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. Mario Super Sluggers (Nintendo), 4. Wii Play (Nintendo), 5. Rock Band (Electronic Arts).
Japan: 1. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 3. Captain Rainbow (Nintendo), 4. Wii Sports (Nintendo), 5. Fatal Frame IV (Nintendo).
Europe: 1. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 2. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 (Electronic Arts), 3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 4. Wii Play (Nintendo), 5. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega).
Xbox 360
North America: 1. Tales of Vesperia – Premium Edition (Namco Bandai), 2. Tales of Vesperia (Namco Bandai), 3. Madden NFL 09 (Electronic Arts), 4. Too Human (Microsoft), 5. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 (Electronic Arts).
Japan: 1. Tales of Vesperia (Namco), 2. Clannad (Prototype), 3. Too Human (Microsoft), 4. SoulCalibur IV (Namco Bandai), 5. Dead Rising – Platinum Edition (Capcom).
Europe: 1. Too Human (Microsoft), 2. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 3. Beijing 2008 (Sega), 4. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 5. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 (Electronic Arts).
PlayStation 3
North America: 1. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (Sony), 2. Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (Sony), 3. Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (Sony), 4. Devil May Cry 4 (Capcom), 5. Blazing Angels II: Secret Missions of WWII (Ubisoft).
Japan: 1. Afrika (Sony), 2. Battlefield: Bad Company (Electronic Arts), 3. SoulCalibur IV (Namco), 4. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Special Edition (Konami), 5. Valkyrie of the Battlefield: Gallian Chronicles (Sega).
Europe: 1. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 2. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (Sony), 3. Beijing 2008 (Sega), 4. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 (Electronic Arts), 5. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami).
PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Rock Band Special Edition (Electronic Arts), 2. Madden NFL 09 (Electronic Arts), 3. God of War II (Sony), 4. Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection (Konami), 5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision).
Japan: 1. Persona 4 (Atlus), 2. J-League Winning Eleven 2008 Club Championship (Konami), 3. Sengoku Basara X (Capcom), 4. Kateikyoushi Hitman Reborn! Dream Hyper Battle! (Marvelous), 5. Secret Game: Killer Queen (Yeti).
Europe: 1. SingStar Summer Party (Sony), 2. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 3. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 4. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar), 5. Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters (Sony).
PC
North America: 1. The Sims 2: Apartment Life (Electronic Arts), 2. The Orange Box (Electronic Arts), 3. Baldur’s Gate II: Ultimate Collection (Vivendi), 4. SimCity 4 Deluxe (Electronic Arts), 5. Microsoft Flight Simulator X (Microsoft).
Japan: 1. Monster Hunter Frontier Online Season 3.0 Premium (E-Frontier), 2. Final Fantasy XI: The Vana’diel Collection (Square Enix), 3. Clannad Full Voice (Key), 4. Little Busters! (Key), 5. Ragnarok Online Summer Package 2008 (E Frontier).
Europe: 1. The Sims 2: Apartment Life (Electronic Arts), 2. Sid Meier’s Civilization IV Complete (2K Games), 3. The Sims 2: IKEA Home Stuff (Electronic Arts), 4. Football Manager 2008 (Sega), 5. Medieval II: Total War – Kingdoms Expansion Pack (Sega).
Nintendo DS
North America: 1. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 2. Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness (Natsume), 3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 4. Brain Age (Nintendo), 5. Brain Age 2 (Nintendo).
Japan: 1. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo), 2. KORG DS-10 (AQ Interactive), 3. Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (Square Enix), 4. Fire Emblem: New Dark Dragon and the Blade of Light (Nintendo), 5. Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo).
Europe: 1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo), 2. 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo), 3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 4. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega), 5. More Brain Training (Nintendo).
PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. God of War: Chains of Olympus (Sony), 2. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 3. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar), 4. Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness (NIS), 5. Madden NFL 09 (Electronic Arts).
Japan: 1. Fate/Tiger Colosseum Upper – Megamori Box (Capcom), 2. Phantasy Star Portable (Sega), 3. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom), 4. Clannad (Prototype), 5. Maplus: Portable Navi 2 (Edia).
Europe: 1. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 2. Final Fantasy I (Square Enix), 3. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami), 4. God of War: Chains of Olympus (Sony), 5. Final Fantasy II (Square Enix).
Wii Fit stays on the healthiest spot of the Wii chart. Tales of Vesperia – Premium Edition debuts on the top spot of the Xbox 360 chart. After a discount sale, Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune rises to the top of the PS3 chart again. The Rock Band Special Edition returns to the PS2 stage. The Sims 2: Apartment Life expansion pack debuts on the PC‘s top spot. New Super Mario Bros. returns to the #1 spot of the DS chart. Lastly God of War: Chains of Olympus returns to the PSP chart. — For the full lists go to Amazon’s US, JPN (PC) & UK sites.