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Super Smash Bros. Brawl Sells 820K In Its Debut Week
3:40AM Kotaku US Edition | Nintendo released Super Smash Bros. Brawl in Japan on January 31 and, over the course of the next four days, gamers there snapped up over 800,000 copies of the Wii fighter. Long-running sales chart topper Wii Fit was finally dethroned this week, amid a stable of new releases that also included Disgaea 3, Assassin’s Creed and Suzumiya Haruhi no Tomadoi. Also debuting, but not performing quite as well as the Nintendo mascot fighter was Capcom’s Devil May Cry 4 which moved nearly a quarter million units combined on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, making it one of three PS3 titles to chart in the top ten. More »
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Simple 2000: The Japanese Hardware Chart
1:36PM Michael McWhertor | Now that those pesky Americans have had their say with their video game buying habits, it’s time to check in with the Japanese. Unsurprisingly, the Nintendo DS continues to top the charts overseas, as well, with the new Wii Fit player coming in second. Both units gave Nintendo a bigger slice of the pie this time. It was an up week for just about everyone, as strong sales of Hot Shots Golf Portable 2, Wii Fit and Tales of Innocence kept hardware moving. For the week of December 3rd through the 9th, Media Create sales charts stacked up like so. More »
Simple 2000: The Japanese Hardware Chart
11:20AM Michael McWhertor | After some recent wacky Japanese hardware sales misadventures, propelling the PSP to stardom and the Xbox 360 to a high point on sales of Halo 3, things seem to be settling down. The Nintendo DS still rules the roost, with the PSP still going strong, even as Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII works its way down the charts. This week’s biggest surprise? Another sales surge for the 360, which sold more during the week of October 8 to the 14 than it did during Halo 3’s debut. Wii sales, meanwhile, remain at a low point. This Simple 2000 had me seriously wondering if Media Create has some math errors. Nintendo DS Lite – 78,746 PSP – 59,584 Wii – 20,575 PlayStation 3 – 12,365 PlayStation 2 – 10,181 Xbox 360 – 6,161 Game Boy Advance SP – 127 More »
