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cvxfreak · Jan 7, 2006

Note: 28 Nov - 25 Dec

1. (DS, Nintendo) Oideyo Doubutsu no Mori - 834,332 / 1,169,757
2. (PS2, Square Enix) Kingdom Hearts II - 737,652 / new
3. (DS, Nintendo) Mario Kart DS - 669,575 / new
4. (PS2, Namco) Tales of the Abyss - 440,225 / new
5. (PS2, Capcom) biohazard 4 - 370,590 / new
6. (DS, Bandai) Tamagotchi no Puchi Puchi Omisetchi - 368,436 / 770,391
7. (GBA, Pokemon) Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon: Aka no Kyuujoutai - 338,178 / 517,484
8. (DS, Pokemon) Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon: Ao no Kyuujoutai - 326,463 / 521,380
9. (PS2, SCE) Rogue Galaxy - 299,310 / new
10. (GBA, Capcom) Rockman EXE 6 Faltzer / Graygar - 241,834 / 432,119

11. (PSP, Capcom) Monster Hunter Portable - 233,783 / new
12. (PS2, Sega) Ryuu ga Gotoku - 232,650 / new
13. (DS, Nintendo) Nou wo Kitaeru Otona no DS Training - 215,731 / 1,011,341
14. (GC, Nintendo) Mario Party 7 - 199,145 / 329,633
15. (PS2, Bandai) Naruto: Narutimate Hero 3 - 194,372 / new
16. (DS, Nintendo) Yawaraka Atamajuku - 191,907 / 875,371
17. (DS, Nintendo) nintendogs Shiba / Dach / Chihuahua - 178,164 / 965,665
18. (DS, Square Enix) Slime Morimori Dragon Quest II - 176,218 / new
19. (DS, Bandai) Dragon Ball Z - 165,599 / new
20. (PS2, Hudson) Momotarou Dentetsu 15 - 149,550 / new

21. (GC, Tomy) Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! 4 - 145,437 / 233,107
22. (DS, Nintendo) Dare Demo Asobi Taizen - 143,093 / 301,809
23. (GBA, Square Enix) Final Fantasy IV Advance - 134,148
24. (PS2, SCE) Ratchet and Clank 4th - 99,276 / 187,773
25. (DS, Sega) Mushiking Greatest Champion DS - 94,158 / new
26. (DS, Pokemon) Pokemon Trozei - 83,998 / 215,038
27. (PS2, Konami) Metal Gear Solid 3 Subsistence - 73,337 / new
28. (GBA, Nintendo) Super Donkey Kong 3 - 69,985 / new
29. (PS2, Konami) Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 12 Ketteiban - 64,354 / new
30. (DS, Nintendo) Super Princess Peach - 60,111 / 142,684

31. (PS2, Sega) Jissen Pachislot: Aladdin 2 Evolution - 57,1777 / new
32. (DS, Konami) Power Pro Kun Pocket 8 - 55,597 / new
33. (GC, Bandai) SD Gundam Gashapon Wars - 54,765 / new
34. (PS2, Namco) Taiko no Tatsujin Wai Wai Happy! 6th - 53,483 / new
35. (GC, Sega) BLEACH GC - 50,684 / new
36. (PSP, Koei) Geki Sengoku Musou - 50,684 / new
37. (PS2, Tecmo) Gallop Racer 8 Live Horse Racing - 48,726 / new
38. (GBA, Nintendo) Famicom Mini: Super Mario Brothers - 46,661 / 1,034,264
39. (PSP, Sega) Nouryoku Trainer Portable - 46,514 / 185,199
40. (DS, Nintendo) Jump Superstars - 44,223 / 464,076

41. (PS2, Bandai) Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED: Federation vs. ZAFT - 41,139 / 417,191
42. (DS, Nintendo) Sawaru Made in Wario 39,354 / 855,565
43. (X360, Namco) Ridge Racer 6 - 38,756 / new
44. (PSP, SCE) Minna no Golf Portable (PSP The Best) - 35,932 / 53,333
45. (GBA, Pokemon) Pokemon Emerald - 35,537 / 1,654,858
46. (DS, Bandai) Futari no Pretty Cure MaxHeart DANZEN - 30,048 / new
47. (PS2, Tecmo) Monster Farm 5 Circus Caravan - 33,876 / new
48. (GBA, Banpresto) Summon Night Craft Sword - 33,649 / new
49. (GBA, Sega) Mushiking - 31,743 / 629,902
50. (PS2, Konami) JLeague Winning Eleven 9 Asia Championship / 31,738 / 104,795

