Famista 2009 is still on the charts. Doing good!

Mario & Luigi 3 is staying strong too.

Pretty big for both PS3 and FFVII: ACC

Yeah, I really didn't expect that. Let's wait for the rest of the numbers...

I never expected the boost to go above 50k ps3.

I'm pretty sure now MH2G effect will not be enough to topple ps3 sales next week.

So PS3 is best selling console YTD after all? Congratulations!

ps3 + ff7 = hotcake!

plus KZ2 is out tomorrow in Japan.. !

One thing is for sure, PS3 HW numbers will be HUGE once FFXIII hits, when even the mere demo manages to drive the sales this much...

390.000 copies of Final Fantasy VII: ACC?? I assume that's the total amount of both versions, right? Sorry, but that really is a staggering number! Specially considering the best sold Blu-Ray movie of last year, in Japan, had sold like 40.000 copies?

hey Star Scream where did you get the 390k number from :) ?

Regarding Game Party and Deca Sports.

First of all, since I own all these games released in North America, I feel that I can speak to the quality of them. (No one else who commented on them lists these games, so if they own them, they do not admit it).

Deca Sports was hyped as being the unofficial "Wii Sports 2" by some publications. However, I should have suspected something was up when Nintendo would not let Hudson use Miis in the game (even though Hudson has done a lot of second-party development for Nintendo). The game is only team-based, meaning you play as a pre-made person you select on one of eight teams. The events range from excellent (badminton) to frustrating (kart racing). Too many are closer to frustrating than excellent, however. It originally sold for $30 but has since dropped to $20.

Game Party came out to little fanfare or expectations. It had a few indoor games of generally acceptable quality. They were fun to play in short bursts. There were flaws (the cup pong physics were not great. The order was always fixed -- meaning the computer always went last, the trivia was lame). But it sold so well that Gamestop could actually move it for $5 over the $20 MSRP.

Game Party 2 included all but the air hockey from the first game. But it did not read the old records. And it made some games (such as basketball hoops shooting) too easy. Meanwhile, some of the new games (such as lawn darts) had broken physics. It was not worth the $10 increase in price to $30. It also has sold roughly a third as many copies as the original (still a healthy 700k in WW LTD sales).

What does all this mean?

It means that those who bought Deca Sports (Deca Sporta) and felt like the game did not live up to expectations probably would not buy Deca Sports 2 (Deca Sporta 2). And people who have seen half-hearted sequels are going to be much more weary. So expecting sales to be as strong as the original were folly.

It is interesting to note that even after that first-day performance, Deca Sporta 2 was still the 10th best selling game in Japan last week, third best-selling console game, and second-best selling Wii game (if I am reading the chart in the OP correctly).

Mike from Morgantown