Topic: Official Sales Thread

[SalesBot]

Chart Track - Week 4, 2011

UK: Week 4, 2011 - Individual Formats (Units)
01 (__) 360 Dead Space 2 (Electronic Arts)
02 (01) PS3 Littlebigplanet 2 (Sony Computer Ent.)
03 (__) PS3 Dead Space 2 (Electronic Arts)
04 (02) WII Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
05 (07) 360 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
06 (03) WII Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
07 (05) 360 Call Of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)
08 (13) NDS Art Academy (Nintendo)
09 (10) 360 Fifa 11 (Electronic Arts)
10 (09) WII Just Dance (Ubisoft)
11 (14) PS3 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
12 (06) 360 Kinect Sports (Microsoft)
13 (08) PS3 Gran Turismo 5 (Sony Computer Ent.)
14 (11) PS3 Call Of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)
15 (04) PS3 Mass Effect 2 (Electronic Arts)
16 (16) PS3 Fifa 11 (Electronic Arts)
17 (15) WII Wii Party (Nintendo)
18 (12) 360 Dance Central (Microsoft)
19 (17) WII Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
20 (23) 360 Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit (Electronic Arts)
21 (20) WII Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo)
22 (__) WII My Fitness Coach: Dance Workout (Ubisoft)
23 (19) WII Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
24 (18) PC Football Manager 2011 (Sega)
25 (22) NDS New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
26 (30) PS3 Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit (Electronic Arts)
27 (21) 360 Your Shape: Fitness Evolved (Ubisoft)
28 (24) WII New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
29 (33) PC World Of Warcraft: Battle Chest (Activision Blizzard)
30 (31) 360 Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare (Take 2)
31 (29) NDS Professor Layton And The Lost Future (Nintendo)
32 (28) WII Michael Jackson: The Experience (Ubisoft)
33 (__) WII Fifa 11 (Electronic Arts)
34 (25) 360 Fable Iii (Microsoft)
35 (__) 360 Forza Motorsport 3: Ultimate Collection (Microsoft)
36 (__) PC Dead Space 2 (Electronic Arts)
37 (34) NDS Mario Kart Ds (Nintendo)
38 (26) 360 Halo: Reach (Microsoft)
39 (__) PS3 Wwe Smackdown Vs Raw 2011 (Thq)
40 (40) PS3 Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare (Take 2)

Ireland: Week 4, 2011 - Entertainment Software (All Prices)
01 (__) Dead Space 2 (Electronic Arts)
02 (01) Littlebigplanet 2 (Sony Computer Ent.)
03 (04) Fifa 11 (Electronic Arts)
04 (02) Call Of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)
05 (05) Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
06 (08) Art Academy (Nintendo)
07 (06) Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
08 (11) Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit (Electronic Arts)
09 (03) Mass Effect 2 (Electronic Arts)
10 (10) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
11 (09) Gran Turismo 5 (Sony Computer Ent.)
12 (18) Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo)
13 (12) The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
14 (07) Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
15 (14) Kinect Sports (Microsoft)
16 (13) Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare (Take 2)
17 (__) Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
18 (__) Wii Party (Nintendo)
19 (15) Just Dance (Ubisoft)
20 (__) Batman: Arkham Asylum (Square Enix Europe)

Denmark: Week 4, 2011 - Entertainment Software (All Prices)
01 (__) Dead Space 2 (Electronic Arts)
02 (02) Call Of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)
03 (05) Fifa 11 (Electronic Arts)
04 (01) Littlebigplanet 2 (Nordisk Film)
05 (06) The Sims 3: Late Night (Electronic Arts)
06 (03) Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
07 (04) Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
08 (07) The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
09 (11) Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
10 (15) Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit (Electronic Arts)
11 (12) The Sims 3: Ambitions (Electronic Arts)
12 (09) Gran Turismo 5 (Nordisk Film)
13 (08) World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm (Activision Blizzard)
14 (20) New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
15 (18) Counter-strike: Source (Electronic Arts)
16 (__) The Sims 3: World Adventures (Electronic Arts)
17 (__) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
18 (__) Bjergkøbing Grand Prix (Pan Vision)
19 (__) Build-a-bear Workshop (Nordic Game Supply)
20 (16) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)

