Sales Chart JPN: Nintendo still Fit to rule

Week 14 January - 20 January 2008

The Wii is still fit to rule as Wii Fit continued to take control (92,471). Behind it is the DS version of Mario and Sonic Olympics (89,909). Third place belongs to Mario Party DS (33,003), while Wii Sport is at number four (30,458). PSP's Monster Hunter Portable 2nd remain fifth (23,614). Xbox 360's Call of Duty 4 dropped to 29th this week.

Best selling games for each platform (that is on the chart) this week

Wii - Wii Fit
DS - Mario and Sonic Olympics
DS - Mario Party DS
Wii - Wii Sport
PSP - Monster Hunter Portable 2nd

Number of titles in the top 50 for each platform this week:

DS - 26
Wii - 9
PS2 - 5
PSP - 5
PS3 - 4
360 - 1

Console War VII: Battle for Nippon

DS continues to lead ahead of Wii and PSP. As usual, PS3 and Xbox bring up the rear. PS3 has selling a lot more than PS2 lately, so maybe it is finally time for the PS3 to shine. Who knows? Maybe GT5, MGS4, etc will make the PS3 a dominant force once again.

DS - 88,575
Wii - 81,638
PSP - 79,923
PS3 - 38,117
PS2 - 13,539
Xbox 360 - 4,552

Market share this week

DSL vs PSP
52.57% vs 47.43%

Wii vs PS3 vs XBox 360
65.67% vs 30.66% vs 3.66%

Source: Media Create

Sales Chart JPN: Mario takes a back seat as everyone do their exercise

Week 07 January - 13 January 2008

Mario Party DS took a back seat this week to second places (43,082) as Wii Fit took control (89,584). Wii Sport still at number three (33,267). A surprise mover this week is PSP's Monster Hunter Portable 2nd, which has constantly be PSP's entry in the top 50 since its debut. It went up to 5th this week (25,927), just behind Final Fantasy IV (32,427). Professor Layton is still doing very well indeed, with Curious Village (the first game) at 17th and Pandora's Box (the second game) at 6th (25,303). Xbox 360 also scored an entry with Call of Duty 4 at 22nd, which should see them drop next week.

Best selling games for each platform (that is on the chart) this week

Wii - Wii Fit
DS - Mario Party DS
Wii - Wii Sport
DS - Final Fantasy IV
PSP - Monster Hunter Portable 2nd

Number of titles in the top 50 for each platform this week:

DS - 24
Wii - 11
PS2 - 5
PSP - 5
PS3 - 4
360 - 1

Console War VII: Battle for Nippon

Another pretty even week, DS are only slightly ahead of the PSP in terms of sales, only just over a thousand separating them. Wii, on the other hand, is till miles ahead of the PS3. Quite a different in console numbers.

DSL - 97,369
PSP - 96,159
Wii - 84,530
PS3 - 38,907
PS2 - 14,499
Xbox 360 - 4,690

Market share this week

DSL vs PSP
50.31% vs 49.69%

Wii vs PS3 vs XBox 360
65.97% vs 30.37% vs 3.66%

Source: Media Create

Sales Chart JPN: Mario, Mario, Mario and Mario in the Top 10.

Week 01 January - 06 January 2008

It's still the world of Mario over in Japan at the moment. After the Christmas break, the ichiban spot is still Mario Party DS (195,781), Wii Fit at niban (127,142) and Wii Sport at sanban (118,286). Is it because of Christmas break, or if the Japanese has rediscovered Nintendo's dominance? The top 13 games are all Nintendo's, with quite a many making a come back.

But looking at the top 10, four of them are Mario themed, such is the power of the plumber during holiday seasons. It happens every year, and it will continue to happen for many years to come.

Best selling games for each platform (that is on the chart) this week

DS - Mario Party DS
Wii - Wii Fit
Wii - Wii Sport
DS - Final Fantasy IV
Wii - Super Mario Galaxy

Number of titles in the top 50 for each platform this week:

DS - 32
Wii - 9
PS2 - 3
PSP - 3
PS3 - 3

Console War VII: Battle for Nippon

DS continues to dominate, but PSP is showing signs of resistance. Less than 50K separate them this week. The same can't be said of the Wii and PS3, though. It's more than 3 to 1 in favor of the Wii. PS3 is struggling, but is doing a lot better than PS2, which continues to sell in the ten thousands. Maybe it does have another year to go before PS3 finally takes off (maybe with GT5 or MGS4). Even Xbox 360 sold almost 10K this week.

DSL - 266,568
PSP - 218,234
Wii - 207,797
PS3 - 64,183
PS2 - 32,010
Xbox 360 - 9,763

Market share this week

DSL vs PSP
54.98% vs 45.02%

Wii vs PS3 vs XBox 360
73.75% vs 22.78% vs 3.47%

Source: Media Create