Japan’s 50 Best-Selling Games (Week Ending Aug. 19)

Media Create has revealed Japan's 50 best-selling games for the week ending August 19th. Heeeeere we go:

1. (3DS) New Super Mario Bros. 2

2. (NDS) Pokemon Black 2 / White 2

3. (WII) Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Online

4. (WII) Just Dance Wii 2

5. (3DS) Tohoku University Aging Medicine Research Institute Featuring Doctor Something Something okay it's a Brain Training Game, People. This is not the name of it, this is Heath cutting it off at a certain point because holy freaking damn, that's too long for one line of the table. I mean how much space do you think I can take up on one line of this? Cripes, man, keep the titles shorter.

6. (3DS) Taiko Drum Master: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb

7. (WII) Wii Sports Resort with Wii Remote Plus

8. (3DS) Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire!

9. (WII) Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition

10. (3DS) Kobitodzukan: Kobito Kansatsu Set

11. (PSP) Kuroko's Basketball: Miracle Game

12. (PS3) Persona 4: Arena

13. (WII) Mario Party 9

14. (3DS) Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D

15. (3DS) Rune Factory 4: A Fantasy Harvest Moon

16. (PSP) Digimon World Re:Digitize

17. (3DS) Little Battlers eXperience: Explosive Boost

18. (NDS) All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation 2

19. (PS3) Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2012

20. (3DS) Mario Tennis Open

21. (3DS) Mario Kart 7

22. (WII) Taiko Drum Master Wii: Definitive Edition

23. (PSP) Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2012

24. (PSP) Super Dangan-Ronpa 2: Sayonara Zetsubou Gakuen

25. (3DS) Monster Hunter 3G

26. (PS3) Sniper Elite V2

27. (3DS) Super Mario 3D Land

28. (360) Monster Hunter Frontier Online: Anniversary 2012 Premium Package

29. (PSP) Toriko: Gourmet Survival! 2

30. (3DS) Smile PreCure! Let's Go! Marchen World

31. (PSP) Warriors Orochi 3: Special

32. (WII) Kirby's Return to Dream Land

33. (PSP) Nayuta no Kiseki

34. (3DS) Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games

35. (PS3) Tales of Vesperia

36. (PS3) Assassin's Creed I + II Welcome Pack

37. (PSV) Persona 4: The Golden

38. (WII) New Super Mario Bros. Wii

39. (3DS) Pocket Soccer League: Calciobit

40. (WII) Mario Kart Wii

41. (WII) Wii Party

42. (WII) Just Dance Wii

43. (3DS) Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog / Shiba / Toy Poodle & New Friends

44. (3DS) Etrian Odyssey IV: Denshou no Kyojin

45. (3DS) Fire Emblem: Awakening

46. (PSP) Taiko no Tatsujin Portable DX

47. (PSP) All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation 2

48. (PS3) Tales of Graces f

49. (PS3) Tokyo Jungle

50. (3DS) Akogare Girls Collection: Wan Nyan Doubutsu Byouin 2

Estimated hardware sales read like this:

3DS – 107,000

PS3 – 19,000

Wii – 15,000

PSP – 14,000

PSV – 11,000

So ah, yeah, Vita low sales something something 3DS not slowing down blah blah witty banter parting shots.

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