Japanese Software/Hardware Sales Charts 5/31/2009

Media Create has released the Japanese software/hardware sales charts for May 25th through May 31st and it looks like the new Kingdom Hearts game for the Nintendo DS topped charts. The top ten was full of new, including Gyakuten Kenji and... HAWX?Media Create

While robust sales for Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days likely won't surprise purveyors of Japanese gaming tastes, a top ten appearance from Tom Clancy's HAWX might. But at least it gives owners of the Ace Edge flight stick something else to play. The Ubisoft game was just one of eight new releases to score a top ten spot, joining Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Empires as one of two PlayStation 3 games to crack the top third of this week's chart.

A mix of new PSP and DS games sold best, but new console titles like The Last Guy and Battlestations: Pacific sold well enough for top thirty placement.

01./00. [NDS] Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (Square Enix) - 295,205 / NEW
02./00. [NDS] Gyakuten Kenji (Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth) (Capcom) - 171,940 / NEW
03./00. [PS3] Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Empires (Koei) - 75,859 / NEW
04./01. [NDS] Sloane and MacHale's Mysterious Story (Level 5) - 32,865 / 76,000 (-24%)
05./00. [PSP] Yuusha 30 (Half-Minute Hero) (Marvelous) - 26,451 / NEW
06./00. [NDS] Higurashi no Nakukoru ni Kizuna: Dai San Kan - Rasen (3rd Chapter - Rasen) (Alchemist) - 22,876 / NEW
07./00. [PSP] Utawareru Mono Portable (Aqua Plus) - 21,682 / NEW
08./00. [PS3] H.A.W.X. (Ubisoft) - 19,115 / NEW
09./02. [NDS] Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2 (SEGA) - 17,083 / 56,000 (-57%)
10./00. [360] Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Empires (Koei) - 16,528 / NEW

11./04. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2 G (BEST) (Capcom)
12./00. [NDS] Haruhi Suzumiya no Chokuretsu (The Series of Haruhi Suzumiya) (SEGA)
13./09. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
14./07. [NDS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky (Pokemon Co.)
15./08. [NDS] Made in Ore (Wario Ware) (Nintendo)
16./06. [NDS] Dragon Ball Kai: Saiyajin Raishuu (Namco Bandai)
17./10. [NDS] Mario & Luigi RPG 3!!! (Nintendo)
18./05. [PSP] Bleach: Heat the Soul 6 (SCEI)
19./46. [WII] Play on Wii: Pikmin 2 (Nintendo)
20./12. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii (Namco Bandai)
21./11. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
22./13. [WII] Monster Hunter G (Capcom)
23./17. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Pokemon Co.)
24./15. [PSP] Sengoku Basara: Battle Heroes (Capcom)
25./19. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo)
26./00. [NDS] Tactics Layer: Ritina Guard Senki (D3 Publisher)
27./00. [360] Battlestations: Pacific (Spike)
28./00. [PS3] The Last Guy (SCEI)
29./03. [360] Mass Effect (Microsoft Game Studios)
30./00. [PSP] Memories Off 6: Trial Wave (5pb)

It was the DSi that saw the biggest gain, but PSP, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 sales were all up. Those platforms can mostly likely thank Yuusha 30, Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Empires and HAWX for that.

DSi 65,537
PSP 32,251
Wii 17,810
PS3 12,427
DS Lite 7,519
Xbox 360 4,857
PS2 4,120

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