Nintendo Game Sales: Mario, Pokemon, Zelda Selling Millions (Millions!) [Nintendo]

It wasn’t just hardware and money Nintendo was dealing with today ; software sales were also announced as part of the company’s latest financial report. All figures listed are lifetime sales. If you’re wondering why a particular game isn’t listed, it’s because these are the only ones Nintendo disclosed as part of the report. Nintendo DS Pokemon HeartGold & SoulSilver – 3.74 million Tomodachi Collection – 2.74 million Pokemon Platinum Version – 3.1 million The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks – 3.45 million Nintendo Wii New Super Mario Bros. Wii – 10.55 million Wii Fit Plus – 10.16 million Wii Sports Resort – 13.58 million

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The Biggest Selling Games In Japan For November [Sales Get]

Enterbrain, which publishes Japanese game magazine Famitsu, has crunched data for the top ten selling games Japan during the period beginning October 26 and ending November 29. Let’s have a look: 10. Tekken 6 Launch: October 29, 2009 Sales: 158,965 units Life to date: 158,965 9. Inazuma Eleven 2 Launch: October 1 Sales: 163,769 Life to date: 659,104 8. Persona 3 Portable Launch: November 1 Sales: 174,228 Life to date: 174,228 7. Hikari no 4 senshi – Final Fantasy Gaiden- Launch: October 29 Sales: 178,510 Life to date: 178,510 6. Bayonetta Launch: October 29 Sales: 187,379 Life to date: 187,379 5. Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver Launch: September 12 Sales: 250,472 Life to date: 3,021,701 4. Wii Fit Plus Launch: October 1 Sales: 282,224 Life to date: 942,128 3. Professor Layton and the Specter’s Flute Launch: November 26 Sales: 301, 290 Life to date: 301,290 2. Tomodachi Collection Launch: July 18 Sales: 308,944 Life to date: 1,709,209 1. Pro Evo 2010 Launch: November 11 Sales: 321,722 Life to date: 321,722 2009年11月期・月間ゲームソフト販売ランキング（集計期間：2009年10月26日〜2009年11月29日） – ファミ通.com [Famitsu] [ Pic ]

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Pokemon Sales Super Effective Against Zombies In Japan [Sales Get]

After being kicked around by Bayonetta and a pair of soccer sims from Sega and Konami , Nintendo’s Pokemon double team of Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver return to the top of Japan’s video game charts. This week’s tally from sales tracker Media Create pushes the newest Pokemon games past the 3 million mark. Its Nintendo DS compatriot, Tomodachi Collection, continues to sell almost as well. It grabs the number two spot with another 49,000 copies sold. Don’t be surprised to see the Mii collecting game push 2 million by spring of next year. A trio of games scored top ten debuts this week, including Valve’s Left 4 Dead 2, which sold just a little poorer than Namco Bandai’s newest Wii drumming game Taiko no Tatsujin Wii Dodoon to 2 Yome! but better than Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games for the Nintendo DS. For the rest of Japan’s bestselling games in handy list format, read on. 01. Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver (DS) – 55,000 / 3,036,000 02. Tomodachi Collection (DS) – 49,000 / 1,689,000 03. Wii Fit Plus (Wii) – 43,000 / 946,000 04. Inazuma Eleven 2: Fire/Blizzard (DS) – 29,000 / 635,000 05. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii Dodoon to 2 Yome! (Wii) – 28,000 / NEW 06. Left 4 Dead 2 (Xbox 360) – 28,000 / NEW 07. World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 (PS3) – 24,000 / 291,000 08. J-League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 6: Pride of J (PSP) – 24,000 / 109,000 09. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (DS) – 23,000 / NEW 10. Dragon Ball Raging Blast (PS3) – 17,000 / 75,000 11. Dorabase 2: Nettou Urutorasu Tajiamu (DS) 12. Armored Core Portable: Silent Line (PSP) 13. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) 14. Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time (PS3) 15. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii) 16. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers (Wii) 17. Persona 3 Portable (PSP) 18. Metal Fight Beyblade: Gachinko Stadium (Wii) 19. Hikari no 4 Senshi: Final Fantasy Gaiden (DS) 20. Tamagotchi no Narikiri Channeru (DS) 21. Bayonetta (PS3) 22. Dragon Quest IX (DS) 23. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (the Best) (PSP) 24. Mega Man Battle Network: Operating Shooting Star (DS) 25. Tekken 6 (PS3) 26. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) 27. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 28. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Bargain Edition) (PS3) 29. Infamous (PS3) 30. Hexyz Force (PSP)

