Japanese Sales, 8th-14th March, 2010

As part of Cubed3's catch-up on the latest Japanese sales, here is Media Create's software and hardware for the week of 8th-14th March. This week sees Pokémon Ranger 3 cling onto the No.1 spot, holding off a resurgent Friend Collection and New Super Mario Bros. Wii, as well as a whole host of PSP and PS3 new releases and RPG Maker on DS. Being a quiet week for Nintendo formats in terms of releases, attention is instead focussed on how the budget edition of Dragon Quest IX holds on to a Top 10 position in its second week of release, whilst the fourth, fifth and sixth DQ entries also litter the chart as Japanese DS owners appear to be going on an RPG spree!

Check out the Top 50 software sales below, complete with sales numbers, lifetime totals and percentage stock sell-through rates where available:

Media Create Top 50 - 8th-14th March, 2010
1.) (1) Pokemon Ranger: Tracks of Light (NDS, The Pokemon Company) - 65,355 | 225,887 (57% stock sell-through)
2.) (6) Friend Collection (NDS, Nintendo) - 35,993 | 2,953,132 (98%)
3.) (4) New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii, Nintendo) - 34,795 | 3,487,145 (98%)
4.) (NEW) Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman! 3D (PSP, SCE) - 33,920 | NEW (51%)
5.) (NEW) Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce 2 (PSP, Koei) - 31,674 | NEW (38%)
6.) (NEW) Zettai Hero: Modification Plan (PSP, Nippon Ichi Software) - 31,447 | NEW (74%)
7.) (NEW) Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (PS3, Electronic Arts) - 28,353 | NEW (77%)
8.) (NEW) RPG Maker DS (NDS, Enterbrain) - 23,766 | NEW (81%)
9.) (3) Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (Ultimate Hits) (NDS, Square Enix) - 22,013 | 62,810 (68%)
10.) (9) Wii Fit Plus (Wii, Nintendo) - 21,085 | 1,741,303 (97%)
11.) (8) God Eater (PSP, Namco Bandai) - 20,500 | 546,100 (95.6%)
12.) (NEW) Kenka Bancho 4: One Year War (PSP, Spike) - 18,900 | 127,800 (89%)
13.) (7) Nobunaga's Ambition: Way of Heaven (PS3, Koei) - 18,500 | 58,800 (81%)
14.) (NEW) Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (360, Electronic Arts) - 16,100 | NEW (89%)
15.) (2) .hack//Link (PSP, Namco Bandai) - 14,500 | 95,900 (86%)
16.) (10) Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PS3, Capcom) - 14,500 | 226,200 (94%)
17.) (13) Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie (NDS, Square Enix) - 12,300 | 1,269,400 (98%)
18.) (16) Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (PSP the Best Reprint) (PSP, Capcom)
19.) (17) Wii Sports Resort (Wii, Nintendo) - 12,300 | 1,802,600 (98%)
20.) (11) Hot Shots Tennis Portable (PSP, SCE) - 12,300 | 74,100 (82%)
21.) (15) Shiren the Wanderer 4: God’s Eye and the Demon’s Navel (NDS, Spike) - 12,300 | 65,100 (85%)
22.) (18) The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (NDS, Nintendo) - 12,300 | 617,600 (87%)
23.) (24) Mario Kart Wii (Wii, Nintendo) - 12,300 | 2,591,200 (99%)
24.) (21) New Super Mario Bros. (NDS, Nintendo) - 12,300 | 5,761,000 (99%)
25.) (26) Pokemon HeartGold / SoulSilver (NDS, The Pokemon Company) - 12,300 | 3,639,500 (98%)
