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May 09 2008

Media Crate: Japanese sales figures for April 28 - May 4

Published by Christian at 2:19 am

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Just like last week, gains all around. except for the DS Lite. The biggest jumps in hardware sales were enjoyed by Nintendo platforms, though Sony’s PSP still maintains a commanding lead in Japan for the week ending May 4th. On the software charts, Mario Kart Wii wins top honors yet again, Phoenix Wright 2, 3, and 4 place within five ranks of each other, and Super Mario Galaxy creeps back onto the charts at #46.

  • PSP: 100,870 (+8,459)
  • Wii: 71,518 (+22,722)
  • DSL: 52,542 (+10,107)
  • PS3: 10,177 (+1,070)
  • PS2: 8,802 (+1,694)
  • X360: 1,725 (+442)

Full software sales rankings can be found after the break.

Media Crate Data, April 28-May 4

  1. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - 173,000
  2. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP) - 102,000
  3. Link’s Crossbow Training (Wii) - 93,000
  4. Wii Fit (Wii) - 52,000
  5. Taiko Drum Master DS: Seven Island Adventure (DS) - 42,000
  6. Pokémon Ranger: Batonnage (DS) - 31,000
  7. We’re Fossil Diggers (DS) - 27,000
  8. Valkyria Chronicles (PS3) - 24,000
  9. Deca Sporta (Wii) - 24,000
  10. Wii Sports (Wii) - 22,000
  11. DS Beautiful Letter Training (DS)
  12. Emblem of Gundam (DS)
  13. Home Teacher Hitman Reborn! DS: Fate of Heat (DS)
  14. Wii Play (Wii)
  15. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
  16. Mario Kart DS (DS)
  17. Musou Orochi: The Evil King Returns (PS2)
  18. Tottado! Yowiko’s Deserted Island Life (DS)
  19. Naruto: Shippuuden Shinobi Retsuden II (DS)
  20. Pro Baseball Family Stadium (Wii)
  21. There in Japan (PSP)
  22. Pro Baseball Spirits 5 (PS2)
  23. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
  24. Summon Night (DS)
  25. Mario Party DS (DS)
  26. SimCity DS 2: From the Past to the Future (DS)
  27. Yatterman DS: Surprising, Startling Battle (DS)
  28. Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi wo Yobu Cinema Land (DS)
  29. Phoenix Wright: Gyakuten Revival (DS)
  30. Kanji Brain Test 2.5M (DS)
  31. Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS)
  32. Star Ocean 2: Second Evolution (PSP)
  33. Harvest Moon: Shining Sun and Friends (DS)
  34. Taiko Drum Master DS (DS)
  35. Animal Crossing Wild World (DS)
  36. Pro Baseball Spirits 5 (PS3)
  37. Detective Saburou Jinguuji DS: Inextinguishable Heart (DS)
  38. Phoenix Wright 4 (DS)
  39. Pokémon Diamond (DS)
  40. Phoenix Wright 3 (DS)
  41. Mario Party 8 (Wii)
  42. Phoenix Wright 2 (DS)
  43. More Brain Age (DS)
  44. Kanji Test 2 (DS)
  45. Pokémon Pearl (DS)
  46. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
  47. DS Bookkeeping, Level 3 (DS)
  48. Vantage Master Portable (PSP)
  49. Case Closed! The Missing Professor and the Puzzling Tower (DS)
  50. Powerful Pro-kun Pocket 10 (DS)

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One Response to “Media Crate: Japanese sales figures for April 28 - May 4”

  1. # The Tanooki » Media Crate: Japanese sales figures for May 5 - May 11on 16 May 2008 at 3:19 pm

    [...] drops all around the hardware arena compared to last week, but no major worries for any company. Mario Kart Wii unsurprisingly holds on to the top spot in [...]

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