The thrill of watching hundreds of metal balls fall from the top to the bottom of a pachinko machine is now being recreated, digitally, in the homes of tens of thousands of Japanese citizens, but with the added bonus of Neon Genesis Evangelion licensing. What a party.
Here are the top ten games sold in Japan courtesy of Media Create for the week of June 4th to the 10th.
01. Hisshou Pachinko * Pachislot Capture Series Vol. 10 CR - Neon Genesis Evangelion (PS2) - 80,586 / NEW
02. DS Observation Training (DS) - 62,537 / 157,371
03. Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai Another Road (PSP) - 44,337 / NEW
04. Final Fantasy II (PSP) - 36,637 / NEW
05. Wii Sports (Wii) - 29,570 / 1,687,388
06. Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii: Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2 (DS) - 26,078 / 139,988
07. Harvest Moon: The Tree of Peace (Wii) - 21,866 / NEW
08. More Brain Age (DS) - 21,680 / 4,349,623
09. Wii Play (Wii) - 20,897 / 1,376,899
10. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) - 19,715 / 4,519,879
Hey! Ouendan 2 is hangin' in there. Some new additions to the list are after the jump, but they're extremely unexciting history games for the Nintendo DS.
11. Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition (Wii)
12. English Training (DS)
13. Mario Kart DS (DS)
14. Momotarou Dentetsu DS Tokyo & Japan (DS)
15. Brain Age (DS)
16. Kurikin: Nano Island Story (DS)
17. Professor Layton & The Mysterious Village (DS)
18. English Training (DS)
19. Yoshi's Island DS (DS)
20. Animal Crossing Wild World (DS)
21. Super Paper Mario (Wii)
22. Final Fantasy Tactics: The Lion War (PSP)
23. Zaidan Houjin Nippon Kanji Nouryoku Kentei Kounin: KanKen DS (DS)
24. Yamakawa Shuppansha: Japanese History B Detailed Training (DS)
25. Stock Trader Shun (DS)
26. Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree (Wii)
27. Gyakuten Saiban 4 (DS)
28. Kekkaishi: Karasumori Ayakashi Kidan (DS)
29. Common Sense Training (DS)
30. Yamakawa Shuppansha: World History B Detailed Training (DS)
What do you know, Mark Wilson was right—history is cool!
Media Create Weekly Software Sales
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