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Nathan Drake Charts Among Japan’s Bestselling Games [Sales Get]

Nathan Drake makes double the appearance on this week’s list of the top thirty game in Japan, his two PlayStation 3 adventures selling well, but not nearly well enough to dethrone the Pokemons. Just like last week, Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver secured the number one spot on Media Create ’s software chart, moving another 165,000 units between ‘em. And like last week, Wii Fit Plus scores second place, showing incredibly fit legs to move past a half million units sold. The week’s new debuts, including the Japanese release of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and the Wii port of Okami, managed to crack the top ten in some instances. In others, like the release of Undead Knights and the latest Beatmania, new games had to settle for just a top thirty showing. 01. Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver (DS) – 165,000 / 2,639,000 02. Wii Fit Plus (Wii) – 118,000 / 610,000 03. Tomodachi Collection (DS) – 63,000 / 1,414,000 04. Inazuma Eleven 2: Kyoui no Shinryokusha Fire/Blizzard (DS) – 61,000 / 437,000 05. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3) – 54,000 / NEW 06. Okami (Wii) – 24,000 / NEW 07. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) – 23,000 / 1,300,000 08. Gran Turismo (PSP) – 22,000 / 196,000 09. Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (DS) – 20,000 / 117,000 10. Love Plus (DS) – 20,000 / 141,000 11. Beatmania IIDX 16 Empress + Premium Best (PS2) 12. Undead Knights (PSP) 13. Fullmetal Alchemist: Senaka wo Takuseshi Mono (PSP) 14. Steins Gate (Xbox 360) 15. Dragon Quest IX (DS) 16. Macross Ultimate Frontier (PSP) 17. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Portable 4 (PSP) 18. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP) 19. Tales of Vesperia (PS3) 20. Minna no Sukkuri (PSP) 21. Kimi ni Todoke: Sodateru Omoi (DS) 22. Shin Sangoku Musou Multi Raid Special (PS3) 23. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Bargain Edition) (PS3) 24. UFC Undisputed 2009 (PS3) 25. Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 (PS3) 26. Monster Hunter 3 (Wii) 27. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 28. Blue Dragon: Ikai no Kyoujuu (DS) 29. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (the Best) (PS3) 30. SaGa 2: Hihou Densetsu – Goddess of Destiny (DS)

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Wii Fit Plus Takes Japan by Storm [Sales Get]

