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Latest Japanese Sales Charts - Week Ending December 28

In the last few days before Christmas (although holiday celebrations are generally held later in Japan) the Japanese charts have shown a dramatic swing towards older, mos...

David Jenkins, Blogger

January 8, 2004

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In the last few days before Christmas (although holiday celebrations are generally held later in Japan) the Japanese charts have shown a dramatic swing towards older, mostly Nintendo published, products. Mario Party 5, first released at the end of November, has lead the charge in the only top ten all year in which a majority of titles are not for the PlayStation 2. The only new release in the top ten is Full Metal Alchemist - Square Enix’s newest RPG. Nintendo has experienced a similarly buoyant week of hardware sales, coming the closest to matching the PlayStation 2 for many months. The GameCube enjoyed a market share of 28.33%, compared to 34.77% for PlayStation 2, 36.09% for combined Game Boy Advance sales and 0.55% for the Xbox.

TW

LW

Title

Publisher

Formats

Release Date

1

2

Mario Party 5

Nintendo

GC

2003.11.28

2

NE

Full Metal Alchemist

Square Enix

PS2

2003.12.25

3

3

Gran Turismo 4: "Prologue"

SCE

PS2

2003.12.04

4

10

Donkey Konga

Nintendo

GC

2003.12.12

5

7

Pokémon Colosseum

The Pokémon Company

GC

2003.11.21

6

RE

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Nintendo

GC

2003.11.07

7

RE

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

Nintendo

GBA

2003.11.21

8

RE

Taiko no Tatsujin: 3rd Generation

Namco

PS2

2003.10.30

9

8

Hot Shots Golf 4

SCE

PS2

2003.11.27

10

9

Rockman EXE 4: Red Sun

Capcom

GBA

2003.12.12

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David Jenkins ([email protected]) is a freelance writer and journalist working in the UK. As well as being a regular news contributor to Gamasutra.com, he also writes for newsstand magazines Cube, Games TM and Edge, in addition to working for companies including BBC Worldwide, Disney, Amazon and Telewest.

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