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
North America: 1. Wii Play (Nintendo), 2. Mario Party 8 (Nintendo), 3. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo), 4. Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition (Capcom), 5. Super Paper Mario (Nintendo).
Japan: 1. Dragon Quest Swords: Kamen no Joou to Kagami no Tou (Square Enix), 2. Wii Sports (Nintendo), 3. BioHazard 4: Wii Edition (Capcom), 4. Hajimete no Wii (Nintendo), 5. Zelda no Densetsu: Twilight Princess (Nintendo).
Europe: 1. Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition (Capcom), 2. Mario Party 8 (Nintendo), 3. Mario Strikers Charged Football (Nintendo), 4. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (EA Games), 5. Wii Play (Nintendo).
Xbox 360
North America: 1. The Darkness (2K Games), 2. Gears of War (Microsoft), 3. Guitar Hero II Bundle (RedOctane), 4. Overlord (Codemasters), 5. Forza Motorsport 2 (Microsoft).
Japan: 1. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (Ubisoft), 2. Dead Rising — Xbox 360 Platinum Collection (Capcom), 3. The IdolM@ster (Namco), 4. Final Fantasy XI All-in-One Pack 2006 (Square Enix), 5. Trusty Bell: Chopin no Yume (Microsoft).
Europe: 1. The Darkness (2K Games), 2. Colin McRae: DiRT (Codemasters), 3. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas (Ubisoft), 4. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (Ubisoft), 5. Gears of War (Microsoft).
PlayStation 3
North America: 1. Ninja Gaiden Sigma (Tecmo), 2. Resistance: Fall of Man (SCEA), 3. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas (Ubisoft), 4. The Darkness (2K Games), 5. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Bethesda).
Japan: 1. Boku no Natsuyasumi 3 (SCEI), 2. FolksSoul: Ushinawareta Denshou (SCEI), 3. Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII (D3 Publisher), 4. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas (Ubisoft), 5. Power Smash 3 (Sega).
Europe: 1. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas (Ubisoft), 2. Formula One Championship Edition (SCEE), 3. Resistance: Fall of Man (SCEE), 4. Ninja Gaiden Sigma (Tecmo), 5. MotorStorm (SCEE).
PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Guitar Hero II Bundle (RedOctane), 2. God of War II (SCEA), 3. MLB 07: The Show (SCEA), 4. LEGO: Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (LucasArts), 5. Guitar Hero (RedOctane).
Japan: 1. Super Robot Taisen Original Generations (Banpresto), 2. Memories Off #5 Encore (Cyber Front), 3. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas — Best Price (Capcom), 4. Pop’n Music 14 Fever! (Konami), 5. GrimGrimoire (Nippon Ichi).
Europe: 1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (EA Games), 2. Tomb Raider: Anniversary (Eidos), 3. Shrek the Third (Activision), 4. Formula One 06 — Platinum (SCEE), 5. Final Fantasy XII (Square Enix).
PC
North America: 1. World of Warcraft (Blizzard), 2. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (Blizzard), 3. Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek (Atari), 4. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (EA Games), 5. The Sims 2: Seasons (EA Games).
Japan: 1. Monster Hunter Frontier (Capcom), 2. Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (Capcom), 3. Shinkyouku Soukai Polyphonica Memories White — First Emotion (Ocelot), 4. Heart no Kuni no Alice — Wonderful Wonder World (QuinRose), 5. Eiyuu Densetsu VI: Sora no Kiseki the 3rd (Nihon Falcom).
Europe: 1. World of Warcraft (Blizzard), 2. The Sims 2: H&M Stuff (EA Games), 3. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (EA Games), 4. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (Ubisoft), 5. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (Blizzard).
Nintendo DS
North America: 1. Pokemon Diamond (Nintendo), 2. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 4. Brain Age (Nintendo), 5. Pokemon Pearl (Nintendo).
Japan: 1. Zelda no Densetsu: Mugen no Sunadokei (Nintendo), 2. Ganbaru Watashi no Kakei Diary (Nintendo), 3. Dokidoki Majo Shinpan! (SNK Playmore), 4. Eigo ga Nigate na Otona no DS Training: Motto Eigo Duke (Nintendo), 5. Miru Chikara o Jissen de Kitaeru: DS Ganryoku Training (Nintendo).
Europe: 1. More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (Nintendo), 2. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo), 3. Cooking Mama (505 Games), 4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 5. Big Brain Academy (Nintendo).
PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. Lumines (Ubisoft), 2. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar), 3. Star Wars Battlefront II (LucasArts), 4. Final Fantasy Anniversary Edition (Square Enix), 5. MLB 07: The Show (SCEA).
Japan: 1. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (Capcom), 2. Final Fantasy Tactics: Shishi Sensou (Square Enix), 3. Ratchet & Clank 5: Gekitotsu! Dodeka Ginga no MiriMiri Gundan (SCEI), 4. Minna no Chizu 2 with GPS Receiver (Zenrin), 5. Eiyuu Densetsu: Sora no Kiseki FC (Nihon Falcom).
Europe: 1. Virtua Tennis 3 (Sega), 2. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (Rockstar), 3. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar), 4. Lumines — Platinum (Ubisoft), 5. Sega Mega Drive Collection (Sega).
In America World of Warcraft got a sales boost after a price drop, Amazon now lists it at a price of $9.99, as a result feeding sales of its expansion The Burning Crusade as well. Despite a recent announcement of an enhanced PC port of Gears of War, it actually increased still strong weekly sales. PS3 system sales jumped after the price drop to $499 announcement this week, thus continuing good sales of Ninja Gaiden Sigma and Resistance. Zelda: Phantom Hourglass for DS crosses the half a million in Japan three weeks after release. — Analysis at Gamasutra.