Big in Japan July 5-11: Wii Party, White Knight Chronicles 2

excited.. . .

"why they decided to make wii party over mario party 9 is beyond me." Probably because Nintendo finally decided to end it after the awful Mario Party 8 and witnessing the declining quality of the games after the N64 Generation that Dudson has done nothing to prevent despite superior hardware on the Gamecube and Wii. Just because something sells well doesn't make it good. See... Mario & Sonic Olympics series. Any Sonic game over the past ten years.

Well when the 3DS hits the US market I'm buying one for sure. Has all the features I want and non of the crap I hate. Plus the line up of games has enough hardcore, and casual titles to keep me going for a long time to come. I also like the optional 3D without Glasses!

why they decided to make wii party :( over mario party 9 is beyond me.

@Ult_gam3r... you mean no one told you? Video games should never, ever, be fun. They should be gruelling and punish failure, like Ikaruga. Or be time-sinks that make you question the nature and concept of time, like Everquest.

I'm surprised that Riot Act 2 actually got into the top 10.

Crackdown 2 is in the top ten in Japan? Well done Microsoft!!!!

My question: Why do people act like one new party game is going to kill the gaming industry? Just because it isn't a shooter or an intense action game doesn't mean it should be automatically hated. Video games were made to be FUN in the first place. I know Wii has a lot of "mini game" games, but they are all options; it's not required to enjoy your Wii. There is still a good amount of normal games out there that will make Wii still fun to play.

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Teknicz: I wish gamespot had some more news on it. I had honestly not even heard of a 2nd game before now. I can't believe it's so close to release as well.

Where do we find info on Shirokishi Monogatari 2? Game releases 2nd in Japan and I love Level 5 stuff, but there's next to no information on the game on Gamespot.

there ain't no party like my nanna's tea party.... hey......hey

daman246, unfortunately, alot of people and even younger people want games they can come home to and unwind after a hectic or stressful day at work ir school. Or even a messede up family life. These games may just give them what they need...stress relief or time to unwind. I agree a little with what you said about some people and why come they dont want challenging games, but for myself included in the first group, i want a good, fairly simple game I can enjoy and not have to stres myself over trying to figure out how to do something or get from point a to b or what I need to do to make character x do this or make that happen. I just want simple, easy to follow games to unwind after work. SOme puzzle-element in games is good though.

@daman246 sad but true..

....no Blazblue?

SONY made a mistake with PSPGo , they forgot to add the second analog do that SONY and ill buy one

@daman246 what is wrong with people is that people want to play fun games and wii got fun games, just because you might think they are simple does not mean they are to others and just if they were simple does not mean that they are not fun

wii party looks actually fun probably why it sold good in japan (or that's what I would think). next up the dsi ll. I'm suprised that sold well because it defeats the purpose of portable gaming (well i guess i'm wrong). finally the psp go. it's really doing bad because it's not that great.

@donny972, dont think psp go outsold anything besides the first week it came out

It is so sad that the PSP Go sold less than the PS2.

Wii party, another stupid family game for the Wii. Also, great marketing strategy Nintendo, showing white people playing the game. But not just white people, HAPPY white people

wow, im not sure if i will play this with my family

Psp go sold less than Ps2..

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@amaan4ever DSi LL is what the XL is called in Japan.

@wiidsduelpack Honestly, if you think killzone3 is a "casual" game you might wanna rethink how you lable your games good sir. Its like saying Gears of War should be rated T for comic mischief and chainsaw shinnanigans.

DSI LL? i heard of DSI XL but never that lol

the xbox360 collapsed in japan big time compared to ps3.the ps3 sold more than thrice the number of xbox360.M$ is in danger lol

I saw gameplay of wii party at Thebitblock.com and it looks like a nice game, it doesn't surprise me that it sells so much

Wii party is selling, wow

So MS failed at promoting X360 in Japan...

wow too bad that Japanese got suckered into buying crackdown 2, such a crappy washed up game

mmmm white knight 2.... me want me want

Wii Party is a casual game that's suppose to compete with other casual games like Kinectanimals and Killzone 3.

this is ridiculous wii games are so simple yet they sell so much what is it with gamers these days dont they want a challenging game

I find it funny when people's comments get marked down a lot for supporting "Casual" games. I noticed that for quite a while now. Video games are video games, people. XD Oh well, I still want to "try" Wii Party.

Great to see White Knight 2 on the top. cant wait to get my hands on it

Crackdown 2 in the top ten? Amazing...

Wii Party looks crazy.

I'm not eagerly awaiting WKC2 thanks to the first but I'll still get it. It was at least an interesting game thanks to the online.

The DSi XL is pretty popular in Japan.

I sure hope WKC is actually good, unlike its predecessor, which had some potential but fell quite short of it. Good to see the PS3 doing well, disappointing to see the Wii doing well. It's also nice seeing the PSP Go do so badly, let this be a lesson to those who wish to make all video games downloadable.

Wii party sounds fun, but it has no online:(

I want to try Wii Party. Hopefully, they can still continue the Mario Party series, also

I hate the trailer of Wii Party.