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Nintendo Still Riding High in Japan
on 05.09.2009 at 16:15
Posted by Adam Riley (jesusraz) 
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Media Create, Wii, DS, Japanese Sales, Charts, Nintendo, Japan, Famitsu
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The latest Media Create sales are now in, showing that Nintendo is continuing its dominance of the Japanese charts in the week prior to the PS3 Slim launch. This week it is the Mii-meets-Animal Crossing title 'Friend Collection' on DS that claims the No.1 spot thanks to strong word-of-mouth. Dragon Quest IX is not far behind at No.2, with sales now nearly at the 3.8 million mark and with news of a renewed advertising campaign due in Japan later this month, the predicted sales of 5 million in Japan alone looks like becoming a reality sooner rather than later. Wii Sports Resort plods along nicely at No.3 this week, proving any doubters wrong by storming well past the million milestone and still going strong. The same goes for Monster Hunter 3, which even though Capcom shipped a million units on Day One, was thought to be a massive disappointment by some sectors due to it only selling half of the amount in its first week. Now, though, Capcom has gone on record to state it is confident the million will definitely be sold through in the near future and this week's Media Create ranking on 5th with sales now at ~840,000 units, pushing through another ~35,000 over the past seven days indicate Capcom certainly does not look like it will be wrong in its assumption at all. The only Nintendo-related new entries in the Top 10 come from Bandai Namco with Super Robot Gakuen at No.7 and the Nintendo-Nikkei co-developed 'Money Training' product for DS, which starts slow with just over 21,000 units sold, but will likely be a slow burner like Friend Collection recently was and Brain Training was all those years ago.
Check out the list below, along with the hardware chart that shows interest in the PS3 has all but died due to the impending release of the PS3 Slim in Japan:
Media Create Top 50 - 24th-30th August, 2009
1.) Friend Collection (NDS, Nintendo) - 79,849 | 890,000
2.) Dragon Quest IX: Defenders of the Starry Sky (NDS, Square Enix) - 71,318 | 3,794,000
3.) Wii Sports Resort (Wii, Nintendo) - 46,303 | 1,085,000
4.) Dream C Club (360, D3 Publisher) - 45,629 | NEW
5.) Monster Hunter 3 (Wii, Capcom) - 34,494 | 836,000
6.) Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny (PSP, Namco Bandai) - 28,932 | NEW
7.) Super Robot Gakuen (NDS, Namco Bandai) - 27,928 | NEW
8.) You'll Incur Losses if You Remain Ignorant: How Money and Things Work DS (NDS, Nintendo) - 21,018 | NEW
9.) Monster Hunter Portable 2 G (BEST) (PSP, Capcom) - 17,703 | 925,000
10.) Hakuouki: Zuisouroku (PS2, Idea Factory) - 16,937 | NEW
11.) SD Gundam G Generation Wars (PS2, Namco Bandai) - 16,900 | 288,000
12.) Puyo Puyo 7 (NDS, SEGA) - 16,900 | 140,000
13.) Hakuouki Portable (PSP, Idea Factory) - 16,900 | NEW
14.) Nanashi no Game: Eye (NDS, Square Enix) - 10,000 | NEW
15.) Melty Blood: Actress Again (PS2, Ecole Software) - 8,100 | 50,000
16.) Penguin no Mondai X: Tenkuu no 7 Senshi (NDS, Konami)
17.) Tales of Versus (PSP, Namco Bandai) - 8,100 | 208,000
18.) Welcome Home! Chibi-Robo! Happy Rich Big Cleaning! (NDS, Nintendo) - 7,000 | 103,000
19.) Blood of Bahamut (NDS, Square Enix) - 7,000 | 66,000
20.) Memories Off 6: Next Relation (PS2, 5pb) - 7,000 | NEW
21.) J-League Winning Eleven 2009 Club Championship (PS2, Konami) - 6,600 | 64,000
22.) Ookami Kakushi (PSP, Konami) - 6,600 | 28,000
23.) Colour Changing Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love (NDS, Nintendo) - 6,600 | 71,000
24.) Wii Fit (Wii, Nintendo) - 6,600 | 3,512,000
25.) Ninja Clash: Tenchu San Portable (PSP, From Software) - 6,300 | NEW
26.) Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes (PS2, Namco Bandai) - 6,000 | 84,000
27.) Mario Kart Wii (Wii, Nintendo) - 4,500 | 2,318,000
28.) Pro Yakyuu Spirits 6 (PS2, Konami)
29.) Mario Kart DS (NDS, Nintendo) - 4,100 | 3,496,000
30.) F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (PS3, CyberFront) - 3,200 | NEW
31.) Pokemon Platinum (NDS, The Pokemon Company)
32.) Armoured Core 3 Portable (PSP, From Software)
33.) Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3 the Best) (PS3, Capcom)
34.) Taiko Drum Master Wii (Wii, Namco Bandai)
35.) New Super Mario Bros. (NDS, Nintendo)
36.) F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (360, CyberFront) - 2,900 | NEW
37.) My Summer Vacation 4 (PSP, SCE)
38.) Memories Off 6: Next Relation (360, 5pb.) - 2,900 | NEW
39.) Rhythm Paradise (NDS, Nintendo)
40.) Pro Baseball Spirits 6 (PS3, Konami)
41.) Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (NDS, Nintendo)
42.) Taiko Drum Master DS: The 7 Island Adventure (NDS, Namco Bandai)
43.) Hatsune Miku: Project Diva (PSP, Sega)
44.) Gokujou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou: Girls Motekawa Box (NDS, Konami)
44.) TOEIC Official Test Training DS (NDS, IE Institute)