Netherlands: Week 4, 2011
01 (__) [PS3] Littlebigplanet 2 (Sony)
02 (03) [WII] Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo)
03 (01) [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision)
04 (04) [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
05 (02) [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 (Sony Computer Ent.)
06 (05) [360] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision)
07 (07) [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo)
08 (08) [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
09 (__) [PS3] Mass Effect 2 (Electronic Arts)
10 (09) [PS3] Fifa 11 (Electronic Arts)

France: Week 3, 2011
01 (__) [PS3] Littlebigplanet 2 (Sony)
02 (01) [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision)
03 (03) [WII] Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
04 (02) [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo)
05 (__) [PS3] Littlebigplanet 2 - Edition spéciale (Sony)

Italy: Week 3, 2011
01 (01) [WII] Wii Fit Plus + Balance Board (Nintendo)
02 (02) [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 (Sony)
03 (04) [PS3] Call of Duty Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)
04 (__) [360] Kinect Sports (Microsoft)
05 (__) [PS3] Mass Effect 2 (Electronic Arts)
06 (09) [WII] Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo)
07 (05) [PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 (Konami)
08 (__) [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
09 (06) [WII] Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
10 (03) [360] Kinect Adventures (Microsoft)

Sweden: Week 4, 2011
01 (__) [360] Dead Space 2
02 (__) [PS3] Dead Space 2
03 (01) [PS3] Little Big Planet 2
04 (02) [PC] World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
05 (05) [360] Call Of Duty: Black Ops
06 (06) [PS3] Call Of Duty: Black Ops
07 (04) [360] Kinect Sports
08 (08) [PS3] Gran Turismo 5
09 (15) [PS3] FIFA 11
10 (__) [PC] Dead Space 2
11 (17) [PC] Call Of Duty: Black Ops
12 (07) [NDS] New Super Mario Bros.
13 (11) [WII] New Super Mario Bros Wii
14 (__) [360] FIFA 11
15 (09) [PC] The Sims 3: Late Night
16 (19) [PC] The Sims 3
17 (14) [PC] StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty
18 (__) [360] Kinect Adventures
19 (18) [360] Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
20 (03) [PS3] Mass Effect 2

Germany: Week 4, 2011
01 (02) [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo)
02 (01) [PS3] Littlebigplanet 2 (Sony Computer Ent.)
03 (__) [WII] Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo)
04 (10) [PS3] Fifa 11 (Electronic Arts)
05 (__) [WII] Wii Fit Plus + Balance Board (Nintendo)
06 (__) [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
07 (04) [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 (Sony)
08 (__) [WII] Mario Sports Mix (Nintendo)
09 (06) [PS3] Call Of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)
10 (__) [NDS] Art Academy (Nintendo)

[Chozo Ghost]

03. / 00. [PSP] My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute Portable (Bandai Namco) {2011.01.27} - 88.493 / NEW

Incest on the go!

"Games" like this make me think that the Tokyo Government was right to pass that law banning this sort of thing.  I love much of their anime and many of their games, but Japanese otaku culture really irritates me these days.

I like the Japanese culture that involved Samurais and Ninjas. That is cool. Otaku is not so great imho...

[Enner]

Otaku is a derogatory word for geeks or dedicated hobbyists in general, if I recall correctly, so lets not be messy with our words here. There are all sorts of otaku ranging from trains and firearms to fashion and photography.

Oriemo appeals to a particular subset of otaku that is dedicated to moe anime, manga, and other media characters. Those otaku is where we get the sensational headlines of a guy wanting to marry a body pillow or a character in the DS game Love Plus. The Japanese government Youth Ordinance Bill 156 is more or less going after those works since it has gotten so crazy these past few years.


Here's an editorial on how Bill 156 got passed for those curious. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/editorial/2010-12-28

[broodwars]

Otaku is a derogatory word for geeks or dedicated hobbyists in general, if I recall correctly, so lets not be messy with our words here. There are all sorts of otaku ranging from trains and firearms to fashion and photography.

Well, if you want to be precise, what the term "Otaku" actually refers to are people who are "obsessively" devoted to particular interests (just having an interest or hobby isn't sufficient), and it's a term that's widely used in Japan to specifically refer to those obsessed with "moe anime, manga, and other media characters."

[Enner]

Otaku is a derogatory word for geeks or dedicated hobbyists in general, if I recall correctly, so lets not be messy with our words here. There are all sorts of otaku ranging from trains and firearms to fashion and photography.

