Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. Brawl topped the Japanese software chart for another week. Media Create figures show that the Wii brawler sold 78 000 copies for the week ending the 24th of February.

Five new entries

The top ten is fresh this week with no fewer than five new titles so expect a bit of moving and shaking further down the chart. Atlus’ Etrian Odyssey II: The Royal Grail for the Nintendo DS debuted in second place with 69 000 copies, pushing last week’s number 2, Nintendo’s Wii Fit into number 3 with 62 000 copies.

Koei’s Musou Orochi for the PSP entered the chart in fourth place with 47 000 copies while Marvelous Entertainment’s Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness for the Nintendo DS debuted at number 5 with 45 000 copies. Winning Eleven Play Maker 2008 from Konami for the Wii enters at number 6 with 36 000 copies and Capcom’s PS3 version of Lost Planet: Extreme Condition debuts in seventh place with 23 000 copies. Spike’s Bioshock for the Xbox 360 is new at number 8 with 18 000 copies.

Nintendo’s Wii Sports drops four places to number 9 with 17 000 copies. The title is just shy of the 3 million sales mark, boasting life-to-date sales of 2.8 million. Nintendo’s DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games drops two places to round off the top ten with 15 000 copies. Mario & Sonic’s adventure is also selling well in the UK where it has topped the All Formats Chart for two consecutive weeks.

Last week’s winners

Konami’s Tokimeki Memorial: Girl’s Side 2nd Season for the Nintendo DS plummets ten places to number 3 while Banpresto’s Poison Pink for the PS2 drops from last week’s number 4 to number 15. Capcom’s PS3 version of Devil May Cry 4 also takes a dive from number 9 to number 21 this week and Namco Bandai’s Mobile Suit Gundam: Gihren’s Ambition, The Axis Threat for the PSP follows suit by dropping from number 7 to number 22. Takara-Tomy’s Naruto: Shippuuden Dairansen! Kage Bunshin Emaki for the Nintendo DS drops fifteen spots to number 25.

Namco Bandai’s Family Ski moves up from last week’s number 16 to number 11 and Wii Play remains in twelfth place.

Predictions

If we breakdown the platforms featured in the top ten software titles, it looks something like this: Nintendo dominates with the Wii boasting four titles, the Nintendo DS with three and the PSP, PS3 and Xbox 360 with one title each. Taking this into account, the Wii is likely to be the top-selling console in Japan for another week. The Nintendo DS will probably beat the PSP to second place again, although the gap between the two from last week will in all probability be narrowed. The PS3 and Xbox 360 may experience a slight increase in their sales but it certainly won’t be anything to write home about. Make sure you check back tomorrow for the hardware chart.

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Source: Media Create