Games Weather Report of Week 24, 2011

Games Weather Report Week 24
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. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS)
2. Zumba Fitness (Wii)
3. Just Dance 2 (Wii)
4. L.A. Noire (PS3)
5. Halo: Reach (Xbox 360)
6. L.A. Noire (Xbox 360)
7. inFAMOUS 2 (PS3)
8. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Xbox 360)
9. Mortal Kombat (PS3)
10. Portal 2 (Xbox 360)

With The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Nintendo has given fans of the Zelda series a proper 3DS remake of one of the best games ever made. With updated graphics and with full 3D effect, and including the Master Quest version of the game, there’s lots of adventuring to do.

Here’s the funny commercial where Robin Williams talks to his daughter Zelda about the game.

Japan’s Top 10 Games:

1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS)
2. Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no Darling – Limited Edition (Xbox 360)
3. Cardboard Senki – LBX “AX-00” Model Bundle (PSP)
4. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (PSP)
5. Steins;Gate: Double Pack (Xbox 360)
6. Steins;Gate – Platinum Collection (Xbox 360)
7. Yakuza of the End – Work hard in Japan! Package (PS3)
8. Demon’s Souls – The Best of PlayStation 3 (PS3)
9. Atelier Totori: The Alchemist of Arland 2 – The Best of PlayStation 3 (PS3)
10. Pokemon Black (DS)

Europe’s Top 10 Games:

1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS)
2. Zumba Fitness (Wii)
3. L.A. Noire (Xbox 360)
4. Call of Duty: Black Ops (PS3)
5. L.A. Noire (PS3)
6. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Wii)
7. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (Wii)
8. Just Dance 2 (Wii)
9. inFAMOUS 2 (PS3)
10. The Sims 3 – Generations (PC, Mac)

To recap the top games per system:

  • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D debuts as #1 on the 3DS and overall charts.
  • Zumba Fitness returns on the Wii chart.
  • L.A. Noire returns at the top of the PS3 chart.
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops makes a comeback at the top of the Xbox 360 chart.
  • Portal 2 stays on 1st place on the PC chart.
  • New Super Mario Bros. tops the DS chart.
  • Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII claims the top spot on the PSP chart.
  • And lastly, Kingdom Hearts II appears on the PS2 chart.
  • Sales data collected from Amazon’s US, JPN (PC) & UK / DE / FR websites.