Period: The week of May 2nd – May 8th (2011)
Top-seller:Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional – 43,886 | Total sales: 454,781
Nintendo 3DS sales: 29,149 | Total sales: 977,695
Just like the week prior, this week’s sales post also covers the Golden Week period in Japan, which runs from April 29th – May 5th every year. The holiday effect is very evident in the week’s top-20 chart (below), which depicts a number of popular games seeing a boost in sales.
Still at the #1 position, Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional continues to sell well, no doubt aided partly by the Golden Week effect. Interestingly, Pokémon Black/White overtook Monster Hunter Portable 3rd during Golden Week, while New Super Mario Bros. Wii shot up from the #30 spot to #16, with Wii Sports Resort close behind it. Donkey Kong Country Returns, too, saw a boost of its own.
Meanwhile, Professional Baseball Spirits 2011 on the PSP has overtaken its PlayStation 3 counterpart, just as one suspected it eventually would. Also on the PSP front, The 2nd Super Robot Taisen Z remains in the top-10, at #5.
Behind it at #4, Tale of the Last Promise is now at 78,621 units sold, according to Media-Create. We wonder how much of an effect the PlayStation Network downtime is having on its sales. If you recall, Imageepoch were planning a charity drive with the downloadable version of the game on PSN.
The top-20 chart for the week is as follows:
| Lw | Tw | Title | Weekly Sales | Total Sales | Sys. | Publisher |
| 01. | 01. | Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional | 43,886 | 454,781 | DS | Square Enix |
| 04. | 02. | Patapon 3 | 21,546 | 70,924 | PSP | Sony |
| 07. | 03. | Professional Baseball Spirits 2011 | 20,090 | 141,869 | PSP | Konami |
| 02. | 04. | Tale of the Last Promise | 18,185 | 78,621 | PSP | Imageepoch |
| 06. | 05. | The 2nd Super Robot Taisen Z | 13,670 | 392,674 | PSP | Namco Bandai |
| 08. | 06. | Professional Baseball Spirits 2011 | 12,754 | 140,478 | PS3 | Konami |
| 11. | 07. | Wii Party | 12,433 | 1,881,598 | Wii | Nintendo |
| 20. | 08. | Pokémon: Black/White | 9,868 | 5,172,829 | DS | Nintendo |
| 12. | 09. | Nintendogs + cats | 9,643 | 214,838 | 3DS | Nintendo |
| 22. | 10. | Mario Kart Wii | 9,298 | 3,221,200 | Wii | Nintendo |
| 10. | 11. | Monster Hunter Portable 3rd | 9,019 | 4,466,245 | PSP | Capcom |
| 28. | 12. | Donkey Kong Country Returns | 8,944 | 892,946 | Wii | Nintendo |
| 03. | 13. | El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron | 8,579 | 66,684 | PS3 | Ignition |
| 13. | 14. | Pilotwings Resort | 8,260 | 54,407 | 3DS | Nintendo |
| 05. | 15. | Battle & Get! Pokémon Typing DS | 7,499 | 99,485 | DS | Nintendo |
| 30. | 16. | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | 6,973 | 4,281,175 | Wii | Nintendo |
| 29. | 17. | Wii Sports Resort | 6,809 | 329,832 | Wii | Nintendo |
| 16. | 18. | Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection | 6,560 | 186,012 | PSP | Square Enix |
| 15. | 19. | Detective Conan: Rondo of the Blue Jewel | 6,253 | 34,749 | DS | Namco Bandai |
| 21. | 20. | Earth Defense Force 2 Portable | 6,055 | 102,261 | DS | D3 Publisher |
Sales data acquired from 4Gamer and Media-Create.
Published: May 11, 2011 04:32 pm