Gamasutra's weekly column, "Saling The World", covers the top five sellers for every available platform in the United States, Japan, and Europe, providing an important update of sales patterns worldwide.
This week's charts, with data taken from August 26th, 2010, find 2K's
Mafia II heading Xbox 360 and PS3 software sales in Europe, while
Madden NFL 11 and
StarCraft II continue to lead the charts in North America.
Data for "Saling The World" comes courtesy of the public sales information on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, and Amazon.co.jp, with sales split out for each platform and territory, and pre-orders disregarded. This results in a true sense of what games are selling worldwide on the real-time updated service, as follows:
Nintendo Wii
North America: 1. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo), 2. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo), 3. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo), 4. Gold's Gym Dance Workout (Ubisoft), 5. Just Dance (Ubisoft).
Japan: 1. Wii Party (Nintendo), 2. Dragon Quest Monsters: Battle Road Victory (Square Enix), 3. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo), 4. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo), 5. Sengoku Basara 3 (Capcom).
UK: 1. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo), 2. Just Dance (Ubisoft), 3. Dance on Broadway (Ubisoft), 4. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo), 5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo).
Super Mario Galaxy 2, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and
Wii Fit Plus remain Nintendo's top software sellers in North America. Ubisoft also wins big with
Just Dance and its recently released workout title
Gold's Gym Dance Workout.
Nintendo's minigame compilation
Wii Party continues to do brisk business in Japan, meanwhile, as Ubisoft's
Just Dance and
Dance on Broadway compete with
Super Mario Galaxy 2 for top honors in the UK.
Xbox 360
North America: 1. Madden NFL 11 (EA Sports), 2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision), 3. Mafia II (2K Games), 4. Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar), 5. Halo 3 (Microsoft).
Japan: 1. Monster Hunter Frontier Online: Beginner's Package (Capcom), 2. Deathsmiles IIX (Cave), 3. Super Street Fighter IV (Capcom), 4. Steins;Gate (5pb), 5. Deathsmiles IIX: Limited Edition (Cave).
UK: 1. Mafia II (2K Games), 2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision), 3. Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar), 4. BioShock 2 (2K Games), 5. Assassin's Creed II (Ubisoft).
2K's sandbox-style crime drama
Mafia II debuts at third place in North American Xbox 360 software sales, as
Madden NFL 11 and
Modern Warfare 2 stay on top of the regional charts.
Monster Hunter Frontier Online and Cave's shooter
Deathsmiles IIX lead the rankings in Japan, while Mafia II premieres as the platform's top seller in Europe.
PlayStation 3
North America: 1. Madden NFL 11 (EA Sports), 2. Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar), 3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision), 4. Mafia II (2K Games), 5. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (SCEA).
Japan: 1. A.C.E.: Another Century's Episode R (Banpresto), 2. Sengoku Basara 3 (Capcom), 3. Assassin's Creed II: Special Edition (Ubisoft), 4. Chou Jigen Game: Neptune - Limited Edition (Idea Factory), 5. Chou Jigen Game: Neptune (Idea Factory).
UK: 1. Mafia II (2K Games), 2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision), 3. Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar), 4. Just Cause 2 (Square Enix), 5. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (SCEA).
Madden NFL 11 and
Red Dead Redemption stay on top of the PlayStation 3 software sales charts in the United States, as 2K's
Mafia II debuts behind
Modern Warfare 2 at fourth place.
Mafia II fares better in the UK, where it tops weekly platform sales in its first week of release. Banpresto's
A.C.E.: Another Century's Episode R spends another week at first place in Japan, with
Sengoku Basara 3 trailing close behind.
PC
North America: 1. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (Blizzard), 2. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Collector's Edition (Blizzard), 3. The Sims 3 (EA Games), 4. Microsoft Flight Simulator X (Microsoft), 5. Sid Meier's Civilization IV: The Complete Edition (2K Games).
Japan: 1. Steins;Gate (Nitro+), 2. Mount & Blade: Warband (Cyber Front), 3. Monster Hunter Frontier Online Season 7.0 Premium Package (Capcom), 4. Winning Post 7 2010 (Koei), 5. Ragnarok Online RJC2010: Next Generation's Hero Vol. 2 (E Frontier).
UK: 1. Mafia II (2K Games), 2. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (Blizzard), 3. The Sims 3 (EA Games), 4. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (EA Games), 5. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (Blizzard).
Both the regular and limited Collector's editions of
StarCraft II head North American PC software sales, as a returning
Civilization IV: The Complete Edition pushes Blizzard's
StarCraft Battle Chest out of the regional top five.
A recently released PC port of 5pb's Xbox 360 visual novel
Steins;Gate tops Japanese PC sales, while
Mafia II manages to overtake
StarCraft II in the UK.
Nintendo DS
North America: 1. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 2. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 3. Chrono Trigger (Square Enix), 4. Pokemon SoulSilver Version (Nintendo), 5. Pokemon HeartGold Version (Nintendo).
Japan: 1. Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 3rd Story (Konami), 2. Eigokoro Kyoushitsu DS (Nintendo), 3. Love Plus+ (Konami), 4. Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo), 5. Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2 (Square Enix).
UK: 1. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 2. Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (Nintendo), 3. Professor Layton and Pandora's Box (Nintendo), 4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 5. Jam with the Band (Nintendo).
A price-dropped
Chrono Trigger competes with reigning chart champs
New Super Mario Bros. and
Mario Kart DS in the United States, as
Pokemon SoulSilver and
HeartGold claim the remaining spots in the domestic top five.
Nintendo's art training program
Art Academy disappears from the UK charts following a first-place debut last week, though the Japanese version (Eigokoro Kyoushitsu DS) maintains steady sales in the face of competition from Konami's
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 3rd Story and
Love Plus+.
PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. God of War: Chains of Olympus (SCEA), 2. Ys Seven: Limited Edition (Xseed), 3. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 4. Resistance: Retribution (SCEA), 5. Dissidia Final Fantasy (Square Enix).
Japan: 1. Hakuouki: Zuisouroku Portable - Limited Edition (Idea Factory), 2. Ace Combat X2: Joint Assault (Namco), 3. Hakuouki: Zuisouroku Portable (Idea Factory), 4. Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X (Namco), 5. Corpse Party: Blood Covered - Repeated Fear (5pb).
UK: 1. Gran Turismo (SCEE), 2. FIFA 10 (EA Sports), 3. Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron (LucasArts), 4. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (Konami), 5. Formula 1 2009 (Codemasters).
Ys Seven drops to second place in North American PSP sales after a chart-topping debut last week, as
God of War: Chains of Olympus moves up to claim top honors.
Idea Factory's visual novel port
Hakuouki: Zuisouroku Portable leads in its first week of release in Japan, meanwhile, as Namco's aerial combat title
Ace Combat X2: Joint Assault pushes former chart leader
Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X to fourth place.
