For those that don't live in Media Create threads. And additional info for those that do.

From 2010-12-27 to 2011-12-25

Rank System Title Publisher ReleaseDate YTD LTD

001 [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011-12-01} - 1.082.391
002 [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo) {2011-11-03} - 1.042.511
003 [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom) {2010-12-01} - 1.021.457 / 4.502.446
004 [3DS] Monster Hunter Tri G (Capcom) {2011-12-10} - 809.322
005 [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII-2 (Square Enix) {2011-12-15} - 697.146
006 [PSP] Final Fantasy Type-0 (Square Enix) {2011-10-27} - 696.428
007 [WII] Rhythm Heaven Fever (Nintendo) {2011-07-21} - 633.429
008 [PS3] Tales of Xillia (Bandai Namco) {2011-09-08} - 632.151
009 [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) {2009-06-25} - 612.807 / 2.732.655
010 [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) {2010-07-08} - 584.545 / 2.123.773

011 [NDS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional (Square Enix) {2011-03-31} - 528.648
012 [WII] Kirby's Return to Dream Land (Nintendo) {2011-10-27} - 498.428
013 [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo) {2011-06-16} - 498.145
014 [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 7 (Koei Tecmo) {2011-03-10} - 470.773
015 [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) {2010-09-18} - 464.322 / 5.379.135
016 [PSP] Dissidia 012 (Duodecim) Final Fantasy (Square Enix) {2011-03-03} - 461.086
017 [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. (Bandai Namco) {2011-12-01} - 432.391
018 [3DS] Nintendogs + Cats (Golden Retriever, Toy Poodle, French Bulldog & New Friends) (Nintendo) {2011-02-26} - 431.906
019 [WII] Just Dance Wii (Nintendo) {2011-10-13} - 427.874
020 [PS3] Yakuza: Dead Souls (SEGA) {2011-06-09} - 409.949

021 [PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 (Konami) {2011-10-06} - 405.757
022 [PS3] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 HD Ver. (Capcom) {2011-08-25} - 404.501
023 [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) {2008-04-10} - 402.712 / 3.380.348
024 [PSP] Super Robot Wars Z 2nd: Hakai-Hen (Bandai Namco) {2011-04-14} - 398.017
025 [WII] Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo) {2010-12-09} - 392.050 / 952.018
026 [WII] Dragon Quest 25th Anniversary: Famicom & Super Famicom Dragon Quest I-II-III (Square Enix) {2011-09-15} - 387.114
027 [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable 2: Infinity (SEGA) {2011-02-24} - 373.309
028 [PSP] AKB1/48: Idol to Guam de Koishitara... (Bandai Namco) {2011-10-06} - 362.059
029 [3DS] Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle (Level 5) {2011-02-26} - 354.344
030 [PSP] SD Gundam G Generation: World (Bandai Namco) {2011-02-24} - 336.699

031 [PS3] Dark Souls (From Software) {2011-09-22} - 334.302
032 [PS3] Samurai Warriors 3 Z (Koei Tecmo) {2011-02-10} - 328.716
033 [PSP] Little Battlers eXperience (Level 5) {2011-06-16} - 324.204
034 [NDS] Kirby Mass Attack (Nintendo) {2011-08-04} - 310.133
035 [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) {2009-12-03} - 284.540 / 4.369.535
036 [WII] The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo) {2011-11-23} - 278.749
037 [PSP] Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 (Bandai Namco) {2011-02-10} - 278.359
038 [PSP] Taiko Drum Master Portable DX (Bandai Namco) {2011-07-14} - 265.635
039 [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Subtitled Edition (Square Enix) {2011-11-17} - 258.215
040 [3DS] Pokemon Rumble Blast (Pokemon Co.) {2011-08-11} - 256.387

041 [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) {2006-05-25} - 254.452 / 6.269.677
042 [PSP] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Extend (SEGA) {2011-11-10} - 250.025
043 [PSP] Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airu Village G (Capcom) {2011-08-10} - 245.210
044 [NDS] One Piece: Gigant Battle! 2 New World (Bandai Namco) {2011-11-17} - 240.286
045 [NDS] Ni no Kuni: Shikkoku no Madoushi (Level 5) {2010-12-09} - 237.132 / 569.443
046 [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go: Shine / Dark (Level 5) {2011-12-15} - 232.052
047 [WII] Mario Sports Mix (Nintendo) {2010-11-25} - 222.960 / 645.005
048 [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2011 (Konami) {2011-04-14} - 219.966
049 [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2011 (Konami) {2011-07-14} - 219.811
050 [NDS] Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth 2 (Capcom) {2011-02-03} - 219.682

