JAPAN 2007: Nintendo dominates software sales

MCV Staff 11th January 2008 Event News

Nintendo’s stunning performance in the east couldn’t be any clearer, looking at the latest figures from exclusive MCV media partner Enterbrain, publisher of the highly-respected Famitsu magazine.

Only Capcom’s PSP title Monster Hunter Portable 2 and Square Enix’s Dragon Quest IV manage to break Nintendo’s hold on the top ten, which is as follows:

SOFTWARE UNIT SALES TOP TEN 2007:

1. Wii Sports (Nintendo): 1,911,520

2. Monster Hunter Portable 2 (Capcom): 1,489,898

3. Wii Play (Nintendo): 1,487,484

4. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon (Nintendo): 1,256,516

5. Mario Party DS (Nintendo): 1,232,644

6. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) 1,176,939

7. Pokemon Diamind/Pearl (Nintendo) 1,094,389

8. Mario Party 8 (Nintendo) 1,053,934

9. Dragon Quest IV (Square Enix) 1,052,827

10. More Brain Training (Nintendo) 1,033,933

For more facts and figures from the full-year 2007 report on the japanese market, click here.

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