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on 24.03.2008 at 13:15
Posted by Adam Riley (jesusraz)
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Beautiful Letter Training, Nintendo DS, Media Create, Japan
Posted by Adam Riley (jesusraz) Tags:
Beautiful Letter Training, Nintendo DS, Media Create, Japan
Update - The full Media Create Top 50 and hardware charts have now been released. Check out the results below:
Media Create Top 50:
Expect more updates next week...
Original Story - The early Famitsu data has been released, showing that once again Nintendo reigns at the top of the software chart, this time with 'Beautiful Letter Training', whilst Metroid Prime 3 hangs on well in its second week and Soma Bringer racks up a decent overall sales total. Check out the numbers below:
Early Famitsu Numbers:
Stick around for another update once Media Create starts work again after the holiday period...
Media Create Top 50:
10th-16th March, 2008
| Position | Title/System/Publisher | Sales (Plus Total Where Available & Commentary) |
| 1.) | Beautiful Letter Training (NDS, Nintendo) | 65,689 | NEW |
| 2.) | Yakuza 3: Kenzan! (PS3, Sega) | 45,776 | 227,000 |
| 3.) | Wii Fit (Wii, Nintendo) | 44,500 | 1,704,000 |
| 4.) | Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii, Nintendo) | 40,984 | 1,449,000 |
| 5.) | Gundam Musou Special (PS2, Bandai-Namco) | 24,269 | 213,000 |
| 6.) | Shugo Chara! Three Eggs and the Joker in Love (NDS, Konami) | 20,383 | NEW |
| 7.) | Daito Giken Official Pachislo Simulator: New Yoshimune (PS2, Paon) | 18,198 | NEW |
| 8.) | Wii Sports (Wii, Nintendo) | 16,921 | 2,855,000 |
| 9.) | Harvest Moon: Shining Sun and Friends (NDS, Marvelous Entertainment) | 11,494 | 93,000 |
| 10.) | Wii Play (Wii, Nintendo) | 11,060 | 2,271,000 |
| 11.) | Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii, Nintendo) | Down from No.5, but hanging on better than people expected considering the franchise is not too popular in Japan |
| 12.) | Musou Orochi (PSP, Koei) | Falling three places |
| 13.) | 12Riven: The Ψcliminal of Integral (PS2, CyberFront) | New entry |
| 14.) | Everyone's General Knowledge Training TV (Wii, Nintendo) | Sliding four places and not performing anywhere near as strong as expected given the large advertising |
| 15.) | Soma Bringer (NDS, Nintendo) | Considering how badly Baten Kaitos Origins sold, the fact that three weeks on this is working its way to the 100,000 mark is a great return to form for Monolithsoft, especially given the praise this game is receiving from critics all over! Down from No.7, but it has sold through its first shipment with ease |
| 16.) | Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (PSP, Capcom) | Down two places with its successor out in a week |
| 17.) | Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant DS (NDS, Sega) | Falling quickly from No.8 in its second week |
| 18.) | Hayate the Combat Butler: Girl-Making War: Mansion Edition (NDS, Konami) | New entry |
| 19.) | Hayate the Combat Butler: Girl-Making War: School Edition (NDS, Konami) | New entry |
| 20.) | Mario Party DS (Nintendo) | Falling three spots |
| 21.) | Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (NDS, Nintendo) | Sliding three places |
| 22.) | Mario Kart DS (NDS, Nintendo) | Non-mover |
| 23.) | Etrian Odyssey II: The Royal Grail (NDS, Atlus) | Quickly down ten places as stock starts to dry up |
