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Software sales also experienced a boost thanks to Japan’s Golden Week. Nintendo’s Mario Kart Wii held on to the top spot on the Japanese software chart for another week, selling 173 387 copies. Capcom’s Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G remained in second place with 102 320 copies sold.

Nintendo’s Link’s Crossbow Training (bundled with the Wii Zapper) debuted at number 3 with 92 534 copies while Wii Fit continues to keep the pace, moving up two places to fourth with 51 851 copies. The life-to-date sales of Wii Fit now stand at 1.98 million and the title is sure to cross the 2 million sales mark in the coming week.

Namco Bandai’s Taiko Drum Master DS: Seven Island Adventure drops one place to number 5 with 42 416 copies while Pokémon Ranger: Batonnage for the Nintendo DS moves up two spots to number 6 with 30 675 copies. Nintendo’s We’re Fossil Diggers for the DS remains in seventh with 26 661 copies while Sega’s Valkyria Chronicles for the PS3 drops from last week’s number 3 to number 8 with 24 422 copies.

Hudson’s Deca Sporta for the Wii moves up four places to number 9 with 24 302 copies and Nintendo’s Wii Sports climbs four spots to number 10 with 21 979 copies. This brings Wii Sports closer to the 3 million sales mark with its current life-to-date sales standing at 2.959 million.

Source: Media Create

All hardware experienced a sales increase in Japan for the week ending the 4th of May thanks to Japan’s Golden Week.

Most notable was the PSP which sold over 100 000 units to yet again claim the title of best-selling console in Japan. According to Media Create figures the PSP sold roughly 8 500 more units than last week, racking up a total of 100 870 units and placing it well ahead of the Wii which scored second place with 71 518 units (up from last week’s 48 796 units).

The Nintendo DS sold 52 542 units, an increase of about 10 000, while the PS3 experienced a slight bump up from 9 107 to 10 177 units. The PS2 was next with 8 802 units followed by the Xbox 360 with 1 725 units, up from last week’s 7 108 and 1 283 units respectively.

Source: Media Create