051 [WII] Inazuma Eleven Strikers (Level 5) {2011-07-16} - 216.058
052 [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited Cruise SP (Bandai Namco) {2011-05-26} - 213.840
053 [WII] PokePark 2: Beyond the World (Pokemon Co.) {2011-11-12} - 211.609
054 [PS3] Warriors Orochi 2 (Koei Tecmo) {2011-12-22} - 210.553
055 [PS3] Catherine (Atlus) {2011-02-17} - 206.557
056 [NDS] Battle & Get! Pokemon Typing DS (Pokemon Co.) {2011-04-21} - 201.723
057 [PSP] Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection (Square Enix) {2011-03-24} - 198.630
058 [PSP] The Legend of Heroes: Ao no Kiseki (Nihon Falcom) {2011-09-29} - 194.940
059 [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) {2009-10-01} - 187.985 / 2.336.182
060 [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo) {2005-12-08} - 185.452 / 3.894.723

061 [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2011 (Konami) {2011-07-14} - 182.505
062 [WII] Go Vacation (Bandai Namco) {2011-10-20} - 180.802
063 [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2011 (Konami) {2011-04-14} - 175.066
064 [PSP] AKB1/48: Idol to Koishitara... (Bandai Namco) {2010-12-23} - 174.729 / 410.673
065 [PSP] J-League Pro Soccer Club wo Tsukurou! 7: Euro Plus (SEGA) {2011-08-04} - 168.263
066 [PS3] Battlefield 3 (Electronic Arts) {2011-11-02} - 167.379
067 [PS3] Ace Combat: Assault Horizon (Bandai Namco) {2011-10-13} - 165.127
068 [PS3] Gekijouban Macross F: Sayonara no Tsubasa - Hybrid Pack (Bandai Namco) {2011-10-20} - 164.578
069 [PS3] Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (SCE) {2011-11-02} - 164.266
070 [WII] Super Mario All-Stars: Limited Edition (Nintendo) {2010-10-21} - 163.391 / 916.410

071 [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 3: Sekai e no Chousen! The Ogre (Level 5) {2010-12-16} - 159.562 / 455.558
072 [WII] The Last Story (Nintendo) {2011-01-27} - 157.359
073 [PSP] Sengoku Basara: Chronicle Heroes (Capcom) {2011-07-21} - 157.006
074 [PSP] 7th Dragon 2020 (SEGA) {2011-11-23} - 153.752
075 [PS3] Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes - Utage (Capcom) {2011-11-10} - 153.056
076 [PSP] Valkyria Chronicles III (SEGA) {2011-01-27} - 152.659
077 [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii: Minna de Party * 3-Daime! (Bandai Namco) {2010-12-02} - 149.004 / 270.672
078 [3DS] Samurai Warriors: Chronicles (Koei Tecmo) {2011-02-26} - 147.777
079 [PSP] Patapon 3 (SCE) {2011-04-28} - 145.362
080 [PS3] Resident Evil: Revival Selection (Capcom) {2011-09-08} - 139.198

081 [PSP] Toriko: Gourmet Survival! (Bandai Namco) {2011-08-04} - 138.838
082 [PSP] Amagami [EBKore+] (Kadokawa Games) {2011-03-31} - 138.175
083 [3DS] Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition (Capcom) {2011-02-26} - 137.883
084 [PS3] Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland (Gust) {2011-06-23} - 137.764
085 [PSP] Kenka Banchou 5: Otoko no Housoku (Spike) {2011-01-27} - 137.146
086 [PSP] Black Rock Shooter: The Game (Imageepoch) {2011-08-25} - 135.951
087 [PSP] Steins;Gate (Kadokawa Shoten) {2011-06-23} - 134.919
088 [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 7: Xtreme Legends (Koei Tecmo) {2011-09-29} - 134.350
089 [PS3] Way of the Samurai 4 (Spike) {2011-03-03} - 133.709
090 [WII] Momotarou Dentetsu 2010: Sengoku Ishin no Hero Daishuugou! No Maki [Minna no Osusume Selection] (Hudson) {2011-01-20} - 133.388

