ASCII Media Works tracks Japan's top selling games of 2009 (so far)

By Griffin McElroy

Yes, the year technically isn't over yet — but let's be honest: Nobody's going to be buying any new games over the next four days. As such, Dengeki publisher ASCII Media Works thought it appropriate to track the 30 best-selling games in Japan for 2009. Or, rather, 99 percent of 2009.

There aren't too many big surprises; Dragon Quest IX took top honors with 4,089,136 units sold, and Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver came in second with 3,301,873 in sales. Despite having only been out for a little over a week, Final Fantasy XIII actually managed a sixth place finish with 1,455,505 units sold. Check out the full list of top-selling games after the jump.

[Via Kotaku]

  1. Dragon Quest IX – 4,089,136
  2. Pokémon Heart Gold/Soul Silver – 3,301,873
  3. Tomodachi Collection – 2,059,236
  4. New Super Mario Bros. Wii – 1,897,089
  5. Wii Sports Resort – 1,499,058
  6. Final Fantasy XIII – 1,455,505
  7. Wii Fit Plus – 1,205,424
  8. Monster Hunter 3 – 949,095
  9. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G [PSP the Best] – 878,880
  10. Inazuma Eleven 2 – 851,175
  11. Mario & Luigi RPG 3 – 708,311
  12. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days – 571,981
  13. Biohazard 5 (Resident Evil 5) – 552,553
  14. Ryu ga Gotoku 3 – 525,826
  15. Wii Fit – 499,251
  16. Layton Kyoujyu to Majin no Fue – 481,311
  17. Phantasy Star Portable 2 – 415,522
  18. Mario Kart Wii – 404,751
  19. Shin Sangoku Musou MULTI RAID – 397,080
  20. Pokémon Fushigi no Dungeon – 383,226
  21. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii – 375,895
  22. World Soccer: Winning Eleven 2010 – 370,831
  23. Rhythm Heaven Gold – 361,292
  24. Tales of Vesperia (PS3) – 352,961
  25. Tales of The World: Radiant Mythology 2 – 339,523
  26. Pokémon Platinum – 325,911
  27. Gundam VS. Gundam NEXT PLUS – 323,531
  28. Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode – 314,832
  29. Gyakuten Kenji – 313,891
  30. SD Gundam G Generation Wars – 306,985

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