Weekly Japanese game sales chart (24/5-30/5) – ANALYSED!

And now for the Top Ten in detail…

By J.D., June 9, 2010

	Format	Title	Genre	Publisher	Release date	Price (inc. tax)	Sales
1.	Wii	Super Mario Galaxy 2	ACT	Nintendo	27.05.2010	5,800円	339,901
2.	DS	Super Robot Wars OG THE LORD OF ELEMENTAL	SLG	Bandai Namco	27.05.2010	6,090円	80,764
3.	DS	Sakatsuku! DS World Challenge 2010	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!