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Japan Gaming News 02/26 to 03/04
The highly anticipated Playstation 3 game, Gundam Musou, was released for the PS3 with a decent reception. The initial 180,000 unit shipment almost sold out within the first week quickly making Gundam Musou the fastest and best selling PS3 game to date. Unfortunately, the game was only able to push PS3 hardware sales an additional 20,000 units from the previous week.
More sales statistics and review scores from Japan inside!
The Top 10 Selling Games for the Week of Februrary 26 - March 4 in Japan:
*NOTE: These sales statistics do not include online sales or sales at certain retailers such as Toys R' Us*
| Rank | Game Title | Platform | Publisher | Sales | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gundam Musou | PS3 | Bandai Namco | 170,725 | 170,725 |
| 2 | Super Robot Wars W | NDS | Banpresto | 139,311 | 139,311 |
| 3 | Monster Hunter Portable 2nd | PSP | Capcom | 137,851 | 843,132 |
| 4 | Wii Sports | Wii | Nintendo | 39,639 | 1,130,376 |
| 5 | Layton Kyoujyu to Fushigi na Machi | NDS | Level 5 | 33,957 | 220,673 |
| 6 | Hajimete no Wii [Wii Play] | Wii | Nintendo | 31,702 | 976,288 |
| 7 | Unou no Tatsujin Soukai! Machigai Museum 2 | NDS | Bandai-Namco | 28,495 | 28,495 |
| 8 | Dragon Quest Monsters Joker | NDS | Square-Enix | 27,236 | 1,201,812 |
| 9 | New Super Mario Bros. | NDS | Nintendo | 24,545 | 4,193,532 |
| 10 | Motto Nou o Kitaeru Otona no DS Training | NDS | Nintendo | 22,854 | 4,039,850 |
The Top Selling Consoles for the Week of February 26 - March 4 in Japan:
*NOTE: These sales statistics do not include online sales or sales at certain retailers such as Toys R' Us*
| Console | Sales |
|---|---|
| DS Lite | 111,814 |
| Wii | 57,972 |
| PSP | 66,156 |
| PlayStation 3 | 44,000 |
| PlayStation 2 | 15,364 |
| Xbox 360 | 3,379 |
| GB Micro | 805 |
| GBA SP | 738 |
| GameCube | 303 |
| Nintendo DS | 112 |
| GBA | 25 |
Review Scores for Japanese New Releases
Wii
Sonic to Himitsu no Ring [Sonic & the Secret Rings] (Sega): 9, 8, 8, 7 - (32/40)
G1 Jockey Wii (Koei): 8, 8, 8, 7 - (31/40)
PLAYSTATION 2
Garouden Break Blow: Fist or Twist (ESP): 7, 8, 6, 6 - (27/40)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 (EA): 7, 7, 7, 6 - (27/40)
Shijou Saikyou no Teishi: Kenichi (Capcom): 7, 8, 8, 6 - (29/40)
Kiniro no Corda 2 (Koei): 8, 7, 8, 9 - (32/40)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab (THQ): 7, 7, 6, 7 - (27/40)
XBOX 360
PSP
NINTENDO DS
Bionicle Heroes (EA): 6, 6, 7, 6 - (25/40)
Kaseki Chou-Shinka Spectrobes (Disney): 6, 7, 7, 6 - (26/40)
Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan DS (Bandai Namco): 9, 8, 8, 8 - (33/40)
KuruKuru Princess: Figure de KiraKira Koori no Angel (Spike): 6, 7, 6, 7 - (26/40)
KuruPoto (Starfish): 5, 5, 5, 5 - (20/40)
SpongeBob to Nakamatachi (THQ): 6, 6, 4, 7 - (23/40)
Survival Kids: Lost in Blue 2 (Konami): 8, 7, 7, 7 - (29/40)
Theme Park DS (EA): 7, 7, 7, 7 - (28/40)
Tokimeki Memorial: Girl's Side 1st Love (Konami): 7, 8, 8, 8 - (31/40)
Tottoko Hamutaro Haai! Hamu-Chans no Hamu Hamu Challenge! Atsumare Haai! (Marvelous): 7, 6, 7, 6 - (26/40)
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