51. (PS2, Airem Software) Pachi Para 12 - 31,007 / new
52. (DS, Nintendo) Super Mario 64 DS - 30,845 / 814,108
53. (DS, Marvelous) Harvest Moon: Corobockle Station for Girls - 30,619 / new
54. (PS2, Genki) Ikusagami - 30,268 / 84,408
55. (PS2, Square Enix) Kingdom Hearts Final Mix (Ultimate Hits) - 30,075 / 80,709
56. (PS2, Daito Giken) Daito Giken Pachislot Simulator - 29,061 / 184,440
57. (PSP, Namco) Boku no Watashi no Katamari - 28,632 / new
58. (PS2, Koei) The One Jockey 4 - 27,157 / new
59. (PS2, Kadokawa Shoten) DCFS Da Capo Fall Seasons - 28,373 / new
60. (PS2, Namco) Soul Calibur III - 26,171 / 126,402

61. (DS, Nintendo) Tottoko Hamtarou DS - 25,723 / new
62. (PS2, EA) Need for Speed Underground - 24,157
63. (GBA, Pokemon) Pokemon Fire Red / Leaf Green - 24,122 / 2,580,513
64. (PS2, Banpresto) Yoshitsune-ki - 23,440 / new
65. (PSP, SCE) Talkman - 22,795 / 46,845
66. (PS2, Bandai) Kamen Rider - 22,605 / new
67. (PSP, Konami) Metal Gear Acid 2 - 22,234 / new
68. (GC, Pokemon) Pokemon XD: Yami no Senpuu Dark Lugia - 21,999 / 232,196
69. (PS2, Square Enix) Kingdom Hearts (Ultimate Hits) - 21,821 / 49,708
70. (PS2, Bandai) Dragon Ball Z Sparking - 21,207 / 532.690

71. (X360, Microsoft) Perfect Dark Zero - 20,760 / new
72. (PS2, Sega) Pachinko CR - 20,071 / new
73. (PSP, SCE) Piposaru Academia 2 - 19,789 / new
74. (DS, Nintendo) Touch! Kirby - 19,679 / 276,418
75. (PS2, SCE) Minna no Golf 4 (PS2 The Best) - 19,309 / 38,863
76. (PS2, SCE) Sarugetchu! 3 (PS2 The Best) - 18,860 / 33,569
77. (PS2, Konami) Prince of Tennis - 17,587 / new
78. (PS2, D3 Publisher) L-1 WORLD GP 2005 - 16,760 / new
79. (GC, Nintendo) Super Mario Stadium: Miracle Baseball - 16,604 / 211,661
80. (PSP, Konami) World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 Ubiquitous Evolution - 16,594 / 202,176

81. (DS, Konami) Croquet DS - 16,545 / new
82. (PS2, Konami) Akumajou Dracula Curse of Darkness - 14,877 / 42,926
83. (GBA, Konami) Yugioh Duel Monsters GX Mezase Duel King - 14,707 / 89,862
84. (GBA, Pokemon) Pokemon Ruby / Sapphire - 14,625 / 5,302,676
85. (GBA, Banpresto) Konjiki no Gashbell Dream Tag Tournament - 14,407 / 18,930
86. (GC, Konami) Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 12 Ketteiban - 14,047 / new
87. (PS2, Bandai) One Piece Pirate's Carnival - 13,990 / 22,918
88. (GBA, Nintendo) Mario Tennis Advance - 13,924 / 113,225
89. (GBA, Konami) Animal Yokochou - 13,616 / new
90. (PS2, SNK Playmore) Neo Geo Battle Colosseum - 13,243 / new

91. (GBA, Nintendo) Dr. Mario & Panel de Pon - 13,079 / 89,008
92. (DS, Tomy) Zoids Saga DS ~legend of arcadia~ - 13,051 / new
93. (PSP, Namco) Tales of Eternia (PSP The Best) - 12,985 / new
94. (X360, EA) Need for Speed Underground - 12,818 / new
95. (PS2, Sega) Puyo Puyo Fever 2 - 12,605 / 18,300
96. (PSP, Konami) Eyeshield 21 - 12,418 / new
97. (PSP, Namco) Ridge Racers (PSP The Best) - 12,410 / 17,040
98. (GBA, MTO) Ochainu no Bouken Jima - 12,301 / new
99. (PSP, Capcom) Irregular Hunter X - 12,038 / new
100. (PS2, Spike) - Kenka Banchou (PS2 The Best) 11,990 / new

DS - 1,447,719
PSP - 423,850
PS2 - 231,912
GBASP - 88,497
X360 - 81,770
GC - 71,473
GBm - 55,774
GBA - 2,669
Xbox - 548

DarkMehm · Jan 7, 2006

Thx cvx for the charts.

Kon Tiki · Jan 7, 2006

Ds sold more in one week than PSP did in a month?

Xrenity · Jan 7, 2006

Kon Tiki said:
Ds sold more in one week than PSP did in a month?

Looks like it.

Damn, really sick numbers.

Shiggy · Jan 7, 2006

X360 - 81,770

That's spectacular! The Xbox 360 sold more than the PlayStation 3!

Shaheed79 · Jan 7, 2006

Nice, thanx CVXFreak.

GoutPatrol · Jan 7, 2006

61. (DS, Nintendo) Tottoko Hamtarou DS - 25,723 / new

Bring to the US please.

Grug · Jan 7, 2006

Nintendo wins. Flawless victory, fatality.

E-Nature · Jan 7, 2006

*waiting for trolls*

great numbers

thestopsign · Jan 7, 2006

DS - 23
GBA - 17
PS2 - 37
PSP - 13
GC - 7
X360 - 3

Frankfurter · Jan 7, 2006

Are these Media Create numbers or Famitsu?

18. (DS, Square Enix) Slime Morimori Dragon Quest II - 176,218 / new
19. (DS, Bandai) Dragon Ball Z - 165,599 / new

I remember that quite some people said that these are ... bombs ..., well, bombs that will sell 200k+ :lol

25. (DS, Sega) Mushiking Greatest Champion DS - 94,158 / new

Does anybody own this game? It has sold much less than the GBA version, but I somehow got the impression that it is not that much more than the GBA version and it was released quite early after it (and yet, will probably still sell 150k+). Did the GBA also get scores of less than 30 in Famitsu (the DS Mushiking afaik got 27 or 28)?

Rock_Man · Jan 7, 2006

cvxfreak said:
46. (DS, Bandai) Futari no Pretty Cure MaxHeart DANZEN - 30,048 / new

Is this correct?

Rock_Man · Jan 7, 2006

Anyway, top 100 software
DS 3,813,469 (40.7%)
PS2 3,414,507 (36.4%)
GBA 1,052,516 (11.2%)
PSP 514,390 (5.5%)
GC 502,681 (5.4%)
X360 72,334 (0.8%)

Grug · Jan 7, 2006

Rock_Man said:
Anyway, top 100 software
DS 3,813,469 (40.7%)
PS2 3,414,507 (36.4%)
GBA 1,052,516 (11.2%)
PSP 514,390 (5.5%)
GC 502,681 (5.4%)
X360 72,334 (0.8%)

And thats the real kicker right there. DS may only be outselling the PSP by just over 3 times. But DS software is outselling PSP software by nearly 8 times.

Developers/publishers will be taking notice.

The_lascar · Jan 7, 2006

45. (GBA, Pokemon) Pokemon Emerald - 35,537 / 1,654,858
46. (DS, Bandai) Futari no Pretty Cure MaxHeart DANZEN - 30,048 / new
47. (PS2, Tecmo) Monster Farm 5 Circus Caravan - 33,876 / new

???

lo zaffo · Jan 7, 2006

cvxfreak said:
Note: 28 Nov - 25 Dec

21. (GC, Tomy) Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! 4 - 145,437 / 233,107

33. (GC, Bandai) SD Gundam Gashapon Wars - 54,765 / new

79. (GC, Nintendo) Super Mario Stadium: Miracle Baseball - 16,604 / 211,661

I'm pleased that Naruto 4 did well as usual, and also that SD Gundam is not a complete commercial failure. I'm still waiting for my copy of the latter to arrive in Italy. Go GameCube! You are not completely forgotten!

