Monster Hunter shifts into second place while Arcana Heart 3 and Mass Effect 2 make their debuts as well.

The only new release on the week's top-20 sales chart was SaGa 3, with Pokémon Black/White reaching 5 million in sales.

This week's top-20 gives us a better idea of what to expect from some of the games on the chart.

Level 5 and Studio Ghibli's RPG is about halfway through its first shipment, and is seeing slashed prices in Japan.

And it might just outmatch it in the long run, too.

And Monster Hunter Portable 3rd reaches its target sales in a month.

And Tomodachi Collection and God Eater were the best-selling new franchises for the year.

That's a lot of gold coins.

The holiday season sees the top-20 chart dominated by Nintendo titles, and Monster Hunter Portable 3rd raging on in first place, while Dynasty ...

Japanese sales tracking firm, Media-Create, believe interest in Ni no Kuni is high amongst women in their 20s.

Portable 3rd has shipped 3 million copies in 17 days in Japan, also making it the fastest-selling PSP game ever in the region.

Monster Hunter Portable 3rd maintains its strong lead, while Level 5 release Ni no Kuni to a modest start. Meanwhile, Nintendo games see ...

Sony and Capcom released an improved PSP model with higher battery life and improved analog nub alongside Monster Hunter Portable 3rd. Here's how ...

Monster Hunter Portable 3rd storms the charts, with Tales of Graces F debuting the same week.

Gran Turismo 5, Danganronpa and Super Robot Wars L are on this week's sales chart.