Games Weather Report of Week 27, 2011

Games Weather Report Week 27
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. Just Dance 2 (Wii)
2. Zumba Fitness – Kinect (Xbox 360 Kinect)
3. Zumba Fitness (Wii)
4. Halo: Reach (Xbox 360)
5. Michael Jackson The Experience (Xbox 360 Kinect)
6. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Xbox 360)
7. Mystery Case Files: The Malgrave Incident (Wii)
8. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Wii)
9. Kinect Adventures! with Kinect Sensor (Xbox 360 Kinect)
10. The Biggest Loser Ultimate Workout (Xbox 360 Kinect)

Nothing changed this week. Ubisoft strikes again with another casual game everyone and their family can enjoy. It’s no wonder Just Dance 2 keeps topping the charts. Still, shocking to even see it outdo all other new games.

Here’s the commercial depicting a 100% realistic dance scenario for your livingroom.

Japan’s Top 10 Games:

1. L.A. Noire – Bonus Edition (PS3)
2. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS)
3. inFAMOUS 2 (PS3)
4. GoldenEye 007 (Wii)
5. Steins; Gate – Limited Edition (PSP)
6. Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon (PS3)
7. Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon (Xbox 360)
8. Wii Play: Motion including Red Wii Remote Plus Controller – Variety Pack (Wii)
9. Travelers ToHeart2 Dungeon (PSP)
10. L.A. Noire – Bonus Edition (Xbox 360)

Rockstar’s hit game L.A. Noire finally makes its way to Japan, where it includes “The Naked City” DLC and “The Broderick” Detective Suit download codes in a Bonus Edition.

Here’s the Japanese trailer for the detective story game.

Europe’s Top 10 Games:

1. Zumba Fitness (Wii)
2. Dirt 3 (Xbox 360)
3. L.A. Noire (PS3)
4. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (Wii)
5. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS)
6. Let’s Draw! (DS)
7. L.A. Noire (Xbox 360)
8. Shadows of the Damned (Xbox 360)
9. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Wii)
10. Dirt 3 (PS3)

505 Games imported the Zumba Fitness craze to European Wii’s after a tremendous success in America last year. While casual fitness games are still on a tour the force, it’s nevertheless amazing to see it outsell all popular new releases.

Here’s the commercial showing how to do a zumbarific workout.

To recap the top games per system:

  • Just Dance 2 stays #1 on the Wii and overall charts.
  • Zumba Fitness – Kinect debuts at the top of the Xbox 360 chart.
  • Mortal Kombat stays at the top of the PS3 chart.
  • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D stays #1 on the 3DS chart.
  • New Super Mario Bros. tops the DS chart.
  • Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty returns on 1st place on the PC/Mac chart.
  • Need for Speed: Most Wanted claims the top spot on the PSP chart.
  • And lastly, Final Fantasy X – Greatest Hits appears on the PS2 chart.
  • Sales data collected from Amazon’s US, JPN (PC) & UK / DE / FR websites.