Thu, Nov 06, 2008 | 07:39 GMT
GTA IV goes top in Japan
Media Creat figures have shown that GTA IV’s gone straight in at the top of the Japanese charts, outselling LittleBigPlanet by more than two-and-a-half times.
Data for the week ending November 2. Last week’s charts here. Thanks, Chart Get.
01. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto IV (Capcom) 133,000 / NEW
02. [NDS] Valkyrie Profile: Toga o Seoumono (Square Enix) 80,000 / NEW
03. [PS3] LittleBigPlanet (SCE) 52,000 / NEW
04. [NDS] Pokémon Platinum (Pokémon) 47,000 / 1,853,400
05. [NDS] Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode (Nintendo) 40,000 / 117,000
06. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) 39,000 / 1,089,000
07. [360] Grand Theft Auto IV (Capcom) 34,000 / NEW
08. [NDS] Personal Trainer: Walking (Nintendo) 26,000 / NEW
09. [NDS] Cid to Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon: Toki Wasure no Meikyuu + (Square Enix) 26,000 / NEW
10. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best) (Capcom) 26,000 / NEW
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Posted in: Charts, Japan, Retail
Tags: gta iv, japanese charts, media create
9 comments
#1
Gekidami
06/11/08, 7:49 am
PS3 also outsold the 360 and Wii last week, obviously down to GTA4, funny, last i heard GTA games didnt work over there.
#2
Blerk
06/11/08, 8:14 am
GTA has always done very well in Japan. Don’t ask me why it succeeds when similar games fail, though. They just like it.
PS3 sales were no doubt influenced by GTA, LBP and the new “80gb and a game for the same price as you got a 40gb for last week” bundle. Funny what happens to your sales when you actually put some stuff out that people want to buy and effectively drop your prices, isn’t it?
#3
g00nerz
06/11/08, 11:54 am
I find it interesting that game sites who waved the “360 sells 1000 more units than PS3 in Japan – Sony is doomed!” flag over the last few weeks aren’t bothering with the fact that PS3 sold almost 5 times more than 360 last week.
#4
Blerk
06/11/08, 12:00 pm
Well… everyone expects the PS3 to outsell the 360 in Japan. 360 winning out is more news-worthy because it’s not an obvious result.
#5
Whizzo
06/11/08, 12:02 pm
As interesting at how well Rockstar’s game is doing and the PS3 having a bit of a bounce, I’m more amused by Wii Music’s fall out of the top ten so quickly.
#6
g00nerz
06/11/08, 12:48 pm
Boy did that guy playing the wii music ‘air drums’ at E3 look mighty stoopid. Speaking as a drummer myself.
#7
Shatner
06/11/08, 1:26 pm
g00nerz: This gif’s for you
#8
Blerk
06/11/08, 1:43 pm
He looks like he’s being electrocuted.
#9
Psychotext
06/11/08, 2:10 pm
I always preferred the version where the nuke goes off at the end… but I can’t find it. =/