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I decided to “upgrade” my copy to the Blu-ray version. Man I’m glad I did, the visual quality is outstanding. Plus the extra scenes (26 minutes worth) really help complete the story actually. Some small details you’ll notice is the characters now get bloody and dirty during the battles. More so during the Sephiroth battle.

So is it worth it? I say yes. It’s only $22.99 right now at Amazon so that’s not bad. It was the 2nd best selling Blu-ray during it’s first week of release in America too.

According to the Nielsen VideoScan BD charts, the film trailed the #1 BD release, Paramount’s Defiance film, by only 14% in sales.

Advent Children Complete reportedly sold over 100,000 copies on its first day in Japan in April, although there were three different versions issued in that country on that day. The original North American and European DVD releases of Advent Children sold 1.4 million copies as the #1 anime DVD release of 2006.

The extras aren’t bad either. They have 2 or 3 videos that give you a brief overview of the actually game. Showing some of the CGI movies and gameplay from FFVII and other titles relating to FFVII as well. I myself got board watching them after a while though. Then an back story of Denzel, which is Anime not CGI, which as good.

Final Fantasy VII: ACC Was #2 U.S. BD in First Week

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Dissidia: Final Fantasy (or Final Fantasy Dissidia for its likely U.S. name) allows gamers to re-create epic Final Fantasy battles, such as Cloud versus Sephiroth, a showdown between what is arguably the two most popular Final Fantasy characters (one the hero, one the villain) ever created.

As you can see from the gameplay video below of a typical Dissidia battle, the game plays out similar to what we saw with the Final Fantasy VII CG movie, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, where the characters dash and “fly” around the environments as they attack each other with melee and magic attacks while airborne.

In the game, each character has their own special moves and magic attacks and you can roam freely through the environments, which will also feature specific traps that you can use on your opponent. Characters can also be customized with equipment. You defeat an opponent by reducing their HP, but to spice things up your offensive and defensive power is represented by “Brave Points” (BP). Both fighters start out with equal BP and must steal BP from the enemy by attacking with basic “assist attacks” which will add what’s taken to your own BP total. Raise the BP increase the amount of damage you’ll dole out and gain the upper-hand over your opponent. You can then strike with “HP Attacks” which deal direct damage to your opponents HP meter so you can defeat them.

Deplete your opponents BP to force them into Break Mode which causes all your attacks to be critical strikes and bars them from being able to deal out HP Attacks. There is also an “EX Gauge” which is filled as you fight (take damage, give damage or collecting items on the field) and allows you to enter “EX Mode” once filled. EX Mode allows you to do an unblockable super attack (the EX Burst) and significantly increases the damage you give as well as allows you to perform new attacks.

Final Fantasy Dissidia has yet to be announced for release outside of Japan. But it’s release is a given, considering how popular Final Fantasy is here and how much Square is now focusing on the Western market.

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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. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 3. Wii Play (Nintendo), 4. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo), 5. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega).

Japan: 1. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 2. Wii Sports (Nintendo), 3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 4. Fatal Frame IV (Nintendo), 5. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo).

Europe: 1. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 2. Wii Play (Nintendo), 3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 4. Carnival Funfair Games (2K Games), 5. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega).

Xbox 360
North America: 1. Madden NFL 09 (Electronic Arts), 2. Too Human (Microsoft), 3. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 4. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 5. Soul Calibur IV (Namco Bandai).

Japan: 1. Tales of Vesperia (Namco), 2. Soulcalibur IV (Namco), 3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 4. Dead Rising — Platinum Collection (Capcom), 5. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion — Platinum Collection (Bethesda).

Europe: 1. Beijing 2008 (Sega), 2. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 3. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 5. Soul Calibur IV (Namco Bandai).

PlayStation 3
North America: 1. Madden NFL 09 (Electronic Arts), 2. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 3. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami), 4. Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (Sony), 5. Soul Calibur IV (Namco Bandai).

Japan: 1. Soul Calibur IV (Namco), 2. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots — Special Edition (Konami), 3. Siren: New Translation (Sony), 4. Valkyrie of the Battlefield: Gallian Chronicles (Sega), 5. Tears to Tiara: Kakan no Daichi — Limited Edition (Aqua Plus).

Europe: 1. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami), 2. Beijing 2008 (Sega), 3. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 4. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (Sony), 5. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (Sony).

PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Madden NFL 09 (Electronic Arts), 2. Rock Band Special Edition (Electronic Arts), 3. Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection (Konami), 4. God of War II (Sony), 5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision).

Japan: 1. J-League Winning Eleven 2008 Club Championship (Konami), 2. Persona 4 (Atlus), 3. Secret Game: Killer Queen (Yeti), 4. Sengoku Basara X (Capcom), 5. Battle of Sunrise — Limited Edition (Sunrise).

Europe: 1. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 2. SingStar Summer Party (Sony), 3. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar), 4. SingStar Bundle (Sony), 5. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts).

PC
North America: 1. World of Warcraft Battle Chest (Blizzard), 2. Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm (Navarre Corp), 3. The Orange Box (Electronic Arts), 4. Diablo Battle Chest (Blizzard), 5. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II — The Sith Lords (LucasArts).

Japan: 1. Monster Hunter Frontier Online Season 3.0 Premium (E-Frontier), 2. Phantasy Star Universe PC Edition: Ambition of the Illuminus (Sega), 3. Final Fantasy XI: The Vana’diel Collection (Square Enix), 4. Ragnarok Online Summer Package 2008 (E Frontier), 5. Sim People Complete Edition 3 (Electronic Arts).

Europe: 1. Sid Meier’s Civilization IV Complete (2K Games), 2. Crysis (Electronic Arts), 3. Football Manager 2008 (Sega), 4. The Sims 2: FreeTime (Electronic Arts), 5. The Sims 2: IKEA Home Stuff (Electronic Arts).

Nintendo DS
North America: 1. My Spanish Coach (Ubisoft), 2. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 4. Brain Age (Nintendo), 5. Brain Age 2 (Nintendo).

Japan: 1. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo), 2. KORG DS-10 (AQ Interactive), 3. Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (Square Enix), 4. Inazuma Eleven (Level 5), 5. Sigma Harmonics (Square Enix).

Europe: 1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo), 2. More Brain Training (Nintendo), 3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 4. 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo), 5. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega).

PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 2. Madden NFL 09 (Electronic Arts), 3. God of War: Chains of Olympus (Sony), 4. Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (Square Enix), 5. Patapon (Sony).

Japan: 1. Phantasy Star Portable (Sega), 2. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom), 3. Gundam Battle Universe (Bandai), 4. The Legend of Heroes VI: Legendary Sky – First Chapter (Nihon Falcom), 5. Live Powerful Pro Baseball Portable 3 (Konami).

Europe: 1. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 2. FIFA Soccer 08 (Electronic Arts), 3. Secret Agent Clank (Sony), 4. God of War: Chains of Olympus (Sony), 5. Final Fantasy I (Square Enix).

Wii Fit stays on the healthiest spot of the Wii chart, not surprisingly the game has sold over 3.42 million copies so far worldwide. Madden NFL 09 remains on the top spots of the Xbox 360, PS3 and PS2 charts, no doubt selling millions in the process. World of Warcraft Battle Chest remains on the PC’s top spot. After a temporary discount My Spanish Coach lands on the #1 spot of the DS chart. Lastly there’s Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII’s return to the PSP chart. — For the full lists go to Amazon’s US, JPN (PC) & UK sites.

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

Japan: 1. Fatal Frame IV (Nintendo), 2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 3. Wii Sports (Nintendo), 4. Family Trainer (Bandai), 5. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo).

Europe: 1. Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock Bundle (Activision), 2. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 3. Wii Play (Nintendo), 4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 5. Carnival: Fun Fair Games (Take 2).

Xbox 360
North America: 1. Soul Calibur IV (Namco), 2. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 3. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 4. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 5. NCAA Football 09 (Electronic Arts).

Japan: 1. Tales of Vesperia (Namco), 2. Soul Calibur IV (Namco), 3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 4. Bully (Bethesda), 5. Dead Rising – Platinum Collection (Capcom).

Europe: 1. Soul Calibur IV (Ubisoft), 2. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 4. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 5. Beijing 2008 (Sega).

PlayStation 3
North America: 1. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 2. Soul Calibur IV (Namco), 3. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami), 4. Resistance: Fall Of Man – Greatest Hits (SCEA), 5. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (SCEA).

Japan: 1. Soul Calibur IV (Namco), 2. Siren: New Translation (SCEI), 3. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots — Special Edition (Konami), 4. Valkyrie of the Battlefield: Gallian Chronicles (Sega), 5. Yakuza 3: Kenzan! (Sega).

