What are the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe (UK, France, Germany) this week? Thanks to Amazon online sales data here are the games that are the most popular right now.
Nintendo Wii
North America: 1. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 3. Wii Music (Nintendo), 4. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft), 5. Wii Play (Nintendo).
Japan: 1. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 3. New Wii Play Control! Pikmin 2 (Nintendo), 4. Animal Crossing: City Folk (Nintendo), 5. Taiko Drum Master Wii (Namco).
Europe: 1. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 2. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft), 3. Wii Play (Nintendo), 4. MadWorld (Sega), 5. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega).
Xbox 360
North America: 1. Resident Evil 5 (Capcom), 2. Call of Duty: World at War (Activision), 3. Guitar Hero: Metallica (Activision), 4. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 5. Halo Wars (Microsoft).
Japan: 1. 11eyes CrossOver – Limited Edition (5pb), 2. 11eyes CrossOver (5pb), 3. Tales of Vesperia (Namco), 4. The Idolmaster: Twins – Platinum Collection (Namco), 5. Chaos;Head Noah (5pb).
Europe: 1. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 2. Gears of War 2 (Microsoft), 3. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 4. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Game of the Year Edition (Activision), 5. Left 4 Dead (Electronic Arts).
PlayStation 3
North America: 1. Resident Evil 5 (Capcom), 2. Killzone 2 (Sony), 3. MLB 09: The Show (Sony), 4. Guitar Hero: Metallica (Activision), 5. LittleBigPlanet (Sony).
Japan: 1. Resident Evil 5 (Capcom), 2. Demon’s Souls (Sony), 3. Warriors Orochi Z (Koei), 4. Valkyria Chronicles – The Best Of PlayStation 3 Edition (Sega), 5. Yakuza 3 (Sega).
Europe: 1. LittleBigPlanet (Sony), 2. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 3. Killzone 2 (Sony), 4. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 5. Buzz! Quiz TV Special Edition Bundle (Sony).
PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Samurai Shodown Anthology (SNK Playmore), 2. Rock Band Special Edition (MTV Games), 3. Guitar Hero: Metallica (Activision), 4. Guitar Hero: World Tour (Activision), 5. Katamari Damacy (Namco).
Japan: 1. Amagami (Enterbrain), 2. Vitamin Z (D3 Publisher), 3. Shinobido: Way of the Ninja – The Best of Spike (Spike), 4. Amagami – Limited Edition (Enterbrain), 5. Vitamin Z – Limited Edition (D3 Publisher).
Europe: 1. SingStar: Queen (Sony), 2. Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (Square Enix), 3. SingStar: ABBA (Sony), 4. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 5. Call of Duty: World at War – Final Fronts (Activision).
PC & Mac
North America: 1. Airport Mania: First Flight (Reflexive), 2. Puzzle Quest: Galactrix (D3 Publisher), 3. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (Blizzard), 4. Empire: Total War (Sega), 5. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II (THQ).
Japan: 1. Lineage Episode 1: Toki no Igami (E Frontier), 2. Grand Theft Auto IV (Capcom), 3. Final Fantasy XI: The Vana’diel Collection (Square Enix), 4. Lineage II: 2nd Throne Ultimate (E Frontier), 5. Ragnarok Online: 6th Anniversary Package (E Frontier).
Europe: 1. Empire: Total War (Sega), 2. Football Manager 2009 (Sega), 3. Left 4 Dead (Electronic Arts), 4. Empire: Total War – Special Forces Edition (Sega), 5. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (Blizzard).
Nintendo DS
North America: 1. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo), 2. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo), 3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 5. Kirby Super Star Ultra (Nintendo).
Japan: 1. Pro Baseball Family Stadium DS 2009 (Namco), 2. Mario & Luigi RPG 3 (Nintendo), 3. Rittai Picross (Nintendo), 4. Gakken Hangul Sanmai DS (Gakken), 5. Elminage DS Remix: Yami no Fuo to Kamigami no Yubiwa (Starfish SD).
Europe: 1. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo), 2. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (Rockstar), 3. Disney’s Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney), 4. 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo), 5. Junior Brain Trainer DS (Avanquest).
PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. Resistance: Retribution (Sony), 2. God of War: Chains of Olympus (Sony), 3. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar), 4. MLB 09: The Show (Sony), 5. Phantasy Star Portable (Sega).
Japan: 1. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G – The Best of PSP Collection (Capcom), 2. Mobile Suit Gundam: Bonds of the Battlefield Portable (Bandai), 3. Disgaea 2: Hour of Darkness Portable (Nippon Ichi), 4. Ever17: The Out of Infinity – Premium Edition (KID), 5. Haruka – Beyond the Stream of Time 3: Izayoiki Aizouban (Koei).
Europe: 1. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 2. Resistance: Retribution (Sony), 3. God of War: Chains of Olympus – Platinum Edition (Sony), 4. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 (Electronic Arts), 5. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories – Platinum Edition (Rockstar).
Wii Fit takes up the healthiest spot on the Wii chart. Resident Evil 5 continues to infect the Xbox 360 & PS3 charts. Samurai Shodown Anthology stays on the PS2 chart. The $1 Airport Mania: First Flight downloadable comes in at #1 on the PC top 5. A new ad campaign gives Professor Layton and the Curious Village a return on the DS chart. And last but not least, Resistance: Retribution remains on first place in the PSP chart.
“Extra! Extra! Read all about it!” A listing of the top 10 sellers per region, for all systems combined.
North America: 1. Wii Fit with Wii Balance Board (Wii), 2. Mario Kart with Wii Wheel (Wii), 3. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (DS), 4. Pokemon Platinum (DS), 5. Wii Music (Wii), 6. My Fitness Coach (Wii), 7. Wii Play with Wii Remote Controller (Wii), 8. Mario Kart DS (DS), 9. Resident Evil 5 (Xbox 360), 10. New Super Mario Bros. (DS).
Japan: 1. Pro Baseball Family Stadium DS 2009 (DS), 2. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G – The Best Of PSP (PSP), 3. Mario & Luigi RPG 3 (DS), 4. Resident Evil 5 (PS3), 5. Mobile Suit Gundam: Bonds of the Battlefield Portable (PSP), 6. Demon’s Souls (PS3), 7. Amagami (PS2), 8. Wii Fit with Wii Balance Board (Wii), 9. 11eyes CrossOver – Limited Edition (Xbox 360), 10. Rittai Picross (DS).
Europe: 1. Wii Fit with Wii Balance Board (Wii), 2. Professor Layton and The Curious Village (DS), 3. My Fitness Coach (Wii), 4. LittleBigPlanet (PS3), 5. Wii Play with Wii Remote Controller (Wii), 6. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (DS), 7. MadWorld (Wii), 8. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii), 9. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3), 10. Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360).
For the full lists go to Amazon’s US, JPN (PC) & UK / DE / FR sites.