Well, if you want to be precise, what the term "Otaku" actually refers to are people who are "obsessively" devoted to particular interests (just having an interest or hobby isn't sufficient), and it's a term that's widely used in Japan to specifically refer to those obsessed with "moe anime, manga, and other media characters."

Ah, I knew I was missing some details.
I'm curious to see how big of a second week drop off we'll see for the top selling games in Japan. I hope The Last Story and Valkyria Chronicles 3 stick around for weeks to come.

[SalesBot]

NPD 2010 New Release Top 10
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Source: Gamasutra

[Nemo]

It makes me sad (in my heart) that Just Dance could outsell Mario Galaxy.

[Enner]

It makes me sad (in my heart) that Just Dance could outsell Mario Galaxy.

On the other hand, it means that it isn't just Nintendo games that top charts on the Nintendo Wii.

[TJ Spyke]

I think part of it was I would see commercials for the game during almost every single commercial break, even months later I would see ads for it. I don't even remember seeing a SMG2 commercial.

[noname2200]

I can't decide if those Wii Party sales are good or bad....Leaning towards bad.

[SalesBot]

Media Create - Week 5, 2011: 1/31 - 2/06

01. / 00. [NDS] Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth 2 (Capcom) {2011.02.03} - 132.266 / NEW
02. / 00. [PSP] Macross: Triangle Frontier (Bandai Namco) {2011.02.03} - 55.513 / NEW
03. / 00. [PSP] White Knight Chronicles Episode Portable: Dogma Wars (SCE) {2011.02.03} - 40.603 / NEW
04. / 00. [NDS] Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butouden (Bandai Namco) {2011.02.03} - 31.108 / NEW
05. / 04. [PSP] Kenka Bancho 5: Laws of Manhood (Spike) {2011.01.27} - 28.000 / 86.978 (-53%)
06. / 07. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom) {2010.12.01} - 27.861 / 4.156.138 (-16%)
07. / 01. [WII] The Last Story (Nintendo) {2011.01.27} - 19.178 / 133.900 (-83%)
08. / 02. [PSP] Valkyria Chronicles 3 (Sega) {2011.01.27} - 17.927 / 120.705 (-83%)
09. / 10. [WII] Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo) {2010.12.09} - 16.493 / 790.386 (-14%)
10. / 03. [PSP] My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute Portable (Bandai Namco) {2011.01.27} - 11.721 / 100.214 (-87%)
11. / 16. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) {2010.09.18} - 10.795 / 5.061.434 (+1%)
12. / 06. [PS3] Dragon Age: Origins (Spike) {2011.01.27} - 10.517 / 53.371 (-75%)
13. / 14. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) {2010.07.08} - 9.678 / 1.777.102 (-10%)
14. / 21. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2011 (Konami) {2010.11.18} - 9.301 / 162.901
15. / 05. [PSP] Toaru Majutsu no Index (ASCII Media Works) {2011.01.27} - 8.863 / 64.880 (-84%)
16. / 09. [PSP] Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep - Final Mix (Square Enix) {2011.01.20} - 8.430 / 106.276 (-59%)
17. / 22. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2011 (Konami) {2010.10.28} - 8.229 / 435.122
18. / 18. [NDS] Ni no Kuni: The Ebony Wizard (Level 5) {2010.12.09} - 7.595 / 467.561 (-14%)
19. / 17. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 3: World Challenge!! The Ogre (Level 5) {2010.12.16} - 7.165 / 395.515 (-31%)
20. / 00. [PSP] Atelier Violet: The Alchemist of Guramnat 2 - Deep Blue Memories (Gust) {2011.02.03} - 5.564 / NEW

