The latest week of Japanese sales are in, with a bunch of new releases lining the charts, headlined by the latest remake from
Square Enix:
Dragon Quest V DS.
The top seller this week is the aforementioned
Dragon Quest V for the DS, selling a whopping 644k units. Coming in second is the latest Gundam game,
Gundam Battle Universe for the PSP, selling 138k copies. Rounding out the top five are last week's top seller,
Persona 4 (PS2 - 41k), new
ecchi game Tears to Tiara: Kakan no Daichi (PS3 - 34k), and constant seller
Wii Fit (WII - 27k).
On the hardware side, the PSP is the top hardware seller this week, which is attributed to a new Metallic Bundlecolor and new bundles. The DS gains a boost from Dragon Quest V, while the Wii looks to be selling constantly around 40k a week. The spike from Metal Gear Solid 4 is over, and the PS3 has returned to selling the usual 10-11k units a month. The PS2 is still selling decently, while the 360 is still dead in Japan.
Dragon Quest V's first week beats Dragon Quest IV's opening of 598k units. Wii Fit and Mario Kart Wii (WII - 24k - #6are still going strong at 2380k and 1584k units lifetime, respectively. Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (NDS - 21k - #7) also reaching 200k is a pleasing sight to see. Super Mario Stadium: Family Baseball (WII - #12), Biohazard 0 (WII - #16) and Tales of Symphonia: Knights of Ratatoskr (WII - #19) are still going strong.
Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3 - #13) is still out of the top ten like last week, and looks to be winding down in sales. It should top out around 625k; 650k will be a reach. Tears to Tiara has a decent opening at 34k, while Gundam Battle Universe has a good start, with Gundam still widely popular in Japan. Persona 4 is still going strong, while Monster Hunter Portable 2G (PSP - 16k - #9) can't seem to keep up with Wii Fit.
As usual, it is pretty barren on the 360 front, with no games in the top 50 for the console.
Check the Quote for the Top 50 Games and how the list breaks up.
Thanks to
donny2112 at NeoGAF for the translation and compilation.
Check
GPara for the Media Create Top 30, and links to the product sites.
Check
Media Create for the original list in all its Japanese untranslated glory.
1. [NDS] Dragon Quest V (Square Enix) - 643,764 / NEW
2. [PSP] Gundam Battle Universe (Namco Bandai Games) - 137,550 / NEW
3. [PS2] Persona 4 (Atlus Co. ) - 40,680 / 233K
4. [PS3] Tears to Tiara: Kakan no Daichi (Aqua Plus) - 34,431 / NEW
5. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 27,198 / 2,380K
6. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 23,992 / 1,584K
7. [NDS] Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo) - 21,419 / 212K
8. [NDS] Derby Stallion DS (Enterbrain) - 16,248 / 223K
9. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2 G (Capcom) - 16,040 / 2,293K
10. [NDS] Densetsu no Stafi: Taiketsu! Dire Kaizokudan (Nintendo) - 15,693 / 44K
11. [NDS] Beautiful Letter Training DS (Nintendo)
12. [WII] Super Mario Stadium: Family Baseball (Nintendo)
13. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriot (Konami)
14. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo)
15. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 3 (Konami)
16. [WII] Resident Evil 0 (Capcom)
17. [NDS] Pokemon Diamond (Nintendo/Pokemon Co.)
18. [NDS] Hanayori Dango: Koi Seyo Onago (Boys Over Flowers: A Girl in Love) (Konami)
19. [WII] Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World (Namco Bandai Games)
20. [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
21. [NDS] Taiko Drum Master 2 (Namco Bandai Games)
22. [PSP] God of War: Chains of Olympus (Capcom)
23. [NDS] Pokemon Pearl (Nintendo/Pokemon Co.)
24. [WII] Family Trainer (Namco Bandai Games)
25. [PS3] Initial D: Extreme Stage (SEGA)
26. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
27. [NDS] Gegege no Kitarou: Youkai Daigekisen (Namco Bandai Games)
28. [NDS] Bokura wa Kaseki Holder (We are Fossil Diggers) (Nintendo)
29. [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
30. [PS2] Hisshou Pachinko*Pachi-Slot Kouryoku Series Vol. 12: CR Shinseiki Evangelion: Shito, Futatabi (D3 Publisher)
31. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
32. [NDS] Custom Beat Battle: Draglade 2 (Namco Bandai Games)
33. [NDS] Nanashi no Game (The Game with no Name) (Square Enix)
34. [PS3] Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (Spike)
35. [PSP] Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono. (Sword & Magic & School) (Acquire)
36. [NDS] Pokemon Ranger: Batonnage (Nintendo/Pokemon Co.)
37. [NDS] Tottadoo! Yoiko's Deserted Island Life (Namco Bandai Games)
38. [NDS] Naruto Shippuuden: Saikyou Ninja Daikesshuu - Gekitou! Naruto vs. Sasuke (Ninja Council) (Takara Tomy)
39. [NDS] Higurashi no Nakukoru ni Kizuna: Dai-Ichi-Kan - Tatari (1st Chapter - Tatari) (Alchemist)
40. [NDS] Pet Shop Monogatari DS (Taito)
41. [NDS] Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo)
42. [NDS] Bleach: The 3rd Phantom (SEGA)
43. [NDS] Metal Slug 7 (SNK Playmore)
44. [NDS] Kanji Brain 2 + Dictionary (IE Institute)
45. [PSP] Super Robot Taisen A Portable (Namco Bandai Games)
46. [PS3] Metal Gear Online (Konami)
47. [PSP] Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops+ (Konami)
48. [WII] Link's Crossbow Training with Wii Zapper (Nintendo)
49. [NDS] Puyo Puyo! (BEST) (SEGA)
50. [NDS] Mario Party DS (Nintendo)
NDS - 26
WII - 10
PSP - 7
PS3 - 5
PS2 - 2
PSP 74,024
DS Lite 54,531
Wii 40,803
PS3 11,253
PS2 9,535
Xbox 360 4,208
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what am i saying, all sales charts are predictable. :l