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 hottest right now. Think of it as a games weather report.
Nintendo Wii
North America: 1. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 3. EA Sports Active (Electronic Arts), 4. Wii Play with Wii Remote (Wii), 5. Punch-Out!! (Nintendo).
Japan: 1. Wii Sports Resort including Wii MotionPlus (Nintendo), 2. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 4. EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis (Electronic Arts), 5. Wii Sports (Nintendo).
Europe: 1. EA Sports Active (EA Sports), 2. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 4. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft), 5. Wii Play (Nintendo).
Xbox 360
North America: 1. NCAA Football 10 (Electronic Arts), 2. Red Faction Guerrilla (THQ), 3. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 4. Gears of War 2 (Microsoft), 5. Halo 3 (Microsoft).
Japan: 1. BlazBlue (Arc System Works), 2. Gears of War – Platinum Collection (Microsoft), 3. X-Blades (Ubisoft), 4. Prototype – North American Import Version (Activision), 5. Battlefield: Bad Company – Platinum Collection (Electronic Arts).
Europe: 1. Gears of War 2 (Microsoft), 2. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 3. Fight Night Round 4 (Electronic Arts), 4. The Bigs 2 (2K Sports), 5. Prototype (Activision).
PlayStation 3
North America: 1. NCAA Football 10 (Electronic Arts), 2. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 3. InFamous (Sony), 4. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots — Greatest Hits (Konami), 5. Prototype (Activision).
Japan: 1. Professional Baseball Spirits 6 (Konami), 2. Atelier Rorona: Arland no Renkinjutsushi (Gust), 3. Tears to Tiara – AquaPlus 2800 (AquaPlus), 4. Valkyria Chronicles – The Best of PlayStation 3 (Sega), 5. BlazBlue (Arc System Works).
Europe: 1. InFamous (Sony), 2. Dead Space (Electronic Arts), 3. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (Ubisoft), 4. Fight Night Round 4 (Electronic Arts), 5. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision).
PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection (Konami), 2. God of War (Sony), 3. Rock Band Special Edition (MTV Games), 4. God of War 2 (Sony), 5. Kingdom Hearts (Square Enix).
Japan: 1. Professional Baseball Spirits 6 (Konami), 2. Vitamin Z – Limited Edition (D3 Publisher), 3. Amagami (Enterbrain), 4. Persona 4 (Atlus), 5. Super Robot Taisen Z (Banpresto).
Europe: 1. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 2. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Activision), 3. SingStar: ABBA (Sony), 4. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Electronic Arts), 5. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar).
PC & Mac
North America: 1. The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts), 2. Nancy Drew: Ransom of the Seven Ships (Her Interactive), 3. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (Blizzard), 4. The Sims 3 Collector’s Edition (Electronic Arts), 5. Harry Potter & The Half Blood Prince (Electronic Arts).
Japan: 1. Ragnarok Online RJC2009 Vol. 2: The Battle for Glory (E-Frontier), 2. Ragnarok Online RJC2009 Vol. 1: Win the Victory (E-Frontier), 3. Monster Hunter Frontier Online – Premium Package 2nd Year Anniversary (E-Frontier), 4. Tower of Aion Starter Kit (E-Frontier), 5. SimCity 4 Deluxe (Electronic Arts).
Europe: 1. The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts), 2. Football Manager 2009 (Sega), 3. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (Blizzard), 4. Empire: Total War (Sega), 5. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II (THQ).
Nintendo DS
North America: 1. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 2. The Legendary Starfy (Nintendo), 3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 4. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo), 5. Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (Nintendo).
Japan: 1. Dragon Quest IX: Defenders of the Starry Sky (Square Enix), 2. Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo), 3. Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (Square Enix), 4. Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (Capcom), 5. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (Square Enix).
Europe: 1. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo), 2. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney), 3. Rhythm Paradise (Nintendo), 4. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo), 5. Classic Word Games (Ubisoft).
PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (Capcom), 2. God of War: Chains of Olympus – Greatest Hits (Sony), 3. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 4. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar), 5. Sega Genesis Collection (Sega).
Japan: 1. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva (Sega), 2. My Summer Vacation 4 (Sony), 3. Ys I & II Chronicles (Nihon Falcom), 4. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G – The Best of PSP Collection (Capcom), 5. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva – Award Version (Sega).
Europe: 1. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 2. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Activision), 3. Football Manager Handheld 2009 (Sega), 4. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII – Platinum Edition (Square Enix), 5. Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (Capcom).
NCAA Football 10 debuts high on the Xbox 360 and PS3 charts. Wii Fit keeps running to first place on the Wii chart. Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection rises to the top of the PS2 chart. The Sims 3 stays high on the PC chart. Mario Kart DS stays on top of the DS chart. And lastly, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite remains captured on #1 in the PSP chart.
However, the truely BIGGEST SELLER of the week WORLDWIDE is Dragon Quest IX’s release in Japan with 2.32 MILLION DS cartridges sold on launch day last Saturday. Expect it to be the top listing in Japan for a long time, with Famitsu magazine gaving the game the 10th ever perfect score.
“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. EA Sports Active (Wii), 4. The Sims 3 (PC), 5. NCAA Football 10 (Xbox 360), 6. NCAA Football 10 (PS3), 7. Wii Play with Wii Remote (Wii), 8. Mario Kart DS (DS), 9. The Legendary Starfy (DS), 10. New Super Mario Bros. (DS).
Japan: 1. Dragon Quest IX: Defenders of the Starry Sky (DS), 2. Tomodachi Collection (DS), 3. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva (PSP), 4. Wii Sports Resort including Wii MotionPlus (Wii), 5. Professional Baseball Spirits 6 (PS3), 6. My Summer Vacation 4 (PSP), 7. Professional Baseball Spirits 6 (PS2), 8. Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete Blu-ray including Final Fantasy XIII Demo (PS3), 9. Ys I & II Chronicles (PSP), 10. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G – The Best of PSP Collection (PSP).
Europe: 1. The Sims 3 (PC), 2. EA Sports Active: Personal Trainer (Wii), 3. Wii Fit with Wii Balance Board (Wii), 4. InFamous (PS3), 5. Mario Kart with Wii Wheel (Wii), 6. Professor Layton and The Curious Village (DS), 7. Dead Space (PS3), 8. My Fitness Coach (Wii), 9. Wii Play with Wii Remote Controller (Wii), 10. Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince (Wii).
For the full lists go to Amazon’s US, JPN (PC) & UK / DE / FR sites.