Format | Title | Genre | Publisher | Release date | Price (inc. tax) | Sales | |
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1. | Wii | Super Mario Galaxy 2
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ACT | Nintendo | 27.05.2010 | 5,800円 | 339,901 |
2. | DS | Super Robot Wars OG THE LORD OF ELEMENTAL
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SLG | Bandai Namco |
27.05.2010 | 6,090円 | 80,764 |
3. | DS | Sakatsuku! DS World Challenge 2010
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SLG | SEGA | 27.05.2010 | 5,500円 | 50,206 |
4. | DS | Medabots DS
|
RPG | Rocket Company |
27.05.2010 | 5,040円 | 50,164 |
5. | DS | Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2
|
RPG | Square Enix |
28.04.2010 | 5,490円 | 33,973 |
6. | PS3 | Lost Planet 2 | ACT | Capcom | 20.05.2010 | 7,990円 | 33,856 |
7. | PSP | Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker | ADV | KONAMI | 29.04.2010 | 5,229円 | 25,465 |
8. | PS3 | World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 Blue Samurai Challenge | SPT | KONAMI | 20.05.2010 | 6,980円 | 22,168 |
9. | Wii | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | ACT | Nintendo | 03.12.2009 | 5,800円 | 16,279 |
10. | 360 | DeathSmiles II X Merry Christmas in the World of Spirits | STG | Cave | 27.05.2010 | 7,140円 | 16,112 |
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So those are the current Top Ten best-selling games in Japan, as compiled by Japanese number-counters Media Create and translated by little us. Now let’s look at what those numerals mean, kids, with a few things we can learn from this week’s chart…
LESSON 1: Mario is now once again officially more popular than Ebi-chan, with two titles in the Top Ten, one of which has been there for six months (NSMB Wii), while Galaxy 2 immediately benefits from its Arashi-approved status.
LESSON 2: Japan is optimistic about its chances at the World Cup, with both Sakatsuku! DS World Challenge and the “Blue Samurai Challenge” version of Winning Eleven stoked by the ludicrous notion that Okada’s team might get past the second round (blame the “optimism-beats-realism” notion sponsored by the Japanese media).
LESSON 3: Cave ain’t caving in! Shmups are ALIVE! Death smiles on the 16,000 shmup-otaku extant in 2010 Japan!