Moor-Angol · Jan 7, 2006

Thanks CVXFREAK !!!
I've updated my chart ^_^

but... Sonic Rush really bombed in Japan, i never seen it in top100 chart both in November and December...

Kurosaki Ichigo · Jan 7, 2006

Thanks a lot

That top5 is really good, other countries should learn from it.

*shame that the chart doesn't count 26-1 week...well, looking forward January edition ^^

Mrbob · Jan 7, 2006

Metal Gear Acid 2 bombing pretty hard in Japan. I think sales will be down in the USA significantly too.

psycho_snake · Jan 7, 2006

Kingdom hearts had a great start! Didnt the first oen sell 4 million worldwide? i wonder if this one can mathc those sale numbers.

Moor-Angol · Jan 7, 2006

Mrbob said:
Metal Gear Acid 2 bombing pretty hard in Japan. I think sales will be down in the USA significantly too.

ehm... this chart is since Dec 25th, MGA2 was sold from Dec 29th

elostyle · Jan 7, 2006

Moor-Angol said:
ehm... this chart is since Dec 25th, MGA2 was sold from Dec 29th

Why were 22k units sold before the 25th?

Rock_Man · Jan 7, 2006

It was released on dec 8

Doogdogg · Jan 7, 2006

17. (DS, Nintendo) nintendogs Shiba / Dach / Chihuahua - 178,164 / 965,665

Almost there.

jarrod · Jan 7, 2006

Mrbob said:
Metal Gear Acid 2 bombing pretty hard in Japan. I think sales will be down in the USA significantly too.

Too soon I think, they should've waited until 2006 for release. I always felt AC!D would've been better suited for DS anyway (PS1+ visuals plus strategic gameplay), PSP should've gotten a full MGS stealth title on day one.

Rockman X and Katamari did dismally too... really only Monster Hunter and WE9 have done exceptionally well this year on PSP. And exceptionally well on PSP still means under 300k. :/

John Harker · Jan 7, 2006

Castlevania DoS, Sonic Rush, Advance Wars, Tony Hawk (yea, i know), Viewtiful Joe... not even in the top 100 during the Holidays?

that kinda pinches a wallet, doesnt it. aw well, maybe next year, haha

fortified_concept · Jan 7, 2006

I *still* can't comprehent the amount of NDSs sold.

John Harker · Jan 7, 2006

I know this gets asked a million times, but are they going to be able to capture the momentul? What's the next 2 months game releases look like?

jarrod · Jan 7, 2006

John Harker said:
Castlevania DoS, Sonic Rush, Advance Wars, Tony Hawk (yea, i know), Viewtiful Joe... not even in the top 100 during the Holidays?

that kinda pinches a wallet, doesnt it. aw well, maybe next year, haha

All those titles have little to no JP market potential anyway, they're all made with western sales in mind these days.

Katana_Strikes · Jan 7, 2006

How comes the 360 sales are on 81k?

During it's first 3 weeks out it apparently did...

43,970
8,623
5,674

=58,267

Even with last weeks it only just takes it past 70k, where has the extra 10k come from?

John Harker · Jan 7, 2006

jarrod said:
All those titles have little to no JP market potential anyway, they're all made with western sales in mind these days.

I agree with you, but doesn't it seem funny that a goofy, japense-styled game like VJ would establish a bigger fanbase in the western world than the eastern? That game screams japenese, yet only the first one was succesful there, no?

Frankfurter · Jan 7, 2006

Obviously these are numbers from Famitsu (which answers one of my questions ^^), which reported a bit over 60k sold X360 in the launch week.

John Harker · Jan 7, 2006

Was Mario&Luigi launched yet?

jarrod · Jan 7, 2006

John Harker said:
I know this gets asked a million times, but are they going to be able to capture the momentul? What's the next 2 months game releases look like?

Looking around for stuff with solid dates...

