Japan’s Hardware & Software Sales 3/19 – 3/25

22 or 73% is the number of titles in the top 30 list that are on the Nintendo DS. If anyone is questioning Square’s decision to put Dragon Quest on the DS, take a gander at how the systems are stacking up in Japan and it’s not quite a mystery.

1. NDS   -   130,684
2. WII   -    75,571
3. PSP   -    41,546
4. PS3   -    20,459
5. PS2   -    16,961
6. 360   -     3,492
7. GBA   -     1,394
8. NGC   -       270

01. Musou Orochi (PS2) – 406,247 / New
02. Yoshi’s Island DS (DS) – 100,812 / 535,770
03. Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Goku Legend (DS) – 65,203 / New
04. Word Puzzle Mojipittan DS (DS) – 64,005 / 135,706
05. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (PSP) – 51,952 / 1,052,550
06. Wii Sports (Wii) – 46,362 / 1,250,596
07. Crayon Shin-Chan DS: Arashi wo Yobu Nutte Crayoon Daisakusen! (DS) – 38,413 / New
08. Professor Layton and the Mysterious Village (DS) – 37,912 / 335,300
09. Wii Play (Wii) – 37,289 / 1,070,334
10. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) – 25,184 / 4,257,646

11. Dragon Quest Monsters Joker (DS)
12. More Brain Age (DS)
13. Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS)
14. Mario Kart DS (DS)
15. Super Robot Wars W (DS)
16. Rogue Galaxy: Director’s Cut (PS2)
17. Common Knowledge Training (DS)
18. Front Mission 1st (DS)
19. Armored Core 4 (Xbox 360)
20. English Training (DS)
21. Brain Age (DS)
22. Gundam Musou (PS3)
23. Pokémon Diamond (DS)
24. Magister Negi Magi (DS)
25. Wario Ware Smooth Moves (Wii)
26. Iron Left Brain: Mistake Museum 2 (DS)
27. Pokémon Pearl (DS)
28. Harvest Moon: The Island I Grew Up On (DS)
29. Doraemon’s New Magic World Adventure DS (DS)
30. Love & Berry DS (DS)

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