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Mario Kart Wii came out this week and obviously got #1 position for this week. The impressive marketing promoting Mario Kart Wii with the Wii steering wheel attracted many casual gamers in Japan. You might also notice that Mario Cart DS also ranked in 10^th for this week. Monster Hunter Portable 2^nd G is still consistent. Interestingly, DS Bimoji training came back to #9 for this week.

The ranking:

1. *NEW* Mario Kart Wii
2. Monster Hunter Portable 2^nd G
3. Warriors Orochi: Maou Sairin
4. Wii Fit
5. Pokemon Ranger: Battonage
6. Pro Yakyuu Spirits 5
7. Tottado~ Yoiko no Mujintou Seikatsu
8. Star Ocean 2 Second Evolution
9. DS Bimoji Training
10. Mario Kart DS

Source: Famitsu

The Nintendo DS’s newest Touch! Generation series title DS Bimoji Training earned #1 for this week’s game sales ranking.

Two new titles based on Manga ranked #6 and #7 (see Shugo Chara and Hayate the Combat Butler). Otherwise, other released titles seem consistent.

The ranking is as follows:

1. *NEW* DS Bimoji Training (DS)
2. Yakuza 3 (PS3)
3. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
4. Wii Fit (Wii)
5. Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Special (PS2)
6. Daito Giken Koushiki Pachislot simulator Shin Yoshimune (PS2)
7. Hayate no Gotoku! Ojyousama Produce Daisakusen Boku Iro ni Somare! Oyashiki hen/Gakkou hen (DS)
8. Shugo Chara! 3ttu no Tamago to Koisuru Joker (DS)
9. Wii Sports (Wii)
10. Metroid Prime 3 Corruption (Wii)

Source: Famitsu

For those people who have read previous weekly game sales rankings, you can see that there is one factor that greatly affects the sales ranking. That’s the characters in the game. Although those titles do not last long on the chart, it is still a reason that many Japanese people (mostly otaku people) buy games.

For this week’s ranking, three new titles showed up. On the other hand, Wii Fit and other Wii basic titles sell constantly. This tells how popular the Nintendo Wii is in Japan right now.

The ranking follows:

1. *NEW* Dynasty Warriors Gundam Special (PS2)
2. Wii Fit (Wii)
3. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
4. *NEW* Soma Bringer (DS)
5. *NEW* Idol Master -Live For You!- (XBOX 360)
6. Warriors Orochi (PSP)
7. Sekaijyu no Meikyuu: Shoou no Seihai (DS)
8. Bokujou Monogatari: Kira Kira Taiyou to Nakama Tachi (DS)
9. Wii Sports (Wii)10. Winning Eleven Playmaker 2008 (Wii)

Source: Famitsu

Super Smash Bros. Brawl kept the #1 Famitsu sales position this week. There are five new titles that ranked top 10 of this week. PS2 title Poison Pink earned the #3 position this time around.

Even though Devil May Cry 4 sold 2 million copies in 3 weeks, DMC4 dropped out out this week’s ranking.

The ranking follows:

1. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
2. Wii Fit
3. *NEW*Poison Pink
4. *NEW*Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s Side Second Season
5. *NEW*Kimikiss eb! Collection
6. Mobile Suit Gundam Giren’s Ambition Menace of Axis
7. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
8. Wii Sports
9. *NEW*NARUTO Shippuu Den Dairansen Kagebunshin Emaki
10. *NEW* Digimon Championship

Source: Famitsu

The Wii still advances unresisted this week, just as in the last report.

The new Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 Ubiquitous Evolution made a strenuous effort and was rewarded with the #2 spot this week. Moreover, Dorabase Dramatic Stadium ranked up to #8.

U.S. gamers, this might surprise you: For this week, Lucky Star Ryouou Gakuen Outousai ranked #3. Lucky Star is a Japanese four-panel comic strip manga by Kagami Yoshimizu that is published in Comptiq.

The ranking follows: Continued…

Famitsu’s weekly rankings for last week are done, and Wii Fit finally ranked up to number 1. Since the year end and new year sales battle has just ended, no new powerful titles showed up on this week’s ranking.

Here are the top 10:

1. Wii Fit
2. Mario Party DS
3. Wii Sports
4. Wii Play
5. Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box
6. Final Fantasy IV
7. Monster Hunter Portable 2
8. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
9. Mario Kart DS
10. Rune Factory 2

Disgusted yet? Open question.

Source: Famitsu