Europe: 1. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami), 2. Soul Calibur IV (Ubisoft), 3. Uncharted: Drakes Fortune – Platinum (Sony), 4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 5. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar).

PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Rock Band Special Edition (EA Games), 2. Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection (Konami), 3. God of War II (SCEA), 4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 5. Final Fantasy X (Square Enix).

Japan: 1. Persona 4 (Atlus), 2. Aoikuro no Kusabi: Hiiro no Kakera 3 – Limited Edition (Idea Factory), 3. Aoikuro no Kusabi: Hiiro no Kakera 3 (Idea Factory), 4. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 15 (Konami), 5. Sengoku Basara X (Capcom).

Europe: 1. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 2. SingStar Summer Party – Solus (Sony), 3. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 4. Kung Fu Panda (Activision), 5. FIFA 08 (EA Sports).

PC
North America: 1. World of Warcraft Battle Chest (Blizzard), 2. The Orange Box (EA Games), 3. Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice (Her Interactive), 4. Diablo Battle Chest (Blizzard), 5. Baldur’s Gate 2: Ultimate Collection (Vivendi).

Japan: 1. Monster Hunter Frontier Online Season 3.0 Premium (E-Frontier), 2. Pandora Saga Starter Package (E Frontier), 3. Little Busters (KEY), 4. Ragnarok Online Summer Package 2008 (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. The Sims 2: Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff (EA Games), 5. Crysis (EA Games).

Nintendo DS
North America: 1. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 2. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 3. Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! (Nintendo), 4. Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (Nintendo), 5. Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision).

Japan: 1. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo), 2. KORG DS-10 (AQ Interactive), 3. Dragon Quest V: Tenkuu No Hanayome (Square Enix), 4. Fire Emblem: New Shadow Dragons and the Blade of Light (Nintendo), 5. Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo).

Europe: 1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo), 2. 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo), 3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 4. Puzzler Collection (Ubisoft), 5. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo).

PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 2. God of War: Chains of Olympus (SCEA), 3. Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (Square Enix), 4. Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops (Konami), 5. Patapon (SCEA).

Japan: 1. Phantasy Star Portable (Sega), 2. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom), 3. Gundam Battle Universe (Bandai), 4. Eiyuu Densetsu: Sora no Kiseki the 3rd (Nihon Falcom), 5. Hayarigami 2 Portable: Keishichou Kaijiken File (Nippon Ichi Software).

Europe: 1. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 2. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 3. Call of Duty 3: Roads to Victory (Activision), 4. Final Fantasy I (Square Enix), 5. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami).

Wii Fit stays on the healthiest spot of the Wii chart, not surprisingly the game has sold over 3.42 million copies so far worldwide. Soul Calibur IV stays on top of the Xbox 360 chart, but Grand Theft Auto IV reclaims the PS3 top spot. Rock Band remains a hit on the PS2. World of Warcraft Battle Chest returns on the PC’s top spot. New Super Mario Bros. stays on the DS chart. And lastly Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII remains high on the PSP chart. — For the full lists go to Amazon’s US, JPN & UK sites.

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

Japan: 1. Fatal Frame IV (Nintendo), 2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 3. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 4. Wii Sports (Nintendo), 5. Boom Blox (EA Games).

Europe: 1. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 2. Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock Bundle (Activision), 3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 4. Wii Play (Nintendo), 5. Big Beach Sports (THQ).

Xbox 360
North America: 1. Soul Calibur IV (Namco), 2. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 3. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 4. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), 5. NCAA Football 09 (Electronic Arts).

Japan: 1. Soul Calibur IV (Namco), 2. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 3. Bully (Bethesda), 4. The Idolm@ster — Xbox 360 Platinum Collection (Namco), 5. Ninja Gaiden II (Tecmo).

Europe: 1. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 2. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 3. Soul Calibur IV (Ubisoft), 4. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 5. Rock Band: Solus (EA).

PlayStation 3
North America: 1. Soul Calibur IV (Namco), 2. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 3. Resistance: Fall Of Man – Greatest Hits (SCEA), 4. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami), 5. Assassin’s Creed – Greatest Hits (Ubisoft).

