Even the allure of a balancing beam sim couldn't keep Japanese gamers from gobbling up another helping of brain benders carefully wrapped in an adorable adventure starring Professor Layton. Layton Kyouju to Akuma no Hako (call it 'Professor Layton and Pandora's Box'), the second installment in Level 5's self-published trilogy for DS, topped weekly Japanese software sales, selling an estimated 294,000 units in the face of Wii Fit -- not that Nintendo's latest outside-the-box concept didn't attract strong sales. Reports of long lines and retail sellouts have been confirmed by Wii Fit sales figures: an estimated 261,000 units, supporting a combined weight of nearly 40,000 tons.
Just below the top two earners, Namco Bandai's strategy game SD Gundam G Generation Spirits accounted for an estimated 252,000 copies in its first week proving PS2 still has legs, while Square Enix's Dragon Quest IV remake for DS continued another impressive week of sales with an estimated 135,000 units sold. The Xbox 360 version of Assassin's Creed even made an impression, moving a modest 41,000 units to become the eighth best-selling title of the week. Next week: Lost Odyssey takes a crack at the charts.
Reader Comments (25)
Posted: Dec 6th 2007 1:14PM mr nimblewick said
That's a pretty good 2 day debut for wiifit. Look forward to seeing it in the states.
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Posted: Dec 6th 2007 1:15PM mr nimblewick said
Though I'm REALLY looking forward to Professor Layton.
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Posted: Dec 6th 2007 1:43PM (Unverified) said
Yea it is interesting to note how Joystiq leaves out the fact that those sales reflect 2 days of sales for Wii Fit, opposed to Professor's 4 days of sales on a system with almost 4 times the install base....
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Posted: Dec 6th 2007 1:15PM (Unverified) said
wiifit should upload your data and then track stats like avg user weight, etc... haha
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Posted: Dec 6th 2007 2:50PM (Unverified) said
you could have competitions like the biggest loser or whatever its called, on that wiivote channel or one of those
decent idea
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decent idea
Posted: Dec 6th 2007 2:11PM Demon G Sides said
Oh Snap.
I'd give you a plus if you weren't an idiot.
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I'd give you a plus if you weren't an idiot.
Posted: Dec 6th 2007 1:32PM (Unverified) said
Purportedly came out on the 6th so I would imagine they have been playing some of it. Could be wrong though. I'm personally hoping it's going to be a good game, Blue Dragon was pretty fun and I have high hopes for Mistwalker Studios.
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Posted: Dec 6th 2007 1:40PM (Unverified) said
Not sure if I sense sarcasm or not there. But I enjoy having length and story in a game. Even though from what I remember alot of it in this game is reading. But changing discs never bothered me any back in the Playstation days, I would gladly do it again if the game is good enough.
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Posted: Dec 6th 2007 1:30PM (Unverified) said
anyone know when it's coming to the states and at what price tag?
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Posted: Dec 6th 2007 1:43PM (Unverified) said
Price tag is $666.00, and you will need one in order to participate in the commerce of the New World Order.
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Posted: Dec 6th 2007 3:49PM (Unverified) said
More proof console gaming is a dying breed in japan...
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Posted: Dec 6th 2007 4:13PM mr nimblewick said
A great week of console software sales proves this how?
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Posted: Dec 6th 2007 4:21PM (Unverified) said
Here let me explain myself to, who the fuck are you again?
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Posted: Dec 6th 2007 5:18PM (Unverified) said
(For my above reply) everybody has a bad day.
I hope you enjoy the wii fit shovelware soon to follow...
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I hope you enjoy the wii fit shovelware soon to follow...
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