Stop the press! Pokemon still popular in Japan!
This week saw seven new entries in the top ten, with the new Pokemon Ranger game coming out the clear leader. Hudson’s Wii Sports alternative Deca Sports (Known as Deca Sporta in Japan) managed a respectable entry at No.2. Hudson still has a long way to go to reach Wii Sports astronomical sales figures.
01. [NDS] Pokemon Ranger: Batonnage (Pokemon) – 242,000 / New Entry
02. [Wii] Deca Sports (Hudson) – 65,000 / New Entry
03. [PS3] Armored Core for Answer (From Software) – 54,000 / New Entry
04. [NDS] SimCity DS 2: From the Past to the Future (EA) – 49,000 / New Entry
05. [Wii] Wii Fit (Nintendo) – 48,000 / 1,752,000
06. [PSP] Tales of Rebirth (Namco) – 47,000 / New Entry
07. [Wii] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) – 41,000 / 1,490,000
08. [NDS] Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi… (Banpresto) – 35,000 / New Entry
09. [NDS] DS Beautiful Kanji Training (Nintendo) – 35,000 / 101,000
10. [NDS] Time Hollow: Seeking the Lost Past (Konami) – 34,000 / New Entry
The hardware front is looking a bit more familiar this week, with both Nintendo platforms at the top. In the console race this week, the Wii outsold the PlayStation 3 with a ratio of more than 4:1.
DS – 65,055
Wii – 62,404
PSP – 59,833
PS3 – 12,874
PS2 – 9,990
360 – 1,407