Japan: 1. Soul Calibur IV (Namco), 2. Siren: New Translation (SCEI), 3. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots — Special Edition (Konami), 4. Tears to Tiara: Kakan no Daichi — Limited Edition (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. Soul Calibur IV (Ubisoft), 4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 5. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar).

PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Rock Band Special Edition (EA Games), 2. Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection (Konami), 3. God of War II (SCEA), 4. Final Fantasy X (Square Enix), 5. Madden NFL 08 (EA).

Japan: 1. Persona 4 (Atlus), 2. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 15 (Konami), 3. Bully (Bethesda), 4. Sengoku Basara X (Capcom), 5. Aria the Originator: Blue Planet Erushiero — Limited Edition (Alchemist).

Europe: 1. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 2. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 3. Kung Fu Panda (Activision), 4. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 5. High School Musical: Solus (Disney Interactive).

PC
North America: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 2. Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice (Her Interactive), 3. The Orange Box (EA), 4. SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition (EA), 5. World of Warcraft Battle Chest (Blizzard).

Japan: 1. Monster Hunter Frontier Online Season 3.0 Premium (E-Frontier), 2. Asaki Yumemishi (MIO), 3. Sou, Atashitachi wa Konna ni mo Rifujin na Sekai ni Ikiteru no Dara Yo 3 (Jitensha Sougyou), 4. Daikoukai Jidai Online: Cruz del Sur Treasure Pack — Inca no Hihou (Koei), 5. Phantasy Star Universe (Sega).

Europe: 1. The Sims 2: Apartment Life Expansion Pack (EA), 2. Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Complete (2K Games), 3. Football Manager 2008 (Sega), 4. The Sims 2: IKEA Home Stuff (EA Games), 5. International Cricket Captain 2008 (Empire).

Nintendo DS
North America: 1. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 2. Final Fantasy IV (Square Enix), 3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 4. Brain Age (Nintendo), 5. Advance Wars: Days of Ruin (Nintendo).

Japan: 1. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo), 2. KORG DS-10 (AQ Interactive), 3. Dragon Quest V: Tenkuu No Hanayome (Square Enix), 4. Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo), 5. DS Bimoji Elegant Letter Writer Training (Nintendo).

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

PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 2. Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (Square Enix), 3. God of War: Chains of Olympus (SCEA), 4. Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops (Konami), 5. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar).

Japan: 1. Phantasy Star Portable (Sega), 2. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom), 3. Gundam Battle Universe (Bandai), 4. PC Engine Best Collection (Hudson), 5. Eiyuu Densetsu: Sora no Kiseki the 3rd (Nihon Falcom).

Europe: 1. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 2. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 3. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami), 4. Space Invaders Extreme (Square Enix), 5. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (Rockstar).

Mario Kart Wii finishes first on the race to the Wii chart top 5, not surprisingly the game has sold over 6.42 million copies so far worldwide. Soul Calibur IV debuts on top of the Xbox 360 and PS3 charts. Rock Band remains a hit on the PS2. Call of Duty 4 returns on the PC’s top spot. New Super Mario Bros. returns on the DS chart. And lastly Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII returns on the PSP chart. — For the full lists go to Amazon’s US, JPN & UK sites.

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Square Enix’s DKS3713 event was held this weekend in Japan. The company announced the PlayStation 3 will be receiving the first Final Fantasy XIII Demo in the form of a bonus on the Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete Blu-ray disc, which is set for release in Japan in March 2009.

1UP reports that it’s possible a downloadable version of the Final Fantasy XIII Demo could come to Xbox 360 around the same time, but Square hasn’t said anything at this time — let alone outside of Japan — and that seems unlikely given comments that Square will be finishing the PS3 version completely before they even begin porting the RPG to the Xbox 360.

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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. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 2. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 3. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 5. Wii Play (Nintendo).

Japan: 1. Fushigi no Dungeon – Fuurai no Shiren 3: Karakuri Yashiki no Nemuri Hime (Sega), 2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 3. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 4. Family Trainer (Bandai), 5. Wii Sports (Nintendo).

Europe: 1. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 2. Wii Play (Nintendo), 3. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega), 4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 5. Wii Fit (Nintendo).

Xbox 360
North America: 1. Marvel Ultimate Alliance Gold Edition (Activision), 2. Ninja Gaiden II (Tecmo), 3. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 4. Mass Effect (Microsoft), 5. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts).