PSP - 10
NDS - 5
WII - 3
PS3 - 2
360 - 0
PS2 - 0

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|System | This Week | Last Week | Last Year |        YTD |   Last YTD |         LTD |           
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|  PSP  |    30.611 |    34.928 |    44.901 |    165.228 |    370.838 |  16.815.436 |     
|  PS3  |    23.846 |    25.149 |    25.450 |    165.589 |    183.594 |   6.253.079 |     
|  NDS  |    22.565 |    22.561 |    52.606 |    187.306 |    338.211 |  32.338.004 |     
|  WII  |    14.972 |    19.448 |    36.149 |    126.805 |    257.746 |  11.406.442 |     
|  360  |     2.282 |     3.513 |     3.651 |     14.628 |     21.166 |   1.435.126 |     
|  PS2  |     1.897 |     1.938 |     2.047 |      9.847 |     11.989 |  21.705.943 |     
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------           
|  ALL  |    96.173 |   107.537 |   164.804 |    669.403 |  1.183.544 |  89.954.030 |     
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------           
| DSiLL |    11.555 |    11.891 |    28.080 |     96.740 |    162.641 |   2.044.322 |     
|  DSi  |     9.954 |     9.611 |    19.116 |     80.457 |    141.742 |   5.624.184 |     
|  DSL  |     1.056 |     1.059 |     5.410 |     10.109 |     33.828 |  18.084.027 |     
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------           
|  PSP  |    30.475 |    34.648 |    43.163 |    159.322 |    360.815 |  16.649.106 |     
| PSPgo |       136 |       280 |     1.738 |      5.906 |     10.023 |     166.330 |     
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[broodwars]

07. / 01. [WII] The Last Story (Nintendo) {2011.01.27} - 19.178 / 133.900 (-83%)

Wow, that was fast.  From best-selling to 7th in the space of a week, and "only" selling 133,900 copies in its lifetime so far.  Considering how much something like Dragon Quest or Final Fantasy sells in the land of RPGs, I expected a little bit better sales out of Last Story (though it's still selling decently).

[BlackNMild2k1]

I hope they have a 3DS version planned.

TLS3D might help re-coup the cost and benefit from being a "Launch Window" game and the only RPG for the system.

[Enner]

I didn't know there was a White Knight Chronicle PSP in development. Neat.

The 80% drop of The Last Story and Valkyria Chronicles 3 has me a bit bummed. I guess most of those who were interested bought it in the first week.

[broodwars]

I didn't know there was a White Knight Chronicle PSP in development. Neat.

The 80% drop of The Last Story and Valkyria Chronicles 3 has me a bit bummed. I guess most of those who were interested bought it in the first week.

I couldn't care less about Valkyria Chronicles 3.  That series should never have left the PS3.  But I am concerned that NoA is going to look at the Japanese sales of Last Story and conclude that the game might have similar success for a week and then similarly die off.  I could see Nintendo of America only interested in bringing over games that can generate continual revenue (Mario Kart Wii, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, etc.), especially after Sin & Punishment 2 and Metroid Other M.

[Ian Sane]

But I am concerned that NoA is going to look at the Japanese sales of Last Story and conclude that the game might have similar success for a week and then similarly die off.  I could see Nintendo of America only interested in bringing over games that can generate continual revenue (Mario Kart Wii, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, etc.), especially after Sin & Punishment 2 and Metroid Other M.

If NOA adopted that attitude then they would realistically just be Activision with better games.  Not every game can be Mario Kart Wii.  I'd argue that not every game SHOULD be Mario Kart Wii.  There is nothing wrong with niche games that sell to niche audiences and still make a profit.  Not everything has to be a big mainstream hit.  If Nintendo wants to truly be an "everyone" company then that means having games that only a section of the market like.  Not every Wii owner in America will want to buy Last Story but RPG fans will and releasing that game will make that specific group happy and satisified and encourage them to continue to support Nintendo.  "Everyone" means that that specific group of RPG fans has to be satisfied too and they require something more specific to their tastes.  "Mainstream" is just another demographic, though a large one.  Targetting the "mainsteam" is not at all the same as targetting "everyone".

[BlackNMild2k1]

As far as The Last Story is concerned, it could just be a case of late restocking. Original shipment was only ~140k, so given tracking discrepancies, it's virtually sold out of it's original shipment. If numbers are really low next week too, then we can really worry.

[Chozo Ghost]

Wow! The PSP has exactly as many games on the charts as everything else combined. Where is the 3DS when you need it?

[Enner]

I didn't know there was a White Knight Chronicle PSP in development. Neat.

The 80% drop of The Last Story and Valkyria Chronicles 3 has me a bit bummed. I guess most of those who were interested bought it in the first week.