091 [NDS] Magician's Quest: Mahou no Omise (Konami) {2010-11-11} - 132.348 / 380.609
092 [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii: Ketteiban (Bandai Namco) {2011-11-23} - 131.831
093 [PSP] Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep - Final Mix (Square Enix) {2011-01-20} - 131.177
094 [PSP] Little Battlers eXperience - Boost (Level 5) {2011-11-23} - 130.198
095 [WII] Kirby's Epic Yarn (Nintendo) {2010-10-14} - 129.450 / 483.248
096 [PS3] Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten (Nippon Ichi Software) {2011-02-24} - 129.031
097 [PSP] Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 (Konami) {2010-11-18} - 127.818 / 227.028
098 [NDS] Friend Collection (Nintendo) {2009-06-18} - 126.510 / 3.634.606
099 [PSP] Ore no Shikabane wo Koete Yuke (SCE) {2011-11-10} - 124.899
100 [NDS] Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! (Nintendo) {2010-12-02} - 123.347 / 336.538


"Honorable mention":

[PSV] Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational (SCE) {2011-12-17} - 68.743
[PSV] Uncharted: Golden Abyss (SCE) {2011-12-17} - 58.213
[PSV] Dynasty Warriors Next (Koei Tecmo) {2011-12-17} - 45.242

[360] Gears of War 3 (Microsoft Game Studios) {2011-09-22} - 60.272
[360] The Idolmaster 2 (Bandai Namco) {2011-02-24} - 57.818
[360] Kinect Adventures (Microsoft Game Studios) {2010-11-20} - 53.594 / 124.624

[PS2] Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 (Konami) {2010-11-18} - 35.827 / 66.697
[PS2] Amagami [EBKore+] (Kadokawa Games) {2011-03-31} - 32.084
[PS2] Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 [PlayStation 2 the Best] (Atlus) {2010-08-05} - 23.553 / 43.981



Information about software sales not restricted to the top 100:

Mario x MonHun x FF

3 of the 4 best selling games on the year are on the 3DS. Fancy that.

When was the last time the best selling game of the calendar year in Japan had such low sales? Is 1.082M a new record low? Mario Kart 7 will sell millions in the long run, but we usually have at least one 2M seller in the calendar year no?

Whew, I had to use CTRL+F to find Skybomba Sword

Wonder if (when) Donkey Kong Country Returns will hit one million.

And I would assume Super Mario All-Stars Collection will never hit 1 million due to ending shipments. That's a shame.


Mario Kart DS and New Super Mario Bros. DS continue to amaze. Wonder why Animal Crossing: Wild World never continued to see those legs, although I would assume Friend Collection is partially to blame.

Mainline Final Fantasy is in deep shit. Thats a way more lousy performance than I imagined.

damn. FF Type-0, as of that tally, almost sold as much as XIII-2.

Wow. Not a SINGLE 360 game in the Top 100. That's saying something.

ScOULaris said:

Wow. Not a SINGLE 360 game in the Top 100. That's saying something.

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8 people own 360s in Japan. Not a surprise.

ScOULaris said:

Wow. Not a SINGLE 360 game in the Top 100. That's saying something.

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Well, in Japan 360 is really dead.

highluxury said:

Mainline Final Fantasy is in deep shit. Thats a way more lousy performance than I imagined.

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XIII-2 and Type-0 aren't mainline titles.

Call of Duty and Uncharted getting very respecatble numbers for Western games.

B.K. said:

XIII-2 and Type-0 aren't mainline titles.

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I was refering to XIII-2, with all taken into consideration is a mainline title.

- SE and retailers completely misjudged the demand for DQM:J2P. It had pretty amazing legs.
- Yakuza of the End's sales are between those of Kenzan and mainline games. That's pretty alright.
- Ocarina of Time 3D completely outsold Little Battlers after all.
- Layton 5's lifetime sales are not good. Would've liked it if it had at least the same legs as Nintendogs/cats.
- Ninokuni PS3 didn't even make the Top 100.
- Sales for the Valkyria Chronicles series seem to be pretty consistent.

Mpl90 said:

Well, in Japan 360 is really dead.

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Yeah, I knew that, but not even one game in the Top 100? It's worse than I ever imagined.

