Japanese Sales Charts Week Ending May 16, 2010

Square Enix's Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 saw a drop in weekly sales in Japan, but was able to lead charts for the third week in a row, followed once again by Konami and Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.

For the week ended May 16, tracking firm Media Create said the DS role-playing game Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 sold 126,000 units. That's down from the game's debut week, which saw 624,000 in unit sales, and its second week, which saw 253,000 units.

Coming in second was Kojima's Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker for PSP, selling 63,000 units during the week, versus 434,000 when the game debuted and 141,000 units last week.

To date, Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 has sold just over 1 million units in Japan, while Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker has sold 638,000 units. Both games launched on April 28 in the country.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii, released in Japan in December last year, continued to hang near the top of the charts with 19,000 units sold during the week. The game has sold over 3.8 million units in Japan.

Games that fell off of the top 10 list include the DS game Pokemon Ranger: Tracks of Light and Wii Sports Resort, which were ousted from the top 10 by new entries Haku Ouki Yugiroku from Idea Factory and 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa from EA.

Below are Media Create's weekly Japanese charts for the week ended May 16, 2010:

LW	TW	Title	Publisher	Platform	Weekly Sales
1	1	Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2	Square Enix	DS	126,000
2	2	Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker	Konami	PSP	63,000
3	3	New Super Mario Bros. Wii	Nintendo	DS	19,000
4	4	Friend Collection	Nintendo	DS	16,000
NEW	5	Haku Ouki Yugiroku	Idea Factory	PSP	16,000
5	6	Mario Kart Wii	Nintendo	Wii	16,000
9	7	Nier Replicant	Square Enix	PS3	13,000
6	8	Wii Fit Plus	Nintendo	Wii	13,000
7	9	Super Street Fighter IV	Capcom	PS3	12,000
NEW	10	2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa	EA	PS3	10,000

11. Pokemon Ranger: Hikari no Kiseki (DS)

12. Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2010 (PSP)

13. Wii Sports Resort (Wii)

14. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (the Best) (PSP)

15. Trick DS-han: Kakushi Kami no Sumukan (DS)

16. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)

17. Metro 2033 (Xbox 360)

18. Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2010 (PS3)

19. Pokemon HeartGold / SoulSilver (DS)

20. 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (Xbox 360)

21. Dragon Quest IX (Ultimate Hits) (DS)

22. Ikki Tousen: Xross Impact (PSP)

23. One Piece Unlimited Cruise: Episode 2 - Mezameru Yuusha (Minna no Susume Selection) (Wii)

24. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (DS)

25. Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2010 (PS2)

26. Super Street Fighter IV (Xbox 360)

27. The Elders Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Game of the Year Edition (PS3)

28. Fist of the North Star (PS3)

29. Mario Kart DS (DS)

30. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii Dodoon to 2 Yome! (Wii)

In the hardware arena, the PlayStation Portable is still has the lead on the overall hardware charts in Japan; all thanks to Hideo Kojima’s Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.

The top three hardware units that sold the most in Japan are the PSP, PS3 and the Wii. For this week, PS3 managed to beat the Wii as the system was leading the sales chart for consoles.

Here are the complete chart released by Media Create: