In the last few days before Christmas (although holiday celebrations are generally held later in Japan) the Japanese charts have shown a dramatic swing towards older, mostly Nintendo published, products.
Mario Party 5, first released at the end of November, has lead the charge in the only top ten all year in which a majority of titles are not for the PlayStation 2. The only new release in the top ten is Full Metal Alchemist - Square Enix’s newest RPG.
Nintendo has experienced a similarly buoyant week of hardware sales, coming the closest to matching the PlayStation 2 for many months. The GameCube enjoyed a market share of 28.33%, compared to 34.77% for PlayStation 2, 36.09% for combined Game Boy Advance sales and 0.55% for the Xbox.
TW
LW
Title
Publisher
Formats
Release Date
1
2
Mario Party 5
Nintendo
GC
2003.11.28
2
NE
Full Metal Alchemist
Square Enix
PS2
2003.12.25
3
3
Gran Turismo 4: "Prologue"
SCE
PS2
2003.12.04
4
10
Donkey Konga
Nintendo
GC
2003.12.12
5
7
Pokémon Colosseum
The Pokémon Company
GC
2003.11.21
6
RE
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Nintendo
GC
2003.11.07
7
RE
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Nintendo
GBA
2003.11.21
8
RE
Taiko no Tatsujin: 3rd Generation
Namco
PS2
2003.10.30
9
8
Hot Shots Golf 4
SCE
PS2
2003.11.27
10
9
Rockman EXE 4: Red Sun
Capcom
GBA
2003.12.12
Media Create Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
The Copying or Reproduction of this Document is Strictly Forbidden.