Daaaaaaaamn 3DS. From doomed to claiming 3 out of the top 5 spots for the year. Two of them crossed 1 million sales, and MH3G crossed that line last week.

So wheres Skyrim?

I like how every single title that wasn't released in 2011 but made it to the top 100 is on a Nintendo platform (excepting MoHun and the AKB48 game, both for PSP).

I also like how the top selling Vita games sold more or less like the top selling 360 games.

3 million sellers, and none cracked 1.1 million. Dire. But I guess that's what happens when two major platforms go into decline and no new platforms are ready to pick up the slack.

Last year's Top 100:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=419169

(As you can see, the #100 ranking is similar, the drop-out is all at the top end)

B.K. said:

XIII-2 and Type-0 aren't mainline titles.

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XIII-2 is a massive drop-off from X-2 at least.

Kinda amazing that the highest seller of this year barely got a fifth of the highest seller of last year.

EDIT: Jesus.

023 [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) {2008-04-10} - 402.712 / 3.380.348

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Exterminieren said:

Kinda amazing that the highest seller of this year barely got a fifth of the highest seller of last year.

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Yeah not every year can get a big pokemon game released. 2011 was really barren in term of huge games.

041 [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) {2006-05-25} - 254.452 / 6.269.677
060 [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo) {2005-12-08} - 185.452 / 3.894.723

I said wow. Games are 6 years old for crying out loud.

kswiston said:

When was the last time the best selling game of the calendar year in Japan had such low sales? Is 1.082M a new record low? Mario Kart 7 will sell millions in the long run, but we usually have at least one 2M seller in the calendar year no?

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The lowest since 1996:

1996 [NGB] Pokemon Red / Green / Blue (Nintendo) {1996-02-27} - 1.663.861
1997 [NGB] Pokemon Red / Green / Blue (Nintendo) {1996-02-27} - 3.995.992 / 5.659.853
1998 [NGB] Pokemon Red / Green / Blue / Yellow (Nintendo) {1996-02-27} - 3.006.067 / 8.665.920
1999 [NGB] Pokemon Gold / Silver (Nintendo) {1999-11-21} - 3.628.627
2000 [PS1] Dragon Quest VII: Fighters of Eden (Enix) {2000-08-26} - 3.784.682
2001 [PS2] Final Fantasy X (Square) {2001-07-19} - 2.264.047
2002 [GBA] Pokemon Ruby / Sapphire (Pokemon Co.) {2002-11-21} - 3.197.762
2003 [PS2] Final Fantasy X-2 (Square Enix) {2003-03-13} - 1.941.727
2004 [PS2] Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (Square Enix) {2004-11-27} - 3.231.288
2005 [NDS] Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo) {2005-11-23} - 1.169.757
2006 [NDS] Pokemon Diamond / Pearl (Pokemon Co.) {2006-09-28} - 4.302.815
2007 [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo) {2006-12-02} - 1.911.520 / 2.464.734
2008 [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (Capcom) {2008-03-27} - 2.452.111
2009 [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (Square Enix) {2009-07-11} - 4.100.968
2010 [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) {2010-09-18} - 4.914.813
2011 [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011-12-01} - 1.082.391

036 [WII] The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo) {2011-11-23} - 278.749
27. [NDS] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo) - 404,964 / 725,904

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...

On the other hand, this did pretty good for itself.

013 [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo) {2011-06-16} - 498.145

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Raw64life said:

041 [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) {2006-05-25} - 254.452 / 6.269.677
060 [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo) {2005-12-08} - 185.452 / 3.894.723

I said wow. Games are 6 years old for crying out loud.

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It's even funnier when you know that Mario Kart DS actually increased by 40k compared to 2010.

Dat 3DS

036 [WII] The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo) {2011-11-23} - 278.749

SMH Japan.

epic yarn did pretty well off-charts.

When does Famitsu usually go crazy and post top 500/800/1000?

Mpl90 said:

It's even funnier when you know that Mario Kart DS actually increased by 40k compared to 2010.

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That game has wheels.

Cosmo Clock 21 said:

When does Famitsu usually go crazy and post top 500/800/1000?

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~June is typically when we get it up. They don't post the expanded top lists, they publish them in a book of analysis, someone buys it on the streets (it's a tad expensive), and then either a Japanese site posts them and they get translated here or someone here is that buyer and it gets put up when the translation is done.

