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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. Carnival Games (Global Star), 2. Wii Play (Nintendo), 3. Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party (Konami), 4. Mario Party 8 (Nintendo), 5. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo).

Japan: 1. Dragon Quest Swords: Kamen no Joou to Kagami no Tou (Square Enix), 2. Wii Sports (Nintendo), 3. Mario Party 8 (Nintendo), 4. Dragon Ball Z Sparking! Meteor (Bandai), 5. Mario Strikers Charged (Nintendo).

Europe: 1. Big Brain Academy for Wii (Nintendo), 2. Wii Play (Nintendo), 3. FIFA 08 (EA Games), 4. Super Paper Mario (Nintendo), 5. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (EA Sports).

Xbox 360
North America: 1. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 2. The Orange Box (EA Games), 3. FIFA Soccer 08 (EA Sports), 4. Halo 3: Limited Edition (Microsoft), 5. BioShock (2K Games).

Japan: 1. Project Gotham Racing 4 (Microsoft), 2. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 3. Project Darkness (Success), 4. Halo 3: Limited Edition (Microsoft), 5. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Spike).

Europe: 1. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 2. Project Gotham Racing 4 (Microsoft), 3. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 4. BioShock (2K Games), 5. Gears of War (Microsoft).

PlayStation 3
North America: 1. FIFA Soccer 08 (EA Sports), 2. Folklore (SCEA), 3. Heavenly Sword (SCEA), 4. Resistance: Fall of Man (SCEA), 5. Ninja Gaiden Sigma (Tecmo).

Japan: 1. Rise from Lair (SCEI), 2. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Spike), 3. The Godfather: The Don’s Edition (EA Games), 4. Minna no Golf 5 (SCEI), 5. Agarest Senki (Compile Heart).

Europe: 1. Resistance: Fall of Man (SCEE), 2. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 3. MotorStorm (SCEE), 4. Formula One Championship Edition (SCEE), 5. Heavenly Sword (SCEE).

PlayStation 2
North America: 1. FIFA Soccer 08 (EA Sports), 2. Guitar Hero II Bundle (Activision), 3. Madden NFL 08 (EA Sports), 3. God of War II (SCEA), 4. Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s (Activision), 5. NBA Live 08 (EA Sports).

Japan: 1. Arcana Heart (AQ Interactive), 2. Arabians Lost: The Engagement on Desert (Prototype), 3. Dragon Ball Z Sparking! Meteor (Bandai), 4. Metal Gear 20th Anniversary: Metal Gear Solid Collection (Konami), 5. Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai 4 (Jaleco).

Europe: 1. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 2. SingStar Rock Ballads (SCEE), 3. Rugby 08 (EA Sports), 4. EyeToy Play 3 with Camera (SCEE), 5. Crash of the Titans (Sierra UK).

PC
North America: 1. The Orange Box (EA Games), 2. Nancy Drew: Legend of Crystal Skull (Her Interactive), 3. Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer (Atari), 4. The Sims 2: Bon Voyage (EA Games), 5. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (Blizzard).

Japan: 1. Hatsune Miku (Cripton Future Media), 2. Phantasy Star Universe: Illuminus no Yabou (Sega), 3. The Sims 2: Travelers! Data Set (EA Games), 4. Little Busters! (KEY), 5. Nobunaga no Yabou Kakushin with Power Up Kit (Koei).

Europe: 1. The Settlers: Rise of an Empire (Ubisoft), 2. Rail Simulator (EA Games), 3. World in Conflict (Sierra UK), 4. The Sims 2: Bon Voyage (EA Games), 5. Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (Activision).

Nintendo DS
North America: 1. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo), 2. Brain Age 2 (Nintendo), 3. Brain Age (Nintendo), 4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 5. Drawn to Life (THQ).

Japan: 1. DS Nishimura Kyotaro Suspense Shin Tantei Series: Kyoto Atami Zekkai no Kotou - Satsui no Wana (Tecmo), 2. Tashiten: Tashite 10 ni Suru Monogatari (Nintendo), 3. Eigo ga Nigate na Otona no DS Training: Motto Eigo Duke (Nintendo), 4. TOEIC Test DS Training (IE Institute), 5. Facening de Hyoujou Yutaka ni Inshou Up: Otona no DS Kao Training (Nintendo).

Europe: 1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo), 2. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 3. More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (Nintendo), 4. Cooking Mama (505 Games), 5. MySims (EA Games).

PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (Square Enix), 2. Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron (LucasArts), 3. Jeanne D’Arc (SCEA), 4. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar), 5. SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2 (SCEA).

Japan: 1. Gundam Battle Chronicle (Bandai), 2. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 3. Eiyuu Densetsu: Sora no Kiseki FC (Nihon Falcom), 4. Eiyuu Densetsu: Sora no Kiseki SC (Nihon Falcom), 5. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus (Konami).

Europe: 1. Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (Square Enix), 2. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 3. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (Rockstar), 4. Sega Mega Drive Collection (Sega), 5. Monster Hunter Freedom 2 (Capcom).

Anyone care to guess what Xbox 360 game is once again at number one worldwide? Halo 3 of course! Carnival Games still on the Wii games top this week. FIFA Soccer 08 tops the charts on PS3 and PS2. New on number 1 for PC is Half-Life 2: The Orange Box. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass still on top in America on DS. And lastly the PSP’s new release Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions is doing great in America and Europe. — More analysis at Gamasutra.

Source: videogamesblogger.com

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. Carnival Games (Global Star), 2. Wii Play (Nintendo), 3. Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party (Konami), 4. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Nintendo), 5. Mario Party 8 (Nintendo).

Japan: 1. Dragon Quest Swords: Kamen no Joou to Kagami no Tou (Square Enix), 2. Dragon Ball Z Sparking! Meteor (Bandai), 3. Wii Sports (Nintendo), 4. Hajimete no Wii (Nintendo), 5. Mario Party 8 (Nintendo).

Europe: 1. FIFA 08 (EA Games), 2. MySims (EA Games), 3. Super Paper Mario (Nintendo), 4. Big Brain Academy for Wii (Nintendo), 5. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (EA Sports).

Xbox 360
North America: 1. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 2. Halo 3: Limited Edition (Microsoft), 3. BioShock (2K Games), 4. Halo 3: Legendary Edition (Microsoft), 5. Project Gotham Racing 4 (Microsoft).

Japan: 1. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 2. Halo 3: Limited Edition (Microsoft), 3. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Spike), 4. Trusty Bell: Chopin no Yume (Namco), 5. Bullet Witch — Xbox 360 Platinum Collection (AQ Interactive).

Europe: 1. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 2. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 3. Halo 3: Limited Edition (Microsoft), 4. Gears of War (Microsoft), 5. BioShock (2K Games).

PlayStation 3
North America: 1. Heavenly Sword (SCEA), 2. NBA 2K8 (2K Sports), 3. Resistance: Fall of Man (SCEA), 4. Warhawk (SCEA), 5. NBA Live 08 (EA Sports).

Japan: 1. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Spike), 2. Agarest Senki (Compile Heart), 3. Minna no Golf 5 (SCEI), 4. Gundam Musou (Bandai), 5. Blade Storm: Hyakunen Sensou (Koei).

Europe: 1. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 2. Resistance: Fall of Man (SCEE), 3. MotorStorm (SCEE), 4. Formula One Championship Edition (SCEE), 5. Warhawk (SCEE).

PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Guitar Hero II Bundle (Activision), 2. Madden NFL 08 (EA Sports), 3. Final Fantasy XII (Square Enix), 4. God of War II (SCEA), 5. NBA Live 08 (EA Sports).

Japan: 1. Dragon Ball Z Sparking! Meteor (Bandai), 2. Bakumatsu Koihana: Karyuu Kenshiden — Limited Edition (D3 Publisher), 3. Clannad (Interchannel), 4. Metal Gear 20th Anniversary: Metal Gear Solid Collection (Konami), 5. Bakumatsu Koihana: Karyuu Kenshiden (D3 Publisher).

Europe: 1. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 2. SingStar Rock Ballads (SCEE), 3. SingStar ’90s (SCEE), 4. Rugby 08 (EA Sports), 5. SingStar Pop Hits (SCEE).

PC
North America: 1. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (Blizzard), 2. World in Conflict (Sierra), 3. Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts (THQ), 4. The Sims 2: Bon Voyage (EA Games), 5. World of Warcraft (Blizzard).

Japan: 1. Hatsune Miku (Cripton Future Media), 2. Phantasy Star Universe: Illuminus no Yabou (Sega), 3. Nitro Royale -Heroines Duel- (Nitro+), 4. Little Busters! (KEY), 5. Clannad (Key).

Europe: 1. World in Conflict (Sierra UK), 2. Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer (Atari), 3. The Settlers: Rise of an Empire (Ubisoft), 4. Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (Activision), 5. The Sims 2: Bon Voyage (EA Games).

Nintendo DS
North America: 1. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo), 2. Brain Age 2 (Nintendo), 3. Brain Age (Nintendo), 4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 5. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo).

Japan: 1. Ash: Archaic Sealed Heat (Nintendo), 2. Zaidan Houjin Nippon Kanji Nouryoku Kentei Kyoukai Kounin: KanKen DS 2 + Jouyou Kanji Jiten (Rocket Company), 3. Eigo ga Nigate na Otona no DS Training: Motto Eigo Duke (Nintendo), 4. Chuugaku Eitango Target 1800 DS (IE Institute), 5. TOEIC Test DS Training (IE Institute).

Europe: 1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo), 2. More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (Nintendo), 3. Cooking Mama (505 Games), 4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 5. MySims (EA Games).

PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. Jeanne D’Arc (SCEA), 2. Star Wars Battlefront II (LucasArts), 3. Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow (SCEA), 4. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar), 5. Daxter (SCEA).

Japan: 1. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 2. Gundam Battle Chronicle (Bandai), 3. Eiyuu Densetsu: Sora no Kiseki SC (Nihon Falcom), 4. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus (Konami), 5. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (Capcom).

Europe: 1. Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (Square Enix), 2. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 3. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (Rockstar), 4. Call of Duty 3: Roads to Victory (Activision), 5. Sega Mega Drive Collection (Sega).

Anyone care to guess what Xbox 360 game is once again at number one worldwide? Halo 3 of course! Carnival Games still on the Wii games top this week. Heavenly Sword stays at the PS3 top in America. The Guitar Hero II Bundle is on the PS2 top. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade returns on top on PC. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass comes in at #1 in America on DS. And lastly the PSP’s recently released game Jeanne D’Ar is at the top again. — More analysis at Gamasutra.