What were the top 10 bestselling video games in America, Japan and Europe this past 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. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (PS4)
2. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Xbox 360)
3. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (3DS)
4. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Xbox One)
5. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Xbox 360)
6. Titanfall (Xbox One)
7. Madden NFL 15 (Xbox 360)
8. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (PS3)
9. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Day Zero Edition (Xbox 360)
10. Just Dance 2015 (Wii)
Starting this week, Activision have shipped out the billion-dollar-selling franchise’s newest installment called Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare worldwide! Although retail pre-orders have been down around 40% despite the Day Zero Edition’s one day early access, it’s expected most fans have digitally downloaded the game at midnight past Tuesday to get it faster!
Here’s the Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare TV commercial starring actor Taylor Kitsch & model Emily Ratajkowski, that’s aired everywhere including here on VGB.
Japan’s Top 10 Games:
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1. Monster Hunter 4G (3DS)
2. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (3DS)
3. Yo-Kai Watch 2: Ganzo – Includes Limited Trading Card (3DS)
4. Yo-Kai Watch 2: Honke – Includes Limited Trading Card (3DS)
5. Powerful Pro Baseball Live 2014 (PS3)
6. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Day Zero Edition – North American version (PS4)
7. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Day Zero Edition – North American version (PS3)
8. Monster Hunter 4 (3DS)
9. Yokai Watch (3DS)
10. Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS)
Capcom has stated that the Monster Hunter series has sold over 26 million copies at both retail and as digital downloads. With Monster Hunter 3G selling over 3 million on 3DS alone, expect Monster Hunter 4G to be another sure-fire hit for the portable system. In fact, Nintendo even released a new silver 3DS XL (called 3DS LL in Japan) to celebrate the launch, since the franchise is considered a system seller.
See the new Japanese Monster Hunter 4G TV commercial:
Europe’s Top 10 Games:
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1. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Day Zero Edition (PS4)
2. FIFA 15 (Xbox 360)
3. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Xbox 360)
4. Football Manager 2015 (PC/Mac)
5. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Day Zero Edition (PS3)
6. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Day Zero Edition (Xbox One)
7. FIFA 15 (PS3)
8. Alien: Isolation – Nostromo Edition (PS4)
9. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Day Zero Edition (Xbox 360)
10. FIFA 15 (PS4)
Although on second place this week, soccer continues to be a big deal in Europe with the 2014 UEFA Champions League on TV. So it’s no surprise a soccer game is ruling the charts with an ‘iron foot’. FIFA 14 went on to sell over 15 million copies in a year, expect FIFA 15 to match that success.
Watch the FIFA 15 “Feel The Game” TV commercial:
Worldwide Top Games Per System:
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare debuts atop the PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3 & PC charts.
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS stays on top of the 3DS chart.
- Just Dance 2015 wins a dance-off for the #1 prize on the Wii chart.
- Mario Kart 8 races back to first place on the Wii U chart.
- The Sims 3 Starter Pack makes a comeback at number 1 on the Mac chart.
- Frozen Olaf’s Quest returns on the #1 spot of the DS chart.
- Lastly, the Borderlands 2 PlayStation Vita Bundle is number 1 on the PS Vita chart.
Sales data collected from Amazon’s US (PSN), JPN (PC) & UK / DE / FR websites.