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 Fit (Nintendo), 2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 3. Rock Band Special Edition (EA Games), 4. Wii Play (Nintendo), 5. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo).
Japan: 1. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 2. Boom Blox (EA Games), 3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 4. Wario Land Shake (Nintendo), 5. Family Trainer (Bandai).
Europe: 1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 2. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 3. Wii Play (Nintendo), 4. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo), 5. Carnival Funfair Games (2K Games).
Xbox 360
North America: 1. NCAA Football 09 (EA Sports), 2. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 3. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 4. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare — Game of the Year (Activision), 5. Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution (2K Games).
Japan: 1. Bully (Bethesda), 2. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 3. Ninja Gaiden II (Tecmo), 4. Battlefield: Bad Company (EA Games), 5. The Idolm@ster — Xbox 360 Platinum Collection (Namco).
Europe: 1. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 2. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 3. Battlefield: Bad Company (EA Games), 4. Rock Band (EA Games), 5. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare — Game of the Year (Activision).
PlayStation 3
North America: 1. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami), 2. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 3. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (SCEA), 4. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), 5. NCAA Football 09 (EA Sports).
Japan: 1. Siren: New Translation (SCEI), 2. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots — Special Edition (Konami), 3. Tears to Tiara: Kakan no Daichi — Limited Edition (Aqua Plus), 4. Tears to Tiara: Kakan no Daichi (Aqua Plus), 5. Metal Gear Online (Konami).
Europe: 1. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami), 2. Buzz! Quiz TV with Buzzers (SCEE), 3. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 4. Top Spin 3 (2K Games), 5. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (SCEA).
PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Rock Band Special Edition (EA Games), 2. Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (LucasArts), 3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 4. Rock Band Track Pack: Vol. 1 (EA Games), 5. God of War II (SCEA).
Japan: 1. Persona 4 (Atlus), 2. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 15 (Konami), 3. Samurai Spirits Rokuban Shoubu (SNK Playmore), 4. Bully (Bethesda), 5. Sengoku Basara X (Capcom).
Europe: 1. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 2. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 4. Kung Fu Panda (Activision), 5. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar).
PC
North America: 1. Warcraft III Battle Chest (Blizzard), 2. World of Warcraft Battle Chest (Blizzard), 3. Diablo Battle Chest (Blizzard), 4. Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice (Her Interactive), 5. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (Blizzard).
Japan: 1. Monster Hunter Frontier Online Season 3.0 Premium (E-Frontier), 2. Asaki Yumemishi (MIO), 3. Sou, Atashitachi wa Konna ni mo Rifujin na Sekai ni Ikiteru no Dara Yo 3 (Jitensha Sougyou), 4. Daikoukai Jidai Online: Cruz del Sur Treasure Pack — Inca no Hihou (Koei), 5. Phantasy Star Universe (Sega).
Europe: 1. Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Complete (2K Games), 2. Football Manager 2008 (Sega), 3. Mass Effect (EA Games), 4. The Sims 2: IKEA Home Stuff (EA Games), 5. Crysis (EA Games).
Nintendo DS
North America: 1. Final Fantasy IV (Square Enix), 2. Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision), 3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 5. Brain Age (Nintendo).
Japan: 1. KORG DS-10 (AQ Interactive), 2. Dragon Quest V: Tenkuu No Hanayome (Square Enix), 3. Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo), 4. DS Bimoji Training (Nintendo), 5. Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! DS Flame Rumble Hyper – Moeyo Mirai (Takara Tomy).
Europe: 1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo), 2. More Brain Training (Nintendo), 3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 4. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 5. 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo).
PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. R-Type Command (Atlus), 2. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 3. God of War: Chains of Olympus (SCEA), 4. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar), 5. Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (Square Enix).
Japan: 1. Gundam Battle Universe (Bandai), 2. Eiyuu Densetsu: Sora no Kiseki the 3rd (Nihon Falcom), 3. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom), 4. Clannad (Prototype), 5. Maplus: Portable Navi (Edia).
Europe: 1. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 2. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 3. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami), 4. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (Rockstar), 5. Virtua Tennis 3 (Sega).
Wii Fit stays on the healthiest spot of the Wii chart. NCAA Football 09 remains on top of the Xbox 360 chart. PS3 exclusive Metal Gear Solid 4 remains at #1. Rock Band returns as a number 1 hit on the PS2 chart. Warcraft III Battle Chest debuts on the PC‘s top spot. Final Fantasy IV debuts on the DS chart. And lastly R-Type Command returns on the PSP chart after a discount. — More analysis at Gamasutra.