Source: videogamesblogger.com

What are the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe (UK, France, Germany) 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 (MTV Games), 4. Wii Play (Nintendo), 5. Wii Music (Nintendo).

Japan: 1. Animal Crossing: City Folk – WiiSpeak Bundle (Nintendo), 2. Animal Crossing: City Folk (Nintendo), 3. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 5. Wii Music (Nintendo).

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

Xbox 360
North America: 1. Call of Duty: World at War (Activision), 2. Gears of War 2 (Microsoft), 3. Left 4 Dead (Electronic Arts), 4. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Game of the Year Edition (Bethesda), 5. Halo 3 (Microsoft).

Japan: 1. The Last Remnant (Square Enix), 2. Otomedius Gorgeous! (Konami), 3. FIFA 09 World Soccer (Electronic Arts), 4. Tales of Vesperia (Namco), 5. Grand Theft Auto IV (Capcom).

Europe: 1. Call of Duty: World at War (Activision), 2. Left 4 Dead (Electronic Arts), 3. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 4. Fable II (Microsoft), 5. Gears of War 2 (Microsoft).

PlayStation 3
North America: 1. Call of Duty: World at War (Activision), 2. LittleBigPlanet (Sony), 3. Resistance 2 (Sony), 4. Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (Midway), 5. Fallout 3 (Bethesda).

Japan: 1. Way of the Samurai 3 (Spike), 2. Grand Theft Auto IV (Capcom), 3. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Special Edition (Konami), 4. Resistance 2 (Sony), 5. MotorStorm II (Sony).

Europe: 1. LittleBigPlanet (Sony), 2. Call of Duty: World at War (Activision), 3. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 4. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 5. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 (Electronic Arts).

PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Rock Band Special Edition (MTV Games), 2. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 3. Madden NFL 09 (Electronic Arts), 4. Sonic Unleashed (Sega), 5. WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2009 (THQ).

Japan: 1. Lady Love Dreamer – Limited Edition (Yeti), 2. D.Gray-man: Sousha no Shikaku (Konami), 3. Devil Summoner: Raido Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon – Plus Edition (Atlus), 4. Reborn! Delta Kindan In The Dark (Marvelous), 5. Koisuru Otome to Shugo no Tate: The Shield of AIGIS and The Lady In Love (Alchemist).

Europe: 1. SingStar: ABBA (Sony), 2. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 3. SingStar: Boy Bands vs. Girl Bands (Sony), 4. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 5. SingStar: Singalong with Disney (Sony).

PC
North America: 1. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (Blizzard), 2. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King – Collector’s Edition (Blizzard), 3. Left 4 Dead (Electronic Arts), 4. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Game of the Year Edition (Bethesda), 5. Spore (Electronic Arts).

Japan: 1. Left 4 Dead (Zoo), 2. Aoi Shiro (Success), 3. Clannad: Full Voice (Key), 4. Lineage II: 2nd Throne – Extra Kit (E Frontier), 5. Chaos;Head (Nitro Plus).

Europe: 1. Left 4 Dead (Electronic Arts), 2. Football Manager 2009 (Sega), 3. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (Blizzard), 4. Call of Duty: World at War (Activision), 5. Spore (Electronic Arts).

Nintendo DS
North America: 1. Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia (Nintendo), 2. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 4. Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (Nintendo), 5. Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir (Nintendo).

Japan: 1. Kirby Super Star Ultra (Nintendo), 2. Chrono Trigger DS (Square Enix), 3. Tongari Boushi no Mahou no 365 Nichi (Konami), 4. Wagamama Fashion: Girls Mode (Nintendo), 5. Saka-Tsuku Soccer DS: Touch and Direct (Sega).

Europe: 1. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo), 2. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? (Nintendo), 3. More Brain Training (Nintendo), 4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 5. High School Musical 3: Senior Year (Disney).

PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. Madden NFL 09 (Electronic Arts), 2. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 3. Daxter (Sony), 4. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 5. God of War: Chains of Olympus (Sony).

Japan: 1. Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam (Bandai), 2. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G – Best of Collection (Capcom), 3. Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero? (Nippon Ichi), 4. Maplus Portable Navi 2 (Edia), 5. Don’t Be So Bold Just Because You Are Heroes Part 2 (Sony).

Europe: 1. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 2. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 3. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 4. Football Manager Handheld 2009 (Sega), 5. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami).

