No surprises here. Another key Level-5 title debuts with fantastic numbers as Inazuma Eleven 3 released in Japan last week, outselling its predecessor by double. Close behind it were Taiko no Tatsujin for DS and BlazBlue: Continuum Shift.
World Cup fever still seems to be having its effect on Japan’s gaming populace. Not only did Inazuma 3 do great, Konami’s two recent Winning Eleven games soared back into the top-ten yet again.
The top-ten for the week of Julne 28th – July 4th was as follows:
| Lw | Tw | Title | Tw. Sales | Sys. | Publisher |
| New | 01. | Inazuma Eleven 3: Challenge the World! Spark / Bomber | 505,161 | DS | Level-5 |
| New | 02. | Taiko no Tatsujin Dororon! The Great Yokai Battle | 69,767 | DS | Namco Bandai |
| New | 03. | BlazBlue: Continuum Shift | 49,871 | PS3 | Arc System Works |
| 05. | 04. | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | 34,645 | Wii | Nintendo |
| New | 05. | Digimon Story: Lost Evolution | 34,409 | DS | Namco Bandai |
| 02. | 06. | LovePlus + | 21,567 | DS | Konami |
| 04. | 07. | Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s Side 3rd Story | 19,726 | DS | Konami |
| 12. | 08. | World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010: Aoki Samurai no Chousen | 19,227 | PS3 | Konami |
| 02. | 09. | Art Academy | 18,759 | DS | Nintendo |
| 03. | 10. | World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010: Aoki Samurai no Chousen | 16,432 | PSP | Konami |
A mere week after enjoying the #1 spot in the top-ten list, Monster Hunter Frontier dropped to the #14 position, just below Atelier Totori at #12. Meanwhile, Ghost Trick and Xenoblade occupied the #21 and #22 spots respectively.
Oh, and Idea Factory released another otome game. This week, it was Hanayaka Kana, Ware ga Ichizoku, a title that puts you in the role of a country girl hired as a maid into the rich Miyanomori family during the Taisho period. Your selection of guys includes the six potential family heirs, with whom you can aim for a happy ending. This one debuted way down at #35. You can find screenshots of it here.
Published: Jul 9, 2010 01:58 pm