Nintendo’s Rhythm Tengoku Gold tops the Japanese software chart for the week ending the 31st of August. The latest Media Create figures show that the DS title moved up one spot to number 1 and sold 76 000 copies.

SCEI’s Afrika for the PS3 debuts at number 2 with 38 000 copies while further down the charts another PS3 title, EA’s Battlefield: Bad Company, enters at number 7 with 26 000 copies. Konami’s J-League Winning Eleven 2008 drops to number 3 with 38 000 copies after debuting at number 1 last week while Capcom’s Fate/Tiger Colosseum Upper for the PSP enters the charts at number 4 with 34 000 copies.

Nintendo’s Wii Fit continues its regular appearance in the Top 10, moving up one place to number 5 with 31 000 copies. Level 5’s Inazuma Eleven for the DS moves down to number 6 with 29 000 copies after debuting at number 3 last week.

Square Enix’s Dragon Quest V for the DS drops four places to number eight with 23 000 copies while Sega’s Phantasy Star Portable for the PSP loses four spots to finish ninth with 23 000 copies. Nintendo’s Mario Kart Wii drops one place to number 10 with 23 000 copies.

Nintendo’s Daigasso! Band Brothers DX for the DS drops out of the Top 10 to number 12 along with Square Enix’s Sigma Harmonics for the PSP at number 16.

With three new entries in the Top 10 this week and with two being PS3 titles, the hardware numbers will be interesting again tomorrow. Will this rare appearance by the PS3 in the Top 10 impact on PS3 hardware sales and will the Nintendo DS continue its reign as the best-selling console in Japan? Stay tuned for the big reveal tomorrow.

Until then you can peruse last week’s software and hardware charts.

Source: Media Create