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Bayonetta Brushes Back Pokemon, Tops Japan’s Game Charts
7:40AM Michael McWhertor | PlatinumGames and Sega’s Bayonetta kicked its way to the top of the Japanese game charts, moving nearly 200,000 copies during week one and making it the country’s bestselling game. More »
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Forza 3 Makes Inroads Into Japanese Game Chart
10:20AM Michael McWhertor | Forza Motorsport 3 gives the Xbox 360 a rare top 10 placement on Media Create’s weekly list of the bestselling games in Japan. It’s one of a handful of new debuts that came nowhere near unseating Pokemon as software champ. More »
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Nathan Drake Charts Among Japan’s Bestselling Games
7:40AM Michael McWhertor | Nathan Drake makes double the appearance on this week’s list of the top 30 games in Japan, his two PlayStation 3 adventures selling well, but not nearly well enough to dethrone the Pokemons. More »
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Scribblenauts Spells Sales Success In September
6:40AM Michael McWhertor | Though it didn’t make an appearance in the NPD Group’s top ten bestselling games in the U.S. for September, 5th Cell’s innovative Nintendo DS game Scribblenauts conjured up impressive sales. More »
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Halo 3: ODST Beats Out Madden, Mario & Marvel To Win September
10:00AM Michael McWhertor | The PlayStation 3 may have killed it in the hardware contest last month, but Xbox 360 software reigned supreme this September, thanks to Bungie’s Halo 3: ODST. The game dropped more than 1.5 million copies in its debut month. More »
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Japan Snaps Up A Lot More Pokemon Heart & Soul
7:40AM Michael McWhertor | Nintendo shows this week’s Japanese software chart its Pokemons, once again proudly displaying them atop Media Create’s list of bestselling video games overseas. It’s nearest competitor? Once again, Wii Fit Plus. More »
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Wii Fit Plus Takes Japan By Storm
6:20AM Michael McWhertor | The release of Wii Fit Plus has been met with open arms in Japan. The newest Balance Board-powered fitness game from the house of smiles sold more than 340,000 copies in its first week on sale. More »
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Japan Chooses Miis! Pokemon Is Defeated!
4:30AM Michael McWhertor | Who can dethrone Pokemons Heart Gold and Soul Silver in Japan? Only Tomodachi Collection, the Mii collecting game for the Nintendo DS that shipped in June, a title that led a slow week of releases that included Halo 3: ODST. More »
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Tales Of Vesperia Just Can’t Beat Those Pokemons In Japan
5:20AM Michael McWhertor | It was a big, big week for new software releases in Japan, with six new titles landing in the top 10. But nothing could dethrone last week’s software co-champs, Pokemon Soul Silver and Pokemon Heart Gold. More »
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