TV commercials airing in Japan now.

Europe’s Top 10 Games:

    1. The Last Of Us (PS3)
    2. Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS)
    3. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Xbox 360)
    4. Mario and Luigi: Dream Team Bros. (3DS)
    5. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Legendary Edition (PC)
    6. Far Cry 3 (PS3)
    7. Dynasty Warriors 8 (PS3)
    8. Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
    9. Halo 4 (Xbox 360)
    10. FIFA 13 (Xbox 360)

Once again millions of 3DS gamers are flocking to a new virtual town populated with anthropomorphic animals to become mayor.

Check out the Animal Crossing: New Leaf TV commercial airing in the UK.

To recap the top games per system:

  • The Last of Us stays at #1 on the PS3 charts and globally.
  • The Animal Crossing: New Leaf is at numero uno on the 3DS chart.
  • Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition returns atop the Xbox 360 chart.
  • Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Gold Edition debuts on the PC chart.
  • Just Dance 4 returns to 1st place on the Wii chart.
  • Lumines: Electronic Symphony makes music at #1 on the PS Vita chart.
  • Pokemon Black & White Version 2 get caught at #1 on the DS chart.
  • StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty appears on the Mac chart.
  • Lastly, New Super Mario Bros. U jumps onto the Wii U chart.

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