Week 05 November - 11 November 2007Same guy, different game. Japan is having a Mario frenzies right now. Last week, it was Mario Galaxy, this week, it is Mario Party DS, selling roughly the same sort of numbers as Mario Galaxy (234,708). Second belongs to the well establish chart selling, Shin San Goku Musou 5 (or better known as Dynasty Warrior) on the PS3 (188,456). Even the Xbox 360 version is on the top 10. Such is the power of the warriors.
All the new entries to the top 10 this week are all from well established franchise, with Mario and Dynasty Warrior leading the way, but also Castlevania Chronicle (6th) and Ratchet & Clank Future (10th). Whatever happened to original IPs? Well, Professor Layton and the Curious Village made it back to the chart at 49th. Must be the anticipation for 2nd installment, Professor Layton and the Devil's Box. Can't wait for that.
Best selling games for each platform (that is on the chart) this week
DS - Mario Party DS
PS3 - Shin San Goku Musou 5
Wii - Mario Galaxy
XB360 - Shin San Goku Musou 5
PSP - Castlevania Chronicle
PS2 - NBA Live '08
Number of titles in the top 50 for each platform this week:
DS - 25
PSP - 6
Wii - 6
PS2 - 5
PS3 - 5
360 - 3
Console War VII: Battle for Nippon
Ladies and gentlemen, this week you have witnessed yet another history in the making (sort of). The PS3 outsold the Wii in a country where it has been trailing ever since the dawn of time. So what's up with that? you ask? Well, Dynasty Warrior had something to do with that, but also the 40GB that came out in Japan with obviously a lower price point. The Wii hasn't really decreased, it is still the same kind of numbers, it's just that the PS3 has increased. Everywhere else is roughly the same, with the exception of Xbox, which went back down to the thousands.
DSL - 78,854
PSP - 58,964
PS3 - 55,924
Wii - 34,546
PS2 - 9,043
Xbox360 - 5,817
Market share this week
DSL vs PSP
57.22% vs 42.78%
Wii vs PS3 vs XBox 360
35.88% vs 58.08% vs 6.04%
Source: Media Create
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