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Media Create 12/03/07 - 12/09/07 Japanese Sales: Wii Fit Drives Wii Sales, Strong Wii, DS Sales

Akira_EX | December 14, 2007 | Industry News | Playstation 2 Playstation 3 
Welcome to this week's Media Create numbers, where we see the holiday fervor in full swing with increased numbers across the board (with exception). The combined strength of new releases and continued strong sales of recently released games both contribute to the numbers this week.

The top software seller this week is our favorite Wii non-game, Wii Fit, pushing very nearly 150k units. Following it in the #2 position is Mario Party DS, selling 107k units. Rounding out the top five are Tales of Innocence (NDS - 104k), Hot Shots Golf Portable 2 (PSP - 87k) and last week's #1, Professor Layton and Pandora's Box (NDS - 76k).

As for hardware, we see an increase in everything this week except for the PS2, the old DS model, and the original GBA.
This Week - Last Week: +/-
DSL: 168,255 - 124,591: +43,664
WII: 115,057 - 74,764: +40,293
PSP: 91,481 - 74,626: +16,855
PS3: 38,123 - 37,092: +1,031
PS2: 11,987 - 13,703: -1,716
360: 8,876 - 6,632: +2,244
GBASP: 94 - 9: +85
GC: 46 - 32: +14
GBM: 20 - 20: 0
DS: 12 - 36: -24
GBA: 0 - 4: -4

As we see Wii Fit selling through its stock, we see the good effect of its sales: as it is pushing Wii units, it is also pushing/leading to the purchase of copies of other Wii games. The two main beneficiaries are Super Mario Galaxy (WII - 45k - #9) and Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (WII - 45k - #10).\, and prove that both games have legs.

Tales of Innocence, although a respectable number, had a low number of copies shipped, due to the stigma that it carried following the very disliked Tales of the Tempest. Professor Layton is also still pushing copies with a respectable second week. Mario Party DS and Dragon Quest IV are on pace to become million sellers.

Lost Odyssey (360) has also released this week, and with 55k copies sold, it even managed to pushed some 360 units in Japan.

As for notable games outside the top 10, Silent Hill Zero debuts at #19, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune at #24, and No More Heroes at #38.

Thanks to Cheesemeister at NeoGAF for translation and compilation.
Media Create Rankings
GPara: Media Create Top 30 with links to product sites

For Top 10, Numbers: Current Week / Lifetime to Date

01. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 149,587 / 411,000
02. [NDS] Mario Party DS (Nintendo) - 106,995 / 646,000
03. [NDS] Tales of Innocence (Bandai-Namco) - 104,317 / NEW
04. [PSP] Hot Shots Golf Portable 2 (Sony) - 87,231 / NEW
05. [NDS] Prof. Layton and Pandora's Box (Level 5) - 75,609 / 370,000
06. [NDS] Dragon Quest IV (Square-Enix) - 63,447 / 795,000
07. [360] Lost Odyssey (Microsoft) - 54,581 / NEW
08. [NDS] Powerful Pro-kun Pocket 10 (Konami) - 54,372 / NEW
09. [WII] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) - 44,705 / 476,000
10. [WII] Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo) - 44,677 / 148,000
11. [PS2] SD Gundam G Generation Spirits (Bandai-Namco)
12. [PS2] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2008 (Konami)
13. [NDS] Gintama: Gintama Quest: Gin-san Changes Jobs to Save the World (Banpresto)
14. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo)
15. [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
16. [PS2] Sengoku Basara 2: Heroes (Capcom)
17. [PSP] Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaiki da (Sony)
18. [NDS] Nep League DS (Jaleco)
19. [PSP] Silent Hill Zero (Konami)
20. [WII] Mario Party 8 (Nintendo)
21. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2008 (Konami)
22. [NDS] Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon: Time Expedition Party (Pokémon)
23. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
24. [PS3] Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (Sony)
25. [NDS] MySims (EA)
26. [PS2] Yakuza 2 (Sega)
27. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
28. [NDS] Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon: Shadow Expedition Party (Pokémon)
29. [PSP] Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (Capcom)
30. [NDS] Haneru no Tobira DS: Short-Line Railroad Night (Bandai-Namco)
31. [NDS] Prof. Layton and the Curious Village (Level 5)
32. [NDS] Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters World Championship 2008 (Konami)
33. [PS2] Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (Capcom)
34. [NDS] My Housekeeping Diary (Nintendo)
35. [WII] Wario Ware Smooth Moves (Nintendo)
36. [360] Virtua Fighter 5 Live Arena (Sega)
37. [PS3] Shin Sangoku Musou 5 (Koei)
38. [WII] No More Heroes (Marvelous Entertainment)
39. [NDS] Taiko Drum Master DS (Bandai-Namco)
40. [WII] Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles (Capcom)
41. [NDS] Mega Man Star Force 2: Berserk × Dinosaur (Capcom)
42. [NDS] Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day (Nintendo)
43. [NDS] Kanji Brain Test 2.5M (IE Institute)
44. [NDS] Mega Man Star Force 2: Berserk × Shinobi (Capcom)
45. [NDS] Dinosaur King: The Seven Fragments (Sega)
46. [NDS] Animal Crossing Wild World (Nintendo)
47. [NDS] Tamagotchi no Puchi-Puchi Omisecchi: Thanks Everybody! (Bandai-Namco)
48. [NDS] Won!tertainment: Music Channel (Capcom)
49. [NDS] More Brain Age (Nintendo)
50. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (Capcom)

