Nintendo DS dominates Japanese charts [Part 2]

12 Comments by Blake Snow Jan 12th 2006 12:45PM
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Sony PSP, Strategy

Just a couple of days ago, Japanese software sales were released for the week after Christmas. Last week's figures are no different in favor of the DS handheld and Nintendo as a publisher. Top software sales in the land of the rising sun from January 2 to January 8 were as follows:

#. Platform - Title - Publisher - This week's sales

   1. NDS - Brain Training 2 - Nintendo - 290,000
   2. NDS - Animal Crossing: Wild World - Nintendo - 133,000
   3. NDS - Mario Kart DS - Nintendo - 115,000
   4. NDS - Brain Training for Adults - Nitnendo - 114,000
   5. NDS - Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time - Nintendo - 98,000
   6. PS2 - Kingdom Hearts 2 - Square Enix - 83,000
   7. NDS - Brain Training for Kids - Nintendo - 63,000
   8. NDS - Tamagotchi no PuchiPuchi Omisecchi - Bandai - 62,000
   9. NDS - Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon Blue - Nintendo - 57,000
10. GBA - Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon Red - Nintendo - 49,000

DS Fanboy notes that 8 out of the top 10 titles were for the DS, while the same number was published by Nintendo. Yeah, yeah, the Nintendo and its shiny 2-screener are doing well in Japan (a la McDonald's 4 billion served). But Sony will be releasing six new titles for the PSP in the coming months, so it should be interesting to see if or how games on the multifunction device could affect the handheld marketplace.

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(Page 1) Reader Comments

Kay: Jan 12th 2006; 1:19PM

These results should cause us to be disgusted with Nintendo, as opposed to praising them. 5 out of their 8 top hits are currently Japan only.

Daniel: Jan 12th 2006; 1:30PM

Now, Imagine when Brain training comes to the US, along with Metroid, Mario, Xenosaga, Princess Peach ( yes, it will sell well), pokemon, tales, Zelda, Megaman, Ys, and the MANY MANY AAA third parties that will be announced at E3.

Very Nice Nintendo. Very Nice.

Like was said " The winner between the PSP and DS will be the winner of the console war"

And we have the winner.

Even if the competition has an ok line up for E3, Nintendo will have a a line up 10x as stellar.

Plus a new sexy makeover for the DS.

Now, Bring on the Nintendo Revolution !!

Mr.Ortiz: Jan 12th 2006; 1:30PM

Kay... Brain training has already been announced for Europe (not sure about North America). If it sells well, I'm sure the sequels will follow. And a new Pokemon game comes out every month. I think it's the law. So what am I supposed to be disgusted by?

Daniel: Jan 12th 2006; 1:30PM

Martin: Jan 12th 2006; 1:33PM

And 3 of the top 7(including #1) are a brain training version which is basically a study guide for their exams. These should not count. either way they love their DS

Jeff: Jan 12th 2006; 2:01PM

"These should not count."

And why not? I think it's pretty good proof that Nintendo understands both the portable market and the "casual gamer". This is obviously what both of those demographics wants.

Just because these things aren't hardcore enough for you doesn't mean they shouldn't count. Maybe it's stuff like SOCOM that shouldn't count - most of the PSP's games hardly even belong on a handheld. If you're going to count stuff like that, then you may as well count the stuff that actually sells too.

lagsalot: Jan 12th 2006; 2:04PM

I have both a PSP and a DS, and for me its the DS for the win.

The reason? Load times..

I started noticing that I spend a good chunk of my PSP playing time watching "loading" flash on the screen.. It was absolutly the worst with Virtual Tennis, every new screen took 5-10 secs min to load.

I don't think I've ever even seen that word displayed on my DS.

Avinash Tyagi: Jan 12th 2006; 3:12PM

PSP games sales in japan have been notoriously bad, pretty much on the top ten for one week or two weeks at most before dropping off, I'd be surprised if any of those 6 PSP games gain any traction

simon: Jan 12th 2006; 4:23PM

6 PSP games? XD like that matters.

wasnt WEleven a "system seller"? GO NINTENDO.

XanderC: Jan 12th 2006; 4:49PM

It makes me sad to see KH2 all the way down to 6th after just three weeks...but...oh well, at least the DS is still doing good.

Fusion: Jan 12th 2006; 8:13PM

From what i read Nintendo is selling more than the psp

in america and europe too,did anybody else read or hear this info? The DS has won the whole handheld

battle to me and i feel that even though Nintendo didn't have the biggest home console market share they

still won last generation because they are the only ones who made a profit,and yeah Japan should be a clear indication of whats to come this year with the

Revolution.

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