BioWare's Mass Effect has made its debut in the Japanese video game charts, coming in at number three during a slow week; Level 5's latest DS game Sloan to Michael debuts at the top spot.
Two new DS games have topped Media Create's weekly Japanese sales charts for the week ended May 24: one a puzzler and the other a baseball title. Sloan to Michael: Nazo No Monogatari from Professor Layton developer Level 5 debuted at number one, selling 44,000 units. Sega's cutesy baseball game Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou 2 captured the second slot with 39,000 sold in its debut week. But it's the Microsoft-published BioWare RPG Mass Effect for Xbox 360 that sticks out on a chart made up of more traditional Japanese fare. The game, which appears on the least-popular console in Japan, sold less than half of the number two game with 18,000 units sold, but still managed to make it on the podium. Mass Effect, which currently has a sequel in the works, released in the U.S. in 2007. Falling out of the top ten from last week is the Growlanser remake for PSP, Winning Eleven Playmaker 2009 for Wii, and Rakushou! Pachi-Slot Sengen 6 for PS2. Below are the Japanese sales charts for the week ended May 24:
LW | TW | Title | Publisher | Platform | Weekly Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NEW | 1 | Sloan to Michael: Nazo No Monogatari | Level 5 | DS | 44,000 |
NEW | 2 | Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou 2 | Sega | DS | 39,000 |
NEW | 3 | Mass Effect | Microsoft | Xbox 360 | 18,000 |
5 | 4 | Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best) | Capcom | PSP | 14,000 |
1 | 5 | Bleach: Heat The Soul 6 | SCEI | PSP | 13,000 |
3 | 6 | Dragon Ball Kai: Saiyajin Raishuu | Namco Bandai | DS | 12,000 |
4 | 7 | Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon: Sora no Tankentai | Nintendo | DS | 12,000 |
5 | 8 | Made In Ore (WarioWare title) | Nintendo | DS | 11,000 |
8 | 9 | Wii Fit | Nintendo | Wii | 10,000 |
9 | 10 | Mario & Luigi RPG 3 | Nintendo | DS | 9,000 |
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