Japan: 1. Ninja Gaiden II (Tecmo), 2. Lost Planet: Colonies (Capcom), 3. The Orange Box (EA Games), 4. Overlord (Microsoft), 5. The Idolm@ster — Xbox 360 Platinum Collection (Namco).

Europe: 1. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 2. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 3. Ninja Gaiden II (Tecmo), 4. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 5. Rock Band (EA Games).

PlayStation 3
North America: 1. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (SCEA), 2. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 3. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 4. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (SCEA), 5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision).

Japan: 1. Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit (Bandai), 2. Senjou no Valkyria (Sega), 3. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (Ubisoft), 4. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision).

Europe: 1. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 2. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 3. Race Driver: GRID (Codemasters), 4. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (SCEE), 5. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft).

PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 2. Rock Band Special Edition (EA Games), 3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 4. Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection (Konami), 5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision).

Japan: 1. Mana Khemia 2: Ochita Gakuen to Renkinjutsushi Tachi (Gust), 2. D.C. II P.S.: Da Capo II Plus Situation (Kadokawa Shoten), 3. Beatmania IIDX 14: GOLD (Konami), 4. Mana-Khemia: Gakuen no Renkinjutsushi-tachi — Gust Best Price (Gust), 5. D.C. II P.S.: Da Capo II Plus Situation — DX Pack (Kadokawa Shoten).

Europe: 1. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 2. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 3. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami), 4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 5. The Simpsons Game (EA Games).

PC
North America: 1. Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (Eidos), 2. Mass Effect (EA Games), 3. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 4. World of Warcraft Battle Chest (Blizzard), 5. The Orange Box (EA Games).

Japan: 1. Lost Planet: Colonies (Capcom), 2. Phantasy Star Universe: Illuminus no Yabou (Sega), 3. Crysis (EA Games), 4. Final Fantasy XI: Vana’diel Collection (Square Enix), 5. Alice in Deep Forest: Fukai Mori no Kuni no Alice (QuinRose).

Europe: 1. Mass Effect (EA Games), 2. Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (Eidos), 3. Microsoft Flight Simulator X Deluxe Edition (Microsoft), 4. Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Acceleration Expansion Pack (Microsoft), 5. Football Manager 2008 (Sega).

Nintendo DS
North America: 1. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 2. Brain Age 2 (Nintendo), 3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 4. Brain Age (Nintendo), 5. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo).

Japan: 1. DS Yamamura Misa Suspense: Maiko Kogiku – Kisha Katherine – Sougiya Isa Akashi – Koto ni Maru Hana Sanrin: Kyoto Satujin Jinken File (Tecmo), 2. 99 no Namida (Namco), 3. Kuukan * Zukei: Hirameki Training – KuuTore (Benesse), 4. DS Bimoji Training (Nintendo), 5. Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! (Sega).

Europe: 1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo), 2. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 3. 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo), 4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 5. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega).

PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 2. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 3. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar), 4. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (Konami), 5. God of War: Chains of Olympus (SCEA).

Japan: 1. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom), 2. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 3 (Konami), 3. Clannad (Prototype), 4. Valhalla Knights 2 (Marvelous), 5. Memories Off (CyberFront).

Europe: 1. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami), 2. God of War: Chains of Olympus (SCEE), 3. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 4. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories — Platinum (Rockstar), 5. Everybody’s Golf 2 (SCEE).

Mario Kart Wii remains number one in the Wii chart. Marvel Ultimate Alliance Gold Edition got discounted and appears on the top of the Xbox 360 chart. Same story on the PS3 chart with Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune being a discount of the day. Lego Indiana Jones debuts on the PS2 chart. Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures stays on the PC top spot. Lego Indiana Jones also debuts on the DS chart. And lastly Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII stays its rightful seat 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. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 2. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 4. Wii Play (Nintendo), 5. We Ski (Namco Bandai).

Japan: 1. Family Trainer (Bandai), 2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 3. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 4. Link no Bowgun Training + Wii Zapper (Nintendo), 5. Totsugeki!! Famicom Wars VS (Nintendo).

Europe: 1. Wii Play (Nintendo), 2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 3. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega), 4. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 5. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami).

Xbox 360
North America: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare — Game of the Year Edition (Activision), 2. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 — Limited Edition (Ubisoft), 3. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 4. Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action (Microsoft), 5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision).

