The year is almost over. Almost, but not quite. Still, that hasn’t stopped the number crunchers at ASCII Media Works from listing the top thirty titles of the year.
Let’s have a look:
30. SD Gundam G Generation Wars
Launch: 8/6/09
2009 Sales: 306,985
Life-to-date: 306,985
29. Gyakuten Kenji
5/28/09
313,891
313,891
28. Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode
10/23/08
314,832
861.393
27. Gundam VS. Gundam NEXT PLUS
12/3/09
323,531
323,531
26. Pokémon Platinum
8/13/08
325,911
2,536,712
25. Tales of The World: Radiant Mythology 2
1/29/09
339,523
339.523
24. Tales of Vesperia (PS3)
9/17/09
352,961
352,961
23. Rhythm Heaven Gold
7/31/08
361,292
1,763,270
22. World Soccer: Winning Eleven 2010
11/5/09
370,831
370,831
21. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii
12/11/08
375,895
625,391
20. Pokémon Fushigi no Dungeon
4/18/09
383,226
383,226
19. Shin Sangoku Musou MULTI RAID
2/26/09
397,080
397,080
18. Mario Kart Wii
4/10/04
404,751
2,447,964
17. Fantasy Star Portable 2
12/3/09
415,522
415,522
16. Layton Kyoujyu to Majin no Fue
11/26/09
481,311
481,311
15. Wii Fit
12/1/07
499,251
3,470,235
14. Ryu ga Gotoku 3
2/26/09
525,826
525,826
13. Biohazard 5 (Resident Evil 5)
3/5/09
552,553
552,553
12. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
5/30/09
571,981
571,981
11. Mario & Luigi RPG3!!!
2/11/09
708,311
708,311
10. Inazuma Eleven 2
10/1/09
851,175
851,175
9. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G [PSP the Best]
10/30/08
878,880
1,080,715
8. Monster Hunter 3 (-tri)
8/1/09
949,095
949,095
7. Wii Fit Plus
10/1/09
1,205,424
1,205,424
6. Final Fantasy XIII
12/17/09
1,455,505
1,455,505
5. Wii Sports Resort
6/25/09
1,499,058
1,499,058
4. New Super Mario Bros. Wii
12/03/09
1,897,089
1,897,089
3. Tomodachi Collection
6/18/09
2,059,236
2,059,236
2. Pokémon Heart Gold/Soul Silver
9/12/09
3,301,873
3,301,873
1. Dragon Quest IX
7/11/09
4,089,136
4,089,136
This data dates from December 29, 2008 to December 20, 2009.
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Justin Robson
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at 1:22 AMNo surprises here… some Nintendo party games, Pokemon and a bunch of generic JRPGS that I’ve never heard of… don’t get me wrong, but Japan is (well, the majority of Japan is…) so behind the rest of the world in terms of games…
INB4 raaaaaage fest… it’s just my opinion on their games.
Nath
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at 8:25 AMJust curious, how did you know they were generic JRPGs if you’ve never heard of them?
The only way I can think of is if you took every single name you didn’t recognise on this list and looked em up online.
Or, more likely, you actually have heard of them before.
Justin Robson
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at 11:34 AMWere they Really RPGS? That was a pretty damn good guess then :p
Riavan
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at 8:50 AMFantasy Star is spelt Phantasy Star, just fyi.
Jay
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at 9:32 AMPokemon is still unstoppable. What is the series total sales tally now anyway – i’m sure with a few more games in the coming years, its bound to overtake Mario.
Joshua Iacobozzi
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at 11:31 AMYeah, but don’t forget Mario releases tons of games as well. All the DS games, and the Olympics shovelware on the Wii/DS, plus I’d reckon another Mario Kart and Smash Bros Wii within the next few years, Mario’s still got a lot of purchasing power.
Ben Latimore
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at 12:06 PMHeh, all the usuals. Mario Kart, Pokemon, Professor Layton, lots of RPGs…
Adrian Verna
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at 3:46 PM11 out of 30 games I’ve never heard of, and 2 of those were Gundam games. I swear, Gundam is way too popular in Japan…