Game657: PSP Tops Japanese Software Charts in February

2009年4月9日星期四

PSP Tops Japanese Software Charts in February

1. Tales of the World Radiant Mythology 2 (Bandai Namco, PSP): 288,860

2. Mario & Luigi RPG 3 (Nintendo, DS): 278,664

3. Winning Eleven 2009 ( Konami , PSP): 177,399

4. Winning Eleven 2009 (Konami, PS2): 177,147

5. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Echoes of Time (Square Enix, DS): 170,595

6. Star Ocean: The Last Hope (Square Enix, Xbox 360): 166,027

7. Idol Master SP (Bandai Namco, PSP): 121,271 units

8. Street Fighter V ( Capcom , PS3): 102,803 units

9. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G PSP the Best (Capcom, PSP): 86,632, total 429,531

10. Wii Fit (Nintendo, Wii): 69,900, total 3,179,099 units

Patapon is a greatly loved Game here at the IGN office, and Patapon 2 looks to be just as promising -- if not more so -- than the groundbreaking original. Over on the official PlayStation Blog, SCEA Associate Producer Chris Hinojosa-Miranda made a post recently confirming the price of Patapon 2. For a mere $19.99, PSP owners will be able to partake in yet another musical, strategy-filled journey with everyone's favorite tribe of one-eyed warriors. Hinojosa-Miranda also reminds players in the blog post that the game is set for launch on May 5th.

Fans of the game will certainly appreciate the low price point, psp game as this was the same price as the original Patapon when it launched last year.

PSP appears to be on somewhat of a roll over in Japan. Famitsu.com, sourcing data from its parent company Enterbrain, reported today that Sony's portable dominated the top ten chart covering the month of February (running from January 26 through February 22).

Bandai Namco's latest PSP entry in the Tales series, Tales psp game of the World Radiant Mythology 2 , was the big winner for the month, with 288,860 units sold following its January 29 release. This was just enough to beat Mario & Luigi RPG 3, which debuted on February 11 and sold 278,664 units.

Here's the full top 10:

With Rockstar's GTA series next handheld foray hitting the DS in the shape of this month's Chinatown Wars, Sony has said we've not seen the last of the franchise on its own handheld hardware.

Both Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories launched to critical acclaim at the dawn of the PSP, and were met with equally impressive sales figures. "No one should sleep on that franchise. That's a tremendous franchise for PlayStation in general," said Sony Computer Entertainment's John Koller to MTV Multiplayer , "We've had two that are the top two sellers on PSP right now. So, there's definitely continued conversations with Rockstar on psp game all their brands. That's nothing that's left the PlayStation family."

Microsoft notoriously paid $50 million for exclusive downloadable episodes for GTA IV, ending the close association between the PlayStation brand and the GTA franchise that had previously endured during the PlayStation 2's lifