Japan Famitsu Sales Chart: 05/12 - 05/18

http://news24.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/gamenews/1211376011/
http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1215320_1124.html

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Hardware Sales
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Hardware - This Week | Last Week |       LTD
1. PSP   -    56,000 |    73,000 |   9,172,000
2. WII   -    40,000 |    71,000 |   6,080,000
3. NDS   -    34,000 |    48,000 |  22,468,000




4. PS3   -     7,000 |     8,500 |   2,073,000
5. PS2   -     5,700 |     8,000 |  21,274,000
6. 360   -     1,400 |     1,700 |     616,000

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Software Sales
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01. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 58,000 / 1,308,000
02. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom) - 56,000 / 2,121,000
03. [PSP] Bleach: Heat the Soul 5 (SCE) - 40,000 / NEW
04. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 36,000 / 2,040,000
05. [NDS] Luminous Arc 2: Will (Marvelous) - 35,000 / NEW
06. [WII] Battalion Wars 2 (Nintendo) - 25,000 / NEW
07. [WII] Link's Crossbow Training (Nintendo) - 17,000 / 156,000
08. [NDS] Meccha! Taiko no Tatsujin DS (Bandai Namco) - 15,000 / 150,000
09. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo) - 14,000 / 3,047,000
10. [NDS] DS Bimoji Training (Nintendo) - 12,000 / 235,000

11. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo) - 12,000 / 2,936,000
12. [NDS] Pokemon Ranger: Batonnage (Nintendo) - 10,000 / 532,000
13. [PS2] Musou Orochi: Maou Sairin (Koei) - 9,500 / 370,000
14. [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo) - 9,200 / 2,347,000
15. [PS3] Senjou no Valkyria (Sega) - 6,500 / 119,000
16. [NDS] Emblem of Gundam (Bandai Namco) - 6,200 / 41,000
17. [PS2] Aoishiro (Success) - 5,700 / NEW
18. [PS2] Pro Yakyuu Spirits 5 (Konami) - 5,300 / 163,000
19. [NDS] Boura wa Kaseki Holder (Nintendo) - 5,200 / 110,000
20. [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) - 5,200 / 1,640,000
21. [WII] Deca Sports (Hudson) - 5,200 / 180,000
22. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) - 5,200 / 5,176,000
23. [NDS] Sim City DS 2 (EA) - 4,900 / 130,000
24. [NDS] Mario Party DS (Nintendo) - 4,500 / 1,706,000
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26. [NDS] Tottadoo! Yoiko no Mujintou Seikatsu (Bandai Namco) - 4,100 / 94,000
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29. [360] The Darkness (Spike) - 3,800 / NEW
30. [NDS] Taiko no Tatsujin DS (Bandai Namco) - 3,500 / 394,000

--- [NDS] Nanatsuiro * Drops (Media Works) - 3,400 / NEW
--- [PSP] Ikuze! Gen-San (Irem) - 1,900 / NEW
--- [NDS] Dungeon of Windaria (Compile Heart) - 1,200 / NEW

Yawn, just another standard week in Japan. But I imagine many are holding out on a PS3 purchase until June 12th. Even 360 sales may pick up with the NG2 bundle.Floppy_Jim

But i thought that japan was sony land too.. 7000k.. for a japanese console :lol:MojondeVACA

The PSP did really well. Or it could just be that everyone in Japan already has a DS by now.

Why is it Japanese only buy Japanese games. Yet in the west, everyone buys Japanese and western games.

But i thought that japan was sony land too.. 7000k.. for a japanese console :lol:MojondeVACA

You do realise 7000k is 7 million don't you? You just mean 7k or 7000.

Anywho, looking good for Wii, but both the other consoles are pretty much screwed there, 7k and 1.5k, even PS2 is getting almost the same sales as PS3.

the darkness? wtf is that game doing up there in he first place? :lol:Dante2710

Can't you read? Says NEW next to it, plus 3000 sales is hardly big...

Why is it Japanese only buy Japanese games. Yet in the west, everyone buys Japanese and western games.

ClarentUK

Even Jappeness FPS have never sold well in Japan. But games like GTA have sold well in Japan.

[QUOTE="ClarentUK"]

Why is it Japanese only buy Japanese games. Yet in the west, everyone buys Japanese and western games.

HarlockJC

Even Jappeness FPS have never sold well in Japan. But games like GTA have sold well in Japan.

Look at that list, every single one is japanese.

lol the PS3 is tanking hard.....almost down to 360 levels.

Thx Nintendo. Thx for not giving Sony a big edge in Japan. MS thanks you.

http://www.geocities.jp/v7160c_l5/wiips3hard.html

This is the PS3's lowest week since launch.

[QUOTE="Dante2710"]the darkness? wtf is that game doing up there in he first place? :lol:bobbetybob

Can't you read? Says NEW next to it, plus 3000 sales is hardly big...

[QUOTE="HarlockJC"][QUOTE="ClarentUK"]

Why is it Japanese only buy Japanese games. Yet in the west, everyone buys Japanese and western games.

ClarentUK

Even Jappeness FPS have never sold well in Japan. But games like GTA have sold well in Japan.

Look at that list, every single one is japanese.

Sim City and the Darkness are US titles

Also GTA is not out in Japan yet and there not been a lot of great American titles out has of late.

The PS3 is irrelevant in Japan. Its F'N sad. I can't believe this. I don't know whats worse. Sony PS3 tanking in Japan or Japanese devs barely doing anything for consoles.Blackbond

Yawn, just another standard week in Japan. But I imagine many are holding out on a PS3 purchase until June 12th. Even 360 sales may pick up with the NG2 bundle.Floppy_Jim

[QUOTE="ClarentUK"][QUOTE="HarlockJC"][QUOTE="ClarentUK"]

Why is it Japanese only buy Japanese games. Yet in the west, everyone buys Japanese and western games.

HarlockJC

Even Jappeness FPS have never sold well in Japan. But games like GTA have sold well in Japan.

Look at that list, every single one is japanese.

Sim City and the Darkness are US titles

Also GTA is not out in Japan yet and there not been a lot of great American titles out has of late.

Looks like all the systems had a drop in sales this week. It must be a slow time right now for gaming.

what does "LTD" stand for? (in the hardware sales chart)-CUBE-

nintendo has destroied the japanese marketedo-tensei

before the release of the DS the japanese gaming market was going down. nintendo actually brought the gaming market in japan back up.

[QUOTE="edo-tensei"]nintendo has destroied the japanese marketOntain

before the release of the DS the japanese gaming market was going down. nintendo actually brought the gaming market in japan back up.

I think he meant destroyed the competition.

[QUOTE="-CUBE-"]what does "LTD" stand for? (in the hardware sales chart)Couth_

oh k thx :) (I thought the ps2 sold more than 21M in Japan)

people in the west dont wanna admit it, but first person shooters are killing this gen. people complain abut the titles that comes out for the wii, yet there more original than whats coming out for both ps3 and xbox360.
Rahnyc4

I agree the problem with a lot of FPS is most of them "Not all" have a very limit story. For people who care more about story than gameplay FPS are killing the gen. Some many companies are putting aside their RPGs or story heavy title. To make a 6 to 10 hour shooter. It really upset me when I finally got my PS3 only to find that there was no JRPGs out yet.

I also agree with the idea that there is a lot of new stuff being tried out on the Wii some of it looks great well others I can pass on. Can't wait for Blast Works.

[QUOTE="MojondeVACA"]But i thought that japan was sony land too.. 7000k.. for a japanese console :lol:HarlockJC

The PSP did really well. Or it could just be that everyone in Japan already has a DS by now.

[QUOTE="HarlockJC"][QUOTE="ClarentUK"]

Why is it Japanese only buy Japanese games. Yet in the west, everyone buys Japanese and western games.

ClarentUK

Even Jappeness FPS have never sold well in Japan. But games like GTA have sold well in Japan.

Look at that list, every single one is japanese.

BWII is a western game. Surprisingly, it seems to have done better than in the US.