Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu has released a load of dirty sales data from the Land of Pixelated Porn, revealing the top 100 selling games of 2008. These games have been broken down by platform, because console wars are fun.
It would surprise nobody that the Nintendo DS cleaned up, with 47 of Japan's top selling games appearing on the massively successful handheld. Shamefully, the Xbox 360 only managed to sneak one game into the top 100, coming in at number 82 with Tales of Vesperia. This proves that you can be successful in Japan, provided you sell them the same thing they've been playing for over a decade.
Here's the full breakdown:
DS: 47 games
Wii: 15 games
PSP: 15 games
PS2: 12 games
PS3: 10 games
Xbox 360: 1 game
In another turn of events that aren't shocking, Nintendo was Japan's most successful publisher. 29 of the top sellers were put out by the Big N, followed by Namco Bandai's 20. I can't tell you what the top 100 games were, because I am too lazy to learn Japanese. However, using my acute "recognizing the little English bits" skills, I can tell you the that Capcom's Monster Hunter: 2nd G was the best selling game.
Here's the platform breakdown anyway, for those who care:
Nintendo: 29 games
Namco Bandai: 20 games
Square Enix: 11 games
Konami: 10 games
Capcom: 6 games
Level5: 4 games
Sony Computer Entertainment: 3 games
The Pokémon Company: 3 games
Koei: 2 games
Atlus: 2 games
Enterbrain: 1 game
IE Institute: 1 game
Hudson: 1 game
Rocket: 1 game
EA: 1 game
Marvelous: 1 game
Contest:
12:40 PM on 01.21.2009
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Japan likes their games to be like Manga, we like our games to be like Sci-Fi channel original movies. Neither country seems to care much for games that try to do their own thing (like Let's Tap.)
PSP: Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (#1)
DS: Pokemon Platinum (#2)
Wii: Wii Fit (#3)
PS3: Metal Gear Solid 4 (#11)
PS2: Super Robot Wars Z (#20)
Xbox360: Tales of Vesperia (#82)
Thanks a lot Pacopaco, are you sure its pokemon? POKEMON!...i dont care if its platinum, uranium or any foreign element from mars, POKEMON....ouch
The rest is understandable (i think)
Just kidding, Japanese is hard. props to pacopaco for understanding some of it
#2 game reads: "ポケットモンスター プラチナ."
ポケット = Poketto = Pocket
モンスター = Monsutaa = Monster
プラチナ = Purachina = Platinum
I know, it's like Pokemon SIMPLY CAN'T DIE...
*pika*
Heck, the day platinum goes on sale I'll probably buy it.
I'm such a slave
Shocking.
The Top 100 Games with 2008 sales
1. PSP - Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, 2.4m
2. DS - Pokemon Platinum, 2.1m
3. Wii - Wii Fit, 2.1m
4. Wii - Mario Kart Wii, 2.0m
5. Wii - Super Smash Brothers Brawl, 1.7m
6. DS - Rhythm Heaven Gold, 1.3m
7. DS - Dragon Quest 5, 1.1m
8. Wii - Animal Crossing: City Folk, 895k
9. DS - Kirby Superstar Ultra, 855k
10. Wii - Wii Sports, 841k
11. PS3 - Metal Gear Solid 4, 686k
12. PSP - Dissidia: Final Fantasy, 660k
13. DS - Pokemon Rangers, 636k
14. PSP - Phantasy Star Portable, 633k
15. DS - Professor Layton and the Final Time Travel, 628k
16. DS - Mario Kart DS, 621k
17. Wii - Wii Play, 602k
18. DS - Mario Party DS, 599k
19. DS - Girls Mode, 549k
20. PS2 - Super Robot Wars Z, 480k
21. DS - Taiko: Drum Master DS 2, 444k
22. DS - Chrono Trigger, 433k
23. DS - DS Handwriting Trainer, 428k
24. DS - Band Brothers DX, 424k
25. PS2 - Warriors Orochi: Return of the Demon Lord, 411k
26. DS - New Super Mario Brothers, 411k
27. DS - Mario & Sonic, Olympic Special, 376k
