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Japanese Weekly Software and Hardware Charts for March 17-23

by James Charlton - March 29, 2008, 8:27 pm EDT
Total comments: 3 Source: Media Create

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

Talkback

PopeRealMarch 30, 2008

Wii Fit is out selling Brawl in Japan.... I don't think it will here in the States though.... umm right?

It'll have an uphill battle, there's a chance that Brawl will be over 2 million here by the time Wii Fit comes out (if it isn't already, I haven't seen sales since after the first week) and the $80-90 price tag will ensure that it doesn't sell like Wii Play.

Oh snap! I just realized that Deca Sports came in at No. 2 with 65,000! AWESOME!

Hudson expects a lot from the game and it looks like it's off to a strong start. If it starts performing in America as well, it could be the next Sonic & Mario or the next Carnival Games!

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