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famousringo on 17 February 2009

 

http://www.ps3hyper.com/news/famitsus-top-100-best-selling-software-in-2008/

Top 100 Best Selling Software

Rank Title Platform Publisher Release Date Sales Life To Date
1 Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G PSP Capcom 27/03/08 2,452,111 2,452,111
2 Pokemon Platinum DS Nintendo 13/09/08 2,187,337 2,187,337
3 Wii Fit Wii Nintendo 01/12/07 2,149,131 2,967,297
4 Mario Kart Wii Wii Nintendo 10/04/08 2,003,315 2,003,315
5 Dairantou Smash Brothers X Wii Nintendo 31/01/08 1,747,113 1,747,113
6 Rhythm Tengoku Gold DS Nintendo 31/07/08 1,350,671 1,350,671
7 Dragon Quest V: Tenkuu No Hanayome DS Square Enix 17/07/08 1,176,082 1,176,082
8 Animal Crossing: City Folk Wii Nintendo 20/11/08 895,302 895,302
9 Hoshi no Kirby: Ultra Super Deluxe DS Nintendo 06/11/08 855,427 855,427
10 Wii Sports Wii Nintendo 02/12/06 841,736 3,306,470
11 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots PS3 Konami 12/06/08 686,254 686,254
12 Dissidia Final Fantasy PSP Square Enix 18/12/08 660,262 660,262
13 Pokemon Ranger: Batonnage DS Nintendo 20/03/08 636,777 636,777
14 Phantasy Star Portable PSP Sega 31/07/08 633,954 633,954
15 Layton Kyouju to Saigo no Jikan Ryokou DS Level-5 27/11/08 628,143 628,143
16 Mario Kart DS DS Nintendo 08/12/05 621,890 3,317,318
17 Hajimete no Wii: Your First Step To Wii Wii Nintendo 02/12/06 602,625 2,593,294
18 Mario Party DS DS Nintendo 08/11/07 599,621 1,832,265
19 Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode DS Nintendo 23/10/08 549,348 549,348
20 Super Robot Taisen Z PS2 Banpresto 25/09/08 480,093 480,093
21 Meccha! Taiko no Tatsujin DS: 7-tsu no Shima no Daibouken DS Namco 24/04/08 444,133 444,133
22 Chrono Trigger DS Square Enix 20/11/08 433,988 433,988
23 DS Bimoji Training DS Nintendo 13/03/08 425,272 425,272
24 Daigasso! Band Brothers DX DS Nintendo 16/06/08 424,477 424,477
25 Musou Orochi: Maou Sairin PS2 Koei 03/04/08 411,019 411,019
26 New Super Mario Bros. DS Nintendo 25/05/06 377,034 5,372,187
27 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games DS Sega 17/01/08 376,632 376,632
28 Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam PSP Bandai Namco 20/11/08 357,783 357,783
29 Animal Crossing: Wild World DS Nintendo 23/11/05 338,531 4,852,053
30 Wii Music Wii Nintendo 16/10/08 323,882 323,882
31 Devil May Cry 4 PS3 Capcom 31/01/08 310,102 310,102
32 World Soccer Winning Eleven 2009 PS3 Konami 27/11/08 297,896 297,896
33 Persona 4 PS2 Atlus 10/07/08 294,214 294,214
34 Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Portable 3 PSP Konami 29/05/08 286,901 286,901
35 Derby Stallion DS DS Enterbrain 26/06/08 286,682 286,682
36 Gundam Musou Special PS2 Bandai Namco 28/02/08 277,182 277,182
37 Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! PS3 Sega 06/03/08 270,438 270,438
38 Mario Party 8 Wii Nintendo 26/07/07 256,832 1,310,766
39 Fire Emblem: Shin Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Ken DS Nintendo 07/08/08 252,309 252,309
40 Gundam Battle Universe PSP Bandai Namco 17/07/08 252,092 252,092
41 Taiko no Tatsujin Wii Wii Namco Bandai 11/12/08 251,183 251,183
42 Layton Kyouju to Akuma no Hako DS Level-5 29/11/07 250,616 865,954
43 Taiko no Tatsujin DS DS Bandai Namco 26/07/07 245,829 524,827
44 Deca Sporta Wii Hudson 19/03/08 241,701 241,701
45 Boura wa Kaseki Holder DS Nintendo 17/04/08 240,176 240,176
46 Tongari Boushi no Mahou no 365 Nichi DS Konami 13/11/08 233,449 233,449
47 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Wii Nintendo 22/11/07 231,056 594,157
48 Monster Hunter Portable 2nd PSP Capcom 22/02/07 230,499 1,720,397
49 Inazuma Eleven DS Level-5 22/08/08 229,011 229,011
50 Wii Zapper with Link’s Crossbow Training Wii Nintendo 01/05/08 227,621 227,621
51 Pocket Monsters Diamond / Pearl DS Pokemon 28/09/06 227,226 5,624,430
52 Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Spec III PS3 SCEJ 30/10/08 223,837 223,837
