Boom. In brief: Mario at number one, reclaiming top spot. Valkyria 2 has strong start, Kingdom Hearts slipping to mid-table, Wii Sports Resort, MHP 2nd G, Wii Fit Plus, Tomodachi Collection rank in high. Full list below:
Rank / Title / Platform / Genre / Developer / Sale date (JP)
1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Wii - Action - Nintendo - 03/12/2009
2. Senshou no Valkyria 2 Gallia: Ouritsu Shikan Kakkou - PSP - RPG - SEGA - 21/02/2010
3. Mahou Shoujo Lyrical nanoha A's Portable: The Battle of Aces - PSP - Action - Bandai Namco Games - 21/02/2010
4. Tomodachi Collection - NDS - Other - Nintendo - 18/06/2009
5. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep - PSP - Action RPG - Square Enix - 09/01/2010
6. Wii Fit Plus - Wii - Other - Nintendo - 01/10/2009
7. Biohazard: Darkside Chronicles 0 Wii - Simulation - Capcom - 14/01/2010
8. Wii Sports Resort - Wii - Action - Nintendo - 25/06/2009
9. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP The Best) - PSP - Action - Capcom - 24/12/2009
10. Pokémon Heart Gold/Soul Silver - NDS - RPG - Pokémon Company - 12/09/2009
[Source: Famitsu]
Famitsu Game Rankings are sales figures collected and compiled by Japanese magazine company; Famitsu. They are generally posted every Wednesday and reflect the sales of games from the past week. All sales dates are Japanese dates and may not reflect release dates from other regions. 50Hz Blogger transliterates these lists and places them on the blog every week. Check back every Wednesday for updates. (Sometimes there may be an unexpected delay, in which case readers may find them appear on a Thursday or Friday.)
We meet again, dear reader. Another week has come and gone as it has done in Japan as well. And as a result; here's some sales charts from our Asian gaming cousins. Although Final Fantasy XIII had a rip-roaring start in December, you'll hardly find it on our top 10 this week. Same can't be said about Square's other chart-topper this month; Kingdom Hearts sits pretty on top. Selling a cool 500k over the first two days of sale, heaven knows how many units it's shifted now. New Super Mario Bros. Wii still can't find the push to reclaim the top spot, however, I hardly think Nintendo is loosing any [Birth by] Sleep about it, mind you. What with it selling 3 million units total and with it, becoming the fastest selling Wii game so far. Other notable appearances: Resident Evil Darkside Chronicles has a good start at #3 and CiNG/Nintendo's latest collaboration/sequel to Hotel Dusk; Last Window enters the chart at #9. Full list below;
Rank / Title / Platform / Genre / Developer / Sale date (JP)
1. Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep - PSP - Action RPG - Square Enix - 09/01/2010
2. New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Wii - Action - Nintendo - 03/12/2009
3. BioHazard / Darkside Chronicles - Wii - Shooter - Capcom - 14/01/2010
4. Tomodachi Collection - NDS - Other - Nitnendo - 18/06/2009
5. Wii Fit Plus - Wii - Other - Nintendo - 01/10/2009
6. Tekken 6 - PSP - Action - Bandai Namco Games - 14/01/2010
7. Wii Sports Resort - Wii - Action - Nintendo - 25/06/2009
8.Zelda no Densetsu Daichi no Kiteki - NDS - RPG - Nintendo - 23/12/2009
9. Last Window: Mayonaka no Yakusoku - NDS - Adventure - Nintendo - 14/01/2010
10. Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver - NDS - RPG - Pokemon Company - 12/09/2009
[Source: Famitsu]
Famitsu Game Rankings are sales figures collected and compiled by Japanese magazine company; Famitsu. They are generally posted every Wednesday and reflect the sales of games from the past week. All sales dates are Japanese dates and may not reflect release dates from other regions. 50Hz Blogger transliterates these lists and places them on the blog every week. Check back every Wednesday for updates. (Sometimes there may be an unexpected delay, in which case readers may find them appear on a Thursday or Friday.)
