New Debuts Flood Japanese Charts - w/e June 27, 2010

So, a Xbox 360 game rests the top of the Japanese sales charts.. that Xbox 360 game is, of course, a Monster Hunter title, the only game powerful enough to defeat Love
Plus+.
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Yes, Monster Hunter Frontier did big numbers in its debut week in Japan, moving more than 90,000 copies in its first days on the market. Hey, they're not Monster Hunter 3 numbers, but cut Frontier some slack! It's not on the Wii, y'know.

And yes, Love Plus+, the virtual girlfriend sim for the Nintendo DS did just fine
if you're wondering, joining more PSP adventure games and dating simulations in the Media Create top ten. Former chart topper Super Mario Galaxy 2 is still in there. The chart is just flooded with new debuts, many of which you'll never play unless you have
command over the Japanese language.

The full week, below and hardware and more below that.

01. Monster Hunter Frontier (Xbox 360) - 93,000 / NEW
02. Love Plus+ (DS) - 84,000 / NEW
03. Totori no Atelier: Arland no Renkinjutsushi 2 (PS3) - 54,000 / NEW
04. Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 3rd Story (DS) - 52,000 / NEW
05. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) - 42,000 / 614,000
06. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva (Ohaidoku-han) (PSP) - 29,000 / NEW
07. White Album: Tsuzurareru Fuyu no Omoide (PS3) - 26,000 / NEW
08. Starry * Sky: In Spring - PSP Edition (PSP) - 22,000 / NEW
09. Ghost Trick (DS) - 20,000 / 44,000
10. Egokoro Kyoushitsu DS (DS) - 20,000 / 41,000

See the rest and your hardware data, after the break.

11. Boku no Natsuyasumi Portable 2: Nazo Nazo Shimai to Chinbotsusen no Himitsu (PSP)
12. World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010: Aoki Samurai no Chousen (PS3)
13. World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010: Aoki Samurai no Chousen (PSP)
14. Tomodachi Collection (DS)
15. Xenoblade (Wii)
16. Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (PS3)
17. Chaos;Head Noah (PSP)
18. SD Gundam: Gashapon Wars (Wii)
19. Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2 (DS)
20. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)
21. Wii Fit Plus (Wii)
22. World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010: Aoki Samurai no Chousen (PS2)
23. Tamagotchi no Pichi Pichi Omisecchi (DS)
24. Fairy Tail: Portable Guild (PSP)
25. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
26. Narcissus: Moshimo Ashita ga Runara (PSP)
27. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (PSP)
28. Uta no * Prince-Sama (PSP)
29. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (the Best) (PSP)
30. Soccer Tsuku DS: World Challenge 2010 (DS)

via Kotaku, thanks!

Over on that hardware chart, Nintendo’s DSi LL continues its newfound dominant streak this week in the hardware sales chart, still riding the wave of popularity thanks to a welcome price drop and the introduction of a range of new colors for the system, managing to sell just over 40,000 units for the week.

The recent release of Love Plus + and Tokimeki Memorial: Girl’s Side 3rd Story for the DS probably didn’t hurt sales either.

As expected, however, sales of the other DS models, the DSi and Lite, are around about flat compared to the week previous, as would-be DS customers look for the better deal.

This also means the sales gap between the DSi LL and the PSP continues to grow. Sony’s handheld stands still at 23,000 units sold for the week, while the PS3 climbs the sales chart with roughly 2,500 more units sold compared to the week previous, and over 19,000 total.

The rest of the chart looks vaguely familiar. The Wii sold 19,000 units, the PS2 sold 1,500 units and the PSPgo sold 845 units this past week… but where’s the Xbox 360? It’s usually right there near the bottom of the chart…

Oh, there it is! In the middle! Thanks to the release of Capcom’s Monster Hunter Frontier Online, the Xbox 360 managed to sell 17,000 units in Japan this week, compared to its usually glum +/- 2000 units. Hurray!

Hardware Chart