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Kotaku | by Michael McWhertor | Fri, Oct 30

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Yes, Pokemons Heart Gold and Soul Silver once again top the Media Create software chart, followed by chart toppers Wii Fit Plus and Tomodachi Collection. Another good week for Nintendo. It was also a pretty good week for games like Rune Factory 3, FIFA 10 and Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Special.

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Thumbnail Last Month, Michael McWhertor from Kotaku says (in Japan Snaps Up A Lot More Pokemon Heart & Soul [Sales Get]) 02. Wii Fit Plus (Wii) - 153,000 / 492,000
03. Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (DS) - 97,000 / NEW
05. Tomodachi Collection (DS) - 63,000 / 1,351,000
06. Gran Turismo (PSP) - 40,000 / 174,000
07. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) - 24,000 / 1,277,000

Thumbnail And Michael McWhertor from Kotaku says (in 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.

Media Create Weekly Software Sales [Gpara]

Thumbnail And Michael McWhertor from Kotaku says (in Japan Chooses Miis! Pokemon Is Defeated! [Sales Get]) Bungie's latest Halo outing managed to squeak into the Media Create top ten, moving 30,000 copies in Japan in its debut week. That's about half of what Halo 3 did when the game launched over there nearly two years ago.

Media Create Weekly Software Sales [Gpara]

Thumbnail 2 Months Ago, Michael McWhertor from Kotaku says (in Tales Of Vesperia Just Can't Beat Those Pokemons In Japan [Sales Get]) 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.

Thumbnail And Michael McWhertor from Kotaku says (in Pokemon Silver & Gold Remakes Steal Gundam's Top Spot In Japan) Last week, Bandai's latest Gundam game for the PlayStation 3 took the top spot on Japan's list of bestselling games. Typically, that territory is saved for Nintendo DS and Wii games. Well, things are back to normal.

Media Create Weekly Software Sales [Gpara]

Thumbnail And Michael McWhertor from Kotaku says (in Nintendo Still Sitting Pretty Atop Japanese Game Charts [Sales Get]) No new Japanese video game release can topple the Nintendo DS powerhouse that is Tomodachi Collection, the Mii collecting game that sits, once again, atop the weekly Media Create sales chart. It's certainly not for a lack of new releases...

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