How's everyone enjoying their own little mini-ice age? Seems Japan's coping with it by keeping close to the warming glow of TFT screens this week as they buy heavily into Square Enix's latest instalment to the Kingdom Hearts series. Can't remember the last PSP game that topped the chart, Monster Hunter 2nd G perhaps? Either way, New Super Mario Bros. has now been dethroned by two Square Enix games over the last few weeks, Final Fantasy XIII the only game to do so before it. I'm betting though, that it probably won't last (see: #8). Nothing else really surprising or interesting to point out this week, Fantasy Star Portable 2 enters the top 10 for the first time. Full list below:
Rank / Title / Platform / Genre / Developer / Sale date (JP)
1. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep - PSP - Action RPG - Square Enix - 09/01/2010
2. New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Wii - Action - Nintendo - 03/12/2009
3. Tomodachi Collection - NDS - Other - Nintendo - 18/06/2009
4. Wii Fit Plus - Wii - Other - Nintendo - 01/10/2009
5. Zelda no Densetsu Daichi no Kiteki - NDS - RPG - Nintendo - 23/12/2009
6. Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver - NDS - RPG - Pokemon Company - 12/09/2009
7. Wii Sports Resort - Wii - Action - Nintendo - 25/06/2009
8. Final Fantasy XIII - PS3 - RPG - Square Enix - 17/12/2009
9. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best) - PSP - Action - Capcom - 24/12/2009
10. Fantasy Star Portable 2 - PSP - RPG - SEGA - 03/12/2009
[Source: Famitsu]
Famitsu Game Rankings are sales figures collected and compiled by Japanese magazine company; Famitsu. They are generally posted every Wednesday and reflect the sales of games from the past week. All sales dates are Japanese dates and may not reflect release dates from other regions. 50Hz Blogger transliterates these lists and places them on the blog every week. Check back every Wednesday for updates. (Sometimes there may be an unexpected delay, in which case readers may find them appear on a Thursday or Friday.)
As we wave goodbye to 2009, Japan's video game sales charts bring us sweet nostalgic memories of 2009. Returned have old heroes of weeks gone by; Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G and Mario Kart Wii lingering in the bottom of the table. It's pretty much the same-old, same-old for the rest of the chart, however. With Nintendo otherwise dominating, Final Fantasy continuing to slip down the chart, Pokemon also sees a decline down the chart. Full list below:
Rank / Title / Platform / Genre / Developer / Sale date (JP)
1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Wii - Action - Nintendo - 03/12/2009
2. Tomodachi Collection - NDS - Other - Nintendo - 18/06/2009
3. Zelda no Densetsu Daichi no Kiteki - NDS - RPG - Nintendo - 23/12/2009
4. Wii Fit Plus - Wii - Other - Nintendo - 01/10/2009
5. Final Fantasy XIII - PS3 - RPG - Square Enix - 17/12/2009
6. Wii Sports Resort - Wii - Action - Nintendo - 25/06/2009
7. Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver - NDS - RPG - Pokemon Company - 12/09/2009
8. Inazuma Eleven 2 ~ Kyoui no Shinryakusha ~ Fire/Blizzard - NDS - RPG - Level Five - 01/10/2009
9. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best) - PSP - Action - Capcom - 24/12/2009
10. Mario Kart Wii - Wii - Action - Nintendo - 10/04/2008
[Source: Famitsu]
Famitsu Game Rankings are sales figures collected and compiled by Japanese magazine company; Famitsu. They are generally posted every Wednesday and reflect the sales of games from the past week. All sales dates are Japanese dates and may not reflect release dates from other regions. 50Hz Blogger transliterates these lists and places them on the blog every week. Check back every Wednesday for updates. (Sometimes there may be an unexpected delay, in which case readers may find them appear on a Thursday or Friday.)
New Years is nearly apon us, so let us see what Japan will be playing in the coming year. Final Fantasy XIII, despite selling 1 and a half million units last week has slipped to mid-table. Is it stock shortages? Is it just that everyone who wants the game has basically bought it by now? Who knows. All I know is that New Super Mario Bros. Wii is still topping the table. No surprises at number 2 with The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks (EN locale), Nintendo also take away the bronze medal for their troubles as well with Tomodachi Collection being persistent as usual. Other than FFXIII, all games are for Nintendo consoles and 60% of the overall list is Nintendo-made games as well. I know we joke about Nintendo's pools of money... But hell, they must really, really be raking it in. Full list below:
Rank / Title / Platform / Genre / Developer / Sale date (JP)
1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Wii - Action - Nintendo - 03/12/2009
2. Zelda no Densha Daichi no Kiteki - NDS - RPG - Nintendo - 23/12/2009
3. Tomodachi Collection - NDS - Other - Nintendo - 18/06/2009
4. Final Fantasy XIII - PS3 - RPG - Square Enix - 17/12/2009
5. Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver - NDS - RPG - Pokemon Company - 12/09/2009
6. Wii Fit Plus - Wii - Other - Nintendo - 01/10/2009
7. Inazuma Eleven 2 ~ Kyoui no Shinryakusha ~ Fire/Blizzard - NDS - RPG - Level Five - 01/10/2009
8. Wii Sports Resort - Wii - Action - Nintendo - 25/06/2009
9. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii - Dodon to 2 Daime! - Wii - Action - Bandai Namco Games - 19/11/2009
10. Leyton Kyoujya to Mashin no Kiteki - NDS - Adventure - Level Five - 26/11/2009
[Source: Famitsu]
Famitsu Game Rankings are sales figures collected and compiled by Japanese magazine company; Famitsu. They are generally posted every Wednesday and reflect the sales of games from the past week. All sales dates are Japanese dates and may not reflect release dates from other regions. 50Hz Blogger transliterates these lists and places them on the blog every week. Check back every Wednesday for updates. (Sometimes there may be an unexpected delay, in which case readers may find them appear on a Thursday or Friday... Not saying which weeks though...)
