Another brisk week of sales has seen Square Enix’s mech based “dramatic simulation RPG“ Front Mission 4 claim the Christmas number one spot in Japan.
With few other new entries to compete with, the game’s nearest rival has turned out to be the GameCube’s Mario Party 5 which, along with Pokémon Colosseum, has made a surprise re-entry in the top ten.
This success has been echoed in hardware sales, which have seen the GameCube retain its newly increased market share at 22.97%. Meanwhile, combined Game Boy Advance sales have increased dramatically to 37.56%, eating away at the PlayStation’s reduced lead at 38.68%.
The Xbox though has finally fallen back to exactly its position before its Christmas price cut, with a weekly market share of just 0.58%. It has, however, been saved the indignity of being outsold by the PS one – which could this week only manage a market share of 0.14%.
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Publisher
Formats
Release Date
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NE
Front Mission 4
Square Enix
PS2
2003.12.18
2
RE
Mario Party 5
Nintendo
GC
2003.11.28
3
6
Gran Turismo 4 Prologue
SCE
PS2
2003.12.04
4
NE
Jikkyo Power Pro Baseball 10: Super Final Version - 2003 Memorial
Konami
PS2
2003.12.18
5
1
Biohazard: Outbreak
Capcom
PS2
2003.12.11
6
2
Rockman EXE 4: Blue Moon
Capcom
GBA
2003.12.12
7
RE
Pokémon Colosseum
The Pokémon Company
GC
2003.11.21
8
7
Hot Shots Golf 4
SCE
PS2
2003.11.27
9
4
Rockman EXE 4: Red Sun
Capcom
GBA
2003.12.12
10
NE
Donkey Konga
Nintendo
GC
2003.12.12
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