We may be in Germany, but that doesn’t mean we’re going to ignore Japan’s weekly soap opera of software sales. Most shocking? Mario Party 8 reclaims its number one position in the Media Create sales list for the week of August 13th to the 19th in a bloodless sales coup. Amazingly, Hot Shots Golf 5 is still hanging tough in the top ten, kind of impressive for a PLAYSTATION 3 up against 2006′s New Super Mario Bros.
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Forgive this week’s late and incomplete Japanese software sales chart. It’s not my fault! Japan decided to take a holiday and left us twisting in the wind. Yes, some of the weekly sales data may be slightly askew or completely UNKNOWN, but at least we know how well Mario Party 8 is doing in Japan. And that Wii Sports has passed the 2 million mark.
The rest of the top 30 is after the jump!
01. SD Gundam G Generation Cross Drive (DS) – 149,000 / NEW 02. Mario Party 8 (Wii) – 102,000 / 504,000 03. Final Fantasy XII – International Zodiac Job System (PS2) – 66,000 / NEW 04. J. League Winning Eleven 2007: Club Championship (PS2) – 54,000 / 217,000 05. Donkey Kong Jungle Climber (DS) – UNKNOWN/ NEW 06. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS) 27,000 / 734,000 07. Wii Sports (Wii) – 34,000/ 2,005,000 08. Wii Play (Wii) – UNKNOWN 09. Wild Arms XF (PS2) – UNKNOWN / NEW 10. Flash Focus: Vision Training In Minutes A Day (DS) – UNKNOWN More »
In addition to loving the hell out of baseball, Japanese video game buyers also adore soccer to bits. Konami’s sporty back up cash cow, the Winning Eleven series, took the number one sales spot, beating out Wii party retread Mario Party 8. A rare two-week appearance in the top ten for a PLAYSTATION 3 game rounds out the top three with Minna no Golf 5, Hot Shots Golf over here, pushing another 64,000 copies.
Here are the Media Create sales figures for the week of July 30th through August 5th.
01. J. League Winning Eleven 2007: Club Championship (PS2) – 150,000 / NEW 02. Mario Party 8 (Wii) – 135,000 / 400,000 03. Hot Shots Golf 5 (PS3) – 64,000 / 216,000 04. It’s A Wonderful World (DS) – 33,000 / 110,000 05. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS) – 29,000 / 697,000 06. Wii Sports (Wii) – 28,000 / 1,971,000 07. Wii Play (Wii) – 27,000 / 1,579,000 08. Face Training DS (DS) – 22,000 / NEW 09. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) – 21,000 / 4,677,000 10. Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day (DS) – 21,000 / 476,000 More »
Costco is currently selling Wii bundles that include the Wii, an extra Wii remote and a copy of Mario Party 8 for $US329. If you’re still looking to get a Wii and you have a Costco membership, this might be the perfect opportunity for you although you’ll probably be wanting to pick up an extra nunchuk as well. The savings is minuscule at only $US10, but it’s better than nothing I suppose. Look at it this way, you’ll finally have your long sought after Wii and while you’re there you can use that extra ten bucks to buy a giant tub of Gummi Worms and a case of Mountain Dew. Let the good times roll!
Coscto Wii/Mario Party 8 bundles [GoNintendo]
Out with the old, in with the new… games. Japanese consumers are really mixing it up this week with a sales chart stuffed with newborn releases across a wide variety of platforms. Unsurprisingly, Mario Party 8 secured the ichiban spot during its first week with Minna no Golf 5 for the PLAYSTATION 3 coming in a respectable second. Check out this diversity!
01. Mario Party 8 (Wii) – 265,000 / NEW 02. Everybody’s Golf 5 (PS3) – 152,000 / NEW 03. Taiko Drum Master DS (DS) – 94,000 / NEW 04. It’s A Wonderful World (DS) – 77,000 / NEW 05. Mobile Suit Gundam MS Front 0079 (Wii) – 46,000 / NEW 06. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (PSP) – 45,000 / NEW 07. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Xbox 360) – 40,000 / NEW 08. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS) – 37,000 / 668,000 09. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 14 (PS2) – 34,000 / 187,000 10. Wii Sports (Wii) – 32,000 / 1,943,000