Well, it may come to you as no surprise what our top spot is this week. It's Japan's "Modern Warfare" moment, as Square Enix drops one of the most anticipated RPGs of the year on Japan's lap just in time for Christmas. The number one spot sold 1.5 million units in Japan alone, on the first day. Elsewhere Nintendo dominates; New Super Mario Bros. sells like mad (last I heard; NSMB Wii had sold around 1.4 million units in Japan since the 3rd of December. Not bad at all.), 8 of 10 titles on the list for Christmas 2009 are Nintendo platform titles, 6 of those being 1st party titles (Pokemon Company included). Full list below; and Happy Holidays/Merry Christmas/Happy Presentmas/Seasons Greetings, (delete where applicable) readers!
Rank / Title / Platform / Genre / Developer / Sale date (JP)
1. Final Fantasy XIII - PS3 - RPG - Square Enix - 17/12/2009
2. New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Wii - Action - Nintendo - 03/12/2009
3. Tomodachi Collection - NDS - Other - Nintendo - 18/06/2009
4. Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver - NDS - RPG - Pokemon Company - 12/09/2009
5. Wii Fit Plus - Wii - Other - Nintendo - 01/10/2009
6. Inazuma Eleven 2 ~ Kyoui no Shinryakusha ~ Fire/Blizzard - NDS - RPG - Level Five - 01/10/2009
7. Poképark Wii ~ Pikachu no Daibouken - Wii - Action - Pokemon Company - 05/12/2009
8. Leyton Kyoujya to Mashin no Kiteki - NDS - Adventure - Level Five - 26/11/2009
9. Wii Sports Resort - Wii - Action - Nintendo - 25/06/2009
10. Queen's Blade: Spiral Chaos - PSP - RPG - Bandai Namco Games - 17/12/2009
[Source: Famitsu]
Famitsu Game Rankings are sales figures collected and compiled by Japanese magazine company; Famitsu. They are generally posted every Wednesday and reflect the sales of games from the past week. All sales dates are Japanese dates and may not reflect release dates from other regions. 50Hz Blogger transliterates these lists and places them on the blog every week. Check back every Wednesday for updates. (Sometimes there may be an unexpected delay, in which case readers may find them appear on a Thursday or Friday... Not saying which weeks though...)
Aaaah, so long without an update. Sorry readers. Anyway, belated, here are last week's Japanese sales charts. New Super Mario Bros. Wii has stolen Japan's heart being in top spot for the second week in a row, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 on both 360 and PS3 made it into the top 10 at #9 and #3 respectively, Pokemon is still big in Japan with the new DS RPG and the new Wii Poképark tailing in the bottom-half of the table. Full list below:
Rank / Title / Platform / Genre / Developer / Sale date (JP)
1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Wii - Action - Nintendo - 03/12/2009
2. Tales of Graces - Wii - RPG - Bandai Namco Games - 10/12/2009
3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - PS3 - Simulation - Square Enix - 10/12/2009
4. Tomodachi Collection - NDS - Other - Nintendo - 18/06/2009
5. Naruto - Shippuu Den Naruteiment akuseru 3 - PSP - Action - Bandai Namco Games - 10/12/2009
6. Wii Fit Plus - Wii - Other - Nintendo - 01/10/2009
7. Pokémon Heart Gold/Soul Silver - NDS - RPG - Pokemon Company - 12/09/2009
8. Fantasy Star Portable 2 - PSP - RPG - SEGA - 03/12/2009
9. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - 360 - Simulation - Square Enix - 10/12/2009
10. Poképark Wii ~ Pikachu no Daibouken - Wii - Action - Pokemon Company - 05/12/2009
[Source: Famitsu]
Famitsu Game Rankings are sales figures collected and compiled by Japanese magazine company; Famitsu. They are generally posted every Wednesday and reflect the sales of games from the past week. All sales dates are Japanese dates and may not reflect release dates from other regions. 50Hz Blogger transliterates these lists and places them on the blog every week. Check back every Wednesday for updates. (Sometimes there may be an unexpected delay, in which case readers may find them appear on a Thursday or Friday... Not saying which weeks though...)
