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Japan game charts: October 16-22

By Walt Wyman, GameSpotPosted Oct 27, 2006 3:24 pm PT

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl selling as well as ever, as seven DS titles set up camp in the top 10.

Media Create has released its software sales statistics for the week of October 16-22, and Pokémon Diamond and Pearl showed no signs of slowing down. Together the two games moved another 231,979 units for the week, bringing their collective total above the 2.5 million mark. Media Create reported that some stores are still selling out of the pair as soon as new shipments arrive.

Only two new titles appeared on the list for the week. Coming in at number three was Captain Tsubasa, a soccer game based on the manga/anime of the same name. The other new title was Gekitou! Custom Robo, the latest member of Nintendo's Custom Robo franchise.

Nintendo DS games continued to dominate the top of the charts with seven of the top 10 spots, and this was mirrored by the week's hardware sales numbers. The DS Lite sold 116,941 units, while the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable sold 22,380 and 20,271, respectively. Meanwhile, the Xbox 360 added another 1,287 units to its Japanese user base.

108 Comments

  • NextGenAdam

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 1:25 pm PT

    Dammit I will HAVE to import this game from the States... Yes, the States: you think you have to wait, but look at the UK / Europe damn release :-( . Oh well, it was a pity about liksang but playasia have now filled that void.

  • L00pey

    Posted Dec 1, 2006 9:43 am PT

    i feel kind of embarassed buying the game, even tho i know i shouldnt. it looks totally awsome , pokemon actually taught me how to read, when i was like 4 my parents bought me a gameboy and pokemon blue and i learned how read lol so is your parents say that video games turn your brain to mush well i say "NII!!" lol ZOMGS weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeebleep!

  • Robinvd

    Posted Nov 29, 2006 11:40 am PT

    i want my PK Diamond!

  • Jack_Bergston

    Posted Nov 3, 2006 12:52 pm PT

    I would love to know if pokemon pearl & diamond are coming to the U.S. & if so when will it be. I'm going nuts thinking that the latest group of pokemon will be exclusive to Japanese gamers only.

  • King_Dodongo

    Posted Oct 30, 2006 3:13 pm PT

    aashkii

    Custom Robo has online CONFIRMED

  • theKSMM

    Posted Oct 30, 2006 2:21 pm PT

    Those XBOX 360 numbers are almost depressing. Microsoft need to revise their strategy for Japan or just give it up.

  • SephirothSyZtem

    Posted Oct 30, 2006 12:35 pm PT

    you mean pokemon pearl????? becuase im in!

  • Mark2099

    Posted Oct 30, 2006 9:54 am PT

    nintendo.......you got a pokemon diamond market in north america.............

  • aashkii

    Posted Oct 30, 2006 9:14 am PT

    When is Custom Robo DS gonna come out in the states? Does it have online play (If it does, that'll be sweet!)

  • MrPuzzlez

    Posted Oct 30, 2006 7:35 am PT

    pharoh-man
    I really wanna know when Pokemon Diamond is out for DS in North America!!!!!!!!!

    Me, too. I wanna upload my Fire Red Pokemon to Diamond

  • Bathyj

    Posted Oct 30, 2006 6:42 am PT

    I hear what your saying Nintendo fans.

    All I am trying to say is that the big franchise games you've mentioned (which are ALWAYS fantastic, no question) are few and far between. You get 1 maybe 2 Mario games per generation (I'm not including tennis, golf, kart.) Not per year, per console. 1 maybe 2 Zeldas. 1 or 2 Metroids and so on. No one makes games on Nintendo systems like Nintendo themselves. My concern is, its a while between drinks and being Aussie I get thirsty quickly. During the N64 and Gamecubes time this was true I think and thats when I think Nintendo was counting there lucky stars for Pokemon. Their handhelds move unbelievable numbers, but their home consoles sure weren't.

    I'm getting a Wii, as I said, just to play Zelda. I'll probably spend 200 hours just fishing on that game. But I honestly think, looking at the line up that I already have more games on X360 than I'll probably get on Wii in the next 2 or 3 years. Hopefully I'm wrong.

    I also have to add, it's nice to have a discussion, even though we have different opinions, without someone getting all upset and screaming fanboy at the top of their lungs. Over the last couple of weeks I was starting to think all the reasonablly minded people had been replaced with spoilt kids. I'm glad thats not completely true yet.

  • Nintendus

    Posted Oct 30, 2006 5:17 am PT

    Bathyj, I will respect your opinion, but Nintendo would not of been bankrupt without Poke'mon, they have plenty of Million dollar franchises behind it.

    Mario

    Metroid

    Zelda

    Star Fox

    And much more....

  • Nintendus

    Posted Oct 30, 2006 5:07 am PT

    "Wow all the kids buying games in Japan rule the charts with an iron fist, madness indeed. "

    Do you know every single person's age who buys that game? I think not.

  • BabySpec

    Posted Oct 30, 2006 3:11 am PT

    tecnicz, I think you're reffering to Clover Studios. No more Viewtiful Joe. =(

  • dee_nicki

    Posted Oct 30, 2006 1:49 am PT

    You really do have to catch them all. It's not so much an option as it is a requirement.

  • Ices100

    Posted Oct 29, 2006 11:46 pm PT

    LOL the ps2 and psp number s dropping in japan as expected.

  • GreenHornet00

    Posted Oct 29, 2006 10:16 pm PT

    The DS must have some kind of hypnotic effect. That thing is taking over Japan!

  • i_like_pizza

    Posted Oct 29, 2006 9:37 pm PT

    Bathyj:

    What was Pikmin?
    Fire Emblem (new to America)?
    WarioWare?
    Brain Age?
    Animal Crossing?
    Geist (not great, but new)?
    Eternal Darkness?

    You don't want me to keep listing more, so I won't. Some of Nitnendo's biggest and best games this gen weren't old, washed-up franchises at all. Their major franchises still carry the most weight, but that's just because every single entry into the respective series is phenomenal. When quality is practically guaranteed, of course you're going to maintain a large fanbase.

  • YPRikku

    Posted Oct 29, 2006 8:48 pm PT

    Why dont they just call this instead of Japan game charts...Crap Chart Japan!

  • meimnobody

    Posted Oct 29, 2006 7:36 pm PT

    Ah Nintendo has brought several new ips each console.

    Pikmin for the gamecube for example. Nintendogs, Brain Age numerous other IPs as well. Super Smash Bros. Tetris, Kirby, Banjo-Kazooie, Donkey Kong. F-Zero. The Donkey Kong games with the bongos were something new. Ah no Nintendo would not be bankrupt without Pokemon. Sorry bother to look things up. Nintendo makes a profit off of each piece of hardware unlike other gaming companies. Nintendo has a considerable first, second party and third party exclusives they publish. Mario is a mascot character. He is always put in games where Nintendo is trying new things.

    Those supposed innovative games you named are nothing but.

    You ever played Eternal Darkness that was a Nintendo published game. Super Mario 64 pioneered the now-standard camera and control mechanics for 3rd person 3D platforming games.

    Eyetoy sorry but that came off the Gameboy Camera which was planned to put people in games. Ever hear of the Dreameye? Ah there have been first person games with platform elements before nothing new. We love Katamari is not really innovative. Katamari Damacy isn't really innovative either. Nor Vib Ribbon nor Vagrant Story.

    Game designers when they talk about innovation in games always refer to Nintendo as setting the standard. Funny how Nintendo game divsion wise makes as much if not more on a yearly basis then Sony.

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