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Another week in Japan: Hardware and software numbers 12/17-12/23

The Wii did well last week in Japan, finally managing to outsell the PlayStation 3 again by five to one. Wii Fit, Super Mario Galaxy, and Mario and Sonic continued to find success in the software sales charts, while Wii Sports and Wii Play extend their quests toward spectacularly high numbers.

We're glad to see that Super Mario Galaxy is doing well (the game is great, in case you haven't noticed), and are still awed by the phenomenon that is Wii Sports. Only one game in the top ten (and top fifteen, for that matter) was for a non-Nintendo system, which exemplifies the company's current dominance in Japan. Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon is mysteriously missing from the charts, however, leading some to speculate that the game sold less than FIFA 360 (which took the last place with 2,400 copies sold).

Check after the break to see the sales numbers for Japan's hardware and software.

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Another week in Japan: Hardware and software numbers 12/10-12/16


It's that time of the week again when we find out how the Wii and its games sold in Japan. While we really have no need to be worried about the hardware, certain unconfirmed numbers earlier this week did raise concerns about third-party software sales.

So, how did the fair Wii fare in the land of the rising sun this week? Regarding hardware sales, the Wii just barely eked out in front of the PSP to take second place with 168,000 units sold, jumping up over 50,000 units from last week. As for the software, there's some good and bad news. Check after the break to see the numbers.

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Mario & Sonic take to the water


We occasionally fret that we may have already seen the whole of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, such has been Sega's bloody-minded determination to extract every last drop of video from the game in the build-up to release.

Still, the rowing is new to us, and it shows promise, if only because it looks like one of those events where a bit of timing and rhythm is the key to success, rather than the brainless, arm-waving lunacy required for the track-based events (this may teeter on being sacrilegious, but we don't all miss Track & Field, you know). That said, the fencing and archery still intrigue this blogger a little more than anything else in the package.

How about your good selves? Any particular events you're looking forward to trying out?

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This Month's New Games

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Oct 7
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Oct 7
Crash: Mind Over Mutant
Oct 7
Sam and Max Season One
Oct 16
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Oct 16
Monopoly
Oct 20
Carnival Games: Mini-Golf
Oct 20
Celebrity Sports Showdown
Oct 20
Circus Games
Oct 21
Pet Pals: Animal Doctor
Oct 21
Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon Oct 21
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
Oct 21
KoF Collection: The Orochi Saga
Oct 21
Naruto: Clash Of Ninja Revolution 2 Oct 21
Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun Oct 22
Guitar Hero: World Tour
Oct 27
MySims Kingdom
Oct 28
FIFA Soccer 09 All-Play Oct 28
Cooking Mama: World Kitchen
Oct 28
Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2009
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