Japan Weekly Software Ranking (May 12 - May 18)

Bleach: Heat the Soul 5 made a great start in Japan last week with around 40,000 copies sold and seems to be well on its way to beat the series’ previous sales record (Bleach: Heat the Soul 4 sold 120,000 copies so far). Unfortunately, the other PSP debutant, Irem’s Ikuze! Gen-San: Yuuyake Daiku Monogatari, did poorly with only less than 2,000 copies sold, thanks to Weekly Famitsu rather average review of 6,5,6,6 (the one hit death and long loading time are the major complaints).

It’s rather pleasing to see two PSP games in the Top 10 with the rest being Nintendo’s games as well. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G’s close fight with Mario Kart Wii continues with a top spot for each on Media Create and Enterbrain respectively.

Media Create

1 (2) Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G PSP Capcom
2 (1) Mario Kart Wii Wii Nintendo
3 Luminous Arc 2: Will NDS Marvelous Entertainment
4 Bleach: Heat the Soul 5 PSP SCEJ
5 (3) Wii Fit Wii Nintendo
6 Totsugeki Famicom Wars VS Wii Nintendo
7 (13) DS Bimoji Training NDS Nintendo
8 (4) Wii Zapper with Link’s Crossbow Training Wii Nintendo
9 (5) Meccha! Taiko no Tatsujin DS: 7-tsu no Shima no Daibouken NDS Namco
10 (10) Dairantou Smash Bros. X Wii Nintendo

Updated every Thursday, full chart viewable here.

MediaWorks

1 (1) Mario Kart Wii Wii Nintendo
2 (2) Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G PSP Capcom
3 Bleach: Heat the Soul 5 PSP SCEJ
4 Luminous Arc 2: Will NDS Marvelous Entertainment
5 (3) Wii Fit Wii Nintendo
6 Totsugeki Famicom Wars VS Wii Nintendo
7 (4) Wii Zapper with Link’s Crossbow Training Wii Nintendo
8 (5) Meccha! Taiko no Tatsujin DS: 7-tsu no Shima no Daibouken NDS Namco
9 (14) Musou Orochi: Maou Sairin PS2 Koei
10 (6) Pokemon Ranger: Batonnage NDS Nintendo

Updated every Friday, full chart viewable here.

Enterbrain

1 (1) Mario Kart Wii Wii Nintendo
2 (2) Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G PSP Capcom
3 Bleach: Heat the Soul 5 PSP SCEJ
4 (3) Wii Fit Wii Nintendo
5 Luminous Arc 2: Will NDS Marvelous Entertainment
6 Totsugeki Famicom Wars VS Wii Nintendo
7 (4) Wii Zapper with Link’s Crossbow Training Wii Nintendo
8 (5) Meccha! Taiko no Tatsujin DS: 7-tsu no Shima no Daibouken NDS Namco
9 (7) Mario Kart DS NDS Nintendo
10 (12) DS Bimoji Training NDS Nintendo

Updated every Wednesday, chart in Japanese viewable here.

Amazon Japan

1 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots [Special Edition] PS3 Konami
2 Mario Kart Wii Wii Nintendo
3 Dragon Quest V NDS Square Enix
4 Tales of Symphonia: Knight of Ratatosk (Special Edition) Wii Namco Bandai
5 Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G PSP Capcom
6 Hercules no Eikou: Tamashii no Shoumei NDS Nintendo
7 The Orange Box 360 Electronic Arts
8 Clannad [Special Edition] PSP Prototype
9 Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! NDS Sega
10 Persona 4 PS2 Atlus

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

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Guides

Tokyo Game Show 2008

Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida or 2 (Rough) Guide

Kill the very heroes that you always play as in RPG games. Here's a really basic guide on how to do it. Go

Monster Hunter Portable 2nd Rookie Guide

Monster Hunter Portable 2nd

Getting ready for the most dangerous game on the PSP. A small guide to the fascinating world of Monster Hunter. Go

Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G Info Page

Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G

Go for G-Rank! Information and a little guide about Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, the best selling PSP game in Japan. Go

Monster Hunter 3 (tri) Guide

Monster Hunter 3 (tri)

Excited for MH3? A little information about the game based on those Famitsu reports here. No, I don't have a Wii... yet :) Go

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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