There hasn’t been much change in the positions. Wii Fit is still up top. Nothing really is that surprising this week.
1. Wii Fit
2. Gold’s Gym Cardio Workout
3.Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel
4. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha versus King Abaddon
5.Pokemon Platinum
6. Professor Layton and the Curious Village
7. My Fitness Coach
8. Wii Play with Wii Remote
9. Mario Kart DS
10. New Super Mario Bros.
We’re going to take a look at the list of top video game sales from Amazon. This list doesn’t count the systems, accessories, or downloadables. I always found it weird that Amazon had a section of “Top Video Games” and they count accessories and the like. I’ve compiled the top 25 games so you don’t have to. There’s some analysis after the jump.
1.Wii Fit
2.Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel
3.Pokemon Platinum
4.Wii Sports Resort
5.Wii Play with Wii Remote
6.My Fitness Coach
7.Professor Layton and the Curious Village
8.Killzone 2
9.Mario Kart DS
10.Shaun White Snowboarding
Rockstar has announced a Bungie-esque leaderboard website called the Rockstar Games Social Club, set to launch alongside Grand Theft Auto IV on April 29. The site is compatible with Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network, so players on both platforms will be able to track the virtual crimes they commit.
The first player to complete 100% of the single-player game will be immortalized, and the rest of you will have to be content competing for the fastest completion of the game or dominance of other, lesser statistics such as total miles walked.
Pre-registration starts on April 17, full press release after the jump.
Australian gamers have continued their boycott of Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 software into the first week of January. When will it stop?
Australians are back to their old habits, with the top ten for the last week of December consisting solely of Nintendo and PlayStation 2 software.
via GoNintendo
NPD figures have shown that Activision are the clear winners in both console and handheld game sales for 2007. The company held a record market share of 16.8%, up 7.9% from last year. In November five of the best selling games in dollar value were Activision games, with the top two consisting of Guitar Hero III and Call of Duty 4. Between Guitar Hero, Call of Duty and now World of Warcraft there really is no stopping the company.
via 1Up
When something has been boldly touted as a success, its quite often necessary for such a statement to be backed up by solid figures. So here it is: In September alone, 528,000 Xbox 360 consoles were sold worldwide, compared to 501,000 for Wii and 119,000 for PS3. This represents twice as many 360’s sold in August. Pretty solid feat considering Halo 3 was released only during the tail end of the month.
After selling 22,000 units on the first week of its release, the PS3 title has entered the Japanese software chart at number 7. Top of the chart for the sales week ending October 14 was DS title Nishimura Kyotarou Suspense Detective Series: Deadly Intent, another new entry that sold 61,000 copies. And despite its success during its initial week, Halo 3 lingers around the bottom of the top 30, indicative of Microsoft’s struggle to gain a foothold in this region.
For the full top ten list, hit the jump
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BioShocked, that is. The Xbox 360 version of BioShock has debuted at #1 with a bullet, with the PC version sneaking in at #4 - behind both versions of Singstar 90’s (Would you like microphones with that, sir?)
We just hope you had the foresight to pre-order your copy of BioShock - reports from the land down under lead us to believe that even JB Hi-Fi is having trouble keeping stock on the shelves.
Thanks to GfK for yet more concrete evidence of how predictable software sales trends in Australia really are.
The latest GfK sales charts are out, and for the second week running, there’s not a single PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 title in the top ten. Here’s a hint publishers, if you want your games to sell, try pricing them a little closer to their US counterparts. It’s pretty clearly working for Nintendo! Gamers in the US would have a conniption fit if games cost US$88-97 - and that’s standard affair for new Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 titles in Australia.
via GoNintendo
