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Nintendo Shot Down by Yakuza in Japan, Metroid Wii Starts Strong
on 19.03.2008 at 09:07
Posted by Adam Riley (jesusraz) 
Comments: 22 
Reads: 29859
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Metroid Prime 3, Wii, Japan, Media Create, Yakuza
Posted by Adam Riley (jesusraz) Comments: 22 Reads: 29859 Tags:
Metroid Prime 3, Wii, Japan, Media Create, Yakuza Related Stories
Update - The latest Media Create software and hardware has now been released, showing that Yakuza on PS3 has claimed the top spot in terms of software, whilst Wii continues to reign supreme in the hardware stakes. Check out all the numbers below:
Media Create Top 50:
Media Create Top 50:
3rd-9th March, 2008
| Position | Title/System/Publisher | Sales (Plus Total Where Available & Commentary) |
| 1.) | Yakuza 3: Kenzan! (PS3, Sega) | 181,189 | NEW |
| 2.) | Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii, Nintendo) | 50,401 | 1,408,000 |
| 3.) | Wii Fit (Wii, Nintendo) | 48,984 | 1,659,000 |
| 4.) | Gundam Musou Special (PS2, Bandai-Namco) | 39,119 | 189,000 |
| 5.) | Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii, Nintendo) | 32,388 | NEW |
| 6.) | Wii Sports (Wii, Nintendo) | 18,765 | 2,838,000 |
| 7.) | Soma Bringer (NDS, Nintendo) | 17,276 | 68,000 |
| 8.) | Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant DS (NDS, Bandai-Namco) | 16,997 | NEW |
| 9.) | Musou Orochi (PSP, Koei) | 15,902 | 87,000 |
| 10.) | Everyone's General Knowledge Training TV (Wii, Nintendo) | 14,454 | NEW |
| 11.) | Harvest Moon: Shining Sun and Friends (NDS, Marvelous Entertainment) | Falling three places, but holding up well in its third week, 12,000 | 67,000 |
| 12.) | Wii Play (Wii, Nintendo) | Back up one place, 11,000 | 2,230,000 |
| 13.) | Etrian Odyssey II: The Royal Grail (NDS, Atlus) | Down from No.6 and now above the total of its predecessor, 11,000 | 118,000 |
| 14.) | Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (PSP, Capcom) | Back up two places, 11,000 | 1,659,000 |
| 15.) | Family Ski (Wii, Bandai-Namco) | Slipping three places, 10,000 | 84,000 |
| 16.) | Nobunaga's Ambition: Kakushin w/ Power-Up Kit (PS2, Koei) | New entry with about ~10,000 sales |
| 17.) | Mario Party DS (NDS, Nintendo) | Up a spot, 8,500 | 1,635,000 |
| 18.) | Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (NDS, Nintendo) | Falling four, 9,500 | 256,000 |
| 19.) | Winning Eleven Play Maker 2008 (Wii, Konami) | Quickly down nine places in its third week, but with sales as they are it certainly is a decent start considering the 'casual' Wii market in Japan, 9,400 | 65,000 |
| 20.) | Jirou Akagawa Mystery: Nocturne: The Invited Killer (NDS, Marvelous Entertainment) | Down five places for this intriguing mystery title that hopefully Rising Star will pick up for Europe |
| 21.) | Keroro Gunsou 3: Adventure in the Sky! (NDS, Bandai-Namco) | Falling quickly from No.11, 9,400 | 23,000 |
| 22.) | Mario Kart DS (NDS, Nintendo) | Down just three, 9,400 | 2,878,000 |
| 23.) | Drum Master DS (NDS, Bandai-Namco) | Sliding three |
| 24.) | New Super Mario Bros. (NDS, Nintendo) | Falling three spots, 5,700 | 5,109,000 |
| 25.) | Animal Crossing Wild World (NDS, Nintendo) | Climbing back up three, 5,400 | 4,608,000 |
| 26.) | World Soccer Winning Eleven 2008 (PSP, Konami) | Slipping just one and looking like it might last longer than the Wii edition, sadly |
| 27.) | Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (PS3, Capcom) | Plummeting ten places |
| 28.) | Yakuza 2 (PS2, Sega) | Leaping back up from No.39 thanks to interest in the PS3 edition |
| 29.) | Kanji Brain Test 2.5M (NDS, IE Institute) | Back up six places for this long-term seller |
| 30.) | Tokimeki Memorial: Girl's Side 2nd Season (NDS, Konami) | Slips just four, looking to stabilise slightly, 6,100 | 62,000 |
| 31.) | Devil May Cry 4 (PS3, Capcom) | Moving down from No.23 quicker than expected |
| 32.) | Family Jockey (Wii, Bandai-Namco) | New entry, and far weaker than Family Ski with just 4,200 units sold according to Famitsu |
| 33.) | Flowers, Sun, and Rain: Neverending Paradise (NDS, Marvelous Entertainment) | New entry with around 3,600 sales, compared to the PS2 version that sold 5,884 in its first week and never charted again |
| 34.) | Professor Layton and Pandora's Box (NDS, Level 5) | Falling another five places, 5,000 | 770,000 |
| 35.) | Castle of Naraku (PS2, Nippon Ichi Software) | 4,200 | NEW |
| 36.) | Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS3, Activision) | 3,800 | NEW |
| 37.) | Mario Party 8 (Wii, Nintendo) | Falling one spot |
| 38.) | Super Mario Galaxy (Wii, Nintendo) | Dipping one and not looking like getting any sort of revival, sadly |
| 39.) | L, the Prologue to Death Note: Rasen's Trap (NDS, Konami) | Sliding a further seven |
| 40.) | Dragon Quest IV (NDS, Square-Enix) | Back down six places |
| 41.) | Mobile Suit Gundam: Gihren's Ambition, The Axis' Threat (PSP, Bandai-Namco) | Quickly down from No.24 |
| 42.) | Naruto: Shippuuden Dairansen! Kage Bunshin Emaki (NDS, Takara-Tomy) | Dropping twelve places |
| 43.) | Final Fantasy IV (NDS, Square-Enix) | Back down ten places |
| 44.) | Nep League DS (NDS, Jaleco) | Re-entry |
| 45.) | Doraemon Baseball: Dramatic Stadium (NDS, Bandai-Namco) | Falling four places |
| 46.) | Pok
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii)
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, I can't see Prime 3 selling very well in Japan because of the type Prime 3 is. FPSs (or in this case, FPAs 
) are typically not a popular over there.
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