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 March 24th, 2011, find Crysis 2 overtaking Pokemon White to become North America's biggest seller, while Final Fantasy IV Complete Collection leads the week's results in Japan.
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:
Multiplatform North America: 1. Crysis 2 (EA Games, X360), 2. Pokemon White Version (Nintendo, DS), 3. Crysis 2 (EA Games, PS3), 4. Pokemon Black Version (Nintendo, DS), 5. Dragon Age II (EA Games, X360).
Japan: 1. Final Fantasy IV Complete Collection (Square Enix, PSP), 2. Shin Sangoku Musou 6 (Koei, PS3), 3. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (Capcom, PSP), 4. Dissidia 012: Duodecim Final Fantasy (Square Enix, PSP), 5. Gundam: The 3D Battle (Bandai, 3DS).
UK: 1. Crysis 2 (EA Games, X360), 2. Pokemon White Version (Nintendo, DS), 3. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft, Wii), 4. Crysis 2 (EA Games, PS3), 5. The Sims: Medieval (EA Games, PC).
Crytek's first-person shooter Crysis 2 tops the North American sales charts in its debut week, with the Xbox 360 edition outselling Pokemon Black and White at Amazon. Last week's chart champion Homefront disappears from the regional top five, meanwhile, as Dragon Age II returns at fifth place.
Square Enix's PSP remake of Final Fantasy IV leads cross-platform sales in Japan, meanwhile, as Crysis 2 leads over Just Dance 2 in the UK.
Nintendo Wii North America: 1. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft), 2. Zumba Fitness (Majesco), 3. Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (LucasArts), 4. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo), 5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo).
Japan: 1. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo), 2. Shape Boxing 2 Wii de Enjoy Diet (Rocket Company), 3. Donkey Kong Returns (Nintendo), 4. Ikenie no Yoru (Marvelous), 5. Fitness Party (Namco).
UK: 1. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft), 2. Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (LucasArts), 3. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo), 4. uDraw with Tablet (THQ), 5. Just Dance (Ubisoft).
Lego Star Wars III premieres at third place in domestic Wii software sales this week, landing behind reigning chart champs Just Dance 2 and Zumba Fitness.
Elsewhere, Wii Fit Plus overtakes Shape Boxing 2 in Japan, while Just Dance 2 maintains its lead in Europe.
Xbox 360 North America: 1. Crysis 2 (EA Games), 2. Dragon Age II (EA Games), 3. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision), 4. NBA 2K11 (2K Sports), 5. You Don't Know Jack (THQ).
Japan: 1. Arcania: Gothic 4 (Cyber Front), 2. Your Shape: Fitness Evolved (Ubisoft), 3. Gal*Gun (Alchemist), 4. The Idolm@ster 2 (Namco), 5. Assassin's Creed 2 - Special Edition (Ubisoft).
UK: 1. Crysis 2 (EA Games), 2. Homefront (THQ), 3. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision), 4. Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (LucasArts), 5. Alan Wake (Microsoft).
Crysis 2 and Dragon Age II rank as this week's biggest-selling Xbox 360 games in North America, as You Don't Know Jack sneaks into the regional top five at fifth place.
Arcania: Gothic 4 sees a chart-topping debut week in Japan, while Homefront remains a strong seller in the UK, despite its disappearance from the U.S. charts.
PlayStation 3 North America: 1. Crysis 2 (EA Games), 2. Dragon Age II (EA Games), 3. Killzone 3 (SCEA), 4. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision), 5. NBA 2K11 (2K Sports).
Japan: 1. Shin Sangoku Musou 6 (Koei), 2. World Soccer Winning Eleven 2011 (Konami), 3. Sengoku Musou 3 Z (Koei), 4. Catherine (Atlus), 5. FIFA 11 (EA Sports).
UK: 1. Crysis 2 (EA Games), 2. Killzone 3 (SCEE), 3. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision), 4. Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (LucasArts), 5. Homefront (THQ).
Crysis 2 and Dragon Age II head PS3 platform sales in the United States, as demand fades for last week's chart leader MLB 11: The Show.
Koei's Warriors series sequels Shin Sangoku Musou 6 and Sengoku Musou 3 Z continue to rack up big sales in Japan, while Killzone 3 overtakes Black Ops in Europe.
PC North America: 1. The Sims: Medieval (EA Games), 2. Crysis 2 (EA Games), 3. Dragon Age II (EA Games), 4. Total War: Shogun 2 (Sega), 5. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (Blizzard).
UK: 1. The Sims: Medieval (EA Games), 2. Total War: Shogun 2 - Limited Edition (Sega), 3. Crysis 2 (EA Games), 4. Football Manager 2011 (Sega), 5. The Sims 3 (EA Games).
EA's The Sims spinoff The Sims: Medieval is off to a strong sales start in North America and the UK, topping platform sales in both regions.
Sega's Total War: Shogun 2 also remains a top seller, as Crysis 2 competes with Dragon Age II and StarCraft II stateside.
Nintendo 3DS Japan: 1. Gundam: The 3D Battle (Bandai), 2. Sengoku Musou Chronicle (Koei), 3. Layton Kyouju to Kiseki no Kamen (Nintendo), 4. Nintendogs + Cats: Shiba & New Friends (Nintendo), 5. Ridge Racer 3D (Namco).
Namco Bandai's Gundam: The 3D Battle premieres as the Nintendo 3DS's biggest seller this week, topping former chart leaders Sengoku Musou Chronicle and Layton Kyouju to Kiseki no Kamen in Japan.
Nintendo DS North America: 1. Pokemon White Version (Nintendo), 2. Pokemon Black Version (Nintendo), 3. Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (LucasArts), 4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 5. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo).
Japan: 1. Ninokuni: Shikkoku no Madoushi (Level 5), 2. Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 3rd Story (Konami), 3. Pocket Monsters White (Nintendo), 4. Gyakuten Kenji 2 (Capcom), 5. Hakuouki: Zuisouroku DS (Idea Factory).
UK: 1. Pokemon White Version (Nintendo), 2. Pokemon Black Version (Nintendo), 3. Let's Draw! (Majesco), 4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 5. Art Academy (Nintendo).
As Pokemon White and Black once again dominate Nintendo DS sales in North America, LucasArts' Lego Star Wars III is off to a promising start this week at third place.
Level 5 and Studio Ghibli's Ninokuni: Shikkoku no Madoushi climbs to the top of the charts in Japan, while Majesco's Let's Draw! and Nintendo's Art Academy square off against Pokemon in the UK.
PlayStation Portable North America: 1. Dissidia 012: Duodecim Final Fantasy (Square Enix), 2. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 3. Final Fantasy Tactics (Square Enix), 4. Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (LucasArts), 5. Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (Square Enix).
Japan: 1. Final Fantasy IV Complete Collection (Square Enix), 2. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (Capcom), 3. Dissidia 012: Duodecim Final Fantasy (Square Enix), 4. Gakuen Hetalia Portable (Idea Factory), 5. Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity (Sega).
UK: 1. Dissidia 012: Duodecim Final Fantasy (Square Enix), 2. Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (Atlus), 3. Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (LucasArts), 4. Lord of Arcana - Slayer Edition (Square Enix), 5. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (Konami).
Square Enix's Dissidia Final Fantasy sequel Dissidia 012: Duodecim Final Fantasy leads PSP platform sales in North America and the UK, and continues to rank as a top seller in Japan.
Monster Hunter Portable 3rd competes with the recently released Final Fantasy IV Complete Collection in Japan, while Lego Star Wars III overtakes the discounted Lord of Arcana in Europe.
