Two games, one for the PSP, one for the PlayStation 3, helped kick Mario's latest game from its perch at the top of Japan's bestselling games chart. Who's responsible for Super Mario Collection for the Wii settling for third?
Namco's God Eater Burst, follow up to the Monster Hunter like action adventure released earlier this year, was Japan's bestselling game this week. The PSP release moved more than a quarter million copies week one, forcing World Soccer Winning Eleven 2011 for the PS3 to claim a second place spot.
Super Mario Collection still managed to move more than 100,000 copies this week overseas, well on its way to being another Nintendo million seller in Japan. Kirby's Epic Yarn? Maybe not so much.
Plenty of new releases joined God Eater Burst in the top ten, including the new Golden Sun, Fable III and Solatorobo: Sore kara Coda e. To see all the numbers and learn which of the latest dating sims and hostess adventure visual adventure games Japan loved best, read on, sales fanatics!
01. God Eater Burst (PSP) - 263,000 / NEW
02. World Soccer Winning Eleven 2011 (PS3) - 215,000 / NEW
03. Super Mario Collection Special Pack (Wii) - 119,000 / 427,000
04. Pokemon Black / White (DS) - 69,000 / 4,312,000
05. Golden Sun: Dark Dawn (DS) - 47,000 / NEW
06. Kirby's Epic Yarn (Wii) - 25,000 / 153,000
07. Solatorobo: Sore kara Coda e (DS) - 22,000 / NEW
08. Fable III (Xbox 360) - 20,000 / NEW
09. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 (PS3) - 19,000 / 83,000
10. Wii Party (Wii) - 17,000 / 1,156,000
11. Dream Club Portable (PSP)
12. Hakuouki: Reimeiroku (PS2)
13. Da Capo I & II Plus Situation Portable (PSP)
14. Vanquish (PS3)
15. Lord of Arcana (PSP)
16. Shin Koihime Musou: Otome Ryouran * Sangokushi Engi - Wei-Hen (PSP)
17. Kingdom Hearts Re: Coded (DS)
18. Ore no Yome: Anata Dake no Hanayome (Xbox 360)
19. Medal of Honor (PS3)
20. Beat Sketch! (PS3)
21. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (the Best) (PSP)
22. Red Dead Redemption (PS3)
23. Sports Champions (PS3)
24. Carnage Heart EXA (PSP)
25. Phantom Brave Portable (PSP)
26. FIFA 11 (PS3)
27. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
28. One Piece Gigant Battle (DS)
29. Wii Fit Plus (Wii)
30. Kurohyou: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinshou (PSP)