| 24.) | Drum Master DS (NDS, Bandai-Namco) | Down just one with its sequel coming very soon, but still no Western release announced |
| 25.) | Winning Post 7: Maximum 2008 (PS2, Koei) | New entry |
| 26.) | New Super Mario Bros. (NDS, Nintendo) | Down two places |
| 27.) | Duel Love: The Loving Girl is the Goddess of Victory (NDS, Bandai-Namco) | New entry for this rather homo-erotic style game |
| 28.) | Winning Eleven Play Maker 2008 (Wii, Konami) | Quickly down nine as stock supplies are running low |
| 29.) | Family Ski (Wii, Bandai-Namco) | After a strong performance over recent weeks, this finally tumbles from No.15 as it creeps towards the 100,000 sales mark |
| 30.) | Jirou Akagawa Mystery: Nocturne: The Invited Killer (NDS, Marvelous Entertainment) | Down ten places for this intriguing mystery adventure |
| 31.) | Yakuza 2 (PS2, Sega) | Slipping three |
| 32.) | Animal Crossing: Wild World (NDS, Nintendo) | Down seven to possibly its lowest ever position |
| 33.) | Tokimeki Memorial: Girl's Side 2nd Season (NDS, Konami) | Slipping three for this successful sequel for Konami that has far out-performed its predecessor |
| 34.) | World Soccer Winning Eleven: Ubiquitous Evolution 2008 (PSP, Konami) | Down eight, but can it hold on longer than the Wii game? |
| 35.) | Winning Post 7: Maximum 2008 (PS3, Koei) | New entry |
| 36.) | Keroro Gunsou 3: Adventure in the Sky! (NDS, Bandai-Namco) | Falling from No.21 |
| 37.) | Professor Layton and Pandora's Box (NDS, Level 5) | Slipping three and struggling to beat the sales of the first game, despite starting far stronger |
| 38.) | L, the Prologue to Death Note: Rasen's Trap (NDS, Konami) | Back up one for this, showing Konami is having better success on DS than some may think |
| 39.) | Kanji Brain Test 2.5M (NDS, IE Institute) | Falling ten places, but likely to start moving back up again soon |
| 40.) | DS Literature Collection (NDS, Nintendo) | Leaping back up nine for this long-term seller |
| 41.) | Mario Party 8 (Wii, Nintendo) | Falling four places |
| 42.) | Doraemon Baseball: Dramatic Stadium (NDS, Bandai-Namco) | Back up three |
| 43.) | Super Mario Galaxy (Wii, Nintendo) | Sad to see, but falling five and looking destined to fail to reach the million mark |
| 44.) | Haruhi Suzumiya's Wonderment (PS2, Banpresto) | Re-entry |
| 45.) | Nobunaga's Ambition: Kakushin w/ Power-Up Kit (PS2, Koei) | Quickly down from No.16 |
| 46.) | Pok?n Diamond (NDS, The Pok?n Company) | Non-mover |
| 47.) | Dragon Quest IV (NDS, Square-Enix) | Falling seven places and could this finally leave the chart after all this time by next week? |
| 48.) | Professor Layton and the Curious Village (NDS, Level 5) | Slipping just one place |
| 49.) | Final Fantasy IV (NDS, Square-Enix) | Sliding six and proving to be one of the most stable selling Final Fantasy games in a long time! |
| 50.) | Devil May Cry 4 (PS3, Capcom) | Dropping hard, down from No.31 |
Media Create Hardware Chart
| Format | This Week | Last Week | 2008 Sales | Lifetime Sales |
| PlayStation Portable | 57,651 | 53,924 | 918,997 | 8,520,591 |
| Wii | 55,845 | 57,068 | 944,254 | 5,560,414 |
| Nintendo DS | 53,266 | 48,658 | 926,177 | 22,099,228 |
| PlayStation 3 | 14,934 | 21,008 | 322,510 | 1,964,186 |
| PlayStation 2 | 9,930 | 10,429 | 146,810 | 21,073,847 |
| Xbox 360 | 1,744 | 2,891 | 44,092 | 551,433 |
Expect more updates next week...
