The release of the standard version of the PSP Slim and Lite (only the limited edition
Final Fantasy VII version was released last week) has given PSP games the number one and two spots in the weekly Japanese sales charts, although once again combined sales of
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 2 have outperformed all others.
Combined sales of
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 2 totaled 160,000, easily eclipsing
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII in first place with 109,000. However, the
Pokemon series’ common practice of splitting the game into two slightly different SKUs – with changes in each to encourage trading – has again denied it the official top spot.
In second place, Konami saw considerable success with
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus, with 93,000 units sold. The game is an expansion of the original with new characters, missions and play modes – most focused on online play.
Other new titles failed to enjoy quite such an impressive debut, with Takara Tomy’s 2D fighting game
Katekyoo Hitman Reborn!! selling 31,000 units on Nintendo DS at number five. There was also a disappointing debut for
Mario Strikers Charged on Wii at number six, with just 28,000 units sold.
The biggest surprise of the week though is what will be known as
Samurai Warriors: Katana at number nine. Despite being a spin-off from Koei’s long running and popular series the long delayed Wii exclusive title sold only 17,000 units in its first week.
| TW | LW | Title | Publisher | Format | Weekly Sales |
| 1 | 1 | Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII | Square Enix | PSP | 109,000 |
| 2 | NE | Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus | Konami | PSP | 93,000 |
| 3 | 2 | Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon: Toki no Tankentai | Nintendo | DS | 85,000 |
| 4 | 3 | Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon: Yami no Tankentai | Nintendo | DS | 75,000 |
| 5 | NE | Katekyoo Hitman Reborn!! DS Flame Rumble Kaien Ring Soudatsuen! | Takara Tomy | DS | 31,000 |
| 6 | NE | Mario Strikers Charged | Nintendo | Wii | 28,000 |
| 7 | NE | Kiniro no Corda 2: Anchor | Koei | PS2 | 24,000 |
| 8 | 7 | Mario Party 8 | Nintendo | Wii | 22,000 |
| 9 | NE | Sengoku Musou: Katana | Koei | Wii | 17,000 |
| 10 | 8 | Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - Ring of Fates | Square Enix | DS | 16,000 |
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