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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.
9 bloggers weighed in on a similar topic
2 Weeks Ago,
Michael McWhertor from Kotaku says
(in Kingdom Hearts Beats Back Mario On Japan's Game Chart)
02. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) - 139,000 / 3,006,000
03. Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (Wii) - 73,000 / NEW
04. Tomodachi Collection (DS) - 55,000 / 2,651,000
05. Wii Fit Plus (Wii) - 42,000 / 1,516,000
06. Tekken 6 (PSP) - 25,000 / NEW
09. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) - 22,000 / 1,691,000
3 Weeks Ago,
Michael McWhertor from Kotaku says
(in Kingdom Hearts Puts Mario To Sleep In Japanese Game Chart)
02. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) - 159,000 / 2,867,000
03. Tomodachi Collection (DS) - 94,000 / 2,596,000
04. Wii Fit Plus (Wii) - 54,000 / 1,474,000
06. Final Fantasy XIII (PS3) - 42,000 / 1,844,000
09. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) - 33,000 / 1,669,000
Last Month,
Michael McWhertor from Kotaku says
(in New Super Mario Bros. Wii Jumps Closer To 3 Million Sold In Japan)
It's a week of no new releases charting in Japan, another week for New Super Mario Bros. Wii to dominate the competition with another quarter million plus sold. What other Nintendo games are selling like gangbusters in Japan this week?
Media Create Weekly Software Sales [Gpara]
And
Michael McWhertor from Kotaku says
(in Mario, Zelda Strike Down Final Fantasy XIII In Japan)
That leaves Final Fantasy XIII in fourth place, moving another 189,000 copies this week, according to Media Create.
The rest of the top ten is all Nintendo—and Namco Bandai—with DS and Wii games outselling everything else in Japan. The numbers, after this.
And
nintendoeverything.com says
(in Famitsu software sales (12/21 – 12/27))
1. [WII] New Super Mario Bros Wii 2. [DS] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks 3. [DS] Tomodachi Collection 4. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII 5. [DS] Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver 6. [WII] Wii Fit Plus 7. [DS] Inazuma Eleven 2 8. [WII] Wii Sports Resort 9. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii 2 10. [DS] Professor Layton...
And
Michael McWhertor from Kotaku says
(in Final Fantasy XIII Versus The Competition, By The Numbers)
11. Wii Sports Resort (Wii)
12. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii Dodoon to 2 Yome! (Wii)
14. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (DS)
16. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
20. Sengoku Musou 3 (Wii)
21. Tales of Graces (Wii)
24. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
28. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)
2 Months Ago,
Michael McWhertor from Kotaku says
(in New Super Mario Bros. Wii Leads The New Of The New)
Nintendo released New Super Mario Bros. Wii in Japan last week, giving the console its biggest first-week software sales in the country to date, more than 950,000 copies sold, according to Media Create.
Media Create Weekly Software Sales [Gpara]
And
Michael McWhertor from Kotaku says
(in Professor Layton Schools Competitors On Sales, Nintendo Conquers Chart)
The top ten is mostly Nintendo platform content, with bestsellers Tomodachi Collection and Pokemons Heart Gold and Soul Silver holding strong in the sales department, Wii Fit Plus backing them up.
Media Create Weekly Software Sales [Gpara]
And
Michael McWhertor from Kotaku says
(in Japan Still Loves Soccer, Favors PlayStation Games)
11. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)
12. Bayonetta (PS3)
13. Wii Sports Resort (Wii)
15. Hexyz Force (PSP)
18. Tekken 6 (PS3)
20. Need for Speed: Shift (PS3)
22. Infamous (PS3)
25. Dragon Quest IX (DS)
27. Summon Night X: Tears Crown (DS)
28. Dragon Ball: Raging Blast (Xbox 360)
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| 4 | Joystiq |
| 5 | craigslist |
| 6 | nintendoeverything.com |
| 7 | Engadget |
| 8 | Blogcritics |
| 9 | bargainmoose.ca |
| 10 | WiiNintendo |
| 11 | YouTube |
| 12 | Nintendo Wii Fanboy |
| 13 | Simple Thoughts - J... |
| 14 | VGChartz |
| 15 | gamerinvestments.com |
In its first seven weeks on sale, the game moved 3,002,753 units, making it the fastest title to hit the 3 million mark in Japan, surpassing mega-hit 3-million-selling Wii titles like Wii Sports and Wii Fit. 『New スーパーマリオブラザーズ Wii』が最速で300万本突破 - ファミ通.com [Famitsu]
Tue, Jan 19 | from Kotaku