Japanese Sales: August 8 – August 14, 2005

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I apologize that these numbers weren’t available last week, but as I was in Vancouver, it wouldn’t have been possible for me to get them posted. Sales of the top 100 titles totaled 1,030,933 units, 67.67% of last week’s total and 132.43% of the weekly average. The percentage of the previous week’s total fell due to the absence of new titles comparable to last week’s World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 (PS2). The one surprise this week was Electronic Arts’ Medal of Honor: European Assault cracking the Top 10.

Seven new releases ranked among the top 100 titles, a low number compared to last week’s seventeen making the top 100. The share of sales accounted for by new titles dropped from 70.66% to 31.13%, suggesting that the new titles rush experienced up until last week has also slowed down. Of last week’s Top 10, World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 (PS2), Grandia III (PS2), Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness (GCN), Super Robot Wars Alpha 3 (PS2), Gentle Brain Exercises (DS), and The King of Beetle Mushiking: Greatest Champion (GBA) all remain.

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1. DS Jump Super Stars – 220,912
2. PS2 World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 – 102,048
3. DS Gentle Brain Exercises – 46,873
4. GBA King of Beetle Mushiking: Greatest Champion – 36,309
5. GCN Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness – 34,108
6. PS2 Medal of Honor: European Assault – 33,361
7. DS DS Training For Adults: Work Your Brain – 30,518
8. PSP Mobile Suit Gundam Girren’s Greed – 28,460
9. PS2 Grandia III – 27,378
10. PS2 Super Robot Wars Alpha 3 – 26,567

On the hardware side of things, the Nintendo DS has gotten a sudden boost from the launch of new colors. The Nintendo DS outsold the PSP this week 4-to-1 in Japan. The DS made up 54.29% of the hardware market, while the PSP made up only 13.22%. Combined unit sales of the Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Advance SP, and Nintendo DS accounted for 65.17% of the overall hardware market, a huge spike from last week’s 48.65%. Flipping to consoles, the PS2 continues its domination with roughly 90% market share of the console hardware market.

1. DS – 103,095
2. PS2 – 37,041
3. PSP – 25,100
4. GBA SP – 19,958
5. GCN – 3,799
6. GBA – 708
7. Xbox – 202

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