Japan Weekly Software Ranking (Dec 29 – Jan 4)

Dissidia Final Fantasy returns to the top of the latest Japanese charts with another 97,000 copies sold last week. Based on Enterbrain’s data (via Sinobi), the title has sold 757,000 copies so far and became the fourth best selling PSP game in Japan. It’s a matter of time before it overtake Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (797,000 copies so far) for the 3rd place. After spending 30 hours with the game, it’s so obvious that this is really a labor of love from Nomura and co., so I’m really pleased to see them being rewarded with such a great sales.

In the Enterbrain chart, the budget re-release of Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, another game of really high production and replay value, actually made it to the Top 10 again (61,000 copies sold!). It will be interesting to see what Capcom will do next to the game or the MHP series with the release of the two Wii games this year.

Update: Media Create data included.

Media Create

1 (2) Dissidia Final Fantasy PSP Square Enix
2 (6) Rhythm Tengoku Gold DS Nintendo
3 (4) Hoshi no Kirby: Ultra Super Deluxe DS Nintendo
4 (9) Wii Fit Wii Nintendo
5 (3) Animal Crossing: City Folk Wii Nintendo
6 (1) Shirokishi Monogatari: Inishie no Kodou PS3 SCEJ
7 (5) Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode DS Nintendo
8 (10) Mario Kart Wii Wii Nintendo
9 (10) Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP The Best) PSP Capcom
10 (11) Momotarou Dentetsu: 20-Shuunen DS Hudson

Updated every Thursday, full chart viewable here.

MediaWorks

1 (2) Dissidia Final Fantasy PSP Square Enix
2 (4) Hoshi no Kirby: Ultra Super Deluxe DS Nintendo
3 (7) Rhythm Tengoku Gold DS Nintendo
4 (3) Animal Crossing: City Folk Wii Nintendo
5 (8) Wii Fit Wii Nintendo
6 (5) Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode DS Nintendo
7 (1) Shirokishi Monogatari: Inishie no Kodou PS3 SCEJ
8 (10) Mario Kart Wii Wii Nintendo
9 (19) Hajimete no Wii: Your First Step To Wii Wii Nintendo
10 (21) Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP The Best) PSP Capcom

Updated every Friday, full chart viewable here.

Enterbrain

1 (4) Dissidia Final Fantasy PSP Square Enix
2 (3) Hoshi no Kirby: Ultra Super Deluxe DS Nintendo
3 (7) Rhythm Tengoku Gold DS Nintendo
4 (2) Animal Crossing: City Folk Wii Nintendo
5 (5) Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode DS Nintendo
6 (1) Shirokishi Monogatari: Inishie no Kodou PS3 SCEJ
7 (10) Mario Kart Wii Wii Nintendo
8 (9) Wii Fit Wii Nintendo
9 (6) Pokemon Platinum DS Nintendo
10 (13) Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP The Best) PSP Capcom

Updated every Wednesday, chart in Japanese viewable here.

Amazon Japan

1 Dragon Quest IX: Hoshizora no Mamoribito DS Square Enix
2 Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 PSP Namco Bandai
3 Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope [Special Edition] Xbox 360 Square Enix
4 Seventh Dragon DS Sega
5 Taiko no Tatsujin Wii [with Taiko Drum Controller] Wii Namco Bandai
6 Ryu ga Gotoku 3 [Special Edition] PS3 Sega
7 Dissidia Final Fantasy PSP Square Enix
8 Fragile: Sayonara Tsuki no Haikyo Wii Bandai Namco
9 Wii Fit (with Wii Board) Wii Nintendo
10 Toradora Portable [Premium Box] PSP Bandai

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

One Response to “Japan Weekly Software Ranking (Dec 29 – Jan 4)

  1. Jay-C

    COOL! Dissidia ruleSSSSSSSSSS! :P

    January 9th, 2009 at 7:16 am

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