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<blockquote data-quote="trancejeremy" data-source="post: 3112821" data-attributes="member: 924">Well, here's last month's top 30 US console/handheld sales:1&nbsp; &nbsp; Madden NFL 07&nbsp; &nbsp; PS2&nbsp; &nbsp; EA1&nbsp; &nbsp; 1,013,500&nbsp; &nbsp; 1,013,5002&nbsp; &nbsp; Madden NFL 07&nbsp; &nbsp; X360&nbsp; &nbsp; EA1&nbsp; &nbsp; 540,000&nbsp; &nbsp; 540,0003&nbsp; &nbsp; Dead Rising&nbsp; &nbsp; X360&nbsp; &nbsp; Capcom1&nbsp; &nbsp; 382,000&nbsp; &nbsp; 382,0004&nbsp; &nbsp; Madden NFL 07&nbsp; &nbsp; XB&nbsp; &nbsp; EA1&nbsp; &nbsp; 286,500&nbsp; &nbsp; 286,5005&nbsp; &nbsp; Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus&nbsp; &nbsp; PS2&nbsp; &nbsp; Square1&nbsp; &nbsp; 229,000&nbsp; &nbsp; 229,0006&nbsp; &nbsp; New Super Mario Bros&nbsp; &nbsp; DS&nbsp; &nbsp; Nintendo4&nbsp; &nbsp; 203,500&nbsp; &nbsp; 1,372,0007&nbsp; &nbsp; NCAA Football 07&nbsp; &nbsp; PS2&nbsp; &nbsp; EA2&nbsp; &nbsp; 184,500&nbsp; &nbsp; 748,0008&nbsp; &nbsp; Madden NFL 07: Hall of Fame&nbsp; &nbsp; PS2&nbsp; &nbsp; EA1&nbsp; &nbsp; 146,000&nbsp; &nbsp; 146,0009&nbsp; &nbsp; Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories&nbsp; &nbsp; PS2&nbsp; &nbsp; Take 23&nbsp; &nbsp; 118,000&nbsp; &nbsp; 778,50010&nbsp; &nbsp; Madden NFL 07: Hall of Fame&nbsp; &nbsp; X360&nbsp; &nbsp; EA1&nbsp; &nbsp; 104,500&nbsp; &nbsp; 104,50011&nbsp; &nbsp; Nintendogs&nbsp; &nbsp; DS&nbsp; &nbsp; Nintendo13&nbsp; &nbsp; 99,000&nbsp; &nbsp; 2,581,50012&nbsp; &nbsp; Naruto: Ultimate Ninja&nbsp; &nbsp; PS2&nbsp; &nbsp; Bandai2&nbsp; &nbsp; 84,500&nbsp; &nbsp; 203,50013&nbsp; &nbsp; Brain Age&nbsp; &nbsp; DS&nbsp; &nbsp; Nintendo5&nbsp; &nbsp; 84,500&nbsp; &nbsp; 681,50014&nbsp; &nbsp; Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas&nbsp; &nbsp; PS2&nbsp; &nbsp; Take 223&nbsp; &nbsp; 84,000&nbsp; &nbsp; 7,666,50015&nbsp; &nbsp; Ninety-Nine Nights&nbsp; &nbsp; X360&nbsp; &nbsp; Microsoft1&nbsp; &nbsp; 84,000&nbsp; &nbsp; 84,00016&nbsp; &nbsp; NCAA Football 07&nbsp; &nbsp; X360&nbsp; &nbsp; EA2&nbsp; &nbsp; 83,500&nbsp; &nbsp; 459,50017&nbsp; &nbsp; Big Brain Academy&nbsp; &nbsp; DS&nbsp; &nbsp; Nintendo3&nbsp; &nbsp; 83,000&nbsp; &nbsp; 377,50018&nbsp; &nbsp; Guitar Hero&nbsp; &nbsp; PS2&nbsp; &nbsp; Red Octane7&nbsp; &nbsp; 82,500&nbsp; &nbsp; 488,50019&nbsp; &nbsp; Star Wars: Battlefront II&nbsp; &nbsp; PS2&nbsp; &nbsp; LucasArts6&nbsp; &nbsp; 74,000&nbsp; &nbsp; 1,465,00020&nbsp; &nbsp; Madden NFL 07&nbsp; &nbsp; PSP&nbsp; &nbsp; EA1&nbsp; &nbsp; 67,500&nbsp; &nbsp; 67,50021&nbsp; &nbsp; God Of War&nbsp; &nbsp; PS2&nbsp; &nbsp; Sony18&nbsp; &nbsp; 67,000&nbsp; &nbsp; 1,596,00022&nbsp; &nbsp; Mario Kart DS&nbsp; &nbsp; DS&nbsp; &nbsp; Nintendo10&nbsp; &nbsp; 64,500&nbsp; &nbsp; 1,259,00023&nbsp; &nbsp; NCAA Football 07&nbsp; &nbsp; XB&nbsp; &nbsp; EA2&nbsp; &nbsp; 63,500&nbsp; &nbsp; 227,50024&nbsp; &nbsp; Super Mario Advance&nbsp; &nbsp; GBA&nbsp; &nbsp; Nintendo63&nbsp; &nbsp; 60,500&nbsp; &nbsp; 2,717,50025&nbsp; &nbsp; Cars&nbsp; &nbsp; GBA&nbsp; &nbsp; THQ3&nbsp; &nbsp; 57,500&nbsp; &nbsp; 367,00026&nbsp; &nbsp; Madden NFL 07&nbsp; &nbsp; GC&nbsp; &nbsp; EA1&nbsp; &nbsp; 56,500&nbsp; &nbsp; 56,50027&nbsp; &nbsp; Tekken: Dark Resurrection&nbsp; &nbsp; PSP&nbsp; &nbsp; Namco2&nbsp; &nbsp; 56,500&nbsp; &nbsp; 94,50028&nbsp; &nbsp; Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition Remix&nbsp; &nbsp; PS2&nbsp; &nbsp; Take 24&nbsp; &nbsp; 55,500&nbsp; &nbsp; 255,50029&nbsp; &nbsp; Shadow of The Colossus&nbsp; &nbsp; PS2&nbsp; &nbsp; Sony2&nbsp; &nbsp; 55,500&nbsp; &nbsp; 163,00030&nbsp; &nbsp; Animal Crossing: Wild World&nbsp; &nbsp; DS&nbsp; &nbsp; Nintendo9&nbsp; &nbsp; 52,000&nbsp; &nbsp; 821,000I think 11 or 12 of the top 30 are Japanese.