The release of Wii Fit Plus has been met with open arms in Japan. The newest Wii Balance Board-powered fitness game from the house of smiles sold more than 340,000 copies in its first week on sale. It was a good week for Nintendo platforms, with Level 5’s soccer RPG sequel Inazuma Eleven 2: Kyoui no Shinryokusha scoring the second place spot, an impressive 280,000-plus copies moved week one. It was also the first week that Square Enix’s Dragon Quest IX didn’t appear in the top ten since its release in Japan. It was pushed out by four new PSP and PS3 releases. Yeah, that’s right. It was also a very good week for Sony’s platforms, with Gran Turismo and Macross Ultimate Frontier for the PSP making appearances at the top of the chart. Also showing strong (enough) were Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 and Shin Sangoku Musou: Multi Raid Special for the PlayStation 3. Looks like sales tracker Media Create is now clumping together sales of Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver. Probably for the best! 01. Wii Fit Plus (Wii) – 340,000 / NEW 02. Inazuma Eleven 2: Kyoui no Shinryokusha (DS) – 281,000 / NEW 03. Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver – 267,000 / 2,285,000 04. Gran Turismo (PSP) – 134,000 / NEW 05. Macross Ultimate Frontier (PSP) – 81,000 / NEW 06. Tomodachi Collection (DS) – 68,000 / 1,288,000 07. Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 (PS3) – 42,000 / NEW 08. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) – 27,000 / 1,253,000 09. Shin Sangoku Musou: Multi Raid Special (PS3) – 27,000 / NEW 10. Tales of Vesperia (PS3) – 26,000 / 292,000 11. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 4 (PSP) 12. Dragon Quest IX (DS) 13. Love Plus (DS) 14. Minna no Sukkiri (PSP) 15. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP) 16. SaGa 2: Hihou Densetsu – Goddess of Destiny (DS) 17. Trinity Universe (PS3) 18. Monster Hunter 3 (Wii) 19. Winning Post 7 2009 (PSP) 20. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Tag Force 4 (PSP) 21. Mana Khemia 2: Ochita Gakuen to Renkinjutsushi Tachi Portable+ (PSP) 22. Shin Hisui no Shizuku: Hiiro no Kakera 2 (PS2) 23. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Bargain Edition) (PS3) 24. Dynasty Warriors Multi Raid Special (Xbox 360) 25. Ys 7 (PSP) 26. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 27. Sloane to MacHale no Nazo no Story 2 (DS) 28. Penguin no Mondai X: Tenkuu no 7 Senshi (DS) 29. Halo 3: ODST (Xbox 360) 30. Nihon Keizai Shinbunsha Kanshu Shiranai Mama dewa Son wo Suru: Mono ya Okane no Shikumi DS (DS) Media Create Weekly Software Sales [Gpara]

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Wii Fit Plus Takes Japan by Storm [Sales Get]

Wii Fit Plus Takes Japan by Storm [Sales Get]

The release of Wii Fit Plus has been met with open arms in Japan. The newest Wii Balance Board-powered fitness game from the house of smiles sold more than 340,000 copies in its first week on sale. It was a good week for Nintendo platforms, with Level 5’s soccer RPG sequel Inazuma Eleven 2: Kyoui no Shinryokusha scoring the second place spot, an impressive 280,000-plus copies moved week one. It was also the first week that Square Enix’s Dragon Quest IX didn’t appear in the top ten since its release in Japan. It was pushed out by four new PSP and PS3 releases. Yeah, that’s right. It was also a very good week for Sony’s platforms, with Gran Turismo and Macross Ultimate Frontier for the PSP making appearances at the top of the chart. Also showing strong (enough) were Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 and Shin Sangoku Musou: Multi Raid Special for the PlayStation 3. Looks like sales tracker Media Create is now clumping together sales of Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver. Probably for the best! 01. Wii Fit Plus (Wii) – 340,000 / NEW 02. Inazuma Eleven 2: Kyoui no Shinryokusha (DS) – 281,000 / NEW 03. Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver – 267,000 / 2,285,000 04. Gran Turismo (PSP) – 134,000 / NEW 05. Macross Ultimate Frontier (PSP) – 81,000 / NEW 06. Tomodachi Collection (DS) – 68,000 / 1,288,000 07. Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 (PS3) – 42,000 / NEW 08. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) – 27,000 / 1,253,000 09. Shin Sangoku Musou: Multi Raid Special (PS3) – 27,000 / NEW 10. Tales of Vesperia (PS3) – 26,000 / 292,000 11. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 4 (PSP) 12. Dragon Quest IX (DS) 13. Love Plus (DS) 14. Minna no Sukkiri (PSP) 15. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP) 16. SaGa 2: Hihou Densetsu – Goddess of Destiny (DS) 17. Trinity Universe (PS3) 18. Monster Hunter 3 (Wii) 19. Winning Post 7 2009 (PSP) 20. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Tag Force 4 (PSP) 21. Mana Khemia 2: Ochita Gakuen to Renkinjutsushi Tachi Portable+ (PSP) 22. Shin Hisui no Shizuku: Hiiro no Kakera 2 (PS2) 23. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Bargain Edition) (PS3) 24. Dynasty Warriors Multi Raid Special (Xbox 360) 25. Ys 7 (PSP) 26. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 27. Sloane to MacHale no Nazo no Story 2 (DS) 28. Penguin no Mondai X: Tenkuu no 7 Senshi (DS) 29. Halo 3: ODST (Xbox 360) 30. Nihon Keizai Shinbunsha Kanshu Shiranai Mama dewa Son wo Suru: Mono ya Okane no Shikumi DS (DS) Media Create Weekly Software Sales [Gpara]

