Nintendo shows this week’s Japanese software chart
its Pokemons, once again proudly displaying them atop Media Create’s
list of bestselling video games overseas. It’s nearest competitor? Once
again, Wii Fit Plus.

The only new video game release that came close to threatening
Nintendo’s software domination this week was Shin Megami Tensei:
Strange Journey. The Nintendo DS role-playing managed a third place
debut, beating out less impressive placements from RPG peers Blue
Dragon: Ikai no Kyoujuu and the White Knight Chronicles EX Edition
re-release.

Nintendo released Super Smash Bros. Brawl in Japan on January 31 and, over the course of the next four days, gamers there snapped up over 800,000 copies of the Wii fighter.

Long-running sales chart topper Wii Fit was finally dethroned this week, amid a stable of new releases that also included Disgaea 3, Assassin's Creed and Suzumiya Haruhi no Tomadoi. Also debuting, but not performing quite as well as the Nintendo mascot fighter was Capcom's Devil May Cry 4 which moved nearly a quarter million units combined on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, making it one of three PS3 titles to chart in the top ten.

The best selling software in Japan for the week of January 28 to February 4, 2008 courtesy of Media Create, continues after the jump.

1. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) - 820,000 / NEW
2. Devil May Cry 4 (PS3) - 205,000 / NEW
3. Tales of Destiny: Director's Cut (PS2) - 117,000 / NEW
4. Suzumiya Haruhi no Tomadoi (PS2) - 114,000 / NEW
5. Wii Fit (Wii) - 73,000 / 1,356,000
6. Disgaea 3 (PS3) - 55,000 / NEW
7. Devil May Cry 4 (Xbox 360) - 40,000 / NEW
8. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS) - 34,000 / 175,000
9. Assassin's Creed (PS3) - 28,000 / NEW
10. World Soccer Winning Eleven: Ubiquitous Evolution 2008 (PSP) - 26,000 / 102,000
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Famitsu publisher Enterbrain has released its latest data, a 2007 hardware and software sales round-up. According to Enterbrain's sales data and estimation, the domestic Japan market was worth ¥687.66 billion (US$6 billion). That 25 percent increase is an a record high for the domestic market. Here's the breakdown for those who are into numbers and money:

Total Sales by Year:

• 2006 (December 26, 2005 ~ December 31, 2006)
  Hardware: Approximately 261.9 billion yen
  Software: Approx. 363.89 billion yen
  Total: Approx. 625.79 billion yen
• 2007 (January 1, 2007 ~ December 30, 2007)
  Hardware: Approximately 327.41 billion yen
  Software: Approx. 360.25 billion yen
  Total: Approx. 687.66 billion yen

The breakdown of individual hardware and software top spots after the Jump..

Having crossed the $10 billion revenue mark as of the end of October, with its two biggest revenue generating months still to come. October '07 saw the industry pull in $1.1 billion, across hardware and software, ensuring that this year will be its best. Much of that revenue can be chalked up to higher console prices for the Wii and PlayStation 3, plus some very strong selling software.