&nbsp; Not just RPGs - Survival horror is popular (Dead Rising), Nintendo games in general, fighting games (Tekken and I think Naruto).Then look at last week's Japanese top 30&quot;01&nbsp; &nbsp; PS2&nbsp; &nbsp; 92016&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 302,408&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Everybody Tennis02&nbsp; &nbsp; NDS&nbsp; &nbsp; 58739&nbsp; &nbsp; 731,690&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; FFIII03&nbsp; &nbsp; NDS&nbsp; &nbsp; 54595&nbsp; &nbsp; 3,099,175&nbsp; &nbsp; NSMB04&nbsp; &nbsp; NDS&nbsp; &nbsp; 32846&nbsp; &nbsp; 3,229,770&nbsp; &nbsp; BrainTraining 205&nbsp; &nbsp; NDS&nbsp; &nbsp; 26642&nbsp; &nbsp; 26642&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Gintama DS: Banji Ousoudou!06&nbsp; &nbsp; PS2&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 21467&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 94461&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Rurouni Kenshin: Enjou! Kyoto Rinne07&nbsp; &nbsp; NDS&nbsp; &nbsp; 20447&nbsp; &nbsp; 3,219,324&nbsp; &nbsp; Animal Forest08&nbsp; &nbsp; NDS&nbsp; &nbsp; 20195&nbsp; &nbsp; 116,168&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Tingle09&nbsp; &nbsp; NDS&nbsp; &nbsp; 19821&nbsp; &nbsp; 505,027&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Cooking Navi10&nbsp; &nbsp; PS2&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 19085&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 19085&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Harukanaru Toki no Nakade Maihitoyo11&nbsp; &nbsp; PS2&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 18928&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 18928&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Chaos wars12&nbsp; &nbsp; NDS&nbsp; &nbsp; 17648&nbsp; &nbsp; 44189&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Sega Brain Training DS13&nbsp; &nbsp; NDS&nbsp; &nbsp; 15758&nbsp; &nbsp; 503,888&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Tamagotchi 214&nbsp; &nbsp; GBA&nbsp; &nbsp; 15060&nbsp; &nbsp; 158,819&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Rhythm heaven15&nbsp; &nbsp; NDS&nbsp; &nbsp; 14258&nbsp; &nbsp; 2,758,225&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Brain Training16&nbsp; &nbsp; NDS&nbsp; &nbsp; 13250&nbsp; &nbsp; 1,332,905&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; English Training17&nbsp; &nbsp; NDS&nbsp; &nbsp; 12829&nbsp; &nbsp; 308,731&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Mario Basketball 3x318&nbsp; &nbsp; PS2&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 12555&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 41244&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; God Hand19&nbsp; &nbsp; PSP&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 10794&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 39352&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Ridge Racers 220&nbsp; &nbsp; NDS&nbsp; &nbsp; 10069&nbsp; &nbsp; 1,566,849&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Mario Kart DS21&nbsp; &nbsp; NDS&nbsp; &nbsp; 9612&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 842,293&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Tetris DS22&nbsp; &nbsp; PS2&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 8229&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 8229&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Ryu Koku23&nbsp; &nbsp; PSP&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 7926&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 7926&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Metal Gear Solid24&nbsp; &nbsp; PSP&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 7791&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 43465&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Valhalla Knights25&nbsp; &nbsp; PSP&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 7349&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 87743&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Tales Of Phantasia Full Voice Edition26&nbsp; &nbsp; PSP&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 6701&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 6701&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Bounty Hounds27&nbsp; &nbsp; PS2&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 6644&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 149,819&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Everybody Golf28&nbsp; &nbsp; PS2&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 6606&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 172,392&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Phantasy Star Universe29&nbsp; &nbsp; NDS&nbsp; &nbsp; 6120&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 82997&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Rune Factory30&nbsp; &nbsp; PSP&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 6043&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 28466&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Taiko 2 where you put on airs&quot;I think of that list, only 2 are non-Japanese. Tetris (which is Russian) and Bounty Hounds (which is, I dunno.&nbsp; Syd Mead did the design of the graphics, dunno who did the game design, but IIRC, it's not Japanese)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="trancejeremy, post: 3112821, member: 924"] Well, here's last month's top 30 US console/handheld sales: 1 Madden NFL 07 PS2 EA1 1,013,500 1,013,500 2 Madden NFL 07 X360 EA1 540,000 540,000 3 Dead Rising X360 Capcom1 382,000 382,000 4 Madden NFL 07 XB EA1 286,500 286,500 5 Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus PS2 Square1 229,000 229,000 6 New Super Mario Bros DS Nintendo4 203,500 1,372,000 7 NCAA Football 07 PS2 EA2 184,500 748,000 8 Madden NFL 07: Hall of Fame PS2 EA1 146,000 146,000 9 Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories PS2 Take 23 118,000 778,500 10 Madden NFL 07: Hall of Fame X360 EA1 104,500 104,500 11 Nintendogs DS Nintendo13 99,000 2,581,500 12 Naruto: Ultimate Ninja PS2 Bandai2 84,500 203,500 13 Brain Age DS Nintendo5 84,500 681,500 14 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas PS2 Take 223 84,000 7,666,500 15 Ninety-Nine Nights X360 Microsoft1 84,000 84,000 16 NCAA Football 07 X360 EA2 83,500 459,500 17 Big Brain Academy DS Nintendo3 83,000 377,500 18 Guitar Hero PS2 Red Octane7 82,500 488,500 19 Star Wars: Battlefront II PS2 LucasArts6 74,000 1,465,000 20 Madden NFL 07 PSP EA1 67,500 67,500 21 God Of War PS2 Sony18 67,000 1,596,000 22 Mario Kart DS DS Nintendo10 64,500 1,259,000 23 NCAA Football 07 XB EA2 63,500 227,500 24 Super Mario Advance GBA Nintendo63 60,500 2,717,500 25 Cars GBA THQ3 57,500 367,000 26 Madden NFL 07 GC EA1 56,500 56,500 27 Tekken: Dark Resurrection PSP Namco2 56,500 94,500 28 Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition Remix PS2 Take 24 55,500 255,500 29 Shadow of The Colossus PS2 Sony2 55,500 163,000 30 Animal Crossing: Wild World DS Nintendo9 52,000 821,000 I think 11 or 12 of the top 30 are Japanese. Not just RPGs - Survival horror is popular (Dead Rising), Nintendo games in general, fighting games (Tekken and I think Naruto). Then look at last week's Japanese top 30 "01 PS2 92016 302,408 Everybody Tennis 02 NDS 58739 731,690 FFIII 03 NDS 54595 3,099,175 NSMB 04 NDS 32846 3,229,770 BrainTraining 2 05 NDS 26642 26642 Gintama DS: Banji Ousoudou! 06 PS2 21467 94461 Rurouni Kenshin: Enjou! Kyoto Rinne 07 NDS 20447 3,219,324 Animal Forest 08 NDS 20195 116,168 Tingle 09 NDS 19821 505,027 Cooking Navi 10 PS2 19085 19085 Harukanaru Toki no Nakade Maihitoyo 11 PS2 18928 18928 Chaos wars 12 NDS 17648 44189 Sega Brain Training DS 13 NDS 15758 503,888 Tamagotchi 2 14 GBA 15060 158,819 Rhythm heaven 15 NDS 14258 2,758,225 Brain Training 16 NDS 13250 1,332,905 English Training 17 NDS 12829 308,731 Mario Basketball 3x3 18 PS2 12555 41244 God Hand 19 PSP 10794 39352 Ridge Racers 2 20 NDS 10069 1,566,849 Mario Kart DS 21 NDS 9612 842,293 Tetris DS 22 PS2 8229 8229 Ryu Koku 23 PSP 7926 7926 Metal Gear Solid 24 PSP 7791 43465 Valhalla Knights 25 PSP 7349 87743 Tales Of Phantasia Full Voice Edition 26 PSP 6701 6701 Bounty Hounds 27 PS2 6644 149,819 Everybody Golf 28 PS2 6606 172,392 Phantasy Star Universe 29 NDS 6120 82997 Rune Factory 30 PSP 6043 28466 Taiko 2 where you put on airs" I think of that list, only 2 are non-Japanese. Tetris (which is Russian) and Bounty Hounds (which is, I dunno. Syd Mead did the design of the graphics, dunno who did the game design, but IIRC, it's not Japanese) [/QUOTE]

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