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Wii Fit Plus Takes Japan by Storm [Sales Get]

Tales Of Vesperia Just Can’t Beat Those Pokemons In Japan [Sales Get]

It was a big, big week for new software releases in Japan, with six new titles landing in the top ten. But nothing could dethrone last week ’s software co-champs, Pokemon Soul Silver and Pokemon Heart Gold. But the PlayStation 3 version of Tales of Vesperia certainly came close, selling more than 200,000 copies in its first week on Japanese store shelves. The PS3 game beat out the RPG competition, including new releases Ys Seven and SaGa 2: Hihou Densetsu – Goddess of Destiny. There’s no lack of new additions to this week’s Media Create sales charts, with a few you might be familiar with, including the new Korg DS-10, The House of the Dead: Overkill and another Idolm@ster game. Oh, I know you know that last one. Here are the top 30 games in Japan for the week of September 14 to 20, courtesy of Media Create. 01. Pokemon Soul Silver (DS) – 225,000 / 948,000 02. Pokemon Heart Gold (DS) – 220,000 / 941,000 03. Tales of Vesperia (PS3) – 216,000 / NEW 04. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 4 (PSP) – 104,000 / NEW 05. SaGa 2: Hihou Densetsu – Goddess of Destiny (DS) – 91,000 / NEW 06. Tomodachi Collection (DS) – 73,000 / 1,124,000 07. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Tag Force 4 (PSP) – 51,000 / NEW 08. Ys Seven (PSP) – 33,000 / NEW 09. Dragon Quest IX (DS) – 33,000 / 3,914,000 10. The Idolm@ster: Dearly Stars (DS) – 31,000 / NEW 11. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) 12. Forever Blue 2: Beautiful Ocean (Wii) 13. Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena 2 – Spirits Burst (PSP) 14. Tears to Tiara Gaiden: Avalon no Nazo (PS3) 15. Mobile Suit Gundam Senki Record U.C. 0081 (PS3) 16. 428: Fuusa Sareta Shibuya de (PSP) 17. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (the Best) (PSP) 18. Love Plus (DS) 19. Monster Hunter 3 Tri (Wii) 20. Bae Yong-joon to Manabu Kankokugo DS (DS) 21. Sloane to MacHale no Nazo no Story 2 (DS) 22. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (the Best) (PS3) 23. Korg DS-10 Plus (DS) 24. Ookami to Koushinryou: Omiowataru Kaze (DS) 25. Kintaihi Shounen no Jiken: Kyakusen Eris-Gou no Sangeki (DS) 26. Nihon Keizai Shinbunsha Kanshu Shiranai Mama dewa Son wo Suru: Mono ya Okane no Shikumi DS (DS) 27. Penguin no Mondai X: Tenkuu no 7 Senshi (DS) 28. Taikou Risshiden V (PSP) 29. Puyo Puyo 7 (DS) 30. The House of the Dead: Overkill (Wii)

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Tales Of Vesperia Just Can’t Beat Those Pokemons In Japan [Sales Get]