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[u_neek]

1. Dragon Quest VIII (PS2, Square Enix)
2.236.000 St. (Total 2.236.000 St.)

2. Ratchet & Clank 3 (PS2, Sony)
77.000 St. (Total 77.000 St.)

3. Momotarou Densetsu USA (PS2, Hudson)
46.000 St. (Total 168.000 St.)

4. Mario Party 6 (GC, Nintendo)
45.000 St. (Total 142.000 St.)

5. Slotter Up Core 5 (PS2, Dorart)
43.000 St. (Total 43.000 St.)

6. Naruto 3 (GC, Tomy)
42.000 St. (Total 131.000 St.)

7. Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories (GBA, Square Enix)
23.000 St. (Total 237.000 St.)

8. Lupin III: Columbus no Isan wa Akenisomaru (PS2, Banpresto)
21.000 St. (Total 21.000 St.)

9. Dragon Ball: Advance Adventure (GBA, Banpresto)
19.000 St. (Total 50.000 St.)

10. Pokemon Emerald (GBA, Nintendo)
18.900 St. (Total 1.134.000 St.)

11. Game Boy Wars Advance 1+2 (GBA, Nintendo)
18.800 St. (Total 18.800 St.)

12. Kidou Senshi Gundam Seed Destiny (GBA, Bandai)
18.600 St. (Total 18.600 St.)

13. Mawaru Made in Wario (GBA, Nintendo)
15.000 St. (Total 268.000 St.)

14. Magna Carta (PS2, Banpresto)
15.000 St. (Total 160.000 St.)

15. Mario Tennis GC (GC, Nintendo)
13.000 St. (Total 250.000 St.)

16. Zelda The Minish Cap (GBA, Nintendo)
11.000 St. (Total 149.000 St.)

17. J-League Winning Eleven: Asia Championship (PS2, Konami)
10.000 St. (Total 51.000 St.)

18. Riviera: Yakusoku no Chi (GBA, Sting)
9.500 St. (Total 9.500 St.)

19. Jissen Pachi-Slot Hisshouhou: Hokuto no Ken (PS2, Sammy)
8.100 St. (Total 871.000 St.)

20. Majommusume A La Mode (PS2, Interchannel)
5.800 St. (Total 5.800 St.)

 

[Kon Tiki]

16. Zelda The Minish Cap (GBA, Nintendo)
11.000 St. (Total 149.000 St.)

Wow.

Maybe Nintendo should get Capcom to make the Zeldas hard again.

 

[vesuvious]

11. Game Boy Wars Advance 1+2 (GBA, Nintendo)
18.800 St. (Total 18.800 St.)

16. Zelda The Minish Cap (GBA, Nintendo)
11.000 St. (Total 149.000 St.)

Thats some low numbers for such great games. I figured Zelda would sell more than this by now. Also, didn't GameBoy Wars(Advance Wars here) used to be a huge seller in Japan, what happend there?

 

[u_neek]

This is the first time Advance Wars is released in Japan.

 

[rawk]

This is the first time Advance Wars is released in Japan.

Yeah, but they've had the WARS series, otherwise, forever.

 

[gamergirly]

150,000 total isnt all that bad for a Zelda handheld. Besides, the Japanese dont celebrate Thanksgiving, they dont have a reason to rush out and buy games right now(unlike the US)

 

[bitwise]

150,000 total isnt all that bad for a Zelda handheld. Besides, the Japanese dont celebrate Thanksgiving, they dont have a reason to rush out and buy games right now(unlike the US)

a completely specious argument.

 

[Kon Tiki]

150,000 total isnt all that bad for a Zelda handheld. Besides, the Japanese dont celebrate Thanksgiving, they dont have a reason to rush out and buy games right now(unlike the US)

1. Dragon Quest VIII (PS2, Square Enix)
2.236.000 St. (Total 2.236.000 St.)

They rushed out to buy DQ.

 

[FeedMeAStrayCat]

The low Zelda, Mario Tennis, and Mario Party 6 numbers really surprised me. Especially the MP6 ones. I think it's a tradition to buy a game from the MP series over there or something.. :lol

 

[gamergirly]

They rushed out to buy DQ.

