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:
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1. The Sims 4 (PC)
2. Grand Theft Auto V (Xbox 360)
3. Mario Kart 8 (Wii U)
4. Grand Theft Auto V (PS3)
5. The Last of Us Remastered (PS4)
6. Madden NFL 15 (Xbox 360)
7. Madden NFL 15 (PS4)
8. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Xbox 360)
9. The Sims 4 – Limited Edition (PC)
10. Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition (PS3)
The Sims 4 debuted at #1 this week to much fan anticipation. The Sims 3 has sold over 10 million copies since its 2009 release, so this sequel from EA Maxis is set do well.
Watch The Sims 4 TV commercial here:
Japan’s Top 10 Games:
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1. Yo-Kai Watch 2: Ganzo – Includes Limited Trading Card (3DS)
2. Yo-Kai Watch 2: Honke – Includes Limited Trading Card (3DS)
3. Dragon Quest X Online (3DS)
4. Monster Hunter 4 (3DS)
5. Grand Theft Auto V (PS3)
6. Samurai Warriors 4 (PS4)
7. Yokai Watch (3DS)
8. Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition (PS3)
9. The Last of Us Remastered (PS4)
10. Mario Kart 8 (Wii U)
The Nintendo 3DS game sequel came out two months ago in a Pokemon-like dual-release that’s topping the charts with 2.3 million sales! The manga / game / anime franchise Yokai Watch was created by game developer Level-5 to great success, there’s even a movie coming out at the end of 2014!
In other news, the original Yokai Watch — which sold over 1.2 million copies in Japan so far — was confirmed to be coming to the West in 2015 as “Yo-Kai Watch”.
See the new Yokai Watch 2 dance video TV spot. Why dancing? Why not!
Europe’s Top 10 Games:
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1. The Sims 4 – Limited Edition (PC)
2. The Last of Us Remastered (PS4)
3. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Xbox 360)
4. Grand Theft Auto V (Xbox 360)
5. The Sims 4 – Premium Edition (PC)
6. The Sims 4 – Standard Edition (PC)
7. Tomodachi Life (3DS)
8. Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition (PS3)
9. Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Xbox 360)
10. Grand Theft Auto V (PS3)
Worldwide Top Games Per System:
- The Sims 4 debuts on the PC chart.
- Grand Theft Auto V is back on the Xbox 360 & PS3 charts.
- Mario Kart 8 finishes on first place on the Wii U chart.
- The Last of Us Remastered comes in high on the PS4 chart.
- Pokemon Y returns on top of the 3DS chart.
- Mario Kart Wii stays on first place on the Wii chart.
- Madden NFL 15 is 1st on the Xbox One chart.
- Pokemon Black & White Version 2 catches the #1 spot on the DS chart.
- Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair debuts as number 1 on the PS Vita chart.
- Lastly, The Sims 3 Starter Pack returns on the Mac chart.
Sales data collected from Amazon’s US (PSN), JPN (PC) & UK / DE / FR websites.