46.) Animal Crossing: Wild World (NDS, Nintendo) - 2,900 | 5,061,000
47.) EA Sports Active (Wii, EA Victor)
48.) Hisshou Pachinko Pachislot Kouryoku Series Vol. 14 (PS2, D3 Publisher)
49.) Red Faction: Guerrilla (PS3, Spike)
50.) Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! DS Flame Rumble X: Future Hyper Explosion!! (NDS, Takara Tomy)
XX.) Gendai Daisenryaku: Isshoku Sokuhatsu - Gunji Balance Houkai (PSP, System Soft Alpha) - 1,400 | NEW
XX.) Memories Off 6 (Double Pack) (360, 5pb.) - 1,200 | NEW
XX.) Gendai Daisenryaku: Isshoku Sokuhatsu - Gunji Balance Houkai (PS2, System Soft Alpha) - 1,000 | NEW
XX.) Juujigen Rippoutai Cipher Portable (PSP, Abel) - 1,000 | NEW
XX.) Memories Off 6: T-Wave (360, 5pb.) - 810 | NEW
XX.) Hakuouki: Zuisouroku (Twin Pack) (PS2, Idea Factory) - 610 | NEW
System - This Week | Last Week | 2009 Sales | Lifetime Sales
1.) Nintendo DS (all models) - 67,185 | 65,313 | 2,431,324 | 27,550,959
2.) PlayStation Portable (all models) - 26,081 | 27,187 | 1,435,849 | 12,793,952
3.) Wii - 25,038 | 26,972 | 956,322 | 8,435,299
4.) Xbox 360 - 7,254 | 8,979 | 279,407 | 1,108,844
5.) PlayStation 2 - 3,179 | 3,295 | 165,957 | 21,565,486
6.) PlayStation 3 - 1,040 | 2,052 | 652,481 | 3,274,949
XX.) Nintendo DSi - 59,881 | 59,578 | 2,057,205 | 3,288,564
XX.) Nintendo DS Lite - 7,304 | 5,735 | 374,119 | 17,676,924
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Good stuff is really coming now really.
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Darkflame said:
Good stuff is really coming now really.
Good stuff is really coming now really.
What are you planning on buying this year thats being released in Europe?
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I just bought Cursed Mountine and Metroid Trilogy, that\'s going to last me 80hours or so between them.
Scribblenaughts is out next month which looks an absolute must have. I\'m still catching up on my Layton though.
Then theres Mario and Lugia 3.
Then back to the Wii with New Mario Bros, possibly Muramasa: The Demon Blade, (maybe Drawn to Life too), then finaly back to the DS for Zelda: Spirit Tracks.
Personally, thats enough for my wallet to handle.
Early next years there\'s Galaxy2, Red Steal2 and Fragile.
Oh, and this isnt even covering the WiiWare stuff
Theres loads of good WiiWare coming.
Lost Winds 2, Night Game, CaveStory, Project Q are all definites for me.
I\'ll get other stuff based on reviews.
I want to get the MonkeyIsland games, but I\'ll probably buy them on pc.(seem better value, and more money will go to the developers...I think).
( Edited 06.09.2009 10:54 by Darkflame )Darkflames Favorate Games! - Darkflames Favorate Films! - Darkflames Favorate Foods?!
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Scribblenaughts is out next month which looks an absolute must have. I\'m still catching up on my Layton though.
Then theres Mario and Lugia 3.
Then back to the Wii with New Mario Bros, possibly Muramasa: The Demon Blade, (maybe Drawn to Life too), then finaly back to the DS for Zelda: Spirit Tracks.
Personally, thats enough for my wallet to handle.
Early next years there\'s Galaxy2, Red Steal2 and Fragile.
Oh, and this isnt even covering the WiiWare stuff
Theres loads of good WiiWare coming.
Lost Winds 2, Night Game, CaveStory, Project Q are all definites for me.
I\'ll get other stuff based on reviews.
I want to get the MonkeyIsland games, but I\'ll probably buy them on pc.(seem better value, and more money will go to the developers...I think).
( Edited 06.09.2009 10:54 by Darkflame )
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Having played it a couple of days ago, I will tell you that Muramasa is an absolute must-have for this year. Preview very soon...
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473L34 Keese
Think Its going to be a barren year for me. have no one I know interested in mario bros and I cant see it being good played alone. The DS game I thought was forgettable and this seems fashioned on that one.
Muramasa and a few wii ware titles this year. But next year holds the kind of games that interest me: Final Fantast, red steel 2, Galaxy 2, metroid, Rabbids looking likely, no more heroes, maybe high voltage stuff. Hoping there are secret motion plus stuff in the pipe line.
This year was a bit barren concerning the top blockbuter titles which there were few. Not impressed this year.
Muramasa and a few wii ware titles this year. But next year holds the kind of games that interest me: Final Fantast, red steel 2, Galaxy 2, metroid, Rabbids looking likely, no more heroes, maybe high voltage stuff. Hoping there are secret motion plus stuff in the pipe line.
This year was a bit barren concerning the top blockbuter titles which there were few. Not impressed this year.
feeling Fragile.
2038L72 Samus
Theres only ever a few blockbuster titles each year.
You shouldnt close your eyes to the smaller stuff.
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You shouldnt close your eyes to the smaller stuff.
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