Top 5 game sales per system worldwide in week 26, 2007

What are the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe (UK) this week? Thanks to Amazon online sales data here are the games that are the most popular now.

Nintendo Wii
The Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition for WiiNorth America: 1. Mario Party 8 (Nintendo), 2. Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition (Capcom), 3. Wii Play (Nintendo), 4. Pokemon Battle Revolution (Nintendo), 5. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo).

Japan: 1. Wii Sports (Nintendo), 2. Donkey Kong Taru Jet Race (Nintendo), 3. BioHazard 4: Wii Edition (Capcom), 4. Hajimete no Wii (Nintendo), 5. Hajime no Ippo Revolution (AQ Interactive).

Europe: 1. Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition (Capcom), 2. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo), 3. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (EA Games), 4. Wii Play (Nintendo), 5. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 (EA Sports).

Xbox 360
The Darkness for Xbox 360North America: 1. The Darkness (2K Games), 2. Guitar Hero II Bundle (RedOctane), 3. Forza Motorsport 2 (Microsoft), 4. Gears of War (Microsoft), 5. DiRT (Codemasters).

Japan: 1. Saints Row (THQ Japan), 2. Dead Rising — Xbox 360 Platinum Collection (Capcom), 3. The IdolM@ster (Namco), 4. Trusty Bell: Chopin no Yume (Microsoft), 5. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter — Xbox 360 Platinum Collection (Ubisoft).

Europe: 1. The Darkness (2K Games), 2. Overlord (Codemasters), 3. Forza Motorsport 2 (Microsoft), 4. Forza Motorsport 2: Limited Edition (Microsoft), 5. Colin McRae: DiRT (Codemasters).

PlayStation 3
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas for PS3North America: 1. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas (Ubisoft), 2. The Darkness (2K Games), 3. Resistance: Fall of Man (SCEA), 4. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Bethesda), 5. MotorStorm (SCEA).

Japan: 1. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas (Ubisoft), 2. FolksSoul: Ushinawareta Denshou (SCEI), 3. Call of Duty 3 (Spike), 4. Ninja Gaiden Sigma (Tecmo), 5. Ridge Racer 7 (Namco).

Europe: 1. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas (Ubisoft), 2. MotorStorm (SCEE), 3. Formula One Championship Edition (SCEE), 4. Resistance: Fall of Man (SCEE), 5. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Bethesda).

PC
Crazy Machines: The Wacky Contraptions Game for PC/MacNorth America: 1. Crazy Machines: The Wacky Contraptions Game (Viva Media), 2. Crazy Machines 1.5 (Viva Media), 3. Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek (Atari), 4. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (Blizzard), 5. Starcraft Battle Chest (Blizzard).

Japan: 1. Monster Hunter Frontier (Capcom), 2. Eiyuu Densetsu VI: Sora no Kiseki the 3rd (Nihon Falcom), 3. Shinkyouku Soukai Polyphonica Memories White — First Emotion (Ocelot), 4. Ragnarok Online RJC2007 Memorial Package (Gungho), 5. Shinkyouku Soukai Polyphonica 3 & 4 (Ocelot).

Europe: 1. World of Warcraft (Blizzard), 2. The Sims 2: H&M Fashion Stuff (EA Games), 3. Overlord (Codemasters), 4. Tomb Raider: Anniversary (Eidos), 5. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (Blizzard).

PlayStation 2
Guitar Hero 2 Bundle with Guitar for PS2North America: 1. Guitar Hero II Bundle (RedOctane), 2. God of War (SCEA), 3. Guitar Hero (RedOctane), 4. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (EA Games), 5. Final Fantasy XII (Square Enix).

Japan: 1. Super Robot Taisen Original Generations (Banpresto), 2. Tales of Fandom Vol. 2 — Luke Version (Namco), 3. Baroque (Sting), 4. Tales of Fandom Vol. 2 — Tia Version (Namco), 5. Tales of the Abyss — PlayStation 2 the Best (Namco).

Europe: 1. Tomb Raider: Anniversary (Eidos), 2. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (EA Games), 3. SingStar Pop Hits (SCEE), 4. Final Fantasy XII (Square Enix), 5. Kingdom Hearts II (Square Enix).

Nintendo DS
Pokemon Diamond for DSNorth America: 1. Pokemon Diamond (Nintendo), 2. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 3. Pokemon Pearl (Nintendo), 4. Brain Age (Nintendo), 5. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo).

Japan: 1. Zelda no Densetsu: Mugen no Sunadokei (Nintendo), 2. Miru Chikara o Jissen de Kitaeru: DS Ganryoku Training (Nintendo), 3. Kiku! Kaku! Kotoba o Fuyasu! Hajimete no Eigo Training (Benesse), 4. Itadaki Street DS (Square Enix), 5. Ukkari o Nakusou! Bunshou Yomi Training — YomiTore (Benesse).

Europe: 1. More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (Nintendo), 2. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo), 3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 4. Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo), 5. Nintendogs: Lab & Friends (Nintendo).

PlayStation Portable
Lumines for PSPNorth America: 1. Lumines (Ubisoft), 2. Final Fantasy Anniversary Edition (Square Enix), 3. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar), 4. Star Wars Battlefront II (LucasArts), 5. Daxter (SCEA).

Japan: 1. Lumines — PSP the Best (Bandai), 2. Final Fantasy Tactics: Shishi Sensou (Square Enix), 3. Ratchet & Clank 5: Gekitotsu! Dodeka Ginga no MiriMiri Gundan (SCEI), 4. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (Capcom), 5. World Soccer Winning Eleven 10: Ubiquitous Edition — PSP the Best (Konami).

Europe: 1. Lumines — Platinum (Ubisoft), 2. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (Rockstar), 3. Lumines (Ubisoft), 4. Sega Mega Drive Collection (Sega), 5. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar).

In Japan The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass was launched and was very popular selling over 350,000 copies in two days. The Darkness seems to be doing great. Europe saw More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima. And Lumines received an unexpected worldwide boost in popularity thanks to a related PSP hardware exploit that Sony’s next firmware update has already taken care of. — Analysis at Gamasutra.