Nintendo DS

01.12.05 Kero Kero 7 (Bandai)
01.12.05 Yakitate!! Japan Game 1 Gou Choujou Kessen!! Pantasic Grand Prix! (Bandai)

01.14.05 Zettai Zetsumei Dangerous Jiisan DS: Dangerous Sensation (Kids Station)

01.19.05 BioHazard: Deadly Silence (Capcom)
01.19.05 BioHazard: Deadly Silence Limited Pack (Capcom)
01.19.05 Iron Feather (Konami)
01.19.05 Lost Magic (Taito)
01.19.05 Metroid Prime Pinball (Nintendo)

01.26.05 Bleach DS: Souten ni Kakeru Unmei (SEGA)
01.26.05 Danshaku (Taito)
01.26.05 Eigo ga Nigate na Otona no DS Training: Eigo Zuke (Nintendo)

02.02.06 Eyeshield 21: Max Devil Power (Nintendo)
02.02.06 Hippatte! Puzzle Bobble (Taito)

02.09.06 Choco-Inu no Omise: Patisserie & Sweets Shop Game (TDK Core)
02.09.06 Freedom Wings (Taito)
02.09.06 Mr. Incredible: Kyouteki Underminder Toujou (SEGA)
02.09.06 Unou no Tatsujin: Soukai! Machigai Museum (Namco)

02.16.06 Kono Quiz Yarou!! (Namco)

02.23.06 Angelic Duet (KOEI)
02.23.06 San Goku Shi DS (KOEI)
02.23.06 Seiken Densetsu DS: Children of Mana (Square Enix)
02.23.06 Top Gun (Taito)

03.02.06 Daikoukai Jidai IV: Rota Nova (KOEI)
03.02.06 Doraemon: Nobita no Kyouryuu 2006 DS (SEGA)
03.02.06 Narnia Koku Monogatari: Lion to Majo (D3 Publisher)

03.09.06 Hideo Kageyama's IQ Teacher (IE Institute)
03.09.06 Tengai Makyou II: Manjimaru (Hudson)
03.09.06 Unou Kids (IE Institute)

03.16.06 Garak Tale (KOEI)
03.16.06 Ore no Sentoiki (Taito)
03.16.06 Simple DS Series Vol.5: The Tennis (D3 Publisher)
03.16.06 DS Series Vol.7: The Zokusha Kids (D3 Publisher)

03.23.06 Arashi no Bakudandama (Taito)
03.23.06 Cooking Mama (Taito)
03.23.06 Deep Labyrinth (Interactive Brains)
03.23.06 Nobunaga no Yabou DS (KOEI)

03.30.06 Contact (MMV)
03.30.06 Maercheaven: Gardia no Akuma (Konami)

PSP

01.12.06 Eiyuu Densetsu Gagharv Trilogy V: Umi no Oriuta (Bandai)

01.19.06 Densha de Go! Pocket: Chuuousenhen (Taito)
01.19.06 KuruKuru Chameleon (Star*fish)
01.19.06 San Goku Shi VII (KOEI)
01.19.06 Street Fighter Zero 3 Double Upper (Capcom)
01.19.06 Ys: Napishtim no Kou (Konami)

01.26.06 Dora-Slot: Oki-Slot-Ou! Pioneer 12 (Dorart)
01.26.06 Mobile Train Simulator: Keisei - Toei Akagusa - Keikyuusen (Ongakukan)
01.26.06 Power Smash: New Generation (SEGA)
01.26.06 Yarudora Portable: Blood The Last Vampire (SCEI)

02.02.06 Jui: Dr. Touma Jotarou (Taito)

02.09.06 Gradius Portable (Konami)
02.09.06 Nakahara no Hasha: Sangoku Shouseiden (Namco)
02.09.06 The Sims 2: Dr. Dominic no Inbou (Electronic Arts)

02.23.06 Frantix (Ubisoft)
02.23.06 Gamble Con Fight (Ertain)
02.23.06 Gensou Suikoden I + II (Konami)
02.23.06 GripShift (Ubisoft)
02.23.06 Initial D: Street Stage (SEGA)
02.23.06 Jitsuroku Oniyome Nikki (AQ Interactive)
02.23.06 Kinnikuman: Muscle Generations (Bandai)
02.23.06 Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner (SCEI)
02.23.06 Namco Museum 2 (Namco)
02.23.06 Ooedo Senryoubako (Taito)
02.23.06 Simple 2500 Series Portable Vol. 3: The Doko Demo Suiri (D3 Publisher)
02.23.06 Simple 2500 Series Portable Vol. 4: The Unou Drill (D3 Publisher)

