Sales of the Top 100 titles totaled 1,444,727 units, 145.29% of last week’s total and 188.78% of the weekly average. This is the first time that sales have surpassed 1 million units since Week 3 of September. Thirty new releases took spots in the Top 100. New titles accounted for a high 68.28% of sales and drove the market, with Animal Crossing: Wild World (approximately 325,000 units), followed by Naruto 4, Mega Man Battle Network 6: Grega Version and Soul Calibur III each delivering strong sales of over 100,000 units.
1. DS Animal Crossing: Wild World – 325,466
2. GCN Naruto 4 – 122,322
3. GBA Mega Man Battle Network 6: Grega – 107,099
4. PS2 Soul Calibur III – 106,920
5. PS2 Ratchet: Deadlocked – 85,487
6. GBA Mega Man Battle Network 6: Faltzer – 65,560
7. GBA Pokemon Mysterious Dungeon: Red Rescue – 57,143
8. PS2 Ikusagami – 52,547
9. DS Pokemon Mysterious Dungeon: Blue Rescue – 50,309
10. PS2 Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation v. Z.A.F.T. – 42,427
The Nintendo DS obliterated the competition this week reaching a staggering 58% of market share with 132,000 units. The PlayStation Portable trails in second with over 50,000, followed by the PlayStation 2. Combined market share for Nintendo’s handheld systems make up 63.42% of the market, compared to 34.3% for Sony’s two systems. GameCube sales lag at 2.23% and Xbox at a measly 0.06%.
1. DS – 132,012
2. PSP – 51,196
3. PS2 – 27,545
4. GB Micro – 7,594
5. GBA SP – 5,709
6. GCN – 5,130
7. GBA – 241
8. Xbox – 128