Original Story - The early Famitsu data has been released, showing that once again Nintendo reigns at the top of the software chart, this time with 'Beautiful Letter Training', whilst Metroid Prime 3 hangs on well in its second week and Soma Bringer racks up a decent overall sales total. Check out the numbers below:
Early Famitsu Numbers:
10th-16th March, 2008
| Position | Title/System/Publisher | Sales (Plus Total Where Available & Commentary) |
| 1.) | Beautiful Letter Training DS (NDS, Nintendo) | 71,000 | NEW |
| 2.) | Yakuza 3 (PS3, SEGA) | 43,000 | 220,000 |
| 3.) | Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii, Nintendo) | 40,000 | 1,485,000 |
| 4.) | Wii Fit (Wii, Nintendo) | 38,000 | 1,677,000 |
| 5.) | Gundam Musou Special (PS2, Bandai Namco) | 29,000 | 232,000 |
| 6.) | Daito Giken Koushiki Pachi-Slot Simulator: Shin Yoshimune (PS2) | 23,000 | NEW |
| 7.) | Hayate no Gotoku! Ojousama Produce Daisakusen Boku Iro ni Somare! Oyashiki-Hen/Gakkou-Hen (NDS) | 18,000 | NEW |
| 8.) | Shugo Chara! 3-tsu no Tamagoto Koisuru Joker (NDS) | 17,000 | NEW |
| 9.) | Wii Sports (Wii, Nintendo) | 15,000 | 2,813,000 |
| 10.) | Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii, Nintendo) | 14,000 | 48,000 |
| 11.) | Mario Kart DS (NDS, Nintendo) | 11,000 | 2,889,000 |
| 12.) | 12Riven: The Psi-Climinal of Integral (PS2) | 11,000 | NEW |
| 13.) | Monster Hunter Portable 2 (PSP, Capcom) | 10,000 | 1,669,000 |
| 14.) | Wii Play (Wii, Nintendo) | 10,000 | 2,240,000 |
| 15.) | General Knowledge Training TV (Wii, Nintendo) | 9,900 | 24,000 |
| 16.) | Harvest Moon: Shining Sun and Friends (NDS, Marvelous Interactive) | 9,400 | 77,000 |
| 17.) | Doraemon: Nobita to Midori no Kyojinden DS (NDS, SEGA) | 8,900 | 23,000 |
| 18.) | Musou Orochi (PSP, Koei) | 8,400 | 103,000 |
| 19.) | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (NDS) | 8,200 | 264,000 |
| 20.) | Soma Bringer (NDS, Nintendo) | 8,200 | 79,000 |
| 21.) | Mario Party DS (NDS, Nintendo) | 8,200 | 1,643,000 |
| 22.) | Winning Eleven Playmaker 2008 (Wii, Konami) | 6,600 | 72,000 |
| 23.) | Yu-Gi-Oh GX: Spirit Summoner (BEST) (NDS, Konami) | 6,500 | NEW |
| 24.) | Family Ski (Wii, Bandai Namco) | 6,400 | 91,000 |
| 25.) | Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 2nd Season (NDS, Konami) | 6,100 | 67,000 |
| 26.) | Etrian Odyssey II (NDS, Atlus) | 5,900 | 124,000 |
| 27.) | New Super Mario Bros. (NDS, Nintendo) | 5,900 | 5,115,000 |
| 28.) | Winning Post 7 Maximum 2008 (PS2, SEGA) | 5,800 | NEW |
| 30.) | Animal Crossing: Wild World (NDS, Nintendo) | 5,500 | 4,316,000 |
| XX.) | Call of Duty 4 (NDS, Activision) | 3,600 | NEW |
| XX.) | Contra 4 (NDS, Konami) | 2,300 | NEW |
| XX.) | Legend of Kage 2 (NDS, Taito) | 2,100 | NEW |
| XX.) | Winning Post 7 Maximum 2008 (PS3, SEGA) | 5,400 | NEW |
| XX.) | Kantan! Tanoshii! Okashi Navi DS (NDS) | 2,400 | NEW |
| XX.) | Winning Post 7 Maximum 2008 (Wii) | 1,500 | NEW |
| XX.) | Skate (PS3, EA) | 1,200 | NEW |
| XX.) | Skate (360, EA) | 1,100 | NEW |
| XX.) | Baroque (Wii, Atlus) | 660 | NEW |
- PlayStation Portable - 66,000
- Wii - 51,000
- Nintendo DS - 47,000
- PlayStation 3 - 18,000
- PlayStation 2 - 9,200
- Xbox 360 - 2,500
Stick around for another update once Media Create starts work again after the holiday period...
