Famitsu Game Rankings

Nintendo. That is all you really need to know about this list before you look at it. 6 of 10 of these games are Nintendo titles, the rest mopped up by Square Enix, Capcom and Konami. Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker still can't top Dragon Quest this week, Mario also has two big titles in the top 5, with Mario Kart having a really strong resurgence of sales in Japan recently, not sure why. I was under the impression that everyone who had a Wii in 2008 had to get Mario Kart Wii... It was one of the strongest titles of that year on the Wii. Either way, Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver versions re-enter the top 10 again this week as well. Full list below:

Rank / Title / Platform / Genre / Developer / Sale date (JP)
1. Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2 - NDS - RPG - Square Enix - 28/04/2010
2. Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker - PSP - Action - Konami - 29/04/2010
3. New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Wii - Action - Nintendo - 03/12/2009
4. Mario Kart Wii - Wii - Action - Nintendo - 10/04/2008
5. Tomodachi Collection - NDS - Other - Nintendo - 18/06/2009
6. Wii Fit Plus - Wii - Other - Nintendo - 01/10/2009
7. Pokemon Ranger: Hikari no Kisaki - NDS - Action - Pokemon - 06/03/2010
8. Super Street Fighter IV - PS3 - Action - Capcom - 28/04/2010
9. Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2010 - PSP - Action - Konami - 01/04/2010
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.) 50Hz Gamer has no affiliation with Famitsu or Famitsu's parent company; Enterbrain.