03.02.06 Blade Dancer: Sennen no Yakusoku (SCEI)
03.02.06 Daikoukai Jidai IV: Rota Nova (KOEI)
03.02.06 Derby Time 2006 (SCEI)
03.02.06 Rockman Rockman (Capcom)
03.02.06 Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth (Square Enix)

03.09.06 Biz Taiken Series Chougyoudou (Kokuyo)
03.09.06 Bomberman Bakufuu Sentai Bombermain (Hudson)
03.09.06 IQ Mania (SCEI)
03.09.06 Lemmings (SCEI)
03.09.06 Sakura Taisen I+II (SEGA)
03.09.06 Tokimeki Memorial: Forever With You (Konami)
03.09.06 Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade (Konami)
03.09.06 Xi Colosseum (SCEI)

03.23.06 Myst (SEGA)
03.23.06 Shanghai (Success)
03.23.06 Viewtiful Joe Battle Carnival (Capcom)

03.30.06 Megami no Waratsubo (Ertain)
03.30.06 Pursuit Force (Spike)
03.30.06 Naruto: Narutimate Hero Portable (Bandai)
03.30.06 Shinobido Takumi (Spike)

...right now I'd say PSP has the fuller lineup but DS has better potential sellers. Like usual really.

Kroole · Jan 7, 2006

John Harker said:
I agree with you, but doesn't it seem funny that a goofy, japense-styled game like VJ would establish a bigger fanbase in the western world than the eastern? That game screams japenese, yet only the first one was succesful there, no?

Really? I always pictured Joe as a generic American imagewise and don't really see where the goofiness can be seen as a japanese thing. IMO VJ is more like a US superhero comic than anything else.

John Harker · Jan 7, 2006

Thanks jarrod, always come through.

Yea, PSP seems to be really picking up steam now - however, DS has a stronger January, which leads right into Children of Mana. Which is great for the system, cause I feel Nintendo usually gets hit pretty hard right after the holidays with game draughts (save RE4, I guess).

01.19.05 BioHazard: Deadly Silence Limited Pack (Capcom)
01.19.05 Iron Feather (Konami)
01.19.05 Lost Magic (Taito)
01.19.05 Metroid Prime Pinball (Nintendo)
01.26.05 Bleach DS: Souten ni Kakeru Unmei (SEGA)

I feel like that's def strong enough to at least sustain momentum, especially with Brain Training 2 JUST being released. And then right into Feb and CoM? Noooot to shabby.

Kroole:
I mean, I may be wrong, but I always saw VJ as more like manga than US comics. But I don't really follow either too indepthly, so thats just a personal opinion. I know US kids like whacky things these days, but the difficulty of the game and the zaney animations I always felt was japanese-centric.

Unison · Jan 7, 2006

Slime Mori Mori 2 DS is the first 3rd party million seller on a Nintendo platform in Japan in years. Wow.

Edit: Oh that's animal crossing, duh. :lol

Chibbi Brady · Jan 7, 2006

No Mario & Luigi launched the 29th and did 132k in it's first week, Media Create numbers.

ioi · Jan 7, 2006

Great sales all round.

Everything and Nothing has been updated with some of the older titles (pokemon Emerald, Fire Red / LG, Ruby / Sapphire, Jump SS, Pokemon SD etc- some nice boosts over the holidays):

http://www.everythingandnothing.org.uk/vg

John Harker · Jan 7, 2006

Chibbi Brady said:
No Mario & Luigi launched the 29th and did 132k in it's first week, Media Create numbers.

Ahh, thanks. Missed that.

Kroole · Jan 7, 2006

Unison said:
Slime Mori Mori 2 DS is the first 3rd party million seller on a Nintendo platform in Japan in years. Wow.

Huh wha?

The best selling 3rd party game for the DS is the Tamagotchi one.

Peru · Jan 7, 2006

Does anyone know how nintendos touch golf game has done in Japan? A shame it bombed, great stuff.

jarrod · Jan 7, 2006

John Harker said:
Thanks jarrod, always come through.