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Robertd1138 Reply Quote #2
Strange that the PSP would be on top with only one game in the top 15 and no recent big releases. 
Tman!! Reply Quote #3
Yeah Nintendo really have that market by the nuts and are twisting them as much as they can.
How many training games is that now?
How many training games is that now?
rammpeth Reply Quote #4
it seems the DS isnt capable of topping the psp in hardware sales as of late
charwiimario Reply Quote #5
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CharBaroque sold 660 copies? Ouch... Had it sold 666, that would've been more interesting.
Omegasend Reply Quote #6
psp no games, it's obvious the buyers aren't interested in the software. The new slim model is whats they want (more multi functions).
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~Arm
Simple N Clean Reply Quote #7
Good to see that Metroid Prime 3 is in at number 10
But Where is Mario Galaxy
But Where is Mario Galaxy
D_prOdigy Reply Quote #8
If Sony were serious about PSP, they should be absolutely bricking themselves. The state of the console is such that the hardware is flying off shelves, but software is selling virtually nil. They're probably happy because the money is coming in to them, but that does nothing to appeal to 3rd party developers. My theory is the only people buying it are hackers and homebrewers.
Regarding DS: look at the lifetime sales. It's Japan's best selling console. PS2 was at one point, but now the nation is saturated. The DS is going through the same phase, but instead of going to 10,000 a weeks from what once was 50,000, it's going to 50,000 a week from what was once 100,000. The situation really isn't as bad as what some would make out.
Regarding DS: look at the lifetime sales. It's Japan's best selling console. PS2 was at one point, but now the nation is saturated. The DS is going through the same phase, but instead of going to 10,000 a weeks from what once was 50,000, it's going to 50,000 a week from what was once 100,000. The situation really isn't as bad as what some would make out.
MechaG2 Reply Quote #9
OMG! What's happening to Mario Galaxy sales in Japan is an absolute crime! A travesty, I say! It's so shocking Japanese gamers are not snapping up such a stellar (no pun intended) gem of a game since it's Japanese launch and even up to this point in time! Mario Galaxy is quite possibly the best Mario adventure game yet. 
What's almost as shocking, is that Prime 3 is selling as well as it is IN JAPAN! Wow. Another simply amazing game. Although, I cannot believe that it's not selling much better than it is here in the States. Yet, another travesty.
What's wrong with gamers today? Mario Galaxy and Prime 3 are both incredible games that feature one hell of ride. It seems like most gamers today wouldn't know an amazing game if it came up and bit them in the face.
What's almost as shocking, is that Prime 3 is selling as well as it is IN JAPAN! Wow. Another simply amazing game. Although, I cannot believe that it's not selling much better than it is here in the States. Yet, another travesty.
What's wrong with gamers today? Mario Galaxy and Prime 3 are both incredible games that feature one hell of ride. It seems like most gamers today wouldn't know an amazing game if it came up and bit them in the face.
Flynnie Reply Quote #10
Eeek the PSP 2008 sales are catching up 2 the DS.
Meh, What happens in Japan stays in Japan, they set their own trend but it never follows suit in the other regions.
Well...i guess that can be debated
Meh, What happens in Japan stays in Japan, they set their own trend but it never follows suit in the other regions.
Well...i guess that can be debated
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