What were the top 10 bestselling video games in America, Japan and Europe this past 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. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (3DS)
2. FIFA 15 (PS4)
3. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (PS4)
4. FIFA 15 (Xbox 360)
5. FIFA 15 (PS3)
6. FIFA 15 (Xbox One)
7. Madden NFL 15 (Xbox 360)
8. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Xbox 360)
9. Grand Theft Auto V (Xbox 360)
10. Mario Kart 8 (Wii U)
The hype is real! The Super Smash Bros. series has made its portable debut on the Nintendo 3DS in America, Canada, Europe, Australia & the rest of the world.
When it debuted in Japan last month, in its first weekend on sale it immediately sold over 1 million copies (1.4 million so far)! And in the new regions it has sold an additional 1.4 million, making for a worldwide total of 2.8 million copies sold! 😮
Take a look at these short Super Smash Bros. 3DS TV commercials:
Japan’s Top 10 Games:
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1. Monster Hunter 4G (3DS)
2. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (3DS)
3. Yo-Kai Watch 2: Honke – Includes Limited Trading Card (3DS)
4. Yo-Kai Watch 2: Ganzo – Includes Limited Trading Card (3DS)
5. Monster Hunter 4 (3DS)
6. Yo-Kai Watch (3DS)
7. Grand Theft Auto V (PS3)
8. Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix (PS3)
9. Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS)
10. FIFA 15 (PS3)
Capcom has stated in the recent past that the Monster Hunter series has sold over 26 million copies at both retail and as digital downloads. With Monster Hunter 3G selling over 3 million on 3DS alone, expect Monster Hunter 4G to be another sure-fire hit for the portable system. In fact, Nintendo even released a new silver 3DS XL (called 3DS LL in Japan) to celebrate the launch today, since the franchise is considered a system seller.
See the new Japanese Monster Hunter 4G TV commercial:
Europe’s Top 10 Games:
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1. FIFA 15 (Xbox 360)
2. Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (PS4)
3. FIFA 15 (PS3)
4. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (3DS)
5. Borderlands: The Pre-sequel! (Xbox 360)
6. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Xbox 360)
7. FIFA 15 (PS4)
8. Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition (PS3)
9. Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (Xbox One)
10. Tomodachi Life (Nintendo 3DS)
I guess you could say the soccer is a big deal in Europe with the 2014 UEFA Champions League on TV. So it’s no surprise a soccer game is ruling the charts with an ‘iron foot’ for another week. FIFA 14 went on to sell over 15 million copies in a year, expect FIFA 15 to match that success.
Watch the FIFA 15 “Feel The Game” TV commercial:
Worldwide Top Games Per System:
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS stays on top of the 3DS chart.
- FIFA 15 scores big on the PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 & Xbox One charts.
- Mario Kart 8 finishes on first place on the Wii U chart.
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii jumps to #1 on the Wii chart.
- Pokemon Black & White Version 2 catches the #1 spot on the DS chart.
- The Sims 3 Starter Pack is on top of the Mac chart.
- Lastly, The Borderlands 2 – PlayStation Vita Bundle stays as number 1 on the PS Vita chart.
Sales data collected from Amazon’s US (PSN), JPN (PC) & UK / DE / FR websites.