Another week in Japan: Hardware and software numbers 12/17-12/23
The Wii did well last week in Japan, finally managing to outsell the PlayStation 3 again by five to one. WiiFit, Super Mario Galaxy, and Mario and Sonic continued to find success in the software sales charts, while Wii Sports and Wii Play extend their quests toward spectacularly high numbers.
We’re glad to see that Super Mario Galaxy is doing well (the game is great, in case you haven’t noticed), and are still awed by the phenomenon that is Wii Sports. Only one game in the top ten (and top fifteen, for that matter) was for a non-Nintendo system, which exemplifies the company’s current dominance in Japan. Chocobo’s
Mysterious Dungeon is mysteriously missing from the charts, however, leading some to speculate that the game sold less than FIFA 360 (which took the last place with 2,400 copies sold).
Hardware:
* DS: 319,000
* Wii: 264,000
* PSP: 162,000
* PS3: 51,000
* PS2: 24,000
* Xbox 360: 8,100
Software:
1. Final Fantasy IV (DS) — 309,000
2. Mario Party DS (DS) — 308,000 (1,070,000)
3. WiiFit (Wii) — 210,000 (737,000)
4. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) — 109,000 (680,000)
5. Wii Sports (Wii) — 109,000 (2,371,000)
6. Dragon Quest IV (DS) — 108,000 (963,000)
7. Wii Play (Wii) — 105,000 (1,919,000)
8. Mario & Sonic at Beijing Olympics (Wii) — 100,000 (307,000)
9. Doraemon Baseball (DS) — 96,000
10. Naruto Shippuuden: Narutimate Accel 2 (PS2) — 94,000
11. Pokemon Dungeon (DS) — 83,000 (1,218,000)
12. Professor Layton 2 (DS) — 68,000 (550,000)
13. Mario Party 8 (Wii) — 60,000 (1,008,000)
14. Mario Kart DS (DS) — 53,000 (2,660,000)
courtesy of nintendowiifanboy.com
by Candace Savino