I couldn't care less about Valkyria Chronicles 3.  That series should never have left the PS3.  But I am concerned that NoA is going to look at the Japanese sales of Last Story and conclude that the game might have similar success for a week and then similarly die off.  I could see Nintendo of America only interested in bringing over games that can generate continual revenue (Mario Kart Wii, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, etc.), especially after Sin & Punishment 2 and Metroid Other M.

While I would've preferred more PS3 installments, the portable variants look like they are improving on the game (systems and mechanics at least).

As far as The Last Story is concerned, it could just be a case of late restocking. Original shipment was only ~140k, so given tracking discrepancies, it's virtually sold out of it's original shipment. If numbers are really low next week too, then we can really worry.

Oh yeah! I forgot about that. Well, looking forward to what will happen when fresh copies of the game are printed.

[noname2200]

As far as The Last Story is concerned, it could just be a case of late restocking. Original shipment was only ~140k, so given tracking discrepancies, it's virtually sold out of it's original shipment. If numbers are really low next week too, then we can really worry.

I don't know, it's a short RPG in a country where short RPGs are digested in a week and then returned for quick cash, causing sales of new copies to die as used ones flood the market.  It'll keep selling, no doubt, but I don't think it's going to do too much better than it already has.

[Luigi Dude]

One thing that everyone should remember is thanks to NOA and NOE's advertising of Dragon Quest IX, it was able to sell over 1 million copies between North America and Europe.  The previous Dragon Quest games for the DS that were published by SquareEnix didn't sell anywhere close to those numbers.  Hell, Dragon Quest IV and V both only sold around 50k lifetime total in North America while thanks to NOA, Dragon Quest IX sold well over 100k it's first month.  This is the reason why NOA and NOE are publishing Dragon Quest VI because they were able to actually make the series a success outside of Japan, something SquareEnix couldn't.

So if NOA and NOE were able to take an RPG series that was basically unknown to the average gamer in North America and Europe and make it a success, there's no reason to believe they won't try to do the same for Xenoblade and The Last Story.  Especially in the case of The Last Story since it's gameplay and graphics already appeal to a western audience way more then the Dragon Quest series did.

[KDR_11k]

Aren't RPGs always one week wonders in Japan?

[Louieturkey]

Aren't RPGs always one week wonders in Japan?

Besides exceptions like DQ and MH, they usually are.

[SalesBot]

Chart Track - Week 5,. 2010

UK: Week 5, 2011 - Individual Formats (Units)
01 (01) 360 Dead Space 2 (Electronic Arts)
02 (03) PS3 Dead Space 2 (Electronic Arts)
03 (02) PS3 Littlebigplanet 2 (Sony Computer Ent.)
04 (04) WII Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
05 (09) 360 Fifa 11 (Electronic Arts)
06 (05) 360 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
07 (08) NDS Art Academy (Nintendo)
08 (07) 360 Call Of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)
09 (16) PS3 Fifa 11 (Electronic Arts)
10 (06) WII Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
11 (11) PS3 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
12 (__) NDS Mario Vs Donkey Kong: Mini-land Mayhem! (Nintendo)
13 (__) WII Mario Sports Mix (Nintendo)
14 (10) WII Just Dance (Ubisoft)
15 (17) WII Wii Party (Nintendo)
16 (12) 360 Kinect Sports (Microsoft)
17 (13) PS3 Gran Turismo 5 (Sony Computer Ent.)
18 (20) 360 Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit (Electronic Arts)
19 (14) PS3 Call Of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)
20 (26) PS3 Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit (Electronic Arts)
21 (24) PC Football Manager 2011 (Sega)
22 (19) WII Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
23 (18) 360 Dance Central (Microsoft)
24 (__) PC The Sims 3: Outdoor Living Stuff (Electronic Arts)
25 (25) NDS New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
26 (23) WII Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
27 (21) WII Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo)
28 (35) 360 Forza Motorsport 3: Ultimate Collection (Microsoft)
29 (__) 360 Kinect Joy Ride (Microsoft)
30 (15) PS3 Mass Effect 2 (Electronic Arts)
31 (28) WII New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
32 (27) 360 Your Shape: Fitness Evolved (Ubisoft)
33 (30) 360 Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare (Take 2)
34 (31) NDS Professor Layton And The Lost Future (Nintendo)
35 (32) WII Michael Jackson: The Experience (Ubisoft)
36 (37) NDS Mario Kart Ds (Nintendo)
37 (__) 360 The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
38 (__) 360 Grand Theft Auto Iv: Complete Edition (Take 2)
39 (38) 360 Halo: Reach (Microsoft)
40 (40) PS3 Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare (Take 2)

