viedogame: Big In Japan August 8-14: Monster Hunter and Pokemon spin-offs

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Big In Japan August 8-14: Monster Hunter and Pokemon spin-offs Aug 19th 2011, 03:06 Gamers should never underestimate the power of offshoot titles, particularly if they come from large franchises like Monster Hunter and Pokemon. On the week of August 8 to 14 on the Japanese Media Creates sales chart, a Monster Hunter and Pokemon spin-off title took the top two spots respectively. Monster Hunter Diary Poka Poka Felyne Village G sold 98,269 units in its debut, while Super Pokemon Rumble sold 86,294 units. Fun fact: Capcom stated that the majority of Monster Hunter Diary's players are women. Capcom's spin-off title is an action game focused on the Monster Hunter world's Felyne race. Players control a group of Felynes as they hunt down monsters to restore their village to their former glory. Super Pokemon Rumble lets players duke it out amongst themselves using toy versions of existing Pokemons in an arena. Unlike the mothership titles, all battles between Pokemon toys are done in real-time and through a top-down perspective ala Smash TV. The game will feature toy versions of Pokemon from all five generations of the series including the recent Unova region Pokemons. Meanwhile, Kirby Mass Attack gets bumped from second to fourth place with 52,173 units sold, while J.League Pro Soccer Club! 7 Euro Plus dropped considerably to seventh place with 30,291 units sold. Rhythm Heaven for the Wii goes up a notch with 63,590 units sold. The 3D version of Ocarina of Time climbs back to the top ten at sixth place with 31,772 units sold. Two other Wii titles, Wii Sports Resort and Disney Epic Mickey, are still hanging tough on the top ten; the former is at ninth place with 20,524 units sold while the latter is at 10th place with 15,536 units sold. On the hardware front, the 3DS is now the number one top-selling hardware for the week due to the recent price cut of the system. The system sold 196,077 units. Thanks to Nintendo's announcement last month, the 3DS in Japan now costs 15,000 yen ($195) and received its discount on August 11. Sony's two consoles are still within the top, with the PSP selling 40,389 units and the PS3 selling 20,239 units. Despite a number of Wii titles on the software charts, the console itself is just below the top three consoles with 19,607 units sold. JAPAN GAME SALES WEEK OF AUGUST 8-14 Software: Rank/Title/Publisher/Platform/Unit sales 1. Monster Hunter Diary Poka Poka Felyne Village G / Capcom / PSP / 98,269 2. Super Pokemon Rumble / Nintendo / 3DS / 86,294 3. Rhythm Heaven / Nintendo / Wii / 63,590 4. Kirby Mass Attack / Nintendo / DS / 52,173 5. Uta no Prince Sama Repeat / Broccoli / PSP / 32,180 6. The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time 3D / Nintendo / 31,772 7. J. League Pro Soccer Club! 7 Euro Plus / Sega / PSP / 30,291 8. Toriko: Gourmet Survival! / Namco Bandai / PSP / 91,030 9. Wii Sports Resort / Nintendo / Wii / 20,524 10. Disney Epic Mickey / Nintendo / Wii / 15,536 Hardware: 3DS: 196,077 PSP: 40,389 PS3: 20,239 Wii: 19,607 DSi XL: 4,213 DSi: 3,531 Xbox 360: 1,576 PS2: 1,513 DS Lite: 90 PSP Go: 20

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