[PantherLotus]

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1. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Pokemon Co.) 963,273 / NEW
2. [NDS] Quiz Magic Academy DS (Konami) 119,134 / NEW
3. [360] Infinite Undiscovery (Square Enix) 90,288 / NEW
4. [WII] One Piece Unlimited Cruise: Episode 1 (Namco Bandai) 61,009 / NEW
5. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) 55,772 / 723,000
6. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) 25,257 / 2,635,000
7. [PS2] D.Gray-man: Sousha no Shikaku (Konami) 14,955 / NEW
8. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) 13,990 / 1,762,000
9. [NDS] Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo) 13,897 / 340,000
10. [PS2] J-League Winning Eleven 2008 Club Championship (Konami) 12,748 / 148,000

11. [NDS] Dragon Quest V (Square Enix)
12. [NDS] Fire Emblem: Shin Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Ken (Nintendo)
13. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven (Level 5)
14. [PS3] Afrika (SCEI)
15. [PS2] SEGA AGES 2500 Series Vol.33 Fantasy Zone Complete Collection (SEGA)
16. [NDS] Blue Dragon Plus (AQ Interactive)
17. [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable (SEGA)
18. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2 G (SEGA)
19. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo)
20. [NDS] Taiko Drum Master 2: The Seven Island Adventure (Namco Bandai)
21. [360] Tales of Vesperia (Namco Bandai)
22. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
23. [NDS] Hoshizora no Comic Garden (D3)
24. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
25. [NDS] Beautiful Letter Training DS (Nintendo)
26. [PS2] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 15 (Konami)
27. [NDS] Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo)
28. [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
29. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 3 (Konami)
30. [PS3] Battlefield: Bad company (Electronic Arts)

31. [NDS] Observation Training (Nintendo)
32. [360] Viva Pinata 2 (Microsoft)
33. [NDS] Bokura wa Kaseki Holder (We are Fossil Diggers) (Nintendo)
34. [NDS] Mame Goma 2: Uchi no Ko ga Ichiban! (My Kid is Number One!) (TDK Core)
35. [PSP] Fate/Tiger Colosseum Upper (Capcom)
36. [NDS] Pokemon Diamond (Pokemon)
37. [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
38. [WII] Wario Land: Shake It! (Nintendo)
39. [PS2] Persona 4 (Atlus Co.)
40. [NDS] Kanji Brain 2 + Dictionary (IE Institute)
41. [NDS] Mario Party DS (Nintendo)
42. [PSP] Gundam Battle Universe (Namco Bandai)
43. [NDS] Densetsu no Stafi: Taiketsu! Dire Kaizokudan (Nintendo)
44. [WII] Super Mario Baseball Stadium (Nintendo)
45. [NDS] Puyo Puyo! (BEST) (SEGA)
46. [NDS] Tottadoo! Yoiko's Deserted Island Life (Namco Bandai)
47. [NDS] Brain Training 2 (Nintendo)
48. [WII] Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse (Nintendo)
49. [PS3] Conflict: Denied Ops (Spike)
50. [NDS] Pokemon Pearl (Pokemon)

TOP 50
NDS:25
Wii:9
PS2:5
PSP:5
XBOX360:3
PS3:3





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Hardware  | This Week | Last Week | Last Month |     YTD    |    LTD              
DS        |    63,859 |    51,412 |    227,705 |  2,181,458 |  23,417,921
PSP       |    30,156 |    34,462 |    153,886 |  2,698,699 |  10,330,455
WII       |    29,686 |    33,128 |    133,742 |  2,104,237 |   6,750,083
PS3       |     8,053 |     8,317 |     35,165 |    639,404 |   2,150,825
360       |    28,188 |     1,044 |     35,907 |    131,507 |     671,204
PS2       |     7,669 |     7,948 |     32,847 |    278,701 |  21,205,738

Media Create Sales: 09/01 - 09/07
Media Create Sales: 08/25 - 08/31
Media Create Sales: 08/18 - 08/24
Media Create Sales: 08/11 - 08/17
Media Create Sales: 08/04 - 08/10




• Software numbers are typically posted on Wednesday nights at about midnight Eastern.
• Hardware numbers are typically posted Thursday nights at about 9:20 PM Eastern.
• Historic Famitsu Data Compiled by Garaph.
• All charts belong to LotusCharts and will be linked accordingly.

**first Pokemon chart courtesy of donny2112.

[Ysiadmihi]

Keep going RT Gold

[Man God]

Go Go Dissida Platinum!

[KGKK]

wow at the power of pokeman....

[jeremy1456]

Hmm interesting.

Infinite Undiscovery sold slightly more by media create's count. I wonder if 360 will beat Wii here too?

Given that Wii numbers as of late have been much higher on Media Create than Famitsu I slightly doubt it, but it would be cool if so.

[Case]

i wonder if 360 will beat Wii here

[Corran Horn]

Pokemon is so crazy powerful lol

[Rpgmonkey]

Still amazed at pokemon.

IU got closer to ToV's opening than I expected. Too bad ToV seems to be kinda lost in the fray now. :/

[viciouskillersquirrel]

Pokemon still has a great deal of pulling power, though its legs aren't quite as long as they were in the RGBY days.

What was the difference between 360 and Wii in Famitsu again?

[Case]

What was the difference between 360 and Wii in Famitsu again?

apparently enough to make hell freeze over :/

[D-Pad]

GameFreak am happy.

[PantherLotus]

Pokemon still has a great deal of pulling power, though its legs aren't quite as long as they were in the RGBY days. What was the difference between 360 and Wii in Famitsu again?

28.7k vs. 27.1k

Close enough that MC will probably have Wii higher. I'm guessing 31/26

[Mr Killemgood]

IU got closer to ToV's opening than I expected. Too bad ToV seems to be kinda lost in the fray now. :/

Not really. ToV has been in the MC/Famitsu Top 50 every week since debut, and never below #33, I believe (which was last week). That's very unique for a X360 IP. Only Blue Dragon ever had those kind of legs in the Top-50.

And with the price jump bumping ToV an extra 2,000 units (or so), I would think that it has another 2 weeks or more in the T-50.

[The Faceless Master]

PS2 holdin' it down in the '08!

[jeremy1456]

28.7k vs. 27.1k Close enough that MC will probably have Wii higher. I'm guessing 31/26

I'm personally guessing 35/27.

[PantherLotus]

PS2 holdin' PS3 down in the '08!

:(

[viciouskillersquirrel]

28.7k vs. 27.1k Close enough that MC will probably have Wii higher. I'm guessing 31/26

I take it that MC is considered more accurate over the short term then. Do they have a history of misunderestimating the Wii?

[Rpgmonkey]

Not really. ToV has been in the MC/Famitsu Top 50 every week since debut, and never below #33, I believe (which was last week). That's very unique for a X360 IP. Only Blue Dragon ever had those kind of legs in the Top-50. And with the price jump bumping ToV an extra 2,000 units (or so), I would think that it has another 2 weeks or more in the T-50.

Well it's still in the top 50 of course, but I what I meant is that it disappeared from the top 10 faster than I expected.

I knew 360 games aren't super-hits or anything, but I never really payed attention to how they sold until about a month ago.

[jj984jj]

Yay IU!

I hope it doesn't drop off completely next week, please at least make the top 50! D:

[Redd]

Hopefully IU can stay in the top 10 for a few weeks.

[PantherLotus]

I take it that MC is considered more accurate over the short term then. Do they have a history of misunderestimating the Wii?

I don't think either is considered more "accurate." They just sample different stores and come to slightly different conclusions. Famitsu is widely used for software because they provide numbers deep into the chart.

Judgments of accuracy should be reserved for individuals and their hokey little sites that make up numbers and pretend that they're real.

[speedpop]

Tengoku relinquishes the throne. No more Inazuma in the top 10 :(

[Tenbatsu]

[Jonnyram]

Yay IU! I hope it doesn't drop off completely next week, please at least make the top 50! D:

Well Tales is doing all right, so I expect IU will do at least as well, considering it had a better first week.

[xfactor]

Infinite Undiscovery looks to be another good offering for the xbox360 owners in Japan. Guess this game is one of the reasons the xbox360 has been doing so well there

Go Go Go Platinum!

[D-Pad]

http://media.ebaumsworld.com/2007/11/pikachu.jpg

Wow. Look at how happy Pikachu is.

