Another slow week in the Japanese charts results in many games staying in the same position as last week, despite some large sales drops.
As Golden Week concluded last week, game sales in Japan saw quite a large drop, with some games in the top 10 seeing a dip of up to 60%.
Holding onto the top spot for a third consecutive week was Square Enix’s Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2, selling 126,000 copies (down 50%), bringing its total to just over a million. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker saw a large drop of 55% (63,000), while New Super Mario Bros. Wii dipped to its lowest sales week since it launched back in December (19,000, down 59%).
Tomodachi Collection, after a resurgence due to Golden Week, saw itself drop to sales of 16,000 (down 52%), while Mario Kart Wii also dipped after its sudden boom during Golden Week (13,000, down 60%). Elsewhere on the chart, Wii Fit Plus hangs out with a couple of PS3 games in the lower end of the top 10, a mere 12,000 units sold.
Next week should see Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 fall out of the top spot as Super Mario Galaxy 2 is expected to debut at the top. It’s difficult to predict how much it’ll sell, but sales in the 100k range are all but guaranteed.
01. / 01. [NDS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 (Square Enix) - 126,000 / 1,002,000 (-50%)
02. / 02. [PSP] Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (Konami) - 63,000 / 638,000 (-55%)
03. / 03. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) - 19,000 / 3.826,000 (-59%)
04. / 04. [NDS] Friend Collection (Nintendo) - 16,000 / 3,207,000 (-52%)
05. / 00. [PSP] Hakuouki: Yuugi Roku (Idea Factory) - 15,000 / NEW
06. / 05. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 13,000 / 2,784,000 (-60%)
07. / 10. [PS3] NieR Replicant (Square Enix) - 13,000 / 109,000 (-18%)
08. / 06. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) - 12,000 / 1,903,000 (-49%)
09. / 07. [PS3] Super Street Fighter 4 (Capcom) - 12,000 / 113,000 (-40%)
10. / 00. [PS3] 2010 FIFA World Cup: South Africa (Electronic Arts) - 10,000 / NEW
11. / 08. [NDS] Pokemon Ranger: Tracks of Light (Pokemon Co.)
12. / 11. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2010 (Konami)
13. / 09. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
14. / 14. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom Unite [PSP the Best Reprint] (Capcom)
15. / 00. [NDS] Trick DS-han: Kakushi Kami no Sumukan (Konami)
16. / 12. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
17. / 00. [360] Metro 2033 (Spike)
18. / 13. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2010 (Konami)
19. / 16. [NDS] Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver (Pokemon Co.)
20. / 00. [PSP] 2010 FIFA World Cup: South Africa (Electronic Arts)
21. / 20. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry
Skies [Ultimate Hits] (Square Enix)
22. / 30. [PSP] Ikki Tousen: Xross Impact (Marvelous
Entertainment)
23. / 17. [WII] One Piece: Unlimited Cruise 2 - Awakening
of the Hero [Everyone's Recommendation Selection]
(Bandai Namco)
24. / 15. [NDS] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo)
25. / 25. [PS2] Pro Baseball Spirits 2010 (Konami)
26. / 23. [360] Super Street Fighter 4 (Capcom)
27. / 34. [PS3] The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Game of the
Year Edition (Bethesda Softworks)
28. / 18. [PS3] Fist of the North Star: Warriors (Koei)
29. / 21. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
30. / 28. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii 2 (Bandai Namco)
