Japan likes Mario more than Street Fighter

February 20th, 2009 Posted in Nintendo, Nintendo DS, PC, PSP, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Sales by Jeff Baker

Recent software sales are in and Japan has spoken, they are much more fond of Mario than the Street Fighter series.

This comes as news after Mario & Luigi RPG3 for the Nintendo DS hit Japanese shelves and then proceded to beat out Street Fighter 4 for the number 1 spot by a pretty big margin.

Top 10, courtesy of Kotaku, below:

01. Mario & Luigi RPG 3!!! (DS) – 193,000 / NEW
02. Street Fighter IV (PS3) – 86,000 / NEW
03. Mobile Suit Gundam: Giren no Yabou – Axis no Kyoui V (PSP) – 40,000 / NEW
04. Mobile Suit Gundam: Giren no Yabou – Axis no Kyoui V (PS2) – 38,000 / NEW
05. Street Fighter IV (Xbox 360) – 38,000 / NEW
06. World Soccer Winning Eleven 2009 (PSP) – 27,000 / 175,000
07. World Soccer Winning Eleven 2009 (PS2) – 25,000 / 170,000
08. Demon’s Souls (PS3) – 22,000 / 62,000
09. Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 (PSP) – 22,000 / 280,000
10. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time (DS) – 20,000 / 156,000

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