Call of Duty: World at War remains #1 on the Xbox 360 & PS3 charts. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King also stays on top of the PC chart. Another strong seller remains Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia on the DS chart. Rock Band Special Edition continues to rock out on the PS2 chart. Mario Kart Wii returns to the Wii chart. And lastly Madden NFL 09 returns on the PSP chart.

“Extra! Extra! Read all about it!” A listing of the top 5 sellers per region, for all systems combined.

North America: 1. Mario Kart Wii (Wii), 2. Wii Fit (Wii), 3. Rock Band Special Edition (Wii), 4. Wii Play (Wii), 5. Wii Music (Wii).

Japan: 1. Animal Crossing: City Folk – WiiSpeak Bundle (Wii), 2. The Last Remnant (Xbox 360), 3. Kirby Super Star Ultra (DS), 4. Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam (PSP), 5. Animal Crossing: City Folk (Wii).

Europe: 1. Mario Kart Wii (Wii), 2. Wii Play (Wii), 3. Wii Fit (Wii), 4. Call of Duty: World at War (Xbox 360), 5. Wii Music (Wii).

For the full lists go to Amazon’s US, JPN (PC) & UK / DE / FR sites.

Source: videogamesblogger.com

What are the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe (UK, France, Germany) 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. Wii Music (Nintendo), 5. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts).

Japan: 1. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 2. Shape Boxing: Wii Enjoy Diet! (Rocket Company), 3. Family Ski: World Ski & Snowboard (Namco), 4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 5. Wii Music (Nintendo).

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

Xbox 360
North America: 1. Call of Duty: World at War (Activision), 2. Gears of War 2 (Microsoft), 3. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 4. Fallout 3 (Bethesda), 5. Fable II (Microsoft).

Japan: 1. FIFA 09 World Soccer (Electronic Arts), 2. Tales of Vesperia (Namco), 3. Grand Theft Auto IV (Capcom), 4. The Idolm@ster – Platinum Collection (Namco), 5. Lost Odyssey – Platinum Collection (Square Enix).

Europe: 1. Gears of War 2 (Microsoft), 2. Fable II (Microsoft), 3. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 4. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 5. Fallout 3 (Bethesda).

PlayStation 3
North America: 1. Call of Duty: World at War (Activision), 2. LittleBigPlanet (Sony), 3. Resistance 2 (Sony), 4. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami), 5. Valkyria Chronicles (Sega).

Japan: 1. Way of the Samurai 3 (Spike), 2. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 3. Grand Theft Auto IV (Capcom), 4. Resistance 2 (Sony), 5. LittleBigPlanet (Sony).

Europe: 1. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 2. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami), 3. LittleBigPlanet (Sony), 4. MotorStorm: Pacific Rift (Sony), 5. Quantum of Solace (Activision).

PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Rock Band Special Edition (MTV Games), 2. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 3. Madden NFL 09 (Electronic Arts), 4. WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2009 (THQ), 5. Eternal Poison (Atlus).

Japan: 1. Devil Summoner: Raido Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon – Plus Edition (Atlus), 2. Tales of the Abyss – Best of Collection (Namco), 3. D.Gray-man: Sousha no Shikaku (Konami), 4. Wrestling Angels: Survivor 2 (Tryfirst), 5. Hokuouki (Idea Factory).

Europe: 1. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 2. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 3. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami), 4. WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2009 (THQ), 5. SingStar Singalong with Disney (Sony).

PC
North America: 1. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (Blizzard), 2. Call of Duty: World at War (Activision), 3. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (Electronic Arts), 4. Fallout 3 (Bethesda), 5. World of Warcraft Battle Chest (Blizzard).

Japan: 1. Ragnarok Online 6th Anniversary Package (E-Frontier), 2. Ultima Online 11 Shuunen Kinen Item Collection (Electronic Arts), 3. Chaos;Head (Nitro Plus), 4. Clannad: Full Voice (Key), 5. Final Fantasy XI: The Vana’diel Collection (Square Enix).

Europe: 1. Football Manager 2009 (Sega), 2. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (Blizzard), 3. Call of Duty: World at War (Activision), 4. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (Electronic Arts), 5. Fallout 3 (Bethesda).

Nintendo DS
North America: 1. Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia (Nintendo), 2. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 4. Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (Nintendo), 5. Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir (Nintendo).

Japan: 1. Tongari Boushi no Mahou no 365 Nichi (Konami), 2. Kirby Super Star Ultra (Nintendo), 3. Wagamama Fashion: Girls Mode (Nintendo), 4. Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer DS 2 – Remake (Sega), 5. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo).

