Media Create Japan – Mario Kart Wii finally toppled, PSP still on top
After eight weeks on top, Nintendo’s Mario Kart Wii was ousted from the top spot in Media Create‘s software chart list by Sega‘s Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! On the flip side, the PlayStation Portable is still enjoying a comfortable lead against its other hardware rivals. You can read the hard numbers to both the hardware and software charts in Japan by clicking on the “read more” link found below.
Nintendo’s Mario Kart Wii was finally unseated from its top slot in Media Create‘s software chart list. After enjoying the spotlight for eight weeks, Sega‘s Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! on the DS was finally toppled the racing title giant as the premiere video game in Japan for the week of May 19 to May 25.
Capcom‘s Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G is still fully entrenched in its second place position. However, the PlayStation Portable title looks rather lonely amidst all the other Nintendo titles that were able to make it on the top 10 software list.
On the flip side, the PlayStation Portable is still enjoying a comfortable lead against its other hardware rivals. Weekly sales of Sony’s handheld outsold Nintendo’s Wii by over 15,000 units. The Wii and DS once again trailed behind the PSP, despite the latter having dropped in sales this week.
Anyway, here are the specific numbers to all the hot software and hardware sold over the past week:
- Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! (NDS) Sega
- Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP) Capcom
- Mario Kart Wii (Wii) Nintendo
- Wii Fit (Wii) Nintendo
- Hercules no Eikou: Tamashii no Shoumei (NDS) Nintendo
- DS Bimoji Training (NDS) Nintendo
- Hiiro no Kakera DS (NDS)Idea Factory
- Totsugeki Famicom Wars VS (Wii) Nintendo
- Meccha! Taiko no Tatsujin DS: 7-tsu no Shima no Daibouken (NDS) Namco
- Wii Zapper with LinkÂ’s Crossbow Training (Wii) Nintendo
Hardware sales:
- PSP 64,449
- Wii 49,047
- DS Lite 37,404
- PS3 9,071
- PS2 7,189
- Xbox 360 1,947