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- Here are the latest console hardware sales in Japan for the week of June 30 - July 7:
- PSP - 56,439
- NDS Lite - 47,455
- Wii - 44,525
- PlayStation 3 - 14,359
- PlayStation 2 - 11,768
- Xbox 360 - 4,776
- Here are the latest console software sales in Japan for the week of June 30 - July 7:
- Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (NDS, Nintendo) - 46,654 [167,000]
- Initial D Extreme Stage (PS3, Sega) - 43,491
- Derby Stallion DS (NDS, Enterbrain) - 37,759 [186,000]
- Wii Fit (Wii, Nintendo) - 31,051 [2,323,000]
- Nanashi no Game (NDS, Square Enix) - 30,377
- Mario Kart Wii (Wii, Nintendo) - 27,782 [1,535,000]
- Tales of Symphonia: Ratatosk no Kishi (Wii, Bandai Namco) - 26,961 [164,000]
- Super Mario Stadium: Family Baseball (Wii, Nintendo) - 19,757 [108,000]
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3, Konami) - 18,486 [585,000]
- Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP, Capcom) - 18,153 [2,261,000]
- DS Bimoji Training (NDS, Nintendo)
- Hisshou Pachinko Pachi-Slot Kouryaku Series DS Vol. 12: CR Shinseiki Evangelion - Shito, Futatabi (PS2, D3P)
- Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 3 (PSP, Konami)
- Super Robot Taisen A Portable (PSP, Bandai Namco)
- Wii Sports (Wii, Nintendo)
- Higurashi no Nakukoru ni Kizuna: Dai-Ichi-Kan - Tatari (NDS, Alchemist)
- Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono (PSP, Acquire)
- Bleach The 3rd Phantom (NDS, Sega)
- Hajimete no Wii [Wii Play] (Wii, Nintendo)
- Meccha! Taiko no Tatsujin DS: 7-tsu no Shima no Daibouken (NDS, Bandai Namco)
- EA revealed its E3 lineup:
- Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 (EA LA) - X360, PC
- Crysis Warhead (Crytek) - PC
- Dead Space (EA Redwood Shores) - X360, PS3, PC
- FaceBreaker (EA Canada) - X360, PS3, Wii
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (EA Bright Light) - X360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, NDS, PC, Mac, Mobile
- Hasbro Family Game Night (EA Casual) - Wii, PS2
- Left 4 Dead (Valve) - X360, PC
- Littlest Pet Shop (EA Casual) - Wii, NDS, PC
- Madden NFL 09 (EA Tiburon) - X360, Xbox, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, NDS
- Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (Pandemic) - X360, PS3, PS2, PC
- Mirror's Edge (EA DICE) - X360, PS3, PC
- MySims (EA Redwood Shores) - PC
- MySims Kingdom (EA Redwood Shores) - Wii, NDS
- NBA Live 09 (EA Canada) - X360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii
- NCAA Football 09 (EA Tiburon) - X360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii
- Rock Band 2 (Harmonix) - X360
- SimCity Creator (EA Redwood Shores) - Wii
- Skate It (EA Black Box/EA Montreal) - Wii, NDS
- Spore (EA Maxis) - PC
- The Lord of the Rings: Conquest (Pandemic) - X360, PS3, PC, NDS
- The Sims 2 Apartment Pets (EA Redwood Shores) - NDS
- Tiger WooNDS PGA TOUR 09 - X360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii
- Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (EA Mythic) - PC
- Zubo (EA Bright Light) - NDS
- Scrabble (EA Mobile)
- Sudoku (EA Mobile)
- Tetris (EA Mobile)
- Spore (EA Mobile)
- Monopoly (EA Mobile)
- Yahtzee! (EA Mobile)
- Wolfenstein RPG (EA Mobile)
- Tetris POP (EA Mobile)
- Kung Fu Panda (EA Mobile)
- Activision and Vivendi Games have confirmed that the transactions to create the merged company Activision Blizzard has been completed. Activision Blizzard will be the most lucrative 3rd party game software publisher, surpassing Electronic Arts.
- Here are the latest console game review scores from Japan:
- Tears to Tiara: Kakan no Daichi (PS3, Aqua Plus): 6, 7, 6, 6 - (25/40)
- Dark Messiah of Might and Magic: Elements (X360, Ubisoft): 6, 6, 5, 5 - (22/40)
- Boom Blox (Wii, EA): 9, 8, 8, 8 - (33/40)
- Gundam Battle Universe (PSP, Bandai Namco): 8, 8, 8, 9 - (33/40)
- Metal Slug 7 DS (NDS, SNK Playmore): 7, 7, 8, 6 - (28/40)
- Hello Kitty no Panda Sport Stadium (NDS, Dorart): 5, 5, 4, 4 - (18/40)
- Gachapin Challenge DS (NDS, Hudson): 7, 6, 6, 6 - (25/40)
- Enterbrain has released the list of best selling console games in Japan for the first half of 2008, Capcom's Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G for PSP sold over 2.3 million copies and significantly increased the market share of PSP in Japan:
- Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP, Capcom) - 2,300,505
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii, Nintendo) - 1,666,323
- Mario Kart Wii (Wii, Nintendo) - 1,526,664
- Wii Fit (Wii, Nintendo) - 1,443,167 [2,261,333]
- Pokemon Ranger Batonage (NDS, Pokemon) - 576,467
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3, Konami) - 576,437
- Wii Sports (Wii, Nintendo) - 544,958 [3,009,692]
- Mario Party DS (NDS, Nintendo) - 497,547 [1,730,191]
- Mario Kart DS (NDS, Nintendo) - 416,935 [3,112,363]
- Hajimete no Wii [Wii Play] (Wii, Nintendo) - 411,416 [2,402,085]
- Musou Orochi: Maou Sairin (PS2, Koei) - 394,131
- Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (NDS, Nintendo) - 325,647
- Devil May Cry 4 (PS3, Capcom) - 304,652
- DS Bimoji Training (NDS, Nintendo) - 304,096
- Gundam Musou Special (PS2, Koei) - 275,812
- Ryuga Gotoku Kenzan (PS3, Sega) - 267,242
- Meccha! Taiko no Tatsujin DS: 7-tsu no Shima no Daibouken (NDS, Bandai Namco) - 218,472
- New Super Mario Bros. (NDS, Nintendo) - 214,396 [5,209,549]
- Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (PSP, Capcom) - 212,082 [1,701,980]
- Deca Sporta (Wii, Hudson) - 204,052
- Capcom revealed its E3 lineup:
- Street Fighter IV (Arcade)
- Resident Evil 5 (PS3, X360)
- Dark Void (PS3, X360)
- Bionic Commando (PS3, X360)
- Mega Man 9 (Wii)
- MotoGP '08 (X360)
- Neopets Puzzle Adventure (Wii, NDS)
- Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (PS3, X360)
- Plunder (PS3, X360)
- Bionic Commando Rearmed (PS3, X360)
- Flock (TBA)
P L A Y S T A T I O N 3
- Sony announced a new PlayStation Network (PS3) game called The Last Guy, which utilizes Google Earth to display highly detailed top down view of Akasuka, Japan. Your mission is to guide people on the map, moving away from disaster zones on the streets to the Escape Zone. The Last Guy will be released in summer 2008.
P S P
- Here is a new image of Sony's PSP music rhythm tactical action game Patapon 2, the first game was considered to be one of the best rhythm game and best titles for PSP.
- Sony has also announced Locoroco 2 for PSP, the sequel to the popular puzzle game from last year.
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