Charts: Latest Japanese Software & Hardware Sales
Posted 28 Oct 2006 at 05:21 by guest
Pokemon headline yet another DS-heavy sales week for the period ending October 22nd.
Courtesy of Media-Create, we have the most recent sales figures from Japan.
The week's sales saw few new releases across platforms. As such, Pokemon Diamond/Pearl again led the pack. Combined, the latest monster battler has now passed 2.5 million sold in Japan. Of particular note, the week's new releases included Gekitou! Custom Robo for the DS. This latest game in the nominally popular series actually sports WiFi Connection-enhanced battling modes - a welcome first for the series.
In hardware, DS Lite sales again surged onward. The handheld's success continues to outstrip Nintendo's expectations while powering the company's earnings. November will prove to be yet another huge month with the release of a handful of high profile third party games (such as Dragon Quest Joker).
The weekly software numbers follow:
| No. | System | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DS | Pokemon Diamond 137,629 | Nintendo |
| 2 | DS | Pokemon Pearl 94,350 | Nintendo |
| 3 | PS2 | Captain Tsubasa 41,708 | Namco-Bandai |
| 4 | DS | Zaidan Houjin Nippon Kanji Nouryoku Kentei Kyoukai Kounin: KanKen DS 35,911 | Rocket Company |
| 5 | DS | Gekitou! Custom Robo 34,304 | Nintendo |
| 6 | GBA | Final Fantasy V Advance 32,329 | Square-Enix |
| 7 | DS | New Super Mario Bros. 29,965 | Nintendo |
| 8 | PS2 | DragonBall Z Sparking NEO 28,042 | Bandai Namco |
| 9 | DS | DS Training For Adults: Work Your Brain More 22,006 | Nintendo |
| 10 | DS | Animal Crossing Wild World 20,406 | Nintendo |
The week's console numbers follow:
| No. | Console | Week Sales | Last Week Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nintendo DS Lite | 116,941 | 104,487 |
| 2 | PlayStation 2 | 22,380 | 24,727 |
| 3 | PlayStation Portable | 20,271 | 21,603 |
| 4 | Game Boy Advance SP | 2,421 | 2,299 |
| 5 | Game Boy Micro | 1,660 | 1,714 |
| 6 | Xbox 360 | 1,287 | 1,743 |
| 7 | GameCube | 638 | 653 |
| 8 | Nintendo DS | 130 | 273 |