Europe: 1. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo), 2. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? (Nintendo), 3. More Brain Training (Nintendo), 4. Cooking Guide (Nintendo), 5. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo).

PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar), 2. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 3. God of War: Chains of Olympus (Sony), 4. Madden NFL 09 (Electronic Arts), 5. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix).

Japan: 1. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G – Best of Collection (Capcom), 2. Sengoku Efuda Yuugi: Hototogisu Ran (Irem), 3. Chuumon Shiyouze! Oretachi no Sekai (Global A Entertainment), 4. Don’t Be So Bold Just Because You Are Heroes Part 2 (Sony), 5. Maplus Portable Navi 2 (Edia).

Europe: 1. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 2. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 3. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami), 4. WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2009 (THQ), 5. Call of Duty: Roads to Victory (Activision).

Call of Duty: World at War debuts #1 on the Xbox 360 & PS3 charts. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King also debuts on top of the PC chart. Another strong debut comes from Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia on the DS chart. Rock Band Special Edition returns to the PS2 chart. Wii Fit remains on the healthiest spot on the Wii chart. And lastly Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories returns on the PSP chart.

“Extra! Extra! Read all about it!” A listing of the top 5 sellers per region, for all systems combined.

North America: 1. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (PC), 2. Mario Kart Wii (Wii), 3. Wii Fit (Wii), 4. Wii Play (Wii), 5. Call of Duty: World at War (Xbox 360).

Japan: 1. Tongari Boushi no Mahou no 365 Nichi (DS), 2. Way of the Samurai 3 (PS3), 3. Kirby Super Star Ultra (DS), 4. FIFA 09 (PS3), 5. Wagamama Fashion: Girls Mode (DS).

Europe: 1. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (PC), 2. Mario Kart Wii (Wii), 3. Wii Fit (Wii), 4. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii), 5. Football Manager 2009 (PC).

For the full lists go to Amazon’s US, JPN(PC) & UK/DE/FR sites.

Source: videogamesblogger.com

In the upcoming Q2 2008 Nintendo DS game Pokemon Ranger 2, known in Japan as Pokemon Ranger Batonnage, there will be a special mission that after completion will allow for you to send a Riolu Egg or Manaphy Egg to your Pokemon Diamond or Pearl games.

I’m sure you remember how to get the Manaphy Egg in the first Pokemon Ranger game. But Pokemon Ranger 2 lets you get your hands on the Riolu Egg that contains the pre-evolved form of Lucario. In the Pokemon Diamond and Pearl games there is only one Egg from which Riolu evolves and that is given to you after you’ve completed the Iron Island maze and defeated the Galactic Grunts. It evolves through Happiness in the daytime (4Am to 8PM). It says in the Pokedex that Riolu can use “aura” to project its emotions and feelings.

Watch the first Pokemon Ranger 2 video:

For more screenshots go to Impress. — Thanks for the tip Joe

Source: videogamesblogger.com

The latest issue of the Japanese gaming magazine CoroCoro has confirmed Pokemon Ranger 2 for Nintendo DS. In Japan the game is titled Pokemon Ranger: Batonnage and will be released there on March 20th, 2008. If the first game from two years ago is any indication, expect an American/Canadian/Australian release in Q4 2008 and Q1 2009 for Europe.

The action-RPG elements are said to be the same as the first Pokemon Ranger game, but the below list explains what’s new in the sequel:

* The game takes place in a region called Almia (or Arumia).
* The main character is a male called Hajime (which means: Start/Begin), but you can select either a male or female character. They have both just graduated from Ranger School.
* There will be appearances from a number of 4th generation Pokemon, including Darkrai, Lucario, Heatran, and Cresselia.
* You can select your support partner out of 17 possible combinations: Munchlax, Kricketot, Mime Jr., Cranidos, Croagunk, Machop, Shieldon, Chimchar, Piplup, Turtwig, Pachirisu, Starly, Snover, Misdreavus, Hippopotas, Sneasel, and Gible.
* Aside from the main missions you’ll be doing in the game, there will be side-quests in which you help towns.
* You can collect cards to boost up your Capture Styler, for example an Electric one which lowers Electric Damage to your styler by 3.
* You can Surf on Pokemon during certain sections of the game.
* Use for the online Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection is included, but details are unknown.

Click on these pages for more pictures:

Ignore the Dragonite battle in the corner, it has nothing to do with Ranger 2. — Scans via Neogaf & list via Serebii.