DQ is one of the biggest games in the country and 4 years in the making.

 

[sonycowboy]

OK, so these aren't Media Create's numbers, so whose are they?

And to refresh my memory, what are the various tracking services in Japan?

 

[vesuvious]

Yeah, but they've had the WARS series, otherwise, forever.

Yeah, I was talking about the previous titles in the series. I believe they might have released Famicom Wars, and GameBoy Wars in Japan. I think they were very popular too. I guess Nintendo waited too long to release sequels to these games and the popularity of the series waned.

 

[Kiriku]

Hey, those R&C3 numbers aren't bad. Is the series popular in Japan?

 

[SolidSnakex]

Hey, those R&C3 numbers aren't bad. Is the series popular in Japan?

It's got a decent amount of popularity due to Sony packing the original in with PS2's. Going Commando for example sold 223k in Japan.

 

[u_neek]

How did DQVII do in it's first days of release?

 

[TheGreenGiant]

GODDAMN JPN CROWD. Minish Cap is the best GBA/2D Zelda ever and its really bloody fun. Nintendo should have slotted in a pokemon somewhere...

3. Momotarou Densetsu USA (PS2, Hudson)
46.000 St. (Total 168.000 St.)

^^^ what is that? Dating sim?

 

[Broshnat]

How did DQVII do in it's first days of release?

Just over 2 million. But it did another million in it's 2nd week due to first-week shortages, which DQ VIII won't do, maybe 500k next week tops.

 

[jiggle]

GODDAMN JPN CROWD. Minish Cap is the best GBA/2D Zelda ever and its really bloody fun. Nintendo should have slotted in a pokemon somewhere...

3. Momotarou Densetsu USA (PS2, Hudson)
46.000 St. (Total 168.000 St.)

^^^ what is that? Dating sim?

Dating sim doesn't sell that much in Japan.

Gamespot lists it as a board game. The characters are supposedly based on a classic Japanese children story.

 

[SantaC]

Wow.

Maybe Nintendo should get Capcom to make the Zeldas hard again.

It's on the easy side, but a very enjoyable experience. There is nothing wrong with the quality of the new Zelda. Music, graphics and gameplay is all there.

 

[u_neek]

/\ Hot artwork...

uhmmm

 

[kumanoki]

Thats some low numbers for such great games. I figured Zelda would sell more than this by now. Also, didn't GameBoy Wars(Advance Wars here) used to be a huge seller in Japan, what happend there?

I have two words for you: MARKET SATURATION

 

[u_neek]

DQVIII keeps on selling... (Nov 29-Dec 5)

1. Dragon Quest VIII (PS2, Square Enix)
559.000 St. (Total 2.796.000 St.)

2. Super Mario 64 (NDS, Nintendo)
120.000 St. (Total 120.000 St.)

3. Sawaru Made in Wario (NDS, Nintendo)
117.000 St. (Total 117.000 St.)

4. Pokemon Dash (NDS, Nintendo)
50.000 St. (Total 50.000 St.)

5. Power Pro Kun Pocket 7 (GBA, Konami)
39.000 St. (Total 39.000 St.)

6. Daigasso! Band Brothers (NDS, Nintendo)
32.000 St. (Total 32.000 St.)

7. Mario Party 6 (GC, Nintendo)
30.000 St. (Total 172.000 St.)

8. Kimi no Tame Nara Shineru (NDS, Sega)
27.000 St. (Total 27.000 St.)

9. Pokemon Emerald (GBA, Nintendo)
26.000 St. (Total 1.160.000 St.)

10. Ratchet & Clank 3 (PS2, Sony)
25.000 St. (Total 102.000 St.)

 

[sonycowboy]

DQVIII keeps on selling... (Nov 29-Dec 5)

1. Dragon Quest VIII (PS2, Square Enix)
559.000 St. (Total 2.796.000 St.)

A far cry from the additional million some site or analysts spoke of, but still a great number.

 

[Mrbob]

Made in Wario hanging in there with Mario 64. I'm a bit surprised by that.

When is Made in Wario coming to NA?

 

[jarrod]

When is Made in Wario coming to NA?

February. It's called Wario Ware Touched!