First I want to thank Troll Whisperer who made a great world wide sales list for Japanese developed games. Check it out here: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=147129
OK, so here's the list I wanted to see. It includes games developed in all regions and does not combine systems or include PC or handheld. All it tells us is whats most popular in North America. I find this interesting because North America is the largest market. North American tastes make or break genres and start or kill trends.
North American List
| Ranking | Game | Sales | Platforms |
| 1 | Wii Sports | 39.10m | Wii |
| 2 | Super Mario Bros. |
29.08m | NES |
| 3 | Duck Hunt |
26.93m | NES |
| 4 | Wii Play |
13.76m | Wii |
| 5 | Mario Kart Wii |
13.73m | Wii |
| 6 | Wii Sports Resort |
13.59m | Wii |
| 7 | Super Mario World |
12.78m | SNES |
| 8 | New Super Mario Bros. Wii |
12.77m | Wii |
| 9 | Kinect Adventures | 11.15m | 360 |
| 10 | Super Mario Bros. 3 |
9.54m | NES |
| 11 | GTA: San Andreas |
9.43m | PS2 |
| 12 | COD MW 3 |
8.95m | 360 |
| 13 | Wii Fit |
8.91m | Wii |
| 14 | COD BO |
8.85m | 360 |
| 15 | Wii Fit Plus |
8.57m | Wii |
| 16 | GTA Vice City |
8.41m | PS2 |
| 17 | COD MW 2 |
8.19m | 360 |
| 18 | Halo 3 |
7.60m | 360 |
| 19 | GTA 3 |
6.99m | PS2 |
| 20 | Super Mario 64 |
6.91m | N64 |
ABOVE Interesting notes: Nintendo dominates, MS is the only HD system to place and no Sony 1st party exclusives made the list.
North America without Nintendo (Troll Whisperer did this and I liked it so I'm doing it to)
| Ranking | Game | Sales | Platforms |
| 1 | Kinect Adventures | 11.15m | 360 |
| 2 | GTA: San Andreas |
9.43m | PS2 |
| 3 | COD MW 3 |
8.95m | 360 |
| 4 | COD BO |
8.85m | 360 |
| 5 | GTA Vice City |
8.41m | PS2 |
| 6 | COD MW 2 |
8.19m | 360 |
| 7 | Halo 3 |
7.60m | 360 |
| 8 | GTA 3 |
6.99m | PS2 |
| 9 | Gran Turismo 3 |
6.85m | PS2 |
| 10 | Halo 2 |
6.82m | Xbox |
| 11 | Halo Reach |
6.49m | 360 |
| 12 | GTA 4 |
5.92m | 360 |
| 13 | COD BO |
5.2m | PS3 |
| 14 | COD 4 MW |
5.48m | 360 |
| 15 | COD MW 3 |
5.30m | PS3 |
| 17 | Halo |
4.98m | Xbox |
| 18 | COD MW 2 |
4.82m | PS3 |
| 19 | Sonic The Hedgehog 2 |
4.47m | Genesis |
| 20 | Call of Duty WAW |
4.37m | 360 |
| 20 | Madden NFL 2004 |
4.26m | PS2 |
ABOVE Interesting notes: Sega made the list GO SEGA, MS dominates HD thanks to Halo, COD dominates all by itself and one Sony 1st party exclusive made the list.
So there you have it. I think I'm most surprised at how much the Xbox 360 has been able to expand after the Xbox was overshadowed by the PS2. The Xbox brand is huge in North America. But Nintendo is still the dominate force in the market. After looking at the full list I'd say there are still a lot of parents that call all video game systems "Nintendo". The only game that cracked the top 10 is Kinect Adventures. That tells me that family friendly entertainment is the biggest market in gaming. That's why Nintendo does so well and why MS is trying to get some of that sweet sweet family room honey.