Yea, PSP seems to be really picking up steam now - however, DS has a stronger January, which leads right into Children of Mana. Which is great for the system, cause I feel Nintendo usually gets hit pretty hard right after the holidays with game draughts (save RE4, I guess).

It's not so much PSP "picking up steam" since PSP always has a full schedule like this. Thing is, most games sell 5-10k and drop away forever so we rarely notice in the sales charts. PSP's problem has never been a lack of software, indeed it's always had a fuller schedule than DS. The problem is a lack of compelling new software... even the top PSP sellers last year were all ports (Monster Hunter, WE9, Tales of Eternia).

I definitely agree with DS having the stronger schedule, even with fewer releases. It usually does though.

jarrod · Jan 7, 2006

Unison said:
Slime Mori Mori 2 DS is the first 3rd party million seller on a Nintendo platform in Japan in years. Wow.

Edit: Oh that's animal crossing, duh. :lol

The last 3rd party published Japanese million seller on a Nintendo platform was DQ Monsters 2 on GBC. Rockman.EXE4 almost did it on GBA too, it did if you count the 4.5 release.

Meier · Jan 7, 2006

Dav2k said:
How comes the 360 sales are on 81k?

During it's first 3 weeks out it apparently did...

43,970
8,623
5,674

=58,267

Even with last weeks it only just takes it past 70k, where has the extra 10k come from?

These are Famitsu numbers clearly as we only get the top 10 from MC as opposed to 30 for Famitsu. I miss Dengeki's top 50.

Dalthien · Jan 7, 2006

jarrod said:
The last 3rd party published Japanese million seller on a Nintendo platform was DQ Monsters 2 on GBC. Rockman.EXE4 almost did it on GBA too, it did if you count the 4.5 release.

Tamogotchi (DS) is basically a lock to make it to a million at this point. That will be quite an achievement, considering the last time it happened was all the way back on the GBC as you just pointed out.

By the way - thanks as always cvxfreak.

neo2046 · Jan 7, 2006

the total S & H numbers in 2005, anyone cares?

2005 SOFTWARE TOP 10 + HARDWARE SALES (Famitsu)
Date: 2004/12/27 ~ 2005/12/25

Code:

01 NDS ANIMAL FOREST WW               (Nintendo)      1,169,757 
02 PS2 GRAN TURISMO 4                 (SCE)           1,022,000 
03 NDS ADULT DS Training              (Nintendo)      1,011,341 
04 NDS nintendogs (3 versions)        (Nintendo)        965,665 
05 PS2 WORLD SOCCER WINNING ELEVEN 9  (Konami)          901,000 
06 PS2 SHIN SANGOKU MUSOU 4           (Koei)            891,000 
07 NDS Gentle Exercise DS             (Nintendo)        875,371 
08 NDS Tamagotchi DS                  (Bandai)          770,391 
09 PS2 KINGDOM HEARTS II              (Square Enix)     737,652 
10 NDS MARIO KART DS                  (Nintendo)        669,575 


HARDWARE
NDS         4,002,871 
GC            305,000 
PSP         2,225,799 
PS          2,134,863 
XBOX360        81,770 
XBO            13,186

Oblivion · Jan 7, 2006

01 NDS ANIMAL FOREST WW (Nintendo) 1,169,757
02 PS2 GRAN TURISMO 4 (SCE) 1,022,000

WOW! AC even beat Gran Turismo?! Fuck! Nintendo should give a MASSIVE raise to whoever came up with AC.

Kroole · Jan 7, 2006

Oblivion said:
01 NDS ANIMAL FOREST WW (Nintendo) 1,169,757
02 PS2 GRAN TURISMO 4 (SCE) 1,022,000

WOW! AC even beat Gran Turismo?! Fuck! Nintendo should give a MASSIVE raise to whoever came up with AC.

Umm.. GT4 was released dec 28 2004 right? If so is that counted as the first sales week of the year or as the last sales year of 2004?

Oblivion · Jan 7, 2006

Kroole said:
Umm.. GT4 was released dec 28 2004 right? If so is that counted as the first sales week of the year or as the last sales year of 2004?

Huh? Those GT4 sales are how much it sold so far in Japan up till now.

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