Another missed week, but hey, cheer up guys. Have a rotating kitchen for your troubles. This week sees Professor Layton hit the top spot with his 3rd game out in Japan. Wii Fit Plus, Pokemon and Mario & Sonic make the top 10 along with 9 other Nintendo platform games. Winning Eleven (Pro Evolution Soccer) being the combo-breaker of the week being on Playstation 3. Full list below:
Rank / Title / Platform / Genre / Developer / Sale date (JP)
1. Leyton Kyoujya to Mashin no Kiteki - NDS - Adventure - Level Five - 26/11/2009
2. Tomodachi Collection - NDS - Other - Nintendo - 18/06/2009
3. Wii Fit Plus - Wii - Other - Nintendo - 01/10/2009
4. Momotarou Dentetsu 2010 Sangoku - Ishin no Hero Dai Shuugou! no Kan - Wii - Board Game - Hudson Soft - 26/11/2009
5. Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver - NDS - RPG - Pokemon Company - 12/09/2009
6. Inazuma Eleven 2 ~ Kyoui no Shinryukusha ~ Fire/Blizzard - NDS - RPG - Level Five - 01/10/2009
7. Mario & Sonic AT Vancouver Olympics - NDS - Action - Nintendo - 19/11/2009
8. World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 - PS3 - Action - Konami - 05/11/2009
9. Daiko no Tatsujin Wii Dodon to 2 Daime - Wii - Action - Bandai Namco Games - 19/11/2009
10. Wii Sports Resort - Wii - Action - Nintendo - 25/06/2009
[Source: Famitsu]
Famitsu Game Rankings are sales figures collected and compiled by Japanese magazine company; Famitsu. They are generally posted every Wednesday and reflect the sales of games from the past week. All sales dates are Japanese dates and may not reflect release dates from other regions. 50Hz Blogger transliterates these lists and places them on the blog every week. Check back every Wednesday for updates. (Sometimes there may be an unexpected delay, in which case readers may find them appear on a Thursday or Friday.)
When Square Enix took over Eidos Interactive earlier this year, I don't think anyone batted an eye. We assumed that Square's mega-bucks would save a somewhat diminishing Eidos Interactive, which has a large stake in UK video game development. Sadly, news filtered through this week that Square would be 'restructuring' Eidos' subsidiary; Beautiful Game Studios, which has been responsible for games such as Championship Manager. By 'restructuring' they mean what we all fear; cutting jobs here and moving them far-east. 80% of staff at BGS will face the pink slip, it's unknown if they'll actually be offered to move over to Shanghai where their jobs will most certainly be headed.
It's uncertain if more UK-based jobs will soon vanish in the near future. I'm betting: yes. Happy Christmas from Square Enix.
A whole week without updates. Surprise! Here's your weekly dose of what the Japanese are up to. Basically: football games. I know Football games are culturally relevant to us Europeans, but damn, not even our top 10 selling games devote 30% of it's space to football-orientated video games. Of course, if it were, we'd have Fifa 10 pretty high on the board. But since Winning Eleven (Pro Evolution Soccer) has a cult following in Japan, EA is out of luck. Megaman X: Operation Shooting Star enters at number 9 this week, FF:CC: The Crystal Bearers is rocking out at number 7 and Mario and Sonic sit tight at #10. Full list below:
Rank / Title / Platform / Genre / Developer / Sale date (JP)
1. J.League Pro-Soccer Club wo tsukurou! 6 Pride of J - PSP - Simulation - SEGA - 12/11/2009
2. Dragon Ball Raging Blast - PS3 - Action - Bandai Namco Games - 12/11/2009
3. Tomodachi Collection - NDS - Other - Nintendo - 18/06/2009
4. Wii Fit Plus - Wii - Other - Nintendo - 01/10/2009
5. Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver - NDS - RPG - Pokemon Company - 12/09/2009
6. World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 - PS3 - Action - Konami - 12/11/2009
7. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearer - Wii - ARPG - Square Enix - 12/11/2009
8. Inazuma Eleven 2: Kyoui no Shinryukusha Fire/Blizard - NDS - RPG - Level Five - 01/10/2009
9. Rockman X Operation Shooting Star - NDS - ARPG - Capcom - 12/11/2009
10. Mario & Sonic AT Vancouver Olympics - Wii - Action - Nintendo - 05/11/2009
[Source: Famitsu]
Famitsu Game Rankings are sales figures collected and compiled by Japanese magazine company; Famitsu. They are generally posted every Wednesday and reflect the sales of games from the past week. All sales dates are Japanese dates and may not reflect release dates from other regions. 50Hz Blogger transliterates these lists and places them on the blog every week. Check back every Wednesday for updates. (Sometimes there may be an unexpected delay, in which case readers may find them appear on a Thursday or Friday.)
