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Another week in Japan: Hardware and software numbers 1/14-1/20

Candace Savino
Updated ·2 min read


We already know that the Wii is doing well in Japan. How has the hardware and software been shaping up against other consoles and games, though? Let's take a look at last week's sales to find out.

The Wii continues to flip-flop positions with the PSP, this time ending up on the more favorable side of the coin. Regaining the second place spot with 76,000 units sold, the Wii only dropped 6,000 units from last week's numbers.

Wii software continues to do well, too -- at least concerning "Wii" and "Mario" games. Wii Fit sales in Japan were even greater than DS handheld sales. Super Mario Galaxy also ended up back in the top ten, in part because of consistent sales, and in part because a few DS games lost steam.

Some other Wii games didn't make the top of the charts, like Trauma Center: New Blood (which sold 3,100 copies last week in its debut).

Check out the actual sales numbers and rankings for hardware and software after the break.



Hardware:

  • DS: 91,000

  • Wii: 76,000

  • PSP: 65,000

  • PS3: 32,000

  • PS2: 13,000

  • Xbox 360: 4,400

Software:

  1. Wii Fit (Wii) --- 108,000 (1,114,000)

  2. Mario & Sonic at the Olympics DS (DS) --- 91,000

  3. Mario Party DS (DS) --- 38,000 (1,531,000)

  4. Wii Sports (Wii) --- 31,000 (2,664,000)

  5. Wii Play (Wii) --- 19,000 (2,139,000)

  6. Monster Hunter Portable 2 (PSP) --- 18,000 (1,569,000)

  7. Professor Layton 2 (DS) --- 17,000 (714,000)

  8. Mario & Sonic at the Olympics (Wii) --- 17,000 (474,000)

  9. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) --- 17,000 (844,000)

  10. Mario Party 8 (Wii) --- 15,000 (1,154,000)

  11. Mario Kart DS (DS) --- 14,000 (2,796,000)

  12. Final Fantasy IV (DS) --- 11,000 (559,000)

  13. School Days LxH (PS2) --- 11,000

  14. Dragon Quest IV (DS) --- 10,000 (1,150,000)

  15. Professor Layton (DS) --- 10,000 (813,000)

  16. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) --- 10,000 (5,0651,000)

  17. Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS) --- 10,000 (4,564,000)

  18. Winning Eleven (PS2) --- 9,600 (605,000)

  19. Unreported

  20. Rune Factory 2 (DS) --- 8,800 (83,000)