Most people are aware of how Nintendo is dominating the charts in Japan, but what we don’t often see is the sales figures for the rest of the world. Luckily for you, the sales figures from April for USA and Canada have been released as well. (We still don’t have the totals for Europe, but we do have the top games from the UK). Judging from the April sales figures, Nintendo’s back.

Here are the American sales figures for April:

Hardware sales

DS – 471,000
Wii – 360,000
PS2 – 194,000
PSP – 183,000
360 – 174,000
GBA – 84,000
PS3 – 82,000
GameCube – 13,000

Software sales

1. Pokemon Diamond – 1,045,000
2. Pokemon Pearl – 712,000
3. Super Paper Mario – 352,000
4. Wii Play – 249,000
5. Guitar Hero II (360) – 197,000
6. Guitar Hero II (PS2)- 142,000
7. Spider-Man 3 – 117,000
8. Spider-Man 3 – 105,000
9. God of War II – 101,000
10. MLB 07: The Show – 79,000

Nintendo’s winning in the US. What about Canada?:

Hardware sales:

Wii 42,100
DS 34,900
PS2 18,000
360 12,800
PSP 12,100
GBA 7,900
PS3 7,200

Software sales:

1. Pokemon Diamond 48,000
2. Pokemon Pearl 37,000
3. Wii Play
4. Super Paper Mario
5. God of War 2 11,600

Peripheral sales:

1. Wii Remote
2. Wii Nunchuk
3. Wii Points Card
4. X360 Wireless Controller
5. PS2 8MB Memory Card

Nintendo’s winning in everything there too! How about the recent Japan sales?:

May 7 – 13:

DSL 163,785
Wii 52,544
PSP 34,433
PS2 10,414
PS3 8,839
Xbox 360 2,105
GB Micro 408
GBA SP 343
Cube 315
DS Phat 39
GBA 18

As you can see, Nintendo’s winning everywhere whether the market is large or small. Here are the top 5 Wii and DS games worldwide:

Wii

North America:
1. Wii Play (Nintendo)
2. Super Paper Mario (Nintendo)
3. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo)
4. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 (EA Sports)
5. WarioWare: Smooth Moves (Nintendo)

Japan:
1. Wii de Yawaraka Atama Juku (Nintendo)
2. Wii Sports (Nintendo)
3. Hajimete no Wii (Nintendo)
4. Super Paper Mario (Nintendo)
5. Zelda no Densetsu: Twilight Princess (Nintendo)

UK:
1. Wii Play (Nintendo)
2. Cooking Mama (505 Games)
3. Eledees (Konami)
4. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 (EA Sports)
5. Excite Truck (Nintendo)

Nintendo DS

North America:

1. Pokemon Diamond (Nintendo)
2. Pokemon Pearl (Nintendo)
3. Brain Age (Nintendo)
4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
5. Big Brain Academy (Nintendo)

Japan:
1. Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2 (Nintendo)
2. TOEIC Test DS Training (IE Institute)
3. Hoshi no Kirby: Sanjou! Dorocche Dan (Nintendo)
4. Eigo ga Nigate na Otona no DS Training: Motto Eigo Duke (Nintendo)
5. Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker (Square Enix)

UK:
1. Dr. Kawashima?s Brain Training (Nintendo)
2. Cooking Mama (505 Games)
3. Big Brain Academy (Nintendo)
4. Nintendogs: Lab & Friends (Nintendo)
5. Nintendogs: Dalmatian & Friends (Nintendo)

Nintendo’s doing really well for themselves with their unorthodox methods of developing video game systems and games. Judging by the huge demand for the Wii (and DS) that still persists worldwide, I’d have to say that it looks like Nintendo will only continue to increase it’s sales figures and break further sales records.

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