Japanese Sales: 9 - 15

[Dante]

Software Sales

1. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots (Konami) - 465,000

2. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 38,000 / 1,444,000

3. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 37,000 / 2,227,000

4. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Portable 3 (Konami) - 27,000 / 187,000

5. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom) - 26,000 / 2,203,000

6. [NDS] Hisshou Pachinko Pachislot Kouryaku Series DS Vol. 2 CR Shinseki Evangelion ~Shito, Futatabi~ (D3 Publisher) - 22,000

7. [PS3] Dragon Ball Z Burst Limit (Bandai Namco) - 18,000 / 111,000

8. [NDS] Beautiful Letter Training (Nintendo) - 17,000 / 285,000

9. [NDS] DS Yamamura Misa Suspense: Kyoto Murder Files (Tecmo) - 17,000 / 56,000

10. [WII] Mysterious Dungeon: Fuurai no Shiren 3 (Sega) - 14,000 / 73,000

11. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo)

12. [NDS] Meccha! Taiko no Tatsujin Adventure of 7 Islands (Bandai-Namco)

13. [NDS] Let's Make a Pro Baseball Team! (Sega)

14. [WII] Family Trainer (Bandai-Namco)

15. [PSP] Valhalla Knights 2 (Marvelous Entertainment)

16. [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)

17. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)

18. [NDS] We're Fossil Diggers (Nintendo)

19. [NDS] Pokemon Ranger Batonage (Pokemon)

20. [NDS] Hirameki Training (Benesse Corporation)

21. [NDS] Majin Tantei Nougame Neuro: Neuro to Miko no Bishoku Sanmai (Marvelous Entertainment)

22. [WII] Link's Crossbow Training (Nintendo)

23. [NDS] More TOEIC TEST DS Training (IE Institute)

24. [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)

25. [NDS] Infinite Frontier: Super Robot Wars OG Saga

26. [NDS] Tottado! Yowiko's Deserted Island Life (Bandai-Namco)

27. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)

28. [NDS] More Brain Age (Nintendo)

29. [WII] Battalion Wars 2 (Nintendo)

30. [NDS] Pokémon Diamond (Pokémon)

31. [NDS] Animal Crossing Wild World (Nintendo)

32. [NDS] Kanji Brain Test 2.5M (IE Institute)

33. [PS2] Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater (Konami)

34. [NDS] Fushigi? Kagaku: Nazotoki Quiz Training - NazoTore (Benesse Corporation)

35. [NDS] 99 Tears (Bandai-Namco)

36. [NDS] Mario Party DS (Nintendo)

37. [NDS] SimCity DS 2: From the Past to the Future (EA)

38. [360] Ninja Gaiden 2 (Tecmo)

39. [PSP] Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops+ (Konami)

40. [NDS] Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness (Square-Enix)

41. [NDS] Tea Dog's Room DS 3 (MTO)

42. [PS2] Mana Khemia 2: The Fallen School and the Alchemists (Gust)

43. [NDS] Sekai wa Atashi de Mawatteru (Global A Entertainment)

44. [NDS] Pokémon Pearl (Pokémon)

45. [PSP] Bleach: Heat the Soul 5 (Sony)

46. [PS2] Musou Orochi: The Evil King Returns (Koei)

47. [NDS] Phoenix Wright: Gyakuten Revival (Capcom)

48. [NDS] More English Training (Nintendo)

49. [NDS] Harvest Moon: Shining Sun and Friends (Marvelous Entertainment)

50. [NDS] Luminous Arc 2: Will (Marvelous Entertainment)

 

Top 50

NDS:25

Wii:10

PSP:7

PS2:5

PS3:2

XBOX360:1

 

Hardware Sales

 

DS vs PSP: Weekly shares of 37.7 bring total shares to 70.2 / 29.8. At this week's rates PSP catches up to DS in 513.5 weeks (April 19, 2018). If DS stopped selling and PSP continued at this week's rate it would catch up in 202.3 weeks (May 1, 2012).

 

PS3 vs Wii: Weekly shares of 62.3 / 37.7 (a new PS3 record, not counting 100% pre-Wii weeks) bring the total shares to 25.7 / 74.3. At this week's rates PS3 catches up to Wii in 136.9 weeks (January 30, 2011). If Wii stopped selling and PS3 continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 54.1 weeks (June 29, 2009).

 

With PS3's boosted week, Wii's LTD lead over PS3 is set back to nearly what it was two weeks ago.

 

Wii:PS3 ratio over the last 12 weeks:

• 4.35
  
• 3.95
  
• 5.62
  
• 5.95
  
• 5.36
  
• 7.03
  
• 8.36
  
• 5.40
  
• 5.41
  
• 5.55
  
• 4.22
  
• 0.61
  

Lifetime: 2.89

 

Market share gains and losses:

360: - 0.07

PS3: + 0.51

Wii: - 0.46

 

Charts

[Deathjam]

Japan sould just be renamed Nintendo HQ.

[ReZourceman]

Very interesting. Good post Dante.

[Hellfire]

Holy shit at the ps3 increase. MGS4 did wonders.

[Falcon_BlizZACK]

Holy shit at the ps3 increase. MGS4 did wonders.

 

Yeah, but one wonders whats after MGS4? FF13?

[Daft]

I'd be surprised if Japan didn't go crazy for LBP. Sony are really pushing that game.

[Caris]

Yeah, but one wonders whats after MGS4? FF13?

 

Why do you keep asking this? I know for a fact you have asked this a few times before cause i have replied to it.

 

Just google there line up of 09. It says enough.

[Falcon_BlizZACK]

Why do you keep asking this? I know for a fact you have asked this a few times before cause i have replied to it.

 

Just google there line up of 09. It says enough.

 

Its not PS3 hate, just a mere honest question...What's Sony's next big exclusive for 2008? Just not hearing you PS3 guys talk about much.