This week Pokemon Platinum inches up 2 spots, past Fifa 08 and Mario Party DS into the 28th spot. Wii Sports Resort is up just 1 spot to 39, passing Madden 08, but next week it may pass ProStreet, Gears 2, Kung Fu Panda and Twilight Princess.
CoD4 and GTA4 are still in a tie for 11th. 31st is now a 3-way tie, with Force Unleashed catching up to Gears 1 and Madden 09. 36th is now tied as well, with Gears 2 catching Kung Fu Panda.
In the "above 4 million" section, there is a new game, with Dragon Quest IX passing the mark. But sales are slow enough in Japan, that it is pretty much waiting for a western release for any chance at the top 50.
Halo ODST dropped slightly more than Halo 3 in week 3; 61% versus 58%. It is at 2.82m total with 174k sold week 3. Wii Fit Plus did decently so far, with .72m through 2 weeks in Japan and 1 in the Americas. LEGO Batman is really the only game "bubbling under" right now, as it waits for the 360 bundles to start trickling out.
"[Our former customers] are unable to find software which they WANT to play."
"The way to solve this problem lies in how to communicate what kind of games [they CAN play]."
Satoru Iwata, Nintendo President. Only slightly paraphrased.
