Games Weather Report of Week 11, 2011

Games Weather Report Week 11
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. Pokemon – White Version (DS)
2. Pokemon – Black Version (DS)
3. Just Dance 2 (Wii)
4. Homefront (Xbox 360)
5. Zumba Fitness (Wii)
6. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Xbox 360)
7. Dance Central (Xbox 360 Kinect)
8. Killzone 3 (PS3)
9. Kinect Sports (Xbox 360 Kinect)
10. MLB 11: The Show (PS3)

Pokemon Black and White have been released nd as expected millions of Pokefans flock towards the RPG series. With over 150 never-discovered new Pokemon this is another sure-fire hit.

Take a look at the first English commercials.

Japan’s Top 10 Games:

1. Dynasty Warriors 7 – Limited Edition including “Zhao Yun” Warriors
2. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (PSP)
3. Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy (PSP)
4. Black Rockshooter: The Game – Limited Edition (PSP)
5. Samurai Warriors: Chronicles (3DS)
6. Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle (3DS)
7. China: A Permanent Mark Time Demons Begin To Love – Limited Edition (PSP)
8. China: A Permanent Mark Time Demons Begin To Love – Limited Edition incl. Drama CD (PSP)
9. Red Dead Redemption (PS3)
10. Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 (PS3)

Dynasty Warriors 7, known in Japan as Shin Sangoku Musou 6, was released recently by Koei and has already hacked and slashed its way to the top.

Here’s a the first Japanese trailer for Xbox 360 and PS3 game.

Europe’s Top 10 Games:

1. Pokemon – White Version (DS)
2. Homefront (Xbox 360)
3. Just Dance 2 (Wii)
4. Pokemon – Black Version (DS)
5. Total War: Shogun 2 – Limited Edition (PC)
6. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Xbox 360)
7. Just Dance (Wii)
8. Call of Duty: Black Ops (PS3)
9. uDraw Tablet including uDraw Studio (Wii)
10. FIFA 11 (Xbox 360)

To recap the top games per system:

  • Pokemon Black & White stay on top of the overall and DS chart.
  • Just Dance 2 remains to star on the Wii chart.
  • Homefront debuts in 1st place on the Xbox 360 chart.
  • Killzone 3 sticks to its #1 debut on the PS3 chart.
  • Total War: Shogun 2 debuts on the PC chart.
  • Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together returns on the PSP chart.
  • And lastly, Final Fantasy X appears on the PS2 chart.
  • Sales data collected from Amazon’s US, JPN (PC) & UK / DE / FR websites.