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on 01.07.2008 at 15:18
Posted by Adam Riley (jesusraz)
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Posted by Adam Riley (jesusraz) Tags:
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Metal Gear Solid 4 has proven to be a massive success in Japan on the PlayStation 3, launching the console to the top of the pile for the first time this year. It has also on track to quickly take the crown for biggest selling current generation Third Party game, with the current leader being Square Enix's Dragon Quest Swords on Wii, with just shy of 500,000 units sold.
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Media Create Top 50:
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Check out the results below...
Media Create Top 50:
9th-15th June, 2008
| Position | Title/System/Publisher | Sales (Plus Total Where Available & Commentary) |
| 1.) | Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots (PS3, Konami) | 465,000 | NEW |
| 2.) | Mario Kart Wii (Wii, Nintendo) | 38,000 | 1,444,000 |
| 3.) | Wii Fit (Wii, Nintendo) | 37,000 | 2,227,000 |
| 4.) | Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Portable 3 (PSP, Konami) | 27,000 | 187,000 |
| 5.) | Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP, Capcom) | 26,000 | 2,203,000 |
| 6.) | Hisshou Pachinko Pachislot Kouryaku Series DS Vol. 2 (NDS, D3 Publisher) | 22,000 | NEW |
| 7.) | Dragon Ball Z Burst Limit (PS3, Bandai Namco) | 18,000 | 111,000 |
| 8.) | Beautiful Letter Training (NDS, Nintendo) | 17,000 | 285,000 |
| 9.) | DS Yamamura Misa Suspense: Kyoto Murder Files (NDS, Tecmo) | 17,000 | 56,000 |
| 10.) | Mysterious Dungeon: Fuurai no Shiren 3 (Wii, Sega) | 14,000 | 73,000 |
| 11.) | Wii Sports (Wii, Nintendo) | Climbing a further five places |
| 12.) | Meccha! Taiko no Tatsujin Adventure of 7 Islands (NDS, Bandai-Namco) | Back up one |
| 13.) | Let's Make a Pro Baseball Team! (NDS, Sega) | After crashing from No.1 to No.39 in three weeks, week four sees it leap back up as stock is replenished |
| 14.) | Family Trainer (Wii, Bandai-Namco) | After starting stronger than Family Ski, this slips five, but is holding well |
| 15.) | Valhalla Knights 2 (PSP, Marvelous Entertainment) | Falling a further four |
| 16.) | Wii Play (Wii, Nintendo) | Climbing two |
| 17.) | Mario Kart DS (NDS, Nintendo) | Back up four |
| 18.) | We're Fossil Diggers (NDS, Nintendo) | Down just one place |
| 19.) | Pokémon Ranger Battonage (NDS, The Pokémon Company) | Non-mover |
| 20.) | Hirameki Training (NDS, Benesse Corporation) | Down from No.14 from 'Empty Space Training', which is co-developed by the Wario Land: Shake It team, Good Feel, as well as Intelligent Systems |
| 21.) | Majin Tantei Nougame Neuro: Neuro to Miko no Bishoku Sanmai (NDS, Marvelous Entertainment) | New entry |
| 22.) | Link's Crossbow Training (Wii, Nintendo) | Down two places, but surprisingly tracking lower than Capcom's Umbrella Chronicles |
| 23.) | More TOEIC TEST DS Training (NDS, IE Institute) | New entry |
| 24.) | Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii, Nintendo) | Back up three |
| 25.) | Endless Frontier: Super Robot Wars OG Saga (NDS, Bandai Namco) | Down ten places, but possibly due to low stock |
| 26.) | Tottado! Yowiko's Deserted Island Life (NDS, Bandai-Namco) | Up two places |
| 27.) | New Super Mario Bros. (NDS, Nintendo) | Sliding up three |
| 28.) | More Brain Training (NDS, Nintendo) | Bouncing up from No.45 |
| 29.) | Battalion Wars II (Wii, Nintendo) | Down just four and proving to be far stronger than the Advance Wars games, plus now ahead of the original BW |
| 30.) | Pokémon Diamond (NDS, The Pokémon Company) | Leaping up from No.42 |
| 31.) | Animal Crossing Wild World (NDS, Nintendo) | Back up seven spots |
| 32.) | Kanji Brain Test 2.5M (NDS, IE Institute) | Back up four for the game that refuses to disappear |
| 33.) | Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater (PS2, Konami) | Re-entry |
| 34.) | Fushigi? Kagaku: Nazotoki Quiz Training - NazoTore (NDS, Benesse Corporation) | Down from No.22 for 'Riddle Training' |
| 35.) | 99 Tears (NDS, Bandai-Namco) | Quickly down from its début position No.23 |
| 36.) | Mario Party DS (NDS, Nintendo) | Back up a further seven places |
| 37.) | SimCity DS 2: From the Past to the Future (NDS, EA) | Climbing a further four |
| 38.) | Ninja Gaiden 2 (360, Tecmo) | After a decent start last week, this falls quickly from No.8 in its second week |
| 39.) | Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops+ (PSP, Konami) | Back up from No.49 thanks to Metal Gear Solid fever hitting Japan again |
