Media Create Japanese Weekly Charts - w/e April 25, 2010

Nier Replicant on the Playstation 3, despite some supply problems in its launch week, was still able to become the best-selling game in Japan for the week that ended on April 25th 2010. This knocks New Super Mario Wii off its pedestal as the top game. Media Create

There were a handful of other releases and re-releases scoring top ten showings, including the "Game of the Year" edition of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and the latest Ys role-playing game for the PSP. The rest of the Media Create top ten contains mostly evergreen Nintendo titles, like New Super Mario Bros., edging ever closer to the 4 million mark in Japan, and Nintendo DS game Tomodachi Collection.

You can view the top 30 rankings with the estimated sales data below:

1. Nier Replicant (Playstation 3) – 60,000
2. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo Wii) – 29,000 (3,715,000 total)
3. Tokyo Mono Harashi: Karasu no Mori Gakuen Kitan (PSP) – 22,000
4. Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo DS) – 20,000 (3,131,000 total)
5. Ys: The Oath in Felghana (PSP) – 16,000
6. Professional Baseball Spirits 2010 (PSP) – 16,000 (118,000 total)
7. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo Wii) – 15,000 (1,848,000 total)
8. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo Wii) – 14,000 (2,711,000 total)
9. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (Playstation 3) – 12,000
10. Pokémon Ranger: Path of Light (Nintendo DS) -12,000 (409,000 total)

The Xbox 360 counterpart, Nier Gestalt, was the 11th best-selling game of the week. Nier Gestalt was released in North America for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 on April 27th under the simplified title of “Nier.”

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11. Nier Gestalt (Xbox 360)
12. Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2010 (PS3)
13. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (the Best) (PSP)
14. Fist of the North Star (PS3)
15. Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi Extra (Xbox 360)
16. Wii Sports Resort (Wii)
17. One Piece Unlimited Cruise: Episode 2 - Mezameru Yuusha (Minna no Susume Selection) (Wii)
18. Yakuza 4 (PS3)
19. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Game of the Year Edition (Xbox 360)
20. Sekaiju no Meikyuu III: Seikai no Raihousha (DS)
21. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (DS)
22. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
23. Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2010 (PS2)
24. Dragon Quest IX (Greatest Hits) (DS)
25. Himawari: Pebble in the Sky Portable (PSP)
26. Knights in the Nightmare (PSP)
27. Naruto Shippuden: Ninjutsu Zenkai! Cha-Crash! (DS)
28. Crayon Shin-Chan: Obaka Daininden - Susume! Kasukabe Ninja Tai! (DS)
29. No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise (PS3)
30. Pokemon HeartGold / SoulSilver (DS)

The PSP tops the Japanese hardware chart yet again, selling 28,758 units for the week ending the 25th of April, roughly the same as last week’s results.

The latest figures from Media Create also show that PS3 sales stayed much the same this week, with Sony’s console moving 25,629 consoles. This despite NieR Replicant for the PS3 debuting at number 1 on the software chart.

The Wii remained in third place with 23,692 units, down slightly from last week’s tally of 24,344, followed by the DSi LL with 16,676 units. The DSi sold 10,640 units and the DS Lite 2,789.

The Xbox 360 is still trailing the pack with 2,214 units, with the PSP go selling 1,544 and the PS2 last with 1,490.

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