Dragon Quest VI Tops Japanese sales Charts w/e Jan 31, 2010 [UPDATED]

It was a big, big week for the role-playing game in Japan, with the release—and immediate success—of Dragon Quest VI for the Nintendo DS and, to a lesser degree, Sega's latest effort End of Eternity. Media Create

Dragon Quest VI: Maboroshi no Daichi debuted to more than 900,000 copies sold in Japan this week, according to Media Create. Its nearest competitor was Sega's aforementioned futuristic RPG End of Eternity (known as Resonance of Fate around these parts) with more than 145,000 copies sold across the PS3 and Xbox 360.

Ar tonelico III: Sekai Shuuen no Hikigane wa Shoujo no Uta ga Hajiku also repped the RPG genre, debuting in the top ten with 82,000 units sold.

The PlayStation 3 was thrice represented in Media Create's top ten by Zipper Interactive's MAG, adding another 19,000 players to the war. Top software sales in Japan for the week of Jan 23 - Jan 30, 2020 are as follows:

01. Dragon Quest VI: Maboroshi no Daichi (DS) - 906,000 / NEW
02. End of Eternity (PS3) - 118,000 / NEW
03. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) - 84,000 / 3,201,000
04. Ar tonelico III: Sekai Shuuen no Hikigane wa Shoujo no Uta ga Hajiku (PS3) - 82,000 / NEW
05. Tomodachi Collection (DS) - 45,000 / 2,742,000
06. Wii Fit Plus (Wii) - 33,000 / 1,583,000
07. Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep (PSP) - 30,000 / 713,000
08. End of Eternity (Xbox 360) - 27,000 / NEW
09. Valkyria Chronicles 2 (PSP) - 24,000 / 118,000
10. MAG (PS3) - 19,000 / NEW

Full listing and hardware data after the break..

11. Wii Sports Resort (Wii)
12. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (the Best)
13. Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's Portable: The Battle of Aces (PSP)
14. Inazuma Eleven 2: Fire / Blizzard (DS)
15. Pokemon HeartGold / SoulSilver (DS)
16. Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (Wii)
17. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (DS)
18. Fushigi no Dungeon Fuurai no Shiren 3 Portable (PSP)
19. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
20. Tatsunoko vs. Capcom (Wii)
21. Princess Saver! Eternal Love for My Lady (PS2)
22. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
23. Dynasty Warriors 5 Empire (PSP)
24. Lively Garden (DS)
25. 11 Eyes Crossover (PSP)
26. Phantasy Star Portable 2 (PSP)
27. Tekken 6 (PSP)
28. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)
29. Momotarou Dentetsu 2010 Senkoku Ishin no Hero Daisyuugou ! No Ken (Wii)
30. PokePark Wii: Pikachu no Daibouken (Wii)

Media Create Weekly Software Sales via Gpara via Kotaku

The PSP manages to stay ahead of the competition on the Japanese hardware chart. The latest Media Create figures show that Sony’s handheld sold 47,875 units for the week ending the 31st of January, dropping quite substantially from last week’s 52,909.

The Wii continues to nip at its heels with 42,309 units, down roughly 3 000 units from last week. The DSi LL overtakes the PS3, moving into third place with 34,863 units. The latest iteration of the Nintendo DS handheld receives a boost (up 10,804 units from last week) thanks to Dragon Quest VI: Realms of the Reverie which debuted at number 1 on the software chart with 906,000 copies.

The PS3 follows with 34,431 units, sales also boosted quite substantially (up 7,465 units from last week) thanks to the debut of three PS3 titles in the Top 10 this week. Resonance of Fate was new at number 2 with 118,000 copies, Ar tonelico III at number 4 with 82,000 copies and MAG at number 10 with 19,000 copies.

The DSi sold 24,783 units and the DS Lite 6,811, both up from last week’s tally of 20,373 and 4,966 units respectively. The Xbox 360 is next with 4,089 units, up roughly 800 units from last week despite Resonance of Fate debuting at number 8 with 27,000 copies. The PS2 follows with 2,182 and the PSP go with 1,645.

Hardware Chart