Kirby Dominates in Japan - Japanese Sales 11/03 - 11/09/2008

Super Star Ultra outsells everything else combined!

November 14, 2008
- Kirby took over the Media Create sales charts covering November 3 to November 9, selling more units on its own than all other games in the top ten. Meanwhile, the DS managed to do the same in hardware.

Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Ultra Super Deluxe, the remake of the classic SNES entry in the Kirby series debuted at 265,654 units. For reference, the last Kirby game, 2006's Hoshi no Kirby Sanjou! Dorocche-dan, debuted at 166,000 units, and went on to top the million mark.

Everything else in the top ten was old. Rhythm Heaven (Nintendo, DS) took second with 39,891 units. Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode (Nintendo, DS) sold 37,411 units for third place. Pokemon Platinum (Pokemon, DS) managed fourth place with 36,670 units.

01. [NDS] Hoshi no Kirby: Ultra Super Deluxe (Nintendo) 266,000 / NEW
02. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) 40,000 / 1,129,000
03. [NDS] Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode (Nintendo) 37,000 / 154,000
04. [NDS] Pokémon Platinum (Pokémon) 37,000 / 1,890,000
05. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto IV (Capcom) 36,000 / 169,000
06. [NDS] Valkyrie Profile: Toga o Seoumono (Square Enix) 32,000 / 112,000
07. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best) (Capcom) 19,000 / 44,000
08. [NDS] Personal Trainer: Walking (Nintendo) 18,000 / 45,000
09. [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Spec III (SCE) 17,000 / 52,000
10. [PS3] LittleBigPlanet (SCE) 17,000 / 69,000

Following the PS3 version of Grand Theft Auto IV (Capcom), which sold 35,851 units in its second week, the top ten closed out with Valkyrie Profile (Square Enix, DS) at 32,569, a budget re-release version of Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom, PSP) at 19,048, Walk to Know: Lifestyle Rhythm DS (Nintendo, DS) at 18,465, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Spec III (Sony, PS3) at 16,927, and LittleBigPLanet (Sony, PS3) at 16,905 units.

These last two games, GT5 Prologue and LittleBigPlanet are included in hardware bundles with the new 80 gigabyte PS3 model. Media Create's figures combines both solo and bundle sales.  Here are the rest of the sales for the week.

11. [WII] Wii Music (Nintendo)
12. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
13. [NDS] Shugo Chara! (Konami)
14. [NDS] Avalon Code (Marvelous Interactive)
15. [PS2] Wrestling Angels: Survivor 2 (Try First)
16. [NDS] Cid to Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon: Toki Wasure no Meikyuu + (Square Enix)
17. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
18. [PSP] Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida Or 2 (SCE)
19. [WII] Shape Boxing: Wii de Enjoy! Diet (Imagine)
20. [PS2] Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Special (KOEI)
21. [NDS] Wind of Nostalgia (Tecmo)
22. [360] Grand Theft Auto IV (Capcom)
23. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo)
24. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven (Level 5)
25. [PS2] Zero no Tsukaima: Maigo no Period to Ikusen no Symphony (Marvelous Interactive)
26. [NDS] Yes! Precure 5 Go Go Zenin Shu Go! Dream Festival (Namco Bandai)
27. [NDS] Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo)
28. [NDS] Dragonball DS (Namco Bandai)
29. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
30. [NDS] Beautiful Letter Training (Nintendo) 

In the hareware area, the DSi remained at the top of the hardware pack in its second week, with 104,897 units. This can basically be considered a sellout. Prior to the system's release, Nintendo had said that it would be shipping 100,000 units in a shipment following launch day.

DSLite, counted separately by Media Create, contributed 8,381 additional units to the DS's total.

PSP maintained the momentum of its PSP-3000 redesign, selling 43,726 units. The Wii stayed in its usual 24,726 range.

At the bottom of the active sellers pack was the PS3 at 18,354 units and the Xbox 360 at 12,759. The 360 figure represents a surge following the release of a Value Pack that combines the 60 gigabyte hard disc version with a couple of games. Next week, 360 numbers could improve even further with the release of Last Remnant, also with its own hardware bundle pack.

Via ign, chartget