Japan Weekly Software Ranking (Aug 11 - Aug 17)

Rhythm Tengoku Gold swap places with Phantasy Star Portable to claim top spot in the latest Japanese charts as music games seem to be the most popular type of game this summer in Japan. Phantasy Star Portable, which will receive its second downloadable content this week, cross the 500,000 mark with another 74,000 copies sold last week according to Media Create. Four other PSP games are in the charts with Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G marching ever closer to 2.5 million.

On the hardware front, early Famitsu figures show that the DS is ahead of PSP again with 88,000 units sold. Although PSP’s number of 71,000 is pretty impressive as well.

Media Create

1 (3) Rhythm Tengoku Gold NDS Nintendo
2 (1) Phantasy Star Portable PSP Sega
3 (5) Dragon Quest V: Tenkuu No Hanayome NDS Square Enix
4 (8) Wii Fit Wii Nintendo
5 (9) Mario Kart Wii Wii Nintendo
6 (2) Fire Emblem: Shin Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Ken NDS Nintendo
7 (14) Daigasso! Band Brothers DX NDS Nintendo
8 (22) Meccha! Taiko no Tatsujin DS: 7-tsu no Shima no Daibouken NDS Namco
9 (11) Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 15 PS2 Konami
10 (15) Wario Land Shake Wii Nintendo

Updated every Thursday, full chart viewable here.

MediaWorks

1 (2) Rhythm Tengoku Gold NDS Nintendo
2 (3) Phantasy Star Portable PSP Sega
3 (5) Dragon Quest V: Tenkuu No Hanayome NDS Square Enix
4 (8) Wii Fit Wii Nintendo
5 (1) Fire Emblem: Shin Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Ken NDS Nintendo
6 (10) Mario Kart Wii Wii Nintendo
7 (15) Daigasso! Band Brothers DX NDS Nintendo
8 (4) Tales of Vesperia Xbox 360 Namco Bandai
9 (13) Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G PSP Capcom
10 (9) Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 15 PS2 Konami

Updated every Friday, full chart viewable here.

Enterbrain

1 (2) Rhythm Tengoku Gold NDS Nintendo
2 (3) Phantasy Star Portable PSP Sega
3 (5) Dragon Quest V: Tenkuu No Hanayome NDS Square Enix
4 (8) Wii Fit Wii Nintendo
5 (1) Fire Emblem: Shin Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Ken NDS Nintendo
6 (11) Mario Kart Wii Wii Nintendo
7 (14) Daigasso! Band Brothers DX NDS Nintendo
8 (9) Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 15 PS2 Konami
9 (15) Meccha! Taiko no Tatsujin DS: 7-tsu no Shima no Daibouken NDS Namco
10 (4) Tales of Vesperia Xbox 360 Namco Bandai

Updated every Wednesday, chart in Japanese viewable here.

Amazon Japan

1 Rhythm Tengoku Gold NDS Nintendo
2 Devil Summoner: Kuzunoha Raidou tai Abaddon Ou Plus PS2 Atlus
3 Super Robot Taisen Z [Special Edition] PS2 Banpresto
4 PlayStation Portable Slim & Lite - Piano Black (PSP-2000PB) PSP Sony
5 Infinite Undiscovery Xbox 360 Square Enix
6 KORG DS-10 Synthesizer NDS AQ Interactive
7 Sigma Harmonics NDS Square Enix
8 J-League Winning Eleven 2008 Club Championship PS2 Konami
9 Harukanaru Toki no Naka de: Yumenoukihashi [Treasure Box] NDS Koei
10 Dragon Quest V: Tenkuu No Hanayome NDS Square Enix

Amazon Japan chart is updated hourly, the latest chart can be viewed here.

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Buy games (Play-Asia.com)

Dissidia Final Fantasy (JP) $58.90
Dissidia Final Fantasy (Asia) $54.90
Dissidia Final Fantasy [20th Anniversary Limited Pack] (JP) $349.90
DJ Max Portable Emotional Sense - Clazziquai Edition (Korea) $49.90
DJ Max Portable Emotional Sense - Clazziquai Edition [Special Package] (Korea) $59.90
DJ Max Portable Emotional Sense - Black Square (Korea) $49.90
DJ Max Fever $44.90
Patapon 2 Donchaka♪ (JP) $48.90
LocoRoco 2 (Chinese/English Version) $42.90
Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best) (JP) $29.90
Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best) (Asia) $26.90
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII $34.90
Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam (JP) $48.90
Prinny: Ore ga Shujinkou de Iinsuka? (JP) $48.90
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 $34.90
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX: Tag Force 3 (JP) $48.90

Buy games (YESASIA)

Dissidia Final Fantasy (JP) $61.99
Patapon 2 (Winter Gift Pack) (Game + Console) (JP) $305.99
Mobile Suit Gundam Gundam VS. Gundam Premium Pack (JP) $300.99
Hakuna Matata (aka Afrika) (English/Chinese Edition) (Asia) (PS3) $54.99

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