Japan: 1. Lost Planet: Colonies (Capcom), 2. Overlord (Microsoft), 3. The Orange Box (EA Games), 4. Battle Fantasia (Arc System Works), 5. The Idolm@ster: Live for You! (Namco).

Europe: 1. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 2. Rock Band (EA Games), 3. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 4. The Orange Box (EA Games), 5. Race Driver: GRID (Codemasters).

PlayStation 3
North America: 1. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 2. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 3. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (SCEA), 4. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), 5. Rock Band Special Edition (EA Games).

Japan: 1. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (Ubisoft), 2. Senjou no Valkyria (Sega), 3. Turok (Touchstone), 4. Battle Fantasia (Arc System Works), 5. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision).

Europe: 1. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 2. Haze (Ubisoft), 3. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (SCEE), 4. Race Driver: GRID (Codemasters), 5. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft).

PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 2. Rock Band Special Edition (EA Games), 3. Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection (Konami), 4. Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES (Atlus), 5. God of War II (SCEA).

Japan:1. Beatmania IIDX 14: GOLD (Konami), 2. Togainu no Chi: True Blood — DX Pack (Kadokawa Shoten), 3. Mana Khemia 2: Ochita Gakuen to Renkinjutsushi Tachi (Gust), 4. D.C. II P.S.: Da Capo II Plus Situation (Kadokawa Shoten), 5. D.C. II P.S.: Da Capo II Plus Situation — DX Pack (Kadokawa Shoten).

Europe: 1. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 2. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami), 3. Shadow of the Colossus (SCEE), 4. Guitar Hero II (Activision), 5. SingStar Summer Party (SCEE).

PC
North America: 1. Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures — Collector’s Edition (Eidos), 2. Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (Eidos), 3. Mass Effect (EA Games), 4. The Orange Box (EA Games), 5. Sins of a Solar Empire (Stardock).

Japan: 1. Akatsuki no Amaneka to Aoi Kyojin (Kogado Studio), 2. Final Fantasy XI: Vana’diel Collection (Square Enix), 3. Clannad Full Voice (Key), 4. Final Fantasy XI: Altana no Kamihei (Square Enix), 5. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision).

Europe: 1. Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (Eidos), 2. The Sims 2 (EA Games), 3. Race Driver: GRID (Codemasters), 4. Football Manager 2008 (Sega), 5. Medieval II: Total War Gold Edition (Sega).

Nintendo DS
North America: 1. Brain Age (Nintendo), 2. Brain Age 2 (Nintendo), 3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 5. My Word Coach (Ubisoft).

Japan: 1. Mugen no Frontier: Super Robot Taisen OG Saga (Banpresto), 2. Kuukan * Zukei: Hirameki Training – KuuTore (Benesse), 3. Lux-Pain (Marvelous), 4. Fushigi? Kagaku: Nazotoki Quiz Training – NazoTore (Benesse), 5. DS Bimoji Training (Nintendo).

Europe: 1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo), 2. MySims (EA Games), 3. Cooking Mama 2: Dinner with Friends (505 Games), 4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 5. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega).

PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 2. God of War: Chains of Olympus (SCEA), 3. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (Konami), 4. Patapon (SCEA), 5. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar).

Japan: 1. Clannad (Prototype), 2. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 3 (Konami), 3. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom), 4. Valhalla Knights 2 (Marvelous), 5. Maplus Portable Navi 2 (Edia).

Europe: 1. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami), 2. God of War: Chains of Olympus (SCEA), 3. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 4. Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 (EA Games), 5. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories — Platinum (Rockstar).

Mario Kart Wii remains number one in the Wii chart. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare — Game of the Year Edition shoots for the first spot on the Xbox 360 chart. On the PS3 chart Grand Theft Auto IV rules supreme. The lowered price of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle on the PS2 does sales good. Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures — Collector’s Edition returns to the PC top spot. Brain Age returns to the DS list. And lastly Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII returns to claim its rightful seat on the PSP chart after an Amazon price drop. — More analysis at Gamasutra.

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Amazon.com’s Video Games Deal of the Day is the PSP-exclusive RPG “Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII” from Square Enix. Keep in mind that quantities on these deals are usually limited, so the price is only available while supplies last.

Crisis Core’s storyline takes the player from the war with the Wutai to the events at Nibelheim, and right up to the time just before the Final Fantasy VII beginning. Check out a Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII video review if you’re still on the fence to get it or not. — Via Joystiq

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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. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 2. Wii Play (Nintendo), 3. We Ski (Namco Bandai), 4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 5. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo).

