What are the top 10 bestselling video games in America, Japan and Europe this week? Thanks to Amazon online sales data here are the video games that are the hottest worldwide right now.
What follows is a listing of the Top 10 bestsellers per region, for all systems combined.
North America’s Top 10 Games:
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1. Pokémon X (3DS)
2. Pokémon Y (3DS)
3. Grand Theft Auto V (Xbox 360)
4. Grand Theft Auto V (PS3)
5. Batman: Arkham Origins (Xbox 360)
6. Batman: Arkham Origins (PS3)
7. Just Dance 2014 (Wii)
8. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Xbox 360)
9. Lego Marvel Super Heroes (Xbox 360)
10. The Last of Us (PS3)
At launch 4 million Pokefans worldwide simultaneously picked up their Nintendo 3DS (or 2DS) to play (one or both of) the first two games in the sixth generation of main Pokemon games, Pokemon X and Y. “Gotta catch ’em all!”
Check out the epic Pokemon X and Y Live-Action TV commercial! 😀
Japan’s Top 10 Games:
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1. Pokémon X (3DS)
2. Pokémon Y (3DS)
3. Monster Hunter 4 (3DS)
4. Grand Theft Auto V (PS3)
5. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013 (PS3)
6. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013 (PSP)
7. BlazBlue: Chronophantasma (PS3)
8. Dangan Ronpa 1.2 Reload – Includes improved versions of Dangan Ronpa: Academy of Hope and High School Students of Despair and Super Dangan Ronpa 2: Farewell Despair Academy (PS Vita)
9. Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS)
10. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (Wii U)
Capcom’s Monster Hunter 4 hit 3+ million sales and is keeping up with Pokemon X and Y this week. All 3DS exclusives are sure to get a boost with millions of Pokefans buying 3DS & 2DS systems for the first time.
Here’s the epic Monster Hunter 4 TV commercial that’s airing in Japan.
Europe’s Top 10 Games:
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1. Batman: Arkham Origins (Xbox 360)
2. Grand Theft Auto V (Xbox 360)
3. Grand Theft Auto V (PS3)
4. Batman: Arkham Origins (PS3)
5. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Xbox 360)
6. Pokémon X (3DS)
7. Pokémon Y (3DS)
8. FIFA 14 (PS3)
9. FIFA 14 (Xbox 360)
10. Just Dance 2014 (Wii)
Let’s not forget about this week’s big new release that launched onto the worldwide charts simultaneously on Friday. It’s the third game in the Arkham series, Batman: Arkham Origins!
Watch the Batman: Arkham Origins “Bruce Wayne” TV spot set to Tritonal’s “Still With Me” song.
To recap the top games per system:
- Pokémon X and Pokémon Y on 3DS rules the charts worldwide!
- Grand Theft Auto V stays high on the Xbox 360 & PS3 charts.
- Just Dance 2014 keeps swinging to first place on the Wii chart.
- Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn returns on top of the PC chart.
- Pokemon Black & White Version 2 get caught at #1 on the DS chart.
- Wii Party U debuts on top of the Wii U chart.
- Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate debuts at #1 on the PS Vita chart.
- Lastly, The Sims 3: Into the Future is atop the Mac chart.
Sales data collected from Amazon’s US, JPN (PC) & UK / DE / FR websites.