28. PSP - Gundam vs. Gundam, 357k
29. DS - Animal Crossing DS, 338k
30. Wii - Wii Music, 323k
31. PS3 - Devil May Cry 4, 310k
32. PS3 - World Soccer Winning Eleven 2009, 297k
33. PS2 - Persona 4, 294k
34. PSP - Powerful Pro Baseball Portable 3, 286k
35. DS - Derby Stallion DS, 286k
36. PS2 - Gundam Musou Special, 277k
37. PS3 - Yakuza 3, 270k
38. Wii - Mario Party 8, 256k
39. DS - Fire Emblem: The Dragon of Darkness and the Sword of Light, 252k
40. PSP - Gundam Battle Universe, 252k
41. Wii - Taiko: Drum Master Wii, 252k
42. DS - Professor Layton and the Demon's Box, 250k
43. DS - Taiko: Drum Master DS, 245k
44. Wii - Decasporta: Wii Sports 10-pak, 241k
45. DS - Dino Diggers, 240k
46. DS - The Wizard's Hat, 233k
47. Wii - Mario and Sonic Olympic Special, 231k
48. PSP - Monster Hunter Portable 2nd, 230k
49. DS - Inazuma Eleven, 229k
50. Wii - Link's Bow Gun Training + Wii Zapper, 227k
51. DS - Pokemon Diamond+Pearl, 227k
52. PS3 - Grand Turismo 5 Prologue Spec III, 223k
53. PS2 - Dynasty Warriors 5, 223k
54. DS - Pokemon's Mysterious Dungeon, 215k
55. PS2 - Powerful Pro Baseball 15, 213k
56. DS - Kanji Training and Dictionary Package, 213k
57. Wii - Tales of Symphonia 2, 212k
58. DS - DS Vision Training, 209k
59. PS3 - Gundam Musou 2, 206k
60. Wii - Super Mario Strikers, 204k
61. PS3 - White Knight Story, 203k
62. PS2 - Pro Baseball Spirits 5, 199k
63. PSP - Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Best Edition), 199k
64. Wii - Super Mario Galaxy - 197k
65. PS2 - J-League: Winning Eleven 2008, 196k
66. PS3 - Grand Theft Auto 4, 195k
67. PSP - World Soccer Winning Eleven 2008, 190k
68. DS - Dragonball DS, 185k
69. DS - Brain Training 2, 184k
70. DS - My Family Diary, 180k
71. DS - Deserted Island Life, 179k
72. DS - Tales of Hearts, 176k
73. DS - Quiz Magic Academy DS, 175k
74. DS - Final Fantasy 4, 175k
75. DS - Shooting Star Rockman 3, 174k
76. PSP - Gundam: Giren's Ambition, 174k
77. PSP - Super Robot Wars A Portable, 171k
78. PS3 - Dragonball Z Burst Limit, 163k
79. DS - Professon Layton and the Curious Village, 162k
80. PSP - Warriors: Orochi, 162k
81. DS - Dragon Quest 4, 161k
82. 360 - Tales of Vesperia, 161k
83. DS - Sim City DS 2, 159k
84. DS - Penguin's Problem, 154k
85. DS - Tamagochi's Shiny Shop, 154k
86. DS - Harvest Moon DS, 154k
87. PSP - Macross Ace Frontier, 149k
88. PSP - Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida (comedic dungeon crawler), 146k
89. DS - Etrian Odyssey 2, 145k
90. PSP - Star Ocean 2 Second Evolution, 143k
91. DS - Nintendogs, 142k
92. PS2 - Tales of Destiny Director's Cut, 142k
93. PS3 - Valkyria Chronicles, 141k
94. DS - Brain Training, 140k
95. PS2 - The Confusion of Haruhi Suzumiya, 139k
96. DS - Saka-Tsuku DS, 137k
97. DS - Valkyrie Profile: The Accused, 136k
98. PS2 - Yakuza 2 (Best Edition), 136k
99. DS - Kanji Trainer DS, 136k
100. PS2 - World Soccer Winning Eleven 2008, 135k
....just sayin'
There are only 7 on that list that interest me, and I haven't played Vesperia or Valkyria Chronicles yet.
Also FIFA is a lot more fun than Winning Eleven.
22. DS - Chrono Trigger, 433k
5. Wii - Super Smash Brothers Brawl, 1.7m
11. PS3 - Metal Gear Solid 4, 686k
64. Wii - Super Mario Galaxy - 197k
66. PS3 - Grand Theft Auto 4, 195k
82. 360 - Tales of Vesperia, 161k
93. PS3 - Valkyria Chronicles, 141k
You mean, 'FIFA is a lot more fun than Winning Eleven now'.
we in the US like a different kind of generic game than those in Japan.
They like manga. We like Sci-Fi channel original movies, King Arthur, and World War II.