Top 5 game sales per system worldwide in week 26, 2008

What are the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe (UK) this week? Thanks to Amazon online sales data here are the games that are the most popular now.

Nintendo Wii
North America: 1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 2. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 3. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo), 4. Rock Band Special Edition (EA Games), 5. Wii Play (Nintendo).

Japan: 1. Tales of Symphonia: Ratatosk no Kishi (Namco), 2. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 4. The World of Golden Eggs: Nori Nori Rhythm Kei (AQ Interactive), 5. Super Mario Stadium: Family Baseball (Nintendo).

Europe: 1. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo), 2. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 3. Big Beach Sports (THQ), 4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 5. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega).

Xbox 360
North America: 1. Battlefield: Bad Company (EA Games), 2. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 3. Rock Band Special Edition (EA Games), 4. Battlefield: Bad Company — Gold Edition (EA Games), 5. Halo 3 (Microsoft).

Japan: 1. Battlefield: Bad Company (EA Games), 2. Gundam: Operation Troy (Bandai), 3. Ninja Gaiden II (Tecmo), 4. The Idolm@ster — Xbox 360 Platinum Collection (Namco), 5. Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit (Bandai).

Europe: 1. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 2. Battlefield: Bad Company (EA Games), 3. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 4. Rock Band (EA Games), 5. Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution (2K Games).

PlayStation 3
North America: 1. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami), 2. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (SCEA), 3. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 4. Battlefield: Bad Company (EA Games), 5. Battlefield: Bad Company — Gold Edition (EA Games).

Japan: 1. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots — Special Edition (Konami), 2. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami), 3. Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit (Bandai), 4. Senjou no Valkyria (Sega), 5. Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! (Sega).

Europe: 1. Battlefield: Bad Company — Gold Edition (EA Games), 2. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami), 3. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 4. Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution (2K Games), 5. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (SCEE).

PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Rock Band Special Edition (EA Games), 2. Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection (Konami), 3. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 4. Dance Dance Revolution: Disney Channel Edition Bundle (Konami), 5. Buzz! Junior: Jungle Party Bundle (SCEA).

Japan: 1. Hisshou Pachinko*Pachi-Slot Kouryaku Series DS Vol. 12: CR Shinseiki Evangelion - Shito, Futatabi (D3 Publisher), 2. The King of Fighters ‘98 Ultimate Match — NeoGeo Ultimate Collection (SNK Playmore), 3. Harukanaru Jikuu no Kade 4 (Koei), 4. Sengoku Basara X (Capcom), 5. Aria the Origination: Aoi Wakusei no El Cielo — Limited Edition (Alchemist).

Europe: 1. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 2. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 3. The Golden Compass (Sega), 4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 5. SingStar Summer Party (SCEE).

PC
North America: 1. Spore Creature Creator (EA Games), 2. World of Warcraft Battle Chest (Blizzard), 3. The Sims 2: IKEA Home Stuff (EA Games), 4. Dungeon Runners (NCsoft), 5. The Orange Box (EA Games).

Japan: 1. Hellgate: London (EA Games), 2. Lineage: The Cross Rancor (E-Frontier), 3. Ragnarok Online Summer Package 2008 (E-Frontier), 4. Final Fantasy XI: Vana’diel Collection (Square Enix), 5. The Sims 2: Ikea Home Pack (EA Games).

Europe: 1. Football Manager 2008 (Sega), 2. The Sims 2: IKEA Home Stuff (EA Games), 3. Mass Effect (EA Games), 4. Sins of a Solar Empire (Stardock), 5. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts).

Nintendo DS
North America: 1. Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision), 2. Final Fantasy Tactics A2 (Square Enix), 3. Brain Age 2 (Nintendo), 4. Brain Age (Nintendo), 5. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo).

Japan: 1. Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo), 2. Derby Stallion DS (Enterbrain), 3. Higurashi no Nakukoru ni Kizuna: Dai-Ichi-Kan - Tatari — Limited Edition (Alchemist), 4. DS Bimoji Training (Nintendo), 5. Ookami to Koushinryou: Boku to Horo no Ichinen — Limited Edition (Media Works).

Europe: 1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo), 2. My Health Coach (Ubisoft), 3. 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo), 4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 5. More Brain Training (Nintendo).

PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 2. God of War: Chains of Olympus (SCEA), 3. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 4. Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters (SCEA), 5. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (Konami).

Japan: 1. World Neverland 2-in-1 Portable (Fonfun), 2. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom), 3. Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono (Acquire), 4. Super Robot Taisen A (Banpresto), 5. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 3 (Konami).

Europe: 1. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 2. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII — Special Edition (Square Enix), 3. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 4. God of War: Chains of Olympus (SCEE), 5. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami).

Mario Kart Wii keeps finishing first on the Wii chart. Battlefield: Bad Company debuts on the top of the Xbox 360 chart. PS3 exclusive Metal Gear Solid 4 remains at #1. Rock Band remains on the PS2 chart. Spore Creature Creator also remains on the PC top spot. Guitar Hero: On Tour rocks out on the DS chart for the first time. And lastly Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII remains on the PSP chart. — More analysis at Gamasutra.

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