Ireland: Week 5, 2011 - Entertainment Software (All Prices)
01 (01) Dead Space 2 (Electronic Arts)
02 (03) Fifa 11 (Electronic Arts)
03 (02) Littlebigplanet 2 (Sony Computer Ent.)
04 (04) Call Of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)
05 (05) Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
06 (__) Mario Vs Donkey Kong: Mini-land Mayhem! (Nintendo)
07 (06) Art Academy (Nintendo)
08 (07) Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
09 (__) Mario Sports Mix (Nintendo)
10 (08) Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit (Electronic Arts)
11 (10) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
12 (15) Kinect Sports (Microsoft)
13 (12) Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo)
14 (18) Wii Party (Nintendo)
15 (09) Mass Effect 2 (Electronic Arts)
16 (11) Gran Turismo 5 (Sony Computer Ent.)
17 (14) Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
18 (__) Just Cause 2 (Square Enix Europe)
19 (__) Medal Of Honor (Electronic Arts)
20 (13) The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)

Netherlands: Week 5, 2011
01 (02) [WII] Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo)
02 (03) [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision)
03 (04) [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
04 (01) [PS3] Littlebigplanet 2 (Sony)
05 (05) [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 (Sony Computer Ent.)
06 (06) [360] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision)
07 (10) [PS3] Fifa 11 (Electronic Arts)
08 (07) [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo)
09 (__) [360] Dead Space 2 (Electronic Arts)
10 (08) [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)

France: Week 4, 2011
01 (__) [PS3] Dead Space 2 : Edition limitée (Electronic Arts)
02 (__) [360] Dead Space 2 (Electronic Arts)
03 (02) [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision)
04 (__) [WII] Mario Sports Mix (Nintendo)
05 (03) [WII] Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)

Spain: January 2011
01 (02) [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision)
02 (01) [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 (Sony)
03 (08) [WII] Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
04 (06) [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
05 (05) [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo)
06 (__) [WII] Wii Fit Plus + Balance Board (Nintendo)
07 (__) [PS3] Fifa 11 (Electronic Arts)
08 (07) [PS3] Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
09 (10) [WII] Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo)
10 (__) [NDS] Professor Layton And The Lost Future (Nintendo)

Italy:  Week 4, 2011
01 (__) [PS3] Dead Space 2 Limited Edition (Electronic Arts)
02 (__) [360] Dead Space 2 (Electronic Arts)
03 (__) [PS3] Littlebigplanet 2 (Sony)
04 (01) [WII] Wii Fit Plus + Balance Board (Nintendo)
05 (09) [WII] Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
06 (__) [PS3] Dead Space 2 Collector's Edition (Electronic Arts)
07 (02) [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 (Sony)
08 (__) [PS3] Fifa 11 (Electronic Arts)
09 (__) [360] Dead Space 2 Collector's Edition (Electronic Arts)
10 (03) [PS3] Call of Duty Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)

Germany: Week 5, 2011
01 (01) [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo)
02 (03) [WII] Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo)
03 (05) [WII] Wii Fit Plus + Balance Board (Nintendo)
04 (04) [PS3] Fifa 11 (Electronic Arts)
05 (06) [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
06 (02) [PS3] Littlebigplanet 2 (Sony Computer Ent.)
07 (08) [WII] Mario Sports Mix (Nintendo)
08 (__) [360] Call Of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)
09 (09) [PS3] Call Of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)
10 (07) [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 (Sony)

Sweden: Week 5, 2011
PC
01 The Sims 3: Outdoor Living Stuff
02 World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
03 StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty
04 The Sims 3
05 Call of Duty: Black Ops
06 Battlefield Bad Company 2 Vietnam
07 The Sims 3 Kvällsnöjen
08 World of Warcraft
09 Battlefield Bad Company 2
10 Bonniers Trafikskola 2011

PlayStation 3
01 Little Big Planet 2
02 Call of Duty: Black Ops
03 Dead Space 2
04 FIFA 11
05 Gran Turismo 5
06 Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
07 Battlefield Bad Company 2
08 Sports Champions (Move)
09 NHL 11
10 Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