53 Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Special PS2 Koei 02/10/08 223,328 223,328
54 Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon: Toki no Tankentai / Yami no Tankentai DS Pokemon 13/09/07 215,513 1,472,029
55 Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 15 PS2 Konami 24/07/08 213,551 213,551
56 Zaidan Houjin Nippon Kanji Nouryoku Kentei Kyoukai Koushiki Soft: 250-Mannin no KanKen DS IE Institute 01/11/07 213,088 324,351
57 Tales of Symphonia: Knight of Ratatosk Wii Bandai Namco 26/06/08 212,408 212,408
58 Miru Chikara wo Jissen de Kitearu: DS Ganriki Training DS Nintendo 31/05/07 209,812 939,125
59 Gundam Musou 2 PS3 Bandai Namco 18/12/08 206,438 206,438
60 Super Mario Stadium: Family Baseball Wii Nintendo 19/06/08 204,553 204,553
61 Shirokishi Monogatari: Inishie no Kodou PS3 SCEJ 25/12/08 203,033 203,033
62 Pro Yakyuu Spirits 5 PS2 Konami 01/04/08 199,789 199,789
63 Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP The Best) PSP Capcom 30/10/08 199,117 199,117
64 Super Mario Galaxy Wii Nintendo 01/11/07 197,422 945,106
65 J. League Winning Eleven 2008 Club Championship PS2 Konami 21/08/08 196,788 196,788
66 Grand Theft Auto IV PS3 Capcom 30/10/08 195,779 195,779
67 World Soccer Winning Eleven Ubiquitous Evolution 2008 PSP Konami 24/01/08 190,140 190,140
68 Dragon Ball DS DS Bandai Namco 18/09/08 185,229 185,229
69 Touhoku Daigaku Mirai Kagaku Gijutsu Kyoudou Kenkyuu Center Kawashima Ryuuta Kyouju Kanshuu: Motto Nou wo Kitaeru Otona no DS Training DS Nintendo 29/12/05 184,560 4,967,131
70 Ganbaru Watashi no Kakei Diary DS Nintendo 12/07/07 180,563 550,022
71 Tottado! Yowiko no Mujintou Seikatsu DS Bandai Namco 03/04/08 179,007 179,007
72 Tales of Hearts (Anime Movie Edition / CG Movie Edition) DS Bandai Namco 18/12/08 176,526 176,526
73 Quiz Magic Academy DS DS Konami 12/09/08 175,636 175,636
74 Final Fantasy IV DS Square Enix 20/12/07 175,388 622,475
75 Ryuusei no RockMan 3: Red Joker DS Capcom 13/11/08 174,426 174,426
76 Mobile Suit Gundam: Giren no Yabou - Axis no Kyoui PSP Bandai Namco 07/02/08 174,107 174,107
77 Super Robot Wars A Portable PSP Bandai Namco 19/06/08 171,475 171,475
78 Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit PS3 Bandai Namco 05/06/08 163,010 163,010
79 Layton Kyouju to Fushigi na Machi DS Level-5 15/02/07 162,839 928,597
80 Musou Orochi PSP Koei 21/02/08 162,403 162,403
81 Dragon Quest IV: Michibikareshi Monotachi DS Square Enix 22/11/07 161,783 1,214,610
82 Tales of Vesperia Xbox 360 Bandai Namco 07/08/08 161,070 161,070
83 SimCity DS 2: Kodaikara Mirai e Tsudzukumachi DS Electronic Arts 19/03/08 159,245 159,245
84 Penguin no Mondai DS Konami 11/12/08 154,987 154,987
85 Tamagotchi Kira Kira Omisecchi DS Bandai Namco 11/12/08 154,939 154,939
86 Bokujou Monogatari: Kira Kira Taiyou to Nakama Tachi DS Marvelous 21/02/08 154,525 154,525
87 Macross Ace Frontier PSP Bandai Namco 09/10/08 149,131 149,131
88 Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida or 2 PSP SCEJ 16/10/08 146,767 146,767
89 Sekaiju no Meikyuu 2: Shoou no Seihai DS Atlus 21/02/08 145,421 145,421
90 Star Ocean The Second Evolution PSP Square Enix 02/04/08 143,424 143,424
91 Nintendogs (Shiba & Friends / Dachs & Friends / Chihuahua & Friends) DS Nintendo 21/04/05 142,591 1,850,984
92 Tales of Destiny Director’s Cut PS2 Bandai Namco 31/01/08 142,301 142,301
93 Senjou no Valkyria PS3 Sega 24/04/08 141,589 141,589
94 Touhokudai Gaku Mirai Kagakugijutsu Kyoudoukenkyuu Center: Kahashima Ryuuta Kyouju no Nou o Kitaeru Otona DS Training DS Nintendo 19/05/05 140,992 3,750,890
95 Suzumiya Haruhi no Tomadoi PS2 Bandai Namco 31/01/08 139,425 139,425
96 Saka-Tsuku DS: Touch and Direct DS Sega 20/11/08 137,051 137,051
97 Valkyrie Profile: Toga o Seoumono DS Square Enix 01/11/08 136,948 136,948
98 Ryu ga Gotoku 2 (PlayStation2 the Best) PS2 Sega 06/12/07 136,809 201,866
99 KanKen DS 2 + Jouyou Kanji Jiten DS Rocket Company 27/09/07 136,750 297,873
100 World Soccer Winning Eleven 2008 PS2 Konami 22/11/07 135,128 680,152

