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.
We start with regional top 5’s per system, and end with the worldwide combined top 10’s.
Nintendo Wii
North America: 1. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo), 2. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 3. EA Sports Active (Electronic Arts), 4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 5. Rock Band 2 Special Edition (MTV Games).
Japan: 1. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo), 2. EA Sports Active (Electronic Arts), 3. Monster Hunter 3 (tri-) – White Classic Controller PRO Pack (Capcom), 4. Monster Hunter 3 (tri-) – Black Classic Controller PRO Pack (Capcom), 5. Monster Hunter 3 (tri-) – Limited Edition (Capcom).
Europe: 1. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo), 2. Ashes Cricket 09 (Codemasters), 3. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 5. EA Sports Active: Personal Trainer (Electronic Arts).
Xbox 360
North America: 1. Rock Band 2 Special Edition (MTV Games), 2. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 3. Call of Duty: World at War (Activision), 4. UFC 2009: Undisputed (THQ), 5. Gears of War 2 (Microsoft).
Japan: 1. MagnaCarta 2 (Banpresto), 2. Gears of War 2 – Limited Edition (Microsoft), 2. Gears of War 2 (Microsoft), 3. Red Faction: Guerrilla (Spike), 4. Gears of War 2 (Microsoft), 5. Gears of War – Platinum Collection (Microsoft).
Europe: 1. Ashes Cricket 09 (Codemasters), 2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 3. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 4. Fight Night Round 4 (Electronic Arts), 5. Red Faction: Guerrilla (THQ).
PlayStation 3
North America: 1. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (Ubisoft), 2. Rock Band 2 Special Edition (MTV Games), 3. InFamous (Sony), 4. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Greatest Hits (Konami), 5. LittleBigPlanet (Sony).
Japan: 1. Katamari Damacy Tribute (Namco), 2. Valkyria Chronicles – The Best of PlayStation 3 (Sega), 3. Professional Baseball Spirits 6 (Konami), 4. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – The Best of PlayStation 3 (Konami), 5. Demon’s Souls (Sony).
Europe: 1. Ashes Cricket 09 (Codemasters), 2. Dead Space (Electronic Arts), 3. InFamous (Sony), 4. LittleBigPlanet (Sony), 5. Red Faction: Guerrilla (THQ).
PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Kingdom Hearts II – Greatest Hits (Square Enix), 2. Rock Band Special Edition (MTV Games), 3. Final Fantasy X – Greatest Hits (Square Enix), 4. Shadow of the Colossus (Sony), 5. Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (Atlus).
Japan: 1. SD Gundam G Generation Wars (Bandai), 2. All-Star Battle Kamen Rider Kabuto (Bandai), 3. SD Gundam G Generation Wars – Special Edition (Bandai), 4. Professional Baseball Spirits 6 (Konami), 5. Hisshou Pachinko*Pachi-Slot Kouryaku Series Vol. 14: CR Shinseiki Evangelion: Saigo no Mono (D3 Publisher).
Europe: 1. SingStar: ABBA (Sony), 2. SingStar: Singalong with Disney (Sony), 3. Cricket 07 (Electronic Arts), 4. Persona 4 (Square Enix), 5. Call of Duty: World at War (Activision).
PC & Mac
North America: 1. The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts), 2. Hearts of Iron 3 (Southpeak), 3. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (Blizzard), 3. Nancy Drew: Ransom of the Seven Ships (Her Interactive), 4. Mount & Blade (Paradox), 5. Nancy Drew: Ransom of the Seven Ships (Her Interactive).
Japan: 1. SimCity 4 Deluxe (Electronic Arts), 2. Ragnarok Online RJC2009 Vol. 2: The Battle for Glory (E-Frontier), 3. Street Fighter IV (Capcom), 4. SimCity 3000 XP – EA Best Selections (Electronic Arts), 5. Monster Hunter Frontier Online – Premium Package 2nd Year Anniversary (E-Frontier).
Europe: 1. The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts), 2. Ashes Cricket 09 (Codemasters), 3. Fallout 3 (Bethesda), 4. Football Manager 2009 (Sega), 5. World of Warcraft: The Wrath of the Lich King Expansion Pack (Activision-Blizzard).
Nintendo DS
North America: 1. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 2. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 3. Mystery P.I. Portrait of a Thief (PopCap Games), 4. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo), 5. Cooking Mama (Majesco).
Japan: 1. Dragon Quest IX: Defenders of the Starry Sky (Square Enix), 2. Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo), 3. Color-Changing Tingle’s Balloon Trip of Love (Nintendo), 4. Puyo Puyo 7 (Sega), 5. Welcome Home Chibi-Robo! Happy, Rich Big Sweep! (Nintendo).
Europe: 1. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo), 2. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney), 3. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo), 4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 5. Junior Brain Trainer DS (Avanquest).
PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. God of War: Chains of Olympus (Sony), 2. Patapon 2 (Sony), 3. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 4. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar), 5. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (Rockstar).
Japan: 1. Tales of VS. – Limited Edition (Namco), 2. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G – The Best of PSP Collection (Capcom), 3. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva (Sega), 4. Tales of VS. (Namco), 5. My Summer Vacation 4 (Sony).
Europe: 1. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 2. Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (Capcom), 3. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 4. Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters – Platinum Edition (Sony), 5. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories – Platinum Edition (Rockstar).
To recap the top 5’s: Wii Sports Resort remains on first place on the Wii chart. The Sims 3 stays up high on the PC chart. Rock Band 2 Special Edition returns to the Xbox 360 chart. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood returns to the PS3 chart. Kingdom Hearts II levels up to the top of the PS2 chart. Mario Kart DS finishes first on the DS chart. And lastly, God of War: Chains of Olympus remains #1 on the PSP chart.
However, the BIGGEST SELLER of the week is Monster Hunter 3’s release in Japan with 520,000 Wii discs sold in its first two days after launch. Expect it to be the top listing in Japan for a long time. That and Dragon Quest IX, which sold 3.38 million DS cartridges in three weeks so far.
“Extra! Extra! Read all about it!” A listing of the top 10 sellers per region, for all systems combined.
North America: 1. Wii Sports Resort with Wii MotionPlus Accessory (Wii), 2. Wii Fit with Wii Balance Board (Wii), 3. EA Sports Active (Wii), 4. Mario Kart with Wii Wheel (Wii), 5. The Sims 3 (PC), 6. Mario Kart DS (DS), 7. New Super Mario Bros. (DS), 8. Wii Play with Wii Remote (Wii), 9. Rock Band 2 Special Edition (PS3), 10. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (PS3).
Japan: 1. Dragon Quest IX: Defenders of the Starry Sky (DS), 2. SD Gundam G Generation Wars (PS2), 3. Tomodachi Collection (DS), 4. Wii Sports Resort including Wii MotionPlus (Wii), 5. EA Sports Active (Wii), 6. All-Star Battle Kamen Rider Kabuto (PS2), 7. MagnaCarta 2 (Xbox 360), 8. Color-Changing Tingle’s Balloon Trip of Love (DS), 9. Monster Hunter 3 (tri-) White Classic Controller PRO Pack (Wii), 10. Monster Hunter 3 (tri-) Black Classic Controller PRO Pack (Wii).
Europe: 1. Wii Sports Resort with Wii MotionPlus Accessory (Wii), 2. Ashes Cricket 09 (Wii), 3. Wii Fit with Wii Balance Board (Wii), 4. The Sims 3 (PC), 5. Ashes Cricket 09 (Xbox 360), 6. Mario Kart with Wii Wheel (Wii), 7. EA Sports Active: Personal Trainer (Wii), 8. Ashes Cricket 09 (PS3), 9. Professor Layton and The Curious Village (DS), 10. Wii Play with Wii Remote Controller (Wii).
For the full lists go to Amazon’s US, JPN (PC) & UK / DE / FR sites.