Most probably in an effort to assure shareholders (and fans) that Nintendo’s games and platforms are still a force to be reckoned with in the market, the publisher revealed some impressive sales rankings during its recent financial results briefing given to investors.

In both Europe and the US for the first 12 to 15 weeks of 2010, sales of Nintendo’s games, and games on Nintendo’s platforms, have been mighty - in a list of top selling games comprising 30 titles, Nintendo platform-exclusive titles make up 13 spots on the European sales list, and 14 on the US list.

The usual suspects show up at the top, with New Super Mario Bros. Wii making a good showing in both regions, but there’s no set pattern for the rest of Nintendo’s ‘evergreen’ titles, although they’re all present and accounted for.

It’s interesting to note the vast differences in taste that gamers in Europe and the US possess, not only in terms of the kinds of games they play, but the platform on which they play them – for example, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for the PS3 shows up at No. 6 on the European sales rank, but the Xbox 360 version shows up at No. 4 on the US listing.

Have a look through both lists (in image and text form) below:

European 2010 Software Sales List

• 1.) Wii Fit Plus
• 2.) New Super Mario Bros. Wii
• 3.) Just Dance
• 4.) Final Fantasy XIII (PS3)
• 5.) Pokemon SoulSilver
• 6.) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)
• 7.) Mario Kart Wii
• 8.) God of War 3
• 9.) Pokemon HeartGold
• 10.) Heavy Rain
• 11.) Wii Sports Resort
• 12.) Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (Xbox 360)
• 13.) Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (PS3)
• 14.) Fifa 10 (PS3)
• 15.) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360)
• 16.) Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360)
• 17.) New Super Mario Bros.
• 18.) Final Fantasy XIII (Xbox 360)
• 19.) Wii Play
• 20.) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)
• 21.) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (DS)
• 22.) Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box
• 23.) Fifa 10 (Xbox 360)
• 24.) Bioshock 2 (Xbox 360)
• 25.) Aliens VS Predator (Xbox 360)
• 26.) Assassin’s Creed II (PS3)
• 27.) Forza Motorsport 3
• 28.) GTA IV (PS3)
• 29.) Darksiders: Wrath of War (PS3)
• 30.) The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

US 2010 Software Sales List

• 1.) New Super Mario Bros. Wii
• 2.) Pokemon SoulSilver
• 3.) God of War III
• 4.) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360)
• 5.) Wii Sports Resort (with Wii Motion Plus)
• 6.) Wii Fit Plus (with Balance Board)
• 7.) Final Fantasy XIII (PS3)
• 8.) Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (Xbox 360)
• 9.) Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360)
• 10.) Pokemon HeartGold
• 11.) Just Dance
• 12.) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)
• 13.) Mario Kart Wii (with Wheel)
• 14.) Bioshock 2 (Xbox 360)
• 15.) Final Fantasy XIII (Xbox 360)
• 16.) New Super Mario Bros.
• 17.) Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (PS3)
• 18.) Wii Fit Plus
• 19.) Army of Two: The 40th Day (Xbox 360)
• 20.) MAG
• 21.) MLB 10: The Show
• 22.) Heavy Rain
• 23.) Mario Kart DS
• 24.) God of War I and II Collection
• 25.) Dante’s Inferno: Divine Edition (PS3)
• 26.) Dante’s Inferno (Xbox 360)
• 27.) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)
• 28.) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (DS)
• 29.) Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story
• 30.) Wii Play (with Remote)