Amazon worldwide sales - week ending April 25

It's almost as though this week never happened. So instead of trying to find an excuse to write 1,000 words just for the sake of it, we'll keep it short and sweet.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl still tops the Wii chart in the US and Mario Kart Wii is still steering clear of all opposition in Japan and the UK. No shock there.

Japan's the only feature on an otherwise barren 360 landscape this week as the Japanese start to feel the Tom Clancy: Rainbow Six Vegas 2 love, knocking off the mysterious The Id@lmaster: Live for You!. Elsewhere, it's FPS phenomena Halo 3 (UK) and Cod4: Modern Warfare (US) gunning their way to number one for yet another week.

Guess what? Gran Turismo: Prologue still heads up the western territories for PS3 and, unsurprisingly, Senjou no Valkyria (Valkyria Chronicles) hits top spot in its first week on the Japanese shelves.

So there you go. You all buy the same games all the time.

PS. A note to PC owners: The Sims 2: Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff: how good is it really?

Thanks to Gamasutra.

By Mike Bowden

Wii

North America:

1. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
2. Wii Play (Nintendo)
3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision)
4. Wii Zapper with Link's Crossbow Training (Nintendo)
5. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo)

Japan:

1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
2. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
3. Dairantou Smash Brothers X (Nintendo)
4. Wii Sports (Nintendo)
5. Family Ski (Namco)

UK:

1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
2. Wii Play (Nintendo)
3. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami)
4. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
5. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (EA Sports)

Xbox 360:

North America:

1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
2. Devil May Cry 4 -- Collector's Edition (Capcom)
3. Rock Band Special Edition (MTV Games)
4. Halo 3 (Microsoft)
5. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (Ubisoft)

Japan:

1. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (Ubisoft)
2. Frontlines: Fuel of War (THQ Japan)
3. The Idolm@ster: Live for You! (Namco)
4. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
5. Armored Core: For Answer (From Software)

UK:

1. Halo 3 (Microsoft)
2. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (Ubisoft)
3. Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft)
4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision)
5. Army of Two (EA Games)

PlayStation 3

North America:

1. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (SCEA)
2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
3. Rock Band Special Edition (MTV Games)
4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision)
5. Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft)

Japan:

1. Senjou no Valkyria (Sega)
2. Senjou no Valkyria -- Limited Box (Sega)
3. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
4. Armored Core: For Answer (From Software)
5. Pro Yakyuu Spirits 5 (Konami)

UK:

1. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (SCEE)
2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
3. Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft)
4. Burnout Paradise (EA Games)
5. Formula One Championship Edition (SCEE)

PC

North America:

1. The Sims 2: Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff (EA Games)
2. Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition (Ubisoft)
3. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
4. The Sims 2: FreeTime (EA Games)
5. SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition (EA Games)

Japan:

1. Chaos;Head (Nitro Plus)
2. The Sims 2: Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Pack (EA Games)
3. Clannad Full Voice (Key)
4. Little Busters! (KEY)
5. Sim People Kanzen Edition 3 (EA Games)

UK:

1. Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition (Ubisoft)
2. The Sims 2: Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff (EA Games)
3. Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath (EA Games)
4. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War -- Soulstorm (THQ)
5. The Sims 2: FreeTime (EA Games)

DS

North America:

1. The World Ends With You (Square Enix)
2. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time (Nintendo)
3. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness (Nintendo)
4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
5. Brain Age 2 (Nintendo)

Japan:

1. DS Bimoji Training (Nintendo)
2. Summon Night (Banpresto)
3. Minna no DS Seminar: Kantan Ongaku Ryoku (TDK Core)
4. That's QT (Koei)
5. SimCity DS 2 (EA Games)

UK:

1. Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo),
2. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
3. More Brain Training (Nintendo)
4. 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo)
5. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)

PSP

North America:

1. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix)
2. God of War: Chains of Olympus (SCEA)
3. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (Rockstar)
4. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar)
5. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (Konami)

Japan:

1. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom)
2. Vantage Master Portable (Falcom)
3. Maplus Portable Navi 2 (Edia)
4. Minna no Chizu 3 (Zenrin)
5. Star Ocean: The Second Evolution (Square Enix)

UK:

1. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami)
2. God of War: Chains of Olympus (SCEA)
3. FIFA 08 (EA Sports)
4. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar)
5. Call of Duty: Roads to Victory (Activision)