| 40.) | Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness (NDS, Square-Enix) | Quickly down from No.24, but still tracking ahead of the first DS game, which bodes well for a Western release |
| 41.) | Tea Dog's Room DS 3 (NDS, MTO) | Back down from No.34 |
| 42.) | Mana Khemia 2: The Fallen School and the Alchemists (PS2, Gust) | Down from No.26 in its third week |
| 43.) | Sekai wa Atashi de Mawatteru (NDS, Global A Entertainment) | New entry |
| 44.) | Pokémon Pearl (NDS, The Pokémon Company) | Up another two spots |
| 45.) | Bleach: Heat the Soul 5 (PSP, Sony) | Down eight |
| 46.) | Musou Orochi: The Evil King Returns (PS2, Koei) | Down another six |
| 47.) | Gyakuten Saiban (NDS, Capcom) | Non-mover |
| 48.) | More English Training (NDS, Nintendo) | Up two places |
| 49.) | Harvest Moon: Shining Sun and Friends (NDS, Marvelous Entertainment) | Re-entry |
| 50.) | Luminous Arc 2: Will (NDS, Marvelous Entertainment) | Down a further six |
Media Create Hardware Chart
| Format | This Week | Last Week | 2008 Sales | Lifetime Sales |
| PlayStation 3 | 75,311 | 10,856 | 513,009 | 2,154,685 |
| PlayStation Portable | 64,675 | 62,016 | 2,017,749 | 9,619,343 |
| Wii | 45,564 | 44,639 | 1,609,893 | 6,226,053 |
| Nintendo DS | 39,201 | 35,020 | 1,528,137 | 22,701,188 |
| PlayStation 2 | 7,297 | 6,279 | 249,262 | 21,176,299 |
| Xbox 360 | 2,163 | 2,280 | 64,850 | 572,191 |
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D_prOdigy Reply Quote #1
L18 Stalchild
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23.03.2008 
D_prOdigyIt's worth noting that in the following week, PS3 figures fell to around 25,000, with MGS4 dropping to 2 in the software charts (although still staying ahead of new release, Super Mario Sluggers).
artmonkey Reply Quote #2
L59 Chain Chomp
1371 406 09.05.2006 noneMetal Gear Solid 3 has proven to be a massive success
I'll permit that one 'Raz. But if I find out that the lifetime sales of the Nintendo DS are 22,701,187 there's gonna be moiders!
"You mean you have to use your hands??"
"That's like a baby's toy!"
jesusraz Reply Quote #3
News Editor
10731 434 22.01.2003 noneYeah, bit behind on the Japanese numbers, sorry...been a bit side-tracked. There are reports that used copies of MGS4 are flooding the market now, as well as plenty of returned PS3s. It's very similar to the situation with Blue Dragon and the 360. Gaming otaku snap up the title and console, complete as quick as possible and then basically get their money back asap...
Still, for MGS4 to nearly beat DQS's total in just one week on what many deem a dead console in Japan is indeed quite impressive.
Cubed³ Senior Editor :: Lead Writer :: News & Interviews Editor
Still, for MGS4 to nearly beat DQS's total in just one week on what many deem a dead console in Japan is indeed quite impressive.
Cubed³ Senior Editor :: Lead Writer :: News & Interviews Editor
Fenton Reply Quote #4
L83 Hyper Knuckles
3398 150 03.07.2004 noneMetal Gear Solid 3 has proven to be a massive success in Japan on the PlayStation 3
I believe you have made a terrible mistake
jesusraz Reply Quote #5
News Editor
10731 434 22.01.2003 none
True Amended now. Strange, I didn't make the mistake when typing out the table...
Anyway, look at how Wii Fit has re-taken the lead on MHP2G's total:
3.) Wii Fit (Wii, Nintendo) 37,000 | 2,227,000
5.) Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP, Capcom) 26,000 | 2,203,000
5.) Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP, Capcom) 26,000 | 2,203,000
Looks like Nintendo's game could well have far stronger legs than Capcom's...
Cubed³ Senior Editor :: Lead Writer :: News & Interviews Editor
artmonkey Reply Quote #6
L59 Chain Chomp
1371 406 09.05.2006 noneSorry, the 3 thing was what I was pointing out
"You mean you have to use your hands??"
"That's like a baby's toy!"
"You mean you have to use your hands??"
"That's like a baby's toy!"
mOojc Reply Quote #7
L95 Assassin
4511 214 06.06.2004 mOojcWoah at Nintendo DS's life time sales. Quite impressive.
What happened to the good ole days when Brain Training was always on top?
What happened to the good ole days when Brain Training was always on top?
Masterchef Reply Quote #8
L48 Kremlin Guard
884 39 01.11.2006 Gaza13Jesus those Japs love the DS don't they? That's an awful lot of Cooking Mama, Nintendogs and Brain Training sold.
NINTENDO HATES HARDCORE GAMERS
"Please keep all comments clean and friendly!"- C3 Bot
No chance of that.
NINTENDO HATES HARDCORE GAMERS
"Please keep all comments clean and friendly!"- C3 Bot
No chance of that.
tiamat1990 Reply Quote #9
L79 Iron Knuckle
2994 66 29.10.2004 tiamat or tiamat1990Tis a fantastic game after all. All of you guys really should play it. It is AMAZING.
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