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Mar

Famitsu weekly game sales ranking: March 3-March 9

Filed under: Doraemon Nobita to Midori no Kyojinden DS, Dynasty Warriors Gundam Special, Famitsu, metroid prime 3 corruption, Minnna no Jyoushiki TV, Soma Bringer, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Warrior Orochi, weekly game sales ranking, Wii Fit, Wii Sports, Yakuza 3 (Ryuu ga Gotoku Kenzan!)

Yakuza 3 (Ryuu gaGotoku Kenzan!) has earned the #1 position of this week’s game sales ranking. Yakuza 3 takes place in Edo era right after the battle of Sekigahara in 1605. The main character that player can control is Musashi Miyamoto, a legendary samurai.

This is a little offtopic, but there is a film adaptation of the game. Takashi Miike who is known as one of the best Japanese horror director who directed Audition, the best horror film ever made in the past 10 years.A new title, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption earned #3 for this week’s game sales ranking.

The ranking is as follows:

1. *NEW* Yakuza 3 (Ryuu ga Gotoku Kenzan!) (PS3)
2. Dynasty Warriors Gundam Special (PS2)
3. Wii Fit (Wii)
4. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
5. *NEW* Metroid Prime 3 Corruption (Wii)
6. Soma Bringer (DS)
7. Wii Sports (Wii)
8. Warrior Orochi (PSP)
9. *NEW* Doraemon Nobita to Midori no Kyojinden DS (DS)
10. *NEW* Minnna no Jyoushiki TV (DS)

Source: Famitsu

Mar

Famitsu weekly game sales ranking (From Feb. 18 to Feb. 24)

Filed under: Bioshock, Bokujyou Monogatari: Kirakira Taiyou to Nakama tachi, Famitsu, Famitsu rankings, Lost Planet extreme edition, Pachinko Kamen Rider: Shocker Zenmetsu Daisekusen Pachitte chonmage Tatsujin 14, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Warriors Orochi, Wii Fit, Wii Sports, Winning Eleven Playmaker 2008

Seikaijyu no Meikyu (aka Etrian Odyssey) for Nintendo DS, as many people in Japan expected, has earned #1 position of this week’s Famitsu game sales ranking.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl barely held onto its #1 position for this week, too.

Seven new titles showed up in this week’s ranking. The PSP title Warriors Orochi, which was expected to become one of the major titles ranked #4 this week.

The ranking as follows:

1. *NEW* Sekaijyu no Meikyuu: Shoou no Seihai

2. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
3. Wii Fit
4. Warriors Orochi
5. *NEW* Winning Eleven Playmaker 2008
6. Bokujyou Monogatari: Kirakira Taiyou to Nakama tachi
7. Lost Planet Extreme Edition
8. BIOSHOCK
9. Wii Sports
10. Pachinko Kamen Rider: Shocker Zenmetsu Daisekusen Pachitte chonmage Tatsujin 14

Source: Famitsu

Feb

Famitsu weekly rankings: Feb. 11-Feb. 17

Filed under: Digimon Championship, Kimikiss eb! Collection, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, Mobile Suit Gundam Giren’s Ambition Menace of Axis, NARUTO Shippuu Den Dairansen Kagebunshin Emaki, Poison Pink, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s side second season, Wii Fit, Wii Sports

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

Jan

Famitsu weekly rankings: Jan. 21-Jan. 27

Filed under: Dorabase Dramatic Stadium, Famitsu weekly rankings, Lucky Star Ryouou Gakuen Outousai, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, Mario Party DS, Monster Hunter Portable 2, Pro Evolution Soccer 2008, Wii Fit, Wii Play, Wii Sports, Yggdra Union

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…