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

Japan: 1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 2. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 3. Boom Blox (EA Games), 4. Tales of Symphonia: Ratatosk no Kishi (Namco), 5. Family Trainer (Bandai).

Europe: 1. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 2. Wii Play (Nintendo), 3. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo), 4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 5. Big Beach Sports (THQ).

Xbox 360
North America: 1. NCAA Football 09 (EA Sports), 2. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 3. Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution (2K Games), 4. Call of Duty 3 — Platinum Hits (Activision), 5. Halo 3 (Microsoft).

Japan: 1. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion — Xbox 360 Platinum Collection (Bethesda), 2. Battlefield: Bad Company (EA Games), 3. The Idolm@ster — Xbox 360 Platinum Collection (Namco), 4. Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit (Bandai), 5. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare — Map Download Special Limited Edition (Activision).

Europe: 1. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 2. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 3. Battlefield: Bad Company (EA Games), 4. Top Spin 3 (2K Sports), 5. Unreal Tournament 3 (Midway).

PlayStation 3
North America: 1. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami), 2. NCAA Football 09 (EA Sports), 3. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 4. Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution (2K Games), 5. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (SCEA).

Japan: 1. Tears to Tiara: Kakan no Daichi — Limited Edition (Aqua Plus), 2. Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit (Bandai), 3. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots — Special Edition (Konami), 4. Tears to Tiara: Kakan no Daichi (Aqua Plus), 5. Metal Gear Online (Konami).

Europe: 1. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami), 2. Buzz! Quiz TV with Buzzers (SCEE), 3. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 4. Top Spin 3 (2K Games), 5. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (SCEA).

PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Arcana Heart (Atlus), 2. Rock Band Special Edition (EA Games), 3. Rock Band Track Pack: Vol. 1 (EA Games), 4. NCAA Football 09 (EA Sports), 5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision).

Japan: 1. Persona 4 (Atlus), 2. Hisshou Pachinko*Pachi-Slot Kouryaku Series DS Vol. 12: CR Shinseiki Evangelion - Shito, Futatabi (D3 Publisher), 3. Harukanaru Jikuu no Kade 4 (Koei), 4. Sengoku Basara X (Capcom), 5. Persona 3: FES — Standalone Version (Atlus).

Europe: 1. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 2. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 4. Kung Fu Panda (Activision), 5. Wall-E (THQ).

PC
North America: 1. Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice (Her Interactive), 2. Diablo Battle Chest (Blizzard), 3. The Orange Box (EA Games), 4. SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition (EA Games), 5. Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword (2K Games).

Japan: 1. Monster Hunter Frontier Online Season 3.0 Premium (E-Frontier), 2. Ragnarok Online Summer Package 2008 (E-Frontier), 3. Lineage: The Cross Rancor (E-Frontier), 4. Sukatto Golf Pangya: Yokubari Kit (E Frontier), 5. Final Fantasy XI: Vana’diel Collection (Square Enix).

Europe: 1. Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Complete (2K Games), 2. Football Manager 2008 (Sega), 3. The Sims 2: IKEA Home Stuff (EA Games), 4. Mass Effect (EA Games), 5. World of Warcraft (Blizzard).

Nintendo DS
North America: 1. Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision), 2. The World Ends with You (Square Enix), 3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 5. Brain Age 2 (Nintendo).

Japan: 1. Dragon Quest V: Tenkuu No Hanayome (Square Enix), 2. Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo), 3. DS Bimoji Training (Nintendo), 4. Derby Stallion DS (Enterbrain), 5. Gakken Chuugokugo Sanmai DS (Gakken).

Europe: 1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo), 2. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 3. My Health Coach (Ubisoft), 4. Scrabble Interactive: 2007 Edition (Ubisoft), 5. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo).

PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (Square Enix), 2. NCAA Football 09 (EA Sports), 3. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 4. God of War: Chains of Olympus (SCEA), 5. Patapon (SCEA).

Japan: 1. Gundam Battle Universe (Bandai), 2. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom), 3. God of War: Rakujitsu no Hisoukyoku (Capcom), 4. Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono. (Acquire), 5. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 3 (Konami).

Europe: 1. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 2. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 3. Virtua Tennis 3 (Sega), 4. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami), 5. FIFA 08 (EA Sports).

Wii Fit returns on the healthiest spot of the Wii chart. NCAA Football 09 debuts on the top of the Xbox 360 chart. PS3 exclusive Metal Gear Solid 4 remains at #1. Arcana Heart rises to number 1 on the PS2 chart. Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice stays on the PC’s top spot. Guitar Hero: On Tour rocks out on the DS chart again. And lastly Final Fantasy Tactics returns on the PSP chart. — More analysis at Gamasutra.

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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.

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Originally released in 1997, Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions is a portable update on the classic turn-based strategy game that gave birth to the world of Ivalice. New features include: all-new CG sequences, all-new jobs, new 16:9 widescreen presentation, new head-to-head multiplayer and new storyline elements that refine the genesis of the Ivalice Alliance.

In days now long past, the War of the Lions rent the land of Ivalice in two. And it is here that two young men of note first stepped onto history’s stage. The first is a man named Delita Heiral, the hero who would draw the curtain on the War of the Lions, this dark act of Ivalice’s history. The other, whose role is now forgotten, is a man by the name of Ramza Beoulve. Peer through the eyes of these two yo

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Here’s a list of this weeks US game releases. The most popular games are Half-Life 2: The Orange Box on PC & Xbox 360 (you can win it in our Orange Box competition), the Sony PSP Slim - Star Wars Battlefront Edition, Folklore on PS3, Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions on PSP, Bleach: Shattered Blade on Wii, Sega Rally Revo & FIFA Soccer 08 on multiple platforms. On the downloadable games front we’ve got today’s first three NEOGEO games on the Wii Virtual Console and Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords on Xbox Live Arcade (updates Wednesday) as download releases. No word on any PlayStation Store (updates Thursday) games yet.

Monday:
Master Jin Jin’s IQ Challenge (DS)
Nancy Drew: Legend of the Crystal Skull (PC)

Tuesday:
Bleach: Shattered Blade (Wii)
Bleach: The Blade of Fate (DS)
Cheetah Girls: Pop Star Sensations, The (DS)
FIFA Soccer 08 (PC, PS2, DS, PSP, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii)
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (PSP)
Flipper Critters (DS)
Folklore (PS3)
Half-Life 2: Episode Two (PC)
Half-Life 2: The Orange Box includes Half-Life 2, Episode One, Episode Two, Portal, and Team Fortress 2 (PC, Xbox 360)
Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal (PS2, Xbox 360, Wii)
Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer (PC)
Mountain Bike Adrenaline (PS2)
Sega Rally Revo (PC, PSP, Xbox 360, PS3)
Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron (PSP)
Sony PSP Slim - Star Wars Battlefront Edition (PSP)
Thrillville: Off the Rails (PC, DS, PSP)
Touch Detective 2 1/2 (DS)

Wednesday:
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords - $15 (Xbox Live Arcade)