26.) (27) Inazuma Eleven 2: Threat of the Invaders - Fire / Blizzard (NDS, Level 5) - 7,500 | 1,091,100 (98%)
27.) (NEW) Summon Night: Gran-Thesis - Horobi no Ken to Yakusoku no Kishi (PS2, Namco Bandai) - 7,500 | NEW (43%)
28.) (NEW) Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (PSP, CyberFront) - 7,200 | NEW (29%)
29.) (23) Demon's Souls (Playstation 3 the Best) (PS3, SCE) - 7,200 | 27,400 (79%)
30.) (20) Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (Ultimate Hits) (NDS, Square Enix) - 7,200 | 17,800 (57%)
31.) (14) Keroro RPG: The Knight, Warrior, and Legendary Pirate (NDS, Namco Bandai) - 6,400 | 25,400 (82%)
32.) (19) Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Endless Frontier Exceed (NDS, Namco Bandai) - 4,600 | 91,200 (93%)
33.) (22) Star Ocean: The Last Hope - International (PS3, Square Enix)
34.) (40) One Piece: Unlimited Cruise 1 - The Treasure Beneath the Waves (Everyone's Recommendation Selection) (Wii, Namco Bandai) - 4,600 | 14,900 (63%)
35.) (NEW) S.Y.K.: Renshouden (PS2, Idea Factory) - 4,600 | NEW (75%)
36.) (28) Power Pro Success Legends (PSP, Konami)
37.) (NEW) Battle Spirits: Hero's Soul (PSP, Namco Bandai)
38.) (12) Armored Core: Last Raven Portable (PSP, From Software)
39.) (41) Yakuza 3 (PlayStation 3 the Best) (PS3, Sega)
40.) (30) Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen (Ultimate Hits) (NDS, Square Enix) - 4,600 | 12,300 (50%)
41.) (45) Taiko Drum Master Wii 2 (Wii, Namco Bandai) - 4,500 | 324,000 (88%)
42.) (39) Pop 'n Music Portable (PSP, Konami)
43.) (35) Prince of Tennis: Prince of School Festival - More Sweet Edition (NDS, Konami)
44.) (31) Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s World Championship 2010: Reverse of Arcadia (NDS, Konami) - 3,400 | 41,700 (73%)
45.) (43) Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (PSP, Square Enix)
46.) (33) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (NDS, Nintendo) - 3,000 | 238,300 (97%)
47.) (36) Resonance of Fate (PS3, Sega)
48.) (44) Dragon Ball: Origins 2 - Assault! Red Ribbon Gun (NDS, Namco Bandai) - 3,000 | 38,800 (55%)
49.) (RE) Lupin the 3rd: The Biggest Brain Battle in History (NDS, Namco Bandai)
50.) (RE) Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii, Nintendo)
XX.) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii, Nintendo) - 3,500 | 180,400 (96%)
XX.) (NEW) Gakken DS (NDS) - 600 | NEW (18%)
XX.) (NEW) 7th Dragon (NDS, SEGA) (Bargain Edition) - 500 | NEW (20%)

Hardware - This Week | Last Week | 2010 Sales | Lifetime Sales
1.) PlayStation Portable (all models) - 40,316 | 66,083 | 727,539 | 14,333,813
2.) Nintendo DS (all models) - 39,105 | 42,944 | 742,120 | 29,840,708
3.) Wii - 31,460 | 33,880 | 592,335 | 10,033,679
4.) PlayStation 3 - 26,481 | 28,824 | 437,971 | 4,824,970
5.) Xbox 360 - 2,668 | 2,764 | 41,867 | 1,244,661
6.) PlayStation 2 - 1,825 | 1,839 | 25,340 | 21,631,494
XX.) Nintendo DSi XL - 21,604 | 23,611 | 355,078 | 791,342
XX.) Nintendo DSi - 13,581 | 15,017 | 311,849 | 4,558,334
XX.) Nintendo DS Lite - 3,920 | 4,316 | 75,193 | 17,905,561
XX.) PlayStation Portable - 39,125 | 64,808 | 707,086 | 14,241,508
XX.) PSPgo - 1,191 | 1,275 | 20,453 | 92,305