Japan: 1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 2. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 3. Totsugeki!! Famicom Wars VS (Nintendo), 4. Link no Bowgun Training + Wii Zapper (Nintendo), 5. Dairantou Smash Brothers X (Nintendo).

Europe: 1. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 3. Wii Play (Nintendo), 4. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts), 5. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega).

Xbox 360
North America: 1. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 2. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 3. Rock Band Special Edition (EA Games), 4. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 5. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft).

Japan: 1. The Darkness (Spike), 2. The Idolm@ster: Live for You! (Namco), 3. The Idolm@ster — Xbox 360 Platinum Collection (Namco), 4. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 5. Turok (Touchstone).

Europe: 1. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 2. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 3. The Orange Box (EA Games), 4. Viking: Battle for Asgard (Sega), 5. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft).

PlayStation 3
North America: 1. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 2. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (SCEA), 3. Rock Band Special Edition (EA Games), 4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 5. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft).

Japan: 1. Senjou no Valkyria (Sega), 2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 3. Makai Senki Disgaea 3 — First Print Limited Edition (Nippon Ichi), 4. Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! (Sega), 5. Armored Core: For Answer (From Software).

Europe: 1. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 2. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (SCEE), 3. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), 4. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 5. Burnout Paradise (EA Games).

PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision), 2. Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES (Atlus), 3. Rock Band (EA Games), 4. Rock Band Special Edition (EA Games), 5. Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection (Konami).

Japan: 1. Aoishiro — Limited Edition (Success), 2. NiGHTS into Dreams… — Nightopia Dream Pack (Sega), 3. Musou Orochi: Maou Sairin (Koei), 4. KimiKiss — ebKore+ (Enterbrain), 5. Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch – Lost Colors (Bandai).

Europe: 1. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 2. SingStar Summer Party (SCEE), 3. The Simpsons Game (EA Games), 4. Top Trumps: Doctor Who (Eidos), 5. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar).

PC
North America: 1. The Orange Box (EA Games), 2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 3. World of Warcraft: Battle Chest (Blizzard), 4. The Sims 2: Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff (EA Games), 5. SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition (EA Games).

Japan: 1. Chaos;Head (Nitro Plus), 2. Alice in Deep Forest: Fukai Mori no Kuni no Alice (QuinRose), 3. Final Fantasy XI: Vana’diel Collection (Square Enix), 4. Little Busters! (Key), 5. Clannad Full Voice (Key).

Europe: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 2. The Sims 2 (EA Games), 3. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War — Soulstorm (THQ), 4. Football Manager 2008 (Sega), 5. Assassin’s Creed: Director’s Cut Edition (Ubisoft).

Nintendo DS
North America: 1. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 2. My Word Coach (Ubisoft), 3. Brain Age 2 (Nintendo), 4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 5. Brain Age (Nintendo).

Japan: 1. Luminous Arc 2: Will (Marvelous), 2. DS Bimoji Training (Nintendo), 3. Bokura wa Kaseki Holder (Nintendo), 4. SimCity DS 2: Kodai kara Mirai e Tsuduku Machi (EA Games), 5. Layton Kyouju to Fushigi na Machi (Level 5).

Europe: 1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo), 2. More Brain Training (Nintendo), 3. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega), 4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 5. 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo).

PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 2. God of War: Chains of Olympus (SCEA), 3. Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters (SCEA), 4. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (Konami), 5. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar).

Japan: 1. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom), 2. Bleach: Heat the Soul 5 (SCEI), 3. Nippon no Asoko de (SCEI), 4. Maplus Portable Navi 2 (Edia), 5. Star Ocean: The Second Evolution (Square Enix).

Europe: 1. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami), 2. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (Rockstar), 3. WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008 (THQ), 4. Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 (EA Games), 5. FIFA 08 (EA Sports).

Mario Kart Wii remains number one in the Wii chart. Grand Theft Auto IV also remains number one on both the Xbox 360 and PS3 charts. Guitar Hero III returns to the first spot on the PS2 charts after a price drop. The Orange Box also returns to the PC top spot. New Super Mario Bros. once again returns high on the DS chart. And lastly Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII yet again remains on a first place in the PSP list. — More analysis at Gamasutra.