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Media Create: Tactics Ogre Tops Japan Charts, Wii Gets a Boost

by Gabriel Franco, posted on 17 November 2010 / 2,828 Views

PSP's remake of the Super Nintendo classic, Tactics Ogre, debuted in first place in the Japanese sales charts boosting PSP sales, while Wii sees Mario influenced sales surge. 

Dragon Ball Raging Blast 2 on PS3 (47,610 units) debuted in the second spot (no sign of the Xbox 360 version in the top 20), third place was Super Mario Collection Special Pack (43,621) which surpassed the half million units and Wii Sports Resort Wiimote Plus Pack sold 14,438 units and debuted at the 9th spot in the chart. God Eater Burst was dethroned this week and was placed at the 6th spot with 31,372 units sold. God of War: Ghost of Sparta only sold 9,406 units and debuted at the 13th spot.

Here's the full top 20 covering 11/8 to 11/14, LTD sales are in Parenthesis:

  • 1. Tactics Ogre (Square Enix, PSP): 176,153 (NEW)
  • 2. Dragon Ball Raging Blast 2 (Namco Bandai, PS3): 47,610 (NEW)
  • 3. Super Mario Collection Special Pack (Nintendo, Wii): 43,621 (527,710)
  • 4. Pokemon Black & White (Pokemon, DS): 42,279 (4,410,996)
  • 5. Tongari Boushi to Mahou no Omise (Konami, DS): 40,208 (NEW)
  • 6. God Eater Burst (Namco Bandai, PSP): 31,372 (356,356)
  • 7. Winning Eleven 2011 (Konami, PS3): 30,353 (301,420)
  • 8. Wii Party (Nintendo, Wii): 17,471 (1,191,223)
  • 9. Wii Sports Resort Wiimote Plus Pack (Nintendo, Wii): 14,438 (NEW)
  • 10. Kirby's Epic Yarn (Nintendo, Wii): 13,896 (187,778)
  • 11. Tamagotchi no Narikiri Challenge (Namco Bandai, DS): 10,517 (NEW)
  • 12. Radiant History (Atlus, DS): 10,018 (42,825)
  • 13. God of War: Ghost of Sparta (SCE, PSP): 9,406 (NEW)
  • 14. Fallout New Vegas (Bethesda, PS3): 7,133 (44,382)
  • 15. Love Banchou Love is Power (Idea Factory, PSP): 6,397 (NEW)
  • 16. Forza Motorsport 3 Ultimate Edition (Microsoft, X360): 5,684 (NEW)
  • 17. Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded (Square Enix, DS): 5,391 (162,864)
  • 18. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo, Wii): 5,244 (2,111,749)
  • 19. Naruto Ultimate Ninja 2 (Namco Bandai, PS3): 5,050 (96,382)
  • 20. Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition PS3 the Best (Capcom, PS3): 5,035 (NEW)

On the Hardware side, PSP is still in the first place but followed closely by the Wii that had over a 300% increase compared to the prior week, thanks to the release of the red Mario anniversary Wii Pack and the Wiimote Plus which as of November 11 is included in all the new Wii systems.

Here's the full hardware chart, last week sales are in Parenthesis:

  • 1. PSP: 40,328 (34,538)
  • 2. Wii: 39,308 (11,521)
  • 3. PS3: 21,114 (23,524)
  • 4. DSi LL: 18,711 (22,858)
  • 5. DSi: 13,994 (16,038)
  • 6. PSP go: 2,727 (2,918)
  • 7. X360: 2,686 (2,686)
  • 8. DS Lite: 1,752 (2,766)
  • 9. PS2: 1,233 (1,460)

21 Comments

Lord_Yggdrassil
Lord_Yggdrassil (on 18 November 2010)

Jesus ****** christ. No wonder PSP gets so much support. Too bad the software and hardware sales in the west Suck ass so devs will never make money from it overseas.

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XiaoMay
XiaoMay (on 18 November 2010)

Luthor : there s a NSMBWii in the red bundle indeed... in Europe at last ! Why they didnt do it in Japan ? Well, Japan doesnt have Wii Sport included either so...poor them !

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Luthor
Luthor (on 18 November 2010)

@ Guiduc, no there's no smbw, only the original DK.

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guiduc
guiduc (on 18 November 2010)

I don't get why New Super Mario Bros. Wii didn't chart... Isn't it included in the Red Wii pack?

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SlyFoxDeveraux
SlyFoxDeveraux (on 18 November 2010)

@ Galvanizer It already is a series. It's more famously known as Ogre Battle (including March of the Black Queen for SNES and Person of Lordly Caliber for 64) but they're all the same series. And the series is FANTASTIC.

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Jordahn
Jordahn (on 17 November 2010)

Japan matters... PERIOD.

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naruball
naruball (on 17 November 2010)

Yay for Naruto Ultimate Ninja 2!! It has surpassed the first one in LTD sales and it's still selling decently.

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benao87
benao87 (on 17 November 2010)

Holy ****! I didnt expected that boost for wii

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binary solo
binary solo (on 17 November 2010)

I think adding this article as a weekly regular is a great move by VGC. Very impressive red Wii boost. Should keep it above PS3 another week, then GT5 will assure 2010 overall belongs to PS3. @ some sour grapes 360 fans: Yes Japan still does matter a lot to Nintendo and Sony, and all the Japanese game developers. Just because the 360 is bordering on irrelevance in Japan doesn't mean Japan is irrelevant. And Japan matters to MS too, but more for strategic resionas than direct sales / 360 profit reasons. MS will always sell it's console in Japan, and make Japan oriented games. Try big picture thinking every now and then. God timing with FM3 ultimate edition release, remind 360 owners that they have an excellent driving sim on their console, 2 in fact.

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TiagoCosta
TiagoCosta (on 17 November 2010)

forza sells in japan good news

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Lyrikalstylez
Lyrikalstylez (on 17 November 2010)

Does Japan even matter anymore, Seems to me Ms doesnt even need this region anymore O-Well being stubborn to certain brands keeps you from enjoying a great console... tough luck Japan

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Salnax
Salnax (on 17 November 2010)

@CrashDestroyer Why do you think the Wii's sales plummeted after the best E3 it ever had?

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AnthonyW86
AnthonyW86 (on 17 November 2010)

Lol PSP Go is outselling the 360... Very nice boost for Wii, let's see if it can hold througout the rest of the holiday season.

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TheSource
TheSource (on 17 November 2010)

A 28k boost for the Red-Wii in Japan should equate to a 55k-90k lift in the Americas, given the sizes of the markets. Wii might manage 400,000 - 450,000 or so this week.

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chris212223
chris212223 (on 17 November 2010)

I wonder why MS hasnt given up on this territory yet i mean they have sold like 1.4 mil consoles but still at this point they should just give up...

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Arfen
Arfen (on 17 November 2010)

Seems that the low Wii sales lasts weeks were just cause japaneses werewas wating the Mario anniversary Wii pack

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CrashDestroyer
CrashDestroyer (on 17 November 2010)

So when the Wii doesn't have a new major game coming out for a few weeks sales go up?

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Pavolink
Pavolink (on 17 November 2010)

This's the Mario power!! Here Wii go!!!

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Galvanizer
Galvanizer (on 17 November 2010)

Hopefully this means Tactics Ogre becomes a series.

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kivi95
kivi95 (on 17 November 2010)

lol the xbxo360 did the exact same as last week.

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Aiddon
Aiddon (on 17 November 2010)

it's a Matsuno game, of course it's going to be awesome.

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