What were the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe the past week? Thanks to Amazon online sales data here are the games that are the hottest. Think of it as a games weather report.
What follows is a listing of the Top 10 bestsellers per region, for all systems combined.
North America’s Top 10 Games:
1. Madden NFL 11 (Xbox 360)
2. Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty (PC, Mac)
3. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)
4. Madden NFL 11 (PS3)
5. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)
6. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Wii)
7. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360)
8. Just Dance (Wii)
9. Red Dead Redemption (Xbox 360)
10. Mario Kart DS (DS)
Japan’s Top 10 Games:
1. Wii Party (Wii)
2. Sengoku Basara 3: Samurai Heroes (PS3)
3. Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X (PSP)
4. Tokimeki Memorial: Girls Side 3rd Story (DS)
5. Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA 2nd (PSP)
6. Sengoku Basara 3: Samurai Heroes (Wii)
7. Amagami (PS2)
8. Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem: Heroes of Light and Shadow (DS)
9. Art Academy (DS)
10. Dragon Quest Monsters: Battle Road Victory (Wii)
Europe’s Top 10 Games:
1. Art Academy: Learn Painting and Drawing Techniques with Step-by-Step Training (DS)
2. Just Dance (Wii)
3. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)
4. Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty (PC, Mac)
5. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)
6. Dance on Broadway (Wii)
7. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360)
8. Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (DS)
9. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
10. Red Dead Redemption (Xbox 360)
To recap the top games per system: Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty stays #1 on the PC/Mac chart. Super Mario Galaxy 2 remains on the first place on the Wii chart. Madden NFL 11 debuts on top of the Xbox 360, PS3 & PS2 charts. Mario Kart DS is once again on the DS chart. And lastly, God of War Chains of Olympus returns on the PSP chart.
Sales data collected from Amazon’s US, JPN (PC) & UK / DE / FR websites.