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.

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Software chart

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