Three Kirby games on the chart that have total sales higher than Skyward Sword. Makes you think. About life and stuff, you know.

Road said:

The lowest since 1996:

1996 [NGB] Pokemon Red / Green / Blue (Nintendo) {1996-02-27} - 1.663.861
1997 [NGB] Pokemon Red / Green / Blue (Nintendo) {1996-02-27} - 3.995.992 / 5.659.853
1998 [NGB] Pokemon Red / Green / Blue / Yellow (Nintendo) {1996-02-27} - 3.006.067 / 8.665.920
1999 [NGB] Pokemon Gold / Silver (Nintendo) {1999-11-21} - 3.628.627
2000 [PS1] Dragon Quest VII: Fighters of Eden (Enix) {2000-08-26} - 3.784.682
2001 [PS2] Final Fantasy X (Square) {2001-07-19} - 2.264.047
2002 [GBA] Pokemon Ruby / Sapphire (Pokemon Co.) {2002-11-21} - 3.197.762
2003 [PS2] Final Fantasy X-2 (Square Enix) {2003-03-13} - 1.941.727
2004 [PS2] Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (Square Enix) {2004-11-27} - 3.231.288
2005 [NDS] Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo) {2005-11-23} - 1.169.757
2006 [NDS] Pokemon Diamond / Pearl (Pokemon Co.) {2006-09-28} - 4.302.815
2007 [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo) {2006-12-02} - 1.911.520 / 2.464.734
2008 [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (Capcom) {2008-03-27} - 2.452.111
2009 [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (Square Enix) {2009-07-11} - 4.100.968
2010 [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) {2010-09-18} - 4.914.813
2011 [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011-12-01} - 1.082.391

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Not that far off from 2005 though.

Stumpokapow said:

~June is typically when we get it up. They don't post the expanded top lists, they publish them in a book of analysis, someone buys it on the streets (it's a tad expensive), and then either a Japanese site posts them and they get translated here or someone here is that buyer and it gets put up when the translation is done.

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Didn't we get it by end of April last year?

Oh wait, that's Media Create.

Regulus Tera said:

XIII-2 is a massive drop-off from X-2 at least.

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Final Fantasy X sold close to 3million copies when you add in budget re-releases and the international edition. Gamers bought almost 700k copies of these re-releases indicating lasting interest in the title.

Final Fantasy XIII still hasn't passed the 2M mark, and no one bought the re-release.

It is not surprising that XIII-2 did so much worse than X-2. Who even asked for a sequel to FF13? Final Fantasy X on the other hand was one of the most popular entries in the series. Still I thought FFXIII-2 would hit 1M. looks like the game will struggle to get to 800k instead.

EDIT: It's crazy that Modern Warfare outsells console Zelda in Japan now.

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On the other hand, this did pretty good for itself.

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Bestest Zelda sold bestest :bow

Wow this is so much better than NPD. Japanese audiences proving they want something new and original.

Two 3DS titles at the top(and late-year launches even)? I guess it shows what a terrible year it has been for the japanese game industry.

see5harp said:

Wow this is so much better than NPD. Japanese audiences proving they want something new and original.

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i see what you did thar

PS3 software is too damn impressive honestly.

see5harp said:

Wow this is so much better than NPD. Japanese audiences proving they want something new and original.

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Lol, people are quick to criticize software in NPD for being same old, yet Japan gets praise for doing the same thing.

ctrl + f "MARVEL" "UMVC3" "MVC3"

good showing by Nintendo in the top 10

Phoenician_Viking said:

Lol, people are quick to criticize software in NPD for being same old, yet Japan gets praise for doing the same thing.

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Who is praising what here?

ilMikhail said:

ctrl + f "MARVEL" "UMVC3" "MVC3"

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Well, if you add all editions for all three consoles, the total would be over the 120k threshold.

man, if it wasn't for japan and europe, sony would have been SO screwed this generation...

so if I'm reading it right the PS2 saw a 600,000 (75%) unit drop in total software sales? It's been a very very long road but it looks like 2012 may be the year it finally stops selling entirely.

007 [WII] Rhythm Heaven Fever (Nintendo) {2011-07-21} - 633.429

bow to your overlord bitches!

ilMikhail said:

ctrl + f "MARVEL" "UMVC3" "MVC3"

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Marvel didn't deserve top anything.