Media Create Japan software sales: Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G chart topper

With the release of Capcom‘s Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G last week, it’s no surprise that it became this week’s chart topper on the Media Create Japan software sales list. The highly anticipated Monster Hunter title for the PlayStation Portable bumps off last week’s number one title, Pokemon Ranger: Batonnage. You can read all about the other games that made it to this week’s list by clicking on the “read more” link below.

It looks like this week’s chart topper on the Media Create Japan software sales list has a very commanding lead over its other competitors as Capcom‘s Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G enters at first place with 880,000 units sold upon its release last March 27.

The highly anticipated Monster Hunter title for the PlayStation Portable bumps off last week’s number one title, Pokemon Ranger: Batonnage. Other notable titles that went on the list are anime-based titles from Namco Bandai: Mobile Suit Gundam 00 and Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion – Lost Colors.

Anyway, here’s the entire list of the top thirty best-selling games in Japan from March 24 to March 30, along with their respective weekly and overall unit sales:

1. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom) – 880,000 / NEW
2. Pok̩mon Ranger: Batonnage (Pok̩mon) Р106,000 / 348,000
3. Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (Bandai-Namco) – 49,000 / NEW
4. Wii Fit (Nintendo) – 42,000 / 1,794,000
5. Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion: Lost Colors (Bandai-Namco) – 34,000 / NEW
6. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) – 34,000 / 1,524,000
7. Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion: Lost Colors (Bandai-Namco) – 30,000 / NEW
8. Deca Sporta (Hudson) – 29,000 / 94,000
9. SimCity DS 2: From the Past to the Future (EA) – 25,000 / 74,000
10. Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi wo Yobu Cinema Land (Banpresto) – 19,000 / 54,000
11. Vitamin X Evolution (D3 Publisher)
12. Wii Sports (Nintendo)
13. DS Beautiful Letter Training (Nintendo)
14. Time Hollow: Seeking the Lost Past (Konami)
15. Lux Pain (Marvelous Entertainment)
16. Guilty Gear Accent Core Plus (ArcSystemWorks)
17. Armored Core for Answer (From Software)
18. Wii Play (Nintendo)
19. Home Teacher Hitman Reborn! DS: Vongole Battle Dice (Takara-Tomy)
20. Mario Party DS (Nintendo)
21. Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de: Otsukae Nikki (Minato Station)
22. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
23. Yakuza 3: Kenzan! (Sega)
24. Gundam Musou Special (Bandai-Namco)
25. Echochrome (Sony)
26. Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo)
27. Harvest Moon: Shining Sun and Friends (Marvelous Entertainment)
28. Tales of Rebirth (Bandai-Namco)
29. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
30. Taiko Drum Master DS (Bandai-Namco)