Xbox 360
01 Call of Duty: Black Ops
02 Kinect Sports (Kinect)
03 Dead Space 2
04 Kinect Adventures (Kinect)
05 FIFA 11
06 Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
07 Battlefield Bad Company 2
08 NHL 11
09 Kinect Dance Central (Kinect)
10 Call of Duty:Modern Warfare 2

Wii
01 New Super Mario Bros Wii
02 Donkey Kong Country Returns
03 Mario Kart Wii
04 Just Dance 2
05 Super Mario Galaxy 2
06 Wii Fit Plus
07 Wii Fit
08 Mario Sports Mix
09 NHL Slapshot
10 Lego Star Wars 1 & 2 The Complete Saga

Nintendo DS
01 New Super Mario Bros
02 Mario vs Donkey Kong: Miniland Mayhem
03 Mario Kart DS
04 Lego Star Wars 1 & 2 The Complete Saga
05 Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues
06 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
07 Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinsaurs
08 The Sims 3
09 Super Mario 64 DS
10 Lego Batman

PSP
01 God of War: Ghost of Sparta
02 FIFA 11
03 Buzz Master Quiz
04 GTA Liberty: Chinatown Wars
05 Daxter
06 Buzz Brainbender Quiz
07 Lord of Arcana
08. Assassins Creed: Blood Lines
09. Gran Turismo
10. Toy Story 3: The Video Game

Nordic Chart: Week 5, 2010
Multiformat
1. CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS
2. DEAD SPACE 2
3. LITTLEBIGPLANET 2
4. FIFA 11
5. BATTLEFIELD BAD COMPANY 2
6. NEW SUPER MARIO BROS
7. ASSASSINS CREED: BROTHERHOOD
8. THE SIMS 3
9. THE SIMS 3: OUTDOOR LIVING STUFF
10. GRAN TURISMO 5
11. NEED FOR SPEED: HOT PURSUIT
12. CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2
13. WORLD OF WARCRAFT: CATACLYSM
14. MARIO KART
15. MASS EFFECT 2
16. THE SIMS 3: LATE NIGHT
17. NHL 11
18. LEGO STAR WARS THE COMPLETE SAGA
19. READ DEAD REDEMPTION
20. SPORTS CHAMPIONS

PC
1. THE SIMS 3: OUTDOOR LIVING STUFF
2. WORLD OF WARCRAFT: CATACLYSM
3. THE SIMS 3
4. THE SIMS 3: LATE NIGHT
5. CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS
6. STARCRAFT II: WINGS OF LIBERTY
7. WORLD OF WARCRAFT
8. THE SIMS 3: AMBITIONS
9. COUNTER STRIKE: SOURCE
10. DEAD SPACE 2

Playstation 3
1. LITTLEBIGPLANET 2
2. CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS
3. DEAD SPACE 2
4. GRAN TURISMO 5
5. ASSASSINS CREED: BROTHERHOOD
6. FIFA 2011
7. BATTLEFIELD BAD COMPANY 2
8. SPORTS CHAMPIONS
9 .NEED FOR SPEED: HOT PURSUIT
10. RED DEAD REDEMPTION

Xbox 360
1. DEAD SPACE 2
2. CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS
3. KINECT SPORTS
4. ASSASSINS CREED: BROTHERHOOD
5. BATTLEFIELD BAD COMPANY 2
6. FIFA 2011
7. NHL 11
8. KINECT ADVENTURES
9. HALO REACH
10. FABLE 3

Wii
1. NEW SUPER MARIO BROS
2. WII FIT PLUS
3. MARIO KART
4. DONKEY KONG: COUNTRY RETURNS
5. JUST DANCE 2
6. SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2
7. JUST DANCE
8. MARIO SPORTS MIX
9. SUPER MARIO ALL STARS
10. LEGO STAR WARS THE COMPLETE SAGA

Nintendo DS
1. NEW SUPER MARIO BROS
2. MARIO KART
3. MARIO VS. DONKEY KONG 3: MINI-LAND MAYHEM
4. LEGO STAR WARS THE COMPLETE SAGA
5. LEGO INDIANA JONES 2: THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES
6. LEGO BATMAN
7. SUPER MARIO 64
8. THE SIMS 3
9. MARIO & SONIC: AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
10. CRASH BANDICOOT: MIND OVER MUTANT

