Games Weather Report of Week 42, 2011

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Games Weather Report of Week 42 in 2011

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 3 (Wii)
    2. Batman: Arkham City (Xbox 360)
    3. Batman: Arkham City (PS3)
    4. The Sims 3 Pets (PC, Mac)
    5. FIFA Soccer 12 (PS3)
    6. Professor Layton and the Last Specter (DS)
    7. Forza Motorsport 4 (Xbox 360)
    8. Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 (PS3)
    9. Madden NFL 12 (Xbox 360)
    10. Michael Jackson The Experience

Just Dance 3 has made its debut and finally there’s a game out-shaking Just Dance 2 and Just Dance: Summer Party on the weekly charts! Ubisoft has made quite a splash with the series that’s now gone multiplatform, although the favorite version is still on Wii.

Here’s the launch trailer for the game.

Japan’s Top 10 Games:

    1. Just Dance Wii (Wii)
    2. FIFA 12: World Class Soccer (PS3)
    3. Go Vacation (Wii)
    4. Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 (PS3)
    5. Persona 4 – Best of PlayStation 2 (PS2)
    6. Ace Combat: Assault Horizon (PS3)
    7. Once in love … and Guam AKB1/48 Idol (Limited Edition) be left in the auction, please! BOX (PSP)
    8. Dead Island (Xbox 360)
    9. Rhythm Heaven for Everyone (Wii)
    10. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS)

Nintendo brings Just Dance to Wii with a special Japan-only edition, titled simply Just Dance Wii. It features popular J-Pop songs for the Japanese audience.

Here’s the commercial that’s sees the famous female idol group AKB48 promoting the game.

Europe’s Top 10 Games:

    1. Football Manager 2012 (PC, Mac)
    2. Just Dance 3 – Special Edition (Wii)
    3. Batman: Arkham City (PS3)
    4. Zumba Fitness (Wii)
    5. The Sims 3: Pets Expansion Pack (PC, Mac)
    6. Batman: Arkham City (Xbox 360)
    7. Forza Motorsport 4 (Xbox 360)
    8. FIFA 12 (PS3)
    9. Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge (PS3)
    10. FIFA 12 (Xbox 360)

It’s time to manage your football team again in… Football Manager 2012, which got released this week! Here’s the commercial airing on TV in Europe right now.

To recap the top games per system:

  • Just Dance 3 stays #1 on the Wii chart.
  • Batman: Arkham City debuts at the top of the Xbox 360 & PS3 charts.
  • Professor Layton and the Last Specter debuts on the DS chart.
  • The Sims 3 Pets debuts at the top of the PC & Mac charts.
  • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D returns at #1 on the 3DS chart.
  • Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable claims the top spot on the PSP chart.
  • And lastly, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 appears on the PS2 chart.

Sales data collected from Amazon’s US, JPN (PC) & UK / DE / FR websites.