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Star Scream on 26 December 2008
# Title Platform Publisher Release Date 2008 Sales LTD Sales
1 PSP Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G Capcom 27/03/08 2,507,400 2,507,400
2 DS Pokemon Platinum Nintendo 13/09/08 2,125,348 2,125,348
3 Wii Wii Fit Nintendo 01/12/07 2,024,113 2,889,790
4 Wii Mario Kart Wii Nintendo 10/04/08 1,973,089 1,973,089
5 Wii Dairantou Smash Brothers X Nintendo 31/01/08 1,808,709 1,808,709
6 DS Rhythm Tengoku Gold Nintendo 31/07/08 1,320,047 1,320,047
7 DS Dragon Quest V: Tenkuu No Hanayome Square Enix 17/07/08 1,228,014 1,228,014
8 DS Hoshi no Kirby: Ultra Super Deluxe Nintendo 06/11/08 724,608 724,608
9 Wii Animal Crossing: City Folk Nintendo 20/11/08 709,640 709,640
10 Wii Wii Sports Nintendo 02/12/06 694,765 3,180,278
11 PSP Phantasy Star Portable Sega 31/07/08 664,660 664,660
12 DS Pokemon Ranger: Batonnage Nintendo 20/03/08 663,040 663,040
13 PS3 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Konami 12/06/08 654,648 654,648
14 DS Layton Kyouju to Saigo no Jikan Ryokou Level-5 27/11/08 551,890 551,890
15 Wii Hajimete no Wii Nintendo 02/12/06 539,825 2,638,954
16 PSP Dissidia Final Fantasy Square Enix 18/12/08 496,178 496,178
17 PS2 Super Robot Taisen Z Banpresto 25/09/08 490,112 490,112
18 DS Mario Party DS Nintendo 06/11/07 487,822 1,811,132
19 DS DS Bimoji Training Nintendo 13/03/08 467,490 467,490
20 DS Daigasso! Band Brothers DX Nintendo 26/06/08 450,711 450,711
21 DS Mario Kart DS Nintendo 06/12/05 433,908 3,265,962
22 PS2 Musou Orochi: Maou Sairin Koei 06/04/08 432,672 432,672
23 DS Wagamama Fasion: Gals Mode Nintendo 23/10/08 430,835 430,835
24 DS Chrono Trigger Square Enix 20/11/08 425,625 425,625
25 DS Meccha! Taiko no Tatsujin DS: 7-tsu no Shima no Daibouken Bandai Namco 24/04/08 408,529 408,529
26 PSP Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam Bandai Namco 20/11/08 377,662 377,662
27 DS Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Nintendo 17/01/08 366,265 366,265
28 PSP Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Portable 3 Konami 29/05/08 334,445 334,445
29 PS2 Persona 4 Atlus 10/07/08 314,418 314,418
30 DS New Super Mario Bros. Nintendo 25/05/09 310,796 5,085,112


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Star Scream on 26 December 2008

All those are ASCII (Famitsu publisher) numbers from Dengeki Online - http://news.dengeki.com/elem/000/000/130/130812/



Xen on 26 December 2008

What's the game even about...?

Btw, I wouldn't be surprised, handhelds rape HD consoles in Japan.



Star Scream on 26 December 2008
Xen said:
What's the game even about...?

Btw, I wouldn't be surprised, handhelds rape HD consoles in Japan.

Phantasy Star Universe port, outsourced to Alpha Systems. Outsold all the other versions comined, SEGA probably can't believe their luck.



colonelstubbs on 26 December 2008

Phantasy has been out 6 months longer...



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Simulacrum on 26 December 2008

Not so big shock for me.
But Monster hunter outsells Pokemon!!
Thats HUGE!

And Final Fantasy Dissidia already at 16 after 1 week.



 

 

Take my love, take my land..

Star Scream on 26 December 2008
colonelstubbs said:
Phantasy has been out 6 months longer...

 

No, it was released 4 or so months after MGS4 in Japan...



konnichiwa on 26 December 2008

I would love to see the top 30 best selling games of 08 of NA and Others.






Zuhyc on 26 December 2008
konnichiwa said:
I would love to see the top 30 best selling games of 08 of NA and Others.

 

You can see the American top on this site (America -> yearly)



konnichiwa on 26 December 2008
Zuhyc said:
konnichiwa said:
I would love to see the top 30 best selling games of 08 of NA and Others.

 

You can see the American top on this site (America -> yearly)

 

 Thx ^^'.  Software/hardware sales are a lot bigger in America. Even all of the top 30 games sold more than a million :).