Japan game sales for October 21 week: DS dominates charts

You know it's a slow sales week in Japan when there are no Wii games in the top 10 games. The new game sales charts for Japan are in from Media Create and they indicate that the Nintendo DS has dominated the charts for the week ending on October 21. The PS2 is in second place, and a lone Xbox 360 and PSP game also were thrown in the mix.

The slow down may very well be just the eye of the storm that is Super Mario Galaxy, which will hit in just a few days. The first Wii game to enter the charts is in Wii Sports in 12th place. The first PS3 game to enter is Lair, in 21st place. Here are the top 10 games in Japan for last week:

1. Seaman 2 (PS2, Sega) - 33,000 units
2. DS Literature Collection (DS, Nintendo) - 32,000 units
3. Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! Meteor (PS2, Bandai-Namco) - 20,000 units
4. DS Nishimura Kyotarou Suspense Detective Series: Deadly Intent (DS, Tecmo) - 20,000 units
5. Gundam Battle Chronicles (PSP, Bandai-Namco) - 19,000 units
6. Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon: Time Expedition Party (DS, Pokémon) - 19,000 units
7. Beautiful Katamari (Xbox 360, Bandai-Namco) - 19,000 units
8. Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon: Shadow Expedition Party (DS Pokémon) - 16,000 units
9. Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day (DS, Nintendo) - 15,000 units
10. Racehorse Owner Life Game: WinnerÂ’s Circle (DS, Genki) - 15,000 units

Via Media Create

You know it's a slow sales week in Japan when there are no Wii games in the top 10 games. The new game sales charts for Japan are in from Media Create and they indicate that the Nintendo DS has dominated the charts for the week ending on October 21. The PS2 is in second place, and a lone Xbox 360 and PSP game also were thrown in the mix.

The slow down may very well be just the eye of the storm that is Super Mario Galaxy, which will hit in just a few days. The first Wii game to enter the charts is in Wii Sports in 12th place. The first PS3 game to enter is Lair, in 21st place. Here are the top 10 games in Japan for last week:

1. Seaman 2 (PS2, Sega) - 33,000 units
2. DS Literature Collection (DS, Nintendo) - 32,000 units
3. Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! Meteor (PS2, Bandai-Namco) - 20,000 units
4. DS Nishimura Kyotarou Suspense Detective Series: Deadly Intent (DS, Tecmo) - 20,000 units
5. Gundam Battle Chronicles (PSP, Bandai-Namco) - 19,000 units
6. Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon: Time Expedition Party (DS, Pokémon) - 19,000 units
7. Beautiful Katamari (Xbox 360, Bandai-Namco) - 19,000 units
8. Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon: Shadow Expedition Party (DS Pokémon) - 16,000 units
9. Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day (DS, Nintendo) - 15,000 units
10. Racehorse Owner Life Game: WinnerÂ’s Circle (DS, Genki) - 15,000 units

Via Media Create