Japanese sales data: Trio of new releases

Three new releases took the top three spots on the video game software sales charts for the week of 14th to 20th of May, according to tracking firm Media Create. In top spot with sales of 78 thousand copies was Shining Wind (PS2), a new entry in the long running Shining RPG series from Sega. Nintendo’s Ouendan! 2 (NDS), the sequal to the Japanese equivalent of Elite Beat Agents, entered the charts in second place with 71 thousand copies sold - a performance far better than the first game. Atlus rounds out the top three with another RPG on the PS2 in the form of Odin Sphere which managed just over 59 thousand copies sold.

Last week’s top seller, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Lion War, dropped to fourth place and 39 thousand copies sold. Meanwhile, Nintendo’s Brain Training 2, which is due to hit European and American shores soon, continues to sell after nearly 18 months and took 7th place on the chart.

Another longstanding title is New Super Mario Bros in at number nine, while Wii Sports and Wii Play continue their thriving top ten career at positions 5 and 8 respectively. Meanwhile, Nintendo’s Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree doesn’t look like it will match the success experienced by its handheld sibling, this week dropping down to 10th spot with 133 thousand copies sold in total while the DS version has sold over 1 million.

On the hardware front DS sales dropped by 50 thousand from last week, but it’s not likely to be indicative for future weeks as it seems to oscillate based on supplies. The Wii held steady at 52 thousand, and indications are that it is also constrained by supplies. Meanwhile the PSP dropped a few thousand to 27.5 thousand units in the week while the PS2 and PS3 held very steady at 11 thousand and 9 thousand units respectively.

Hardware chart

ConsoleSales this weekSales last weekLife to Date
Nintendo DS 111,239 163,82417,169,134
Nintendo Wii 52,193 52,544 2,476,552
Sony PSP 27,505 34,433 5,433,462
Sony PS2 10,881 10,41420,500,758
Sony PS3 8,659 8,839 892,112
Microsft Xbox 360 2,026 2,105 362,383
Nintendo GBA 791 76915,334,946
Nintendo GameCube 276 315 4,176,822

Software chart

PosLast WeekPlatformPublisherTitleSales this weekLife to date sales
1-PS2SegaShining Wind 78,030(new)
2-NDSNintendoMoero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii: Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2 70,821(new)
3-PS2AtlusOdin Sphere 59,248(new)
41PSPSquare-EnixFinal Fantasy Tactics: The Lion War 39,480194,371
53WiiNintendoWii Sports 27,7881,601,564
62NDSSquare-EnixFinal Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings 23,904445,237
74NDSNintendoBrain Training 2 18,7904,284,904
87WiiNintendoWii Play 18,1791,317,807
95NDSNintendoNew Super Mario Bros. 17,8624,458,786
108WiiNintendoBig Brain Academy: Wii Degree 15,816133,304

Selected upcoming titles

DatePlatformPublisherTitle
24th MayPS3EANBA Street Homecourt
PS2EAMedal of Honor: Vanguard
PS2HackberryPachitte Chonmage Tatsujin 12
PS2SpikeState of Emergency Revenge
PSPSony Computer EntertainmentBleach: Heat the Soul 4
PSPTHQJuiced Eliminator
WiiSegaJissen Pachi-Slot Pachinko Hisshouhou Sammy’s Collection Fist of the North Star Wii
NDSASNetworksHoshigami
NDSNintendoKurikin Nano Island Story
NDSSuccessTouch Detective 2 1/2
NDSHudsonCrossword de Manabou! Chiri - Rekishi
NDSFrom SoftwareIraroji VOW
NDSKadokawa ShotenShin Lucky * Star
360EANBA Street Homecourt
360MicrosoftForza Motorsport 2
31st MayPS2SegaGuilty Gear XX Accent Core
PS2SNK PlaymoreMetal Slug Complete
PS2SegaPachinko - Aladdin Destiny
PS2TakuyoPanic Palette
PS2Red EntertainmentRiver Ride Adventure featuring Salomon
PS2Dimple EntertainmentLoveDrops
PSPSony Computer EntertainmentEverybody’s Golf Volume 1
WiiCapcomBiohazard 4 Wii Edition (Resident Evil)
NDSCyber FrontNew Zealand Story DS

Special thanks to: Play-asia.com, NeoGAF and Google for the translations of Japanese game titles



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