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. Madden NFL 08 (EA Sports), 3. Mario Strikers Charged (Nintendo), 4. Mario Party 8 (Nintendo), 5. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo).
Japan: 1. Mario Party 8 (Nintendo), 2. Wii Sports (Nintendo), 3. Hajimete no Wii (Nintendo), 4. Forever Blue (Nintendo), 5. BioHazard 4: Wii Edition (Capcom).
Europe: 1. Mario Party 8 (Nintendo), 2. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (Disney Interactive), 3. Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree (Nintendo), 4. Trauma Center: Second Opinion (Nintendo), 5. Wii Play (Nintendo).
Xbox 360
North America: 1. Madden NFL 08 (EA Sports), 2. Gears of War (Microsoft), 3. Guitar Hero II Bundle (RedOctane), 4. NCAA Football 08 (EA Sports), 5. Viva Pinata (Microsoft).
Japan: 1. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Spike), 2. Trusty Bell: Chopin no Yume (Namco), 3. The IdolM@ster (Namco), 4. Dead Rising — Xbox 360 Platinum Collection (Capcom), 5. Gears of War (Microsoft).
Europe: 1. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas (Ubisoft), 2. The Darkness (2K Games), 3. Gears of War (Microsoft), 4. Guitar Hero II Bundle (Activision), 5. Need for Speed Carbon (EA Games).
PlayStation 3
North America: 1. Madden NFL 08 (EA Sports), 2. Resistance: Fall of Man (SCEA), 3. Ninja Gaiden Sigma (Tecmo), 4. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Bethesda), 5. NCAA Football 08 (EA Sports).
Japan: 1. Minna no Golf 5 (SCEI), 2. Boku no Natsuyasumi 3 (SCEI), 3. Call of Duty 3 (Spike), 4. Gundam Musou (Bandai), 5. Marvel Ultimate Alliance (Activision).
Europe: 1. Resistance: Fall of Man (SCEE), 2. MotorStorm (SCEE), 3. Formula One Championship Edition (SCEE), 4. Virtua Fighter 5 (Sega), 5. Ridge Racer 7 (SCEE).
PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Madden NFL 08 (EA Sports), 2. Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 (Atlus), 3. Guitar Hero II Bundle (Activision), 4. Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s (Activision), 5. God of War II (SCEA).
Japan: 1. Final Fantasy XII International Zodiac Job System (Square Enix), 2. Metal Gear 20th Anniversary: Metal Gear Solid Collection (Konami), 3. J.League Winning Eleven 2007 Club Championship (Konami), 4. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri (Alchemist), 5. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas — Best Price (Capcom).
Europe: 1. SingStar ’90s (SCEE), 2. Transformers: The Game (Activision), 3. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (EA Games), 4. Final Fantasy XII (Square Enix), 5. SingStar Pop Hits (SCEE).
PC
North America: 1. World of Warcraft (Blizzard), 2. Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword (2K Games), 3. Battlefield 2 (EA Games), 4. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (Blizzard), 5. Madden NFL 08 (EA Sports).
Japan: 1. Little Busters! (KEY), 2. Fushigi no Dungeon: Furai no Shiren Gaiden: Onna Kenshi Asuka Kenzan! For Windows (ChunSoft), 3. Monster Hunter Frontier (Capcom), 4. Heart no Kuni no Alice: Wonderful Wonder World (QuinRose), 5. Sim People: Expansion Collection 3 (EA Games).
Europe: 1. The Sims 2 (EA Games), 2. Football Manager 2007 (Sega), 3. Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword (2K Games), 4. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (Blizzard), 5. Medieval II: Total War (Sega).
Nintendo DS
North America: 1. Pokemon Pearl (Nintendo), 2. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 3. Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon (Natsume), 4. Pokemon Diamond (Nintendo), 5. High School Musical: Makin’ the Cut (Disney Interactive).
Japan: 1. Ganbaru Watashi no Kakei Diary (Nintendo), 2. Facening de Hyoujou Yutaka ni Inshou Up: Otona no DS Kao Training (Nintendo), 3. Zelda no Densetsu: Mugen no Sunadokei (Nintendo), 4. Eigo ga Nigate na Otona no DS Training: Motto Eigo Duke (Nintendo), 5. Eigo ga Nigate na Otona no DS Training: Eigo Duke (Nintendo).
Europe: 1. More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (Nintendo), 2. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo), 3. Pokemon Diamond (Nintendo), 4. Pokemon Pearl (Nintendo), 5. Cooking Mama (505 Games).
PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. Madden NFL 08 (EA Sports), 2. Dungeons & Dragons Tactics (Atari), 3. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar), 4. Star Wars Battlefront II (LucasArts), 5. SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2 (SCEA).
Japan: 1. Lumines — PSP the Best (Bandai), 2. Snow Portable (Prototype), 3. Wild ARMs: Crossfire (SCEI), 4. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar), 5. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (Capcom).
Europe: 1. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (Rockstar), 2. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar), 3. Sega Mega Drive Collection (Sega), 4. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 (EA Sports), 5. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (Disney Interactive).
In America Madden NFL 08 RULES the Xbox 360, PS3, PS3, PSP, and nearly the Wii as well. Mario Party 8 is on top on in Japan and Europe, while Americans are still looking for the extra Wii remote in Wii Play. The Training series of DS games keep selling worldwide, in the West its the Brain Age and Training games and in the East they’ve got Face Training and Vision Training, no, I’m not making that up, it’s been popular for weeks now. On the PC side there’s World of Warcraft, which at this rate might very well hit the 10 million monthly players this year! — More analysis at Gamasutra.