[Tenbatsu]

DSL　63000
PSP　26000
Wii　27000
PS3　8100
PS2　7500
360　29000

[jj984jj]

Well Tales is doing all right, so I expect IU will do at least as well, considering it had a better first week.

4.  [360] Tales of Vesperia                    (Namco Bandai Games)     108,328 / NEW

Huh? You expect it to do better because Tales had a better first week?

[Case]

DSL　63000 PSP　26000 Wii　27000 PS3　8100 PS2　7500 360　29000

:o

[AlternativeUlster]

DSL　63000 PSP　26000 Wii　27000 PS3　8100 PS2　7500 360　29000

Cave saw the future.

[blu]

DSL　63000

so they released the new color finally.

[Revelations]

I didn't know Pikachu was female? Learn something new everyday.

[artredis1980]

DSL　63000 PSP　26000 Wii　27000 PS3　8100 PS2　7500 360　29000

360 > PS3 + PS2




360 > wii

[HK-47]

Cave saw the future.

All hail Cave!

[WarLox]

DSL　63000 PSP　26000 Wii　27000 PS3　8100 PS2　7500 360　29000

[Olaeh]

One Piece did better than I expected, IU too.

Wow at PKMN Plat.

[rockman zx]

Great numbers for IU.

[d[-_-]b]

How do the one piece #s compare to the previous one piece?
Edit answer to my own question :P

So this one piece is slightly higher by about 6k but it's neglible cause of different trackers..

07.00. [WII] One Piece: Unlimited Adventure (Bandai-Namco) - 40,003 / NEW

Seems like it's quite an improvement from last year then, about 21k.

[RBH]

DSL　63000 PSP　26000 Wii　27000 PS3　8100 PS2　7500 360　29000

[pilonv1]

Just for reference what were the Blue Dragon/Lost Odyssey first week hardware bumps? I don't think they were this big, Blue Dragon was around 20k right?

[Regulus Tera]

Bravo, Microsoft.

I doubt it will stay this way for long, but enjoy the ride as long as possible. This thread is gonna be awesome.

[PantherLotus]

Just for reference what were the Blue Dragon/Lost Odyssey first week hardware bumps? I don't think they were this big, Blue Dragon was around 20k right?

Blue Dragon Launch in Japan: Dec 2006 -- a week or several after the 360 itself launched.
Lost Odyssey Launch in Japan: Dec 2007



I don't really see any bumps. This could be its biggest post-launch week ever.

[TunaLover]

i wonder if iwata already push the emergency button

[909er]

I was wondering if anyone can confirm something I just read. I was reading sinobi's blog at ameblo (he's the guy that always gets the first day numbers right?) and he said two interesting things in regards to the 360. First, he says that he thinks the 360 would've won by a large amount if more/enough units were shipped, and second that he hopes MS fixes the hardware shortage situation soon. This was posted today.

So, if this is true, is the 360 still not fully stocked in Japan yet? If so, what do you all think this will mean for sales next week?

[xfactor]

whoa

[Olaeh]

Seems like it's quite an improvement from last year then, about 21k.

Considering it started at 21k and broke 100k, maybe this one can make it to 200k? Either way, I'm sure between both parts 1 and 2 it should be an easy feat.

[d[-_-]b]

Considering it started at 21k and broke 100k, maybe this one can make it to 200k? Either way, I'm sure between both parts 1 and 2 it should be an easy feat.

Well last year One Piece started at 40k in opening week, the 21k is the difference between this years and last years. so this has a chance of breaking 150k i guess...

[sphinx]

aren't those numbers fake? can someone give a source ( a link to a reputable site ) please ?

[jgwhiteus]

aren't those numbers fake? can someone give a source ( a link to a reputable site ) please ?

I thought he was just reposting the Famitsu numbers from the other thread (didn't look to compare) - the MC hardware numbers don't come out until tomorrow, correct?

EDIT: these were the Famitsu numbers from the other thread. Look to be the same, just rounded.

NDS: 63.000
360: 28.681
WII: 27.057
PSP: 26.000
PS3: 8.050
PS2: 7.500

[PantherLotus]

aren't those numbers fake? can someone give a source ( a link to a reputable site ) please ?

I thought it was an unmarked prediction (bannage), but I wasn't going to say anything until somebody else spoke up. Groupthink!