Numbers of Games in Top 50 Per System:
NDS - 26
WII - 9
PS2 - 5
PSP - 5
PS3 - 3
360 - 2

Hardware Numbers:
DSL 168,255
Wii 115,057
PSP 91,481
PS3 38,123
PS2 11,987
Xbox360 8,876
GBASP 94
GC 46
GBM 20
DS 12

[Last Week's Media Create Numbers]
Cheesemeister

01./02. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 149,587 / 411,000
02./06. [NDS] Mario Party DS (Nintendo) - 106,995 / 646,000
03./00. [NDS] Tales of Innocence (Bandai-Namco) - 104,317 / NEW
04./00. [PSP] Hot Shots Golf Portable 2 (Sony) - 87,231 / NEW
05./01. [NDS] Prof. Layton and Pandora's Box (Level 5) - 75,609 / 370,000
06./04. [NDS] Dragon Quest IV (Square-Enix) - 63,447 / 795,000
07./00. [360] Lost Odyssey (Microsoft) - 54,581 / NEW
08./00. [NDS] Powerful Pro-kun Pocket 10 (Konami) - 54,372 / NEW
09./11. [WII] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) - 44,705 / 476,000
10./09. [WII] Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo) - 44,677 / 148,000

11./03. [PS2] SD Gundam G Generation Spirits (Bandai-Namco)
12./07. [PS2] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2008 (Konami)
13./00. [NDS] Gintama: Gintama Quest: Gin-san Changes Jobs to Save the World (Banpresto)
14./14. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo)
15./15. [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
16./05. [PS2] Sengoku Basara 2: Heroes (Capcom)
17./00. [PSP] Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaiki da (Sony)
18./00. [NDS] Nep League DS (Jaleco)
19./00. [PSP] Silent Hill Zero (Konami)
20./19. [WII] Mario Party 8 (Nintendo)
21./12. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2008 (Konami)
22./27. [NDS] Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon: Time Expedition Party (Pokémon)
23./23. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
24./00. [PS3] Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (Sony)
25./00. [NDS] MySims (EA)
26./00. [PS2] Yakuza 2 (Sega)
27./29. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
28./31. [NDS] Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon: Shadow Expedition Party (Pokémon)
29./00. [PSP] Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (Capcom)
30./00. [NDS] Haneru no Tobira DS: Short-Line Railroad Night (Bandai-Namco)
31./24. [NDS] Prof. Layton and the Curious Village (Level 5)
32./10. [NDS] Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters World Championship 2008 (Konami)
33./00. [PS2] Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (Capcom)
34./18. [NDS] My Housekeeping Diary (Nintendo)
35./37. [WII] Wario Ware Smooth Moves (Nintendo)
36./00. [360] Virtua Fighter 5 Live Arena (Sega)
37./16. [PS3] Shin Sangoku Musou 5 (Koei)
38./00. [WII] No More Heroes (Marvelous Entertainment)
39./34. [NDS] Taiko Drum Master DS (Bandai-Namco)
40./22. [WII] Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles (Capcom)
41./20. [NDS] Mega Man Star Force 2: Berserk × Dinosaur (Capcom)
42./28. [NDS] Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day (Nintendo)
43./39. [NDS] Kanji Brain Test 2.5M (IE Institute)
44./21. [NDS] Mega Man Star Force 2: Berserk × Shinobi (Capcom)
45./25. [NDS] Dinosaur King: The Seven Fragments (Sega)
46./43. [NDS] Animal Crossing Wild World (Nintendo)
47./49. [NDS] Tamagotchi no Puchi-Puchi Omisecchi: Thanks Everybody! (Bandai-Namco)
48./35. [NDS] Won!tertainment: Music Channel (Capcom)
49./42. [NDS] More Brain Age (Nintendo)
50./38. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (Capcom)

NDS - 26
WII - 9
PS2 - 5
PSP - 5
PS3 - 3
360 - 2

DSL 168,255
Wii 115,057
PSP 91,481
PS3 38,123
PS2 11,987
Xbox360 8,876
GBASP 94
GC 46
GBM 20
DS 12

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    The 2nd Doctor | December 15, 2007
    Quite a large gap in sales between the Wii and PS3 hmm November must of been a wierd month?
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    Dai | December 15, 2007
    Impressive. Not bad on most fronts. Heh...

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