PSP
1. GOD OF WAR : GHOST OF SPARTA
2. FIFA 2011
3. GTA: CHINATOWN WARS
4. LITTLEBIGPLANET
5. TOY STORY 3
6. DAXTER
7. KINGDOM HEARTS: BIRTH BY SLEEP
8. SECRET AGENT CLANK
9. RATCHET & CLANK SIZE MATTERS
10. GRAN TURISMO

Finland: 2010 Top Games
1   [PS3]   Gran Turismo 5 -   47,571
2   [PS3]   NHL 11 -   41,149
3   [PS3]   SingStar hits of Finland -   25,329
4   [PS2]   SingStar hits of Finland -   25,133
5   [PC]   World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm -   24,760
6   [360]   Kinect Adventures -   23,025
7   [360]   NHL 11 -   21,727
8   [WII]   NHL Slapshot -   20,949
9   [PS3]   Call Of Duty: Black Ops -   20,420
10   [PS3]   Red Dead Redemption -   20,390
11   [360]   Halo Reach -   20,022
12   [WII]   Super Mario Galaxy 2 -   17,750
13   [PC]   Battlefield: Bad Company 2 -   14,479
14   [PS3]   Sports Champions -   14,090
15   [360]   Red Dead Redemption -   14,030
16   [360]   Mass Effect 2 -   13,289
17   [360]   Call Of Duty: Black Ops -   13,210
18   [PC]   Call Of Duty: Black Ops -   12,380
19   [PS3]   Battlefield: Bad Company 2 -   12,248
20   [PC]   The Sims 3 Dream Job -   12,023
21   [PS3]   Sly Trilogy -   11,911
22   [PS3]   FIFA 11 -   11,874
23   [PC]   The Sims 3 Evening Entertainment -   11,525
24   [PC]   Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty -   11,320
25   [PS3]   Heavy Rain -   11,274
26   [360]   Alan Wake -   10,149
27   [WII]   Wii Party -   10,061

LTD for other games:
[PS2]   Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas   -   130,345
[PC]   The Sims 2 -   121,223
[PC]   World Of Warcraft -   101,580
[PS2]   SingStar Legendat   -   96,521
[PS2]   SingStar SuomiRock   -   95,661
[PC]   Counter-Strike Source   -   72,426
[PC]   Counter-Strike 1: Anthology -   60,499
[WII]   Wii Sports Resort -   60,301
[WII]   Wii Fit -   60,172
[PS2]   Sly Raccoon 3: Konnien Kunnia   -   59,375
[PS2]   SingStar Pop Edition -   40,101
[PC]   The Sims 3 -   40,045
[WII]   Wii Fit Plus -   31,848
[WII]   New Super Mario Bros. -   26,113
[NDS]   Mario Kart DS -   21,484
[NDS]   Nintendogs Labrador -   18,357
[NDS]   Nintendogs Dachshund -   15,788
[NDS]   Pokémon Diamond -   12,347
[NDS]   Nintendogs Chihuahua -   11,897
[WII]   Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games -   10,520

Total sales: € 199 million (+4.7%)

Retail Software sales: € 108.6 million (+7.4%)
Digital Software sales: € 18 million (+20.0%)

Hardware sales: 52.4 million (-8.1%)
Accessories sales: 20 million (+17.6%)

Retail Software: 3.045 million units (+9.4%)

Market share (value):
PS3 - 36.1%
360 - 19.9%
WII - 16.1%
PC - 13.8%
PS2 - 7.3%
NDS - 5.8%
PSP - 1.0%

[ymeegod]

Actually DQVIII sold over a million copies if you combined the two markets (NA and Europe) as well.  So you're theory is a bit broken because DQIX sold the least in NA, Europe sales are nearly double that of the NA market.  DQIX sales are still pretty damn poor outside of Japan.

As for the Japanese market, sudden drop in sales are nothing new as for sale figures for Last Story it's not doing great at all--it's falls within the normal sales figures for an WII RPG.  Look at Xenoblade and Tales of Graces sales for a reference. 

JRPG's are a dying bred on a console, it's either handheld gaming or nothing.

As for VC3, you still haven't play VC2 Blood so you really shouldn't comment.  While VC2 wasn't as good as the orginal it's still prety damn decent IMO so I'm looking forward to VC3 as well.