 



"The worst part about these reviews is they are [subjective]--and their scores often depend on how drunk you got the media at a Street Fighter event."  — Mona Hamilton, Capcom Senior VP of Marketing
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SmokedHostage on 17 February 2009

Monster Hunter must be a possible Pokemon killer.. T_T and what makes it is worse is that game is also a PSP seller...

I still love you Pokemon and DS.



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RPG on 17 February 2009

Gosh Nintendo are just monsters in software and hardware sales. Monster Hunter did well but had Pokemon Platinum released earlier I would think #1 and #2 would swap around.



 

famousringo on 17 February 2009

Other good stuff from the link:

This Yr Last Yr Publisher 2008 Sales 2007 Sales
1 1 Nintendo 19,100,000 23,520,000
2 3 Bandai Namco Games 8,550,000 7,500,000
3 4 Capcom 5,340,000 5,560,000
4 5 Konami 5,040,000 4,910,000
5 2 Square Enix 4,040,000 7,580,000
System 2006 2007 2008 Life To Date
Nintendo DS 8,862,969 7,143,702 4,029,804 25,135,276
PlayStation Portable 1,946,911 3,022,659 3,543,171 11,078,484
Nintendo Wii 989,118 3,629,361 2,908,342 7,526,821
PLAYSTATION 3 466,716 1,206,347 991,303 2,664,366
PlayStation 2 1,547,866 816,419 480,664 21,547,802
Xbox 360 208,697 257,841 317,859 866,167

 



"The worst part about these reviews is they are [subjective]--and their scores often depend on how drunk you got the media at a Street Fighter event."  — Mona Hamilton, Capcom Senior VP of Marketing
*Image indefinitely borrowed from BrainBoxLtd without his consent.

FreeTalkLive on 17 February 2009

Fun facts:
1 Xbox 360 title in top 100
1 PS3 title in top 30
Fighting games popular in Japan - 2nd best selling PSP game and the 3rd best selling Wii game
Best selling game from 2005 - Mario Kart DS, 2006 - Wii Sports, 2007 - Wii Fit
Game sales DS > Wii > PSP > PS2 = PS3 > Xbox 360


Fun questions:
Will the PS3 beat the PS2 is software sales this year?
Will the Xbox 360 ever beat the PS2 in software sales?
Will the Xbox 360 beat the PS2 in hardware sales this year?



 

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mrstickball on 17 February 2009

Can't wait for the Top 300.



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