Big in Japan Feb. 22-28: Kenka Bancho 4

Most titles that appear atop Media Create's weekly Japanese sales chart have at least a measure of international appeal. That's not necessarily true for the latest chart-topper, as Spike's beat-'em-up Kenka Bancho 4: Ichinen Sensou for the PSP debuted in the pole position on the Japanese stat-tracking firm's roundup for the week of February 22-28, selling 71,504 units.

Fellow newcomer Super Robot Wars OG: Saga Endless Frontier Exceed for the DS, from Namco Bandai, scored a second-place finish with 64,805 units. The week's top five was rounded out by Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (47,815 units), New Super Mario Bros. Wii (45,369 units), and God Eater (44,717 units), which have tangled for the lead spot over the past several weeks.

The final two charting debuts landed in sixth and seventh, as Sony's Hot Shots Tennis Portable sold 44,603 units and Spike's Shiren the Wanderer 4: Kami no Hitomi to Akuma no Heso moved 40,703 copies. Perennial chart-toppers Tomodachi Collection, Wii Fit Plus, and Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie rounded out the week's highest echelon.

No particular hardware device put up noteworthy figures on the week, though Sony's PSP did finish first with 37,338 units sold. The Wii followed in a close second with 36,241 units, outpacing the PlayStation 3's 27,763 unit tally. The DS family came next, with the three distinct systems selling a combined 45,220 units. Bringing up the rear were the Xbox 360 (2,510 units), PlayStation 2 (1,912 units), and PSP Go (1,296 units).

JAPAN GAME SALES WEEK OF FEBRUARY 22-28, 2010
Software:
Rank / Title / Publisher / Platform / Unit sales
1) Kenka Bancho 4: Ichinen Sensou / Spike / PSP / 71,504
2) Super Robot Wars OG: Saga Endless Frontier Exceed / Namco Bandai / DS / 64,805
3) Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition / Capcom / PS3 / 47,815
4) New Super Mario Bros. Wii / Nintendo / Wii / 45,369
5) God Eater / Namco Bandai / PSP / 44,717
6) Hot Shots Tennis Portable / Sony / PSP / 44,603
7) Shiren the Wanderer 4: Kami no Hitomi to Akuma no Heso / Spike / DS / 40,703
8) Tomodachi Collection / Nintendo / DS / 33,325
9) Wii Fit Plus / Nintendo / Wii / 29,787
10) Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie / Square Enix / DS / 26,474

Hardware:
PSP - 37,338
Wii - 36,241
PS3 - 27,763
DSi LL - 24,605
DSi - 15,586
DS Lite - 5,029
Xbox 360 - 2,510
PS2 - 1,912
PSP Go - 1,296