A GameCube remake tops the charts, while the DSi begins to show that it may be more than just a quick fix for DS sales.
The Wii remake of Mario Tennis GC went straight to the top spot, probably thanks to a strong TV campaign emphasising its similarities to the tennis portion of Wii Sports (which is still the highest-selling Wii game in Japan). Last year’s number one seller Monster Hunter 2nd G got re-released under the ‘Best Of’ label, and shot straight back into the charts. Will the Wii versions see the same success later this year?
Elsewhere, Nintendo’s Rhythm Heaven refuses to leave the charts and may well turn out to be another evergreen hit for the company.
It may seem peculiar to have a predominantly western game such as Fallout 3 so high on the charts in Japan, but it’s not so strange in that the Xbox 360 version failed to enter the charts.
- 01. [WII] Play It On Wii: Mario Tennis (Nintendo) 56,000 / New Entry
- 02. [NDS] Devil Survivor (Atlas) 55,000 / New Entry
- 03. [PS3] Naruto: Narutimate Storm (Namco Bandai) 44,000 / New Entry
- 04. [PSP] Dissidia Final Fantasy (Square Enix) 29,000 / 848,000
- 05. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom) 27,000 / 332,000
- 06. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) 25,000 / 1,594,000
- 07. [PS3] Fallout 3 (Bethesda Softworks) 24,000 / New Entry
- 08. [NDS] Wagamama Fashion: Girl's Mode (Nintendo) 22,000 / 667,000
- 09. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) 22,000 / 3,177,000
- 10. [NDS] DS Uranai Seikatsu (Nintendo) 20,000 / New Entry
The phenomenal sales of the DS now span three systems, but even the DSi alone beat out everything else on the hardware charts this week.
As it has been for sometime now, the Wii sits just below the PSP but just above the PlayStation 3 in weekly sales.
(This Week Sales / Lifetime Sales) )
- NDS - 81,334 / 25,451,951
- PSP - 42,559 / 11,575,747
- Wii - 32,333 / 7,640,109
- PS3 - 20,690 / 2,711,226
- 360 - 9,576 / 860,788
- PS2 - 5,760 / 21,418,700
Here is a more detailed breakdown of Nintendo DS units sold.
It’s clear from this data that the DS Lite has far surpassed the sales of the original DS. Although the DSi is still far behind the sales of even the original system, after less than two months on the market it sits at nearly a million sold, indicating that it could prove to be another hit for Nintendo.
(This Week Sales / Lifetime Sales)
- DSi - 62,525 / 979,296
- DSL - 18,809 / 17,416,632
- DS - NA / 7,056,023
