After taking a week off to give Wii role-playing game Xenoblade a moment in the sun, Super Mario Galaxy 2 returns to its first place spot in Japan. Two new Nintendo DS games came closest to threatening Mario's chances.

Those two games were Capcom's Ghost Trick, a clever-looking adventure game from the creator of the Ace Attorney series, and Egokoro Kyoushitsu DS, Nintendo's new painting tool that falls under the "non-game" category. Wonder if we'll see the latter come stateside...

There's at least one new PlayStation 3 game on the list, the debut of Trauma Team in Japan, a new Tamagotchi title and a new contender for longest game title ever. That'd be Kochira Katsushikaku Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo: Machiteba Tengoku! Makereba Jigoku! Ryoutsuryuu Ikkakusenkin Daisakusen!

01. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) - 53,000 / 572,000
02. Ghost Trick (DS) - 24,000 / NEW
03. Egokoro Kyoushitsu DS (DS) - 21,000 / NEW
04. Xenoblade (Wii) - 21,000 / 104,000
05. Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (PS3) - 21,000 / 85,000
06. Tamagotchi no Pichi Pichi Omisecchi (DS) - 17,000 / NEW
07. World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010: Aoki Samurai no Chousen (PS3) - 16,000 / 122,000
08. Tomodachi Collection (DS) - 14,000 / 3,277,000
09. World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010: Aoki Samurai no Chousen (PSP) - 13,000 / 69,000
10. Hakuoki: Junsouroku (PS3) - 13,000 / NEW

More numbers, including the hardware, after the break..

11. Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2 (DS)
12. Fairy Tail: Portable Guild (DS)
13. Wii Fit Plus (Wii)
14. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)
15. Soccer Tsuku DS: World Challenge 2010 (DS)
16. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (PSP)
17. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
18. Medarot DS: Kabuto / Kuwagata (DS)
19. Trauma Team (Wii)
20. World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010: Aoki Samurai no Chousen (PS2)
21. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (the Best) (PSP)
22. Just Cause 2 (PS3)
23. Kochira Katsushikaku Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo: Machiteba Tengoku! Makereba Jigoku! Ryoutsuryuu Ikkakusenkin Daisakusen! (DS)
24. Wii Sports Resort (Wii)
25. Lost Planet 2 (PS3)
26. Mega Man Zero Collection (DS)
27. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
28. World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 Play Maker: Aoki Samurai no Chousen (Wii)
29. Pokemon HeartGold / SoulSilver (DS)
30. Hisshou Pachinko * Pachi-Slot Kouryaku Series Portable Vol. 1: Shinseiki Evangelion - Tamashii no Kiseki (PSP)

Over in the hardware side of things, the DSi LL shoots to the top of the Japanese hardware chart, thanks to the price drop and new colors being released this week. The latest iteration of Nintendo’s handheld sells an impressive 30,183 units, almost three times last week’s rather dismal performance of 11,138 units.

Sales of the Nintendo DS have been stagnant over the past few weeks with would-be purchasers holding out for the new price point for both the DSi and LL and new range of colours (blue, yellow and green) for the DSi LL which were released in Japan on the 19th of June.

The PSP, which normally rules the roost, has to content itself with second place as sales of Sony’s handheld drop slightly this week to 20,929 units. The Wii maintains its position above the PS3 for a second week, selling 19,045 units (down from last week’s 20,588) while the DSi climbs the chart to fourth place, pushing the PS3 even further down the chart. Sales for the DSi also see a welcome boost from the price drop, with sales up roughly 8 000 units to 18,214. The PS3 moves down into fifth place with 17,175 units, much the same as last week’s performance.

The DS Lite is unaffected by the price cut but still sees a marginal sales increase, up approximately 2,000 units to 5,126 units. The Xbox 360 drops to 2,060 units while the PS2 climbs slightly to 1,568 and the PSP go remains in last place with 837 units (although this is marginally better than last week’s 718).

Hardware chart week ending June 20, 2010:

1. DSi LL - 30,183
2. PSP - 20,929
3. Wii - 19,045
4. DSi - 18,214
5. PS3 - 17,175
6. DS Lite - 5,126
7. Xbox 360 - 2,060
8. PS2 - 1,568
9. PSP go - 837