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. The Last of Us Remastered (PS4)
2. Mario Kart 8 (Wii U)
3. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Xbox 360)
4. Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition (PS3)
5. Pokemon Y (3DS)
6. Grand Theft Auto V (Xbox 360)
7. The Last of Us Remastered (PS3)
8. Call of Duty: Ghosts (Xbox One)
9. Nintendo Wii U 32GB Console with New Super Mario & Luigi Deluxe U (Wii U)
10. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (Xbox One)
Winner of over 200 Game of the Year awards on PlayStation 3, The Last of Us has been rebuilt for the PlayStation 4 console. Now featuring full 1080p, higher resolution character models, improved shadows and lighting, in addition to several other gameplay improvements.
Sales-wise, the PS3 original has sold over 7 million copies worldwide. Expect this title to do well on PS4 during the annual summer games drought.
Watch The Last of Us Remastered TV spot:
Japan’s Top 10 Games:
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1. Yo-Kai Watch 2: Ganzo – Includes Limited Trading Card (3DS)
2. Yo-Kai Watch 2: Honke – Includes Limited Trading Card (3DS)
3. Hyrule Warriors (Wii U)
4. Monster Hunter 4 (3DS)
5. Mario Kart 8 (Wii U)
6. Yokai Watch (3DS)
7. Yoshi’s New Island (3DS)
8. Grand Theft Auto V (PS3)
9. Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition – North American Version (PS3)
10. Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 (3DS)
The Nintendo 3DS game sequel came out two weeks ago in a Pokemon-like dual-release that’s topping the charts with 1.28 million sales in its first 4 days! The manga / game / anime franchise Yokai Watch was created by game developer Level-5 to great success, there’s even a movie coming out at the end of 2014!
In other news, the original Yokai Watch — which sold over 1 million copies in Japan so far — was confirmed to be coming to America in 2015 as “Yo-Kai Watch”, so here’s hoping for a worldwide release.
See the brand new Yokai Watch 2 TV commercial:
And here’s the Yokai Watch 2 dance video:
Europe’s Top 10 Games:
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1. The Last of Us Remastered (PS4)
2. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Xbox 360)
3. Grand Theft Auto V (Xbox 360)
4. Tomodachi Life (Nintendo 3DS)
5. Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition (PS3)
6. The Last Of Us (PS3)
7. Grand Theft Auto V (PS3)
8. FIFA 14 (Xbox 360)
9. Call of Duty: Ghosts (Xbox 360)
10. Plants Vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (Xbox 360)
Worldwide Top Games Per System:
- The Last of Us Remastered debuts at #1 on the PS4 chart.
- Mario Kart 8 finishes on first place on the Wii U chart.
- Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition is back on the Xbox 360 chart.
- Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition returns on the PS3 chart.
- Pokemon Y stays on top of the 3DS chart.
- Call of Duty: Ghosts is 1st on the Xbox One chart.
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii returns to first place on the Wii chart.
- Pokemon Black & White Version 2 catches the #1 spot on the DS chart.
- The Sims 3: Starter Pack returns on the PC chart.
- Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed debuts as number 1 on the PS Vita chart.
- Lastly, Spore returns on the Mac chart after 6 years of absence. No idea why.
Sales data collected from Amazon’s US (PSN), JPN (PC) & UK / DE / FR websites.