Layton leads Japanese software charts

by Ross Miller { Dec 4th 2008 at 6:00PM }

No. 042

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"Luke, why don't you solve this one? Correctly order the following games in terms of their sales in Japan this week."

"Okay professor. I think I've got it!"

Professor Layton and The Final Time Journey (DS): 347K
World Soccer Winning Eleven 2009 (PS3): 168K
Machi e Ikouyo: Doubutsu no Mori (Wii): 109K
Chrono Trigger (DS): 80K
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX (PSP): 64K
Kideo Senshi Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam (PSP): 57K
Hoshi no Kirby: Ultra Super Deluxe (DS): 56K
Kenka Banchou 3: Zenkoku Seiha (PSP): 54K
Musou Orochi: Maou Sairin (PSP): 46K
Higurashi Daybreak Portable (PSP): 33K

"Good job, Luke! My, that's a lot of PSP. However did you figure it out so quickly?"

"I used two hints: M-Create and Gamasutra."

"My boy, I'm so disappointed with you. To the corner with you!"

"Aww, Professor! For how long do I stay there?"

"Well, I've got three riddles for you ..."

Tags: japan, japanese-software-sales, layton, professor-layton, sales, softwaresales, softwware-sales

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Dante G @ Dec 4th 2008 6:09PM

Well played

offday @ Dec 4th 2008 6:15PM

Professor Layton was a good game. I approve of this post.

StarFoxA @ Dec 4th 2008 6:18PM

I demand more Professor Layton for the US.

Phillip @ Dec 4th 2008 6:45PM

I agree. When's the second one coming out already?

sam @ Dec 4th 2008 6:20PM

Now, Luke, why the f*** hasn't the second game come out in English yet?

Mr Khan @ Dec 4th 2008 6:22PM

Professor Layton can't solve that, unless he uses the cop-out of calling NoA lazy

Which might very well be, but the truth is probably a bit more complicated than that

Pedobear @ Dec 4th 2008 7:35PM

NoA is lazy.

Sora @ Dec 4th 2008 6:24PM

Wow, that's 80% handheld games...

me @ Dec 4th 2008 7:41PM

and mostly Sony,,,,

BPMOmega [gamertag] @ Dec 4th 2008 6:36PM

Nicely done, Ross.

I'm confused by #5, though... A Yu-Gi-Oh! game based off of GX now in the top 10? Didn't that series end a while ago? Isn't it now about playing children's card games on motorcycles (YGO! 5D's)? A re-release, or a late cash-in on the last anime series?

Mr Khan @ Dec 4th 2008 7:17PM

Is it a new release, though?

BPMOmega [gamertag] @ Dec 4th 2008 7:44PM

Okay, I just found out (on Kotaku) that it's GX: Tag Force 3, which IS a new release.

Still find it odd the setting of the game is GX and not Cards on Bikes.

-slycooper_rocker- (lorddshadow the amazing) psn: shahanasalam @ Dec 4th 2008 8:08PM

because GX isn't totally and completely gay?

ApolloIV @ Dec 6th 2008 12:07AM

Because Nintendo wanted to abuse the DS part of 5'DS?

BlackBeltJones @ Dec 4th 2008 6:41PM

"Prostitute 4 is a dog."

20 points to the person that gets that Professor Layton reference.

wittynickname @ Dec 5th 2008 10:21AM

HAWP.

yojimb0 @ Dec 4th 2008 7:49PM

Dang, do the japanese not have tvs or something? All portable...

Alien Lord @ Dec 4th 2008 7:51PM

Interesting how it's nearly all portable games that are on the Japanese software chart.

el serpiente @ Dec 4th 2008 10:35PM

And nothing from your precious Xbox. How sad. It must be tearing you apart...

Brian @ Dec 5th 2008 4:18AM

Efficient public transport.

Tarq @ Dec 4th 2008 8:54PM

People in Japan do a lot of commuting by train, thus many portables are sold.

If you have a 12 hours of work and 2 hours of commuting a day, that's when you're going to be playing your games. Not that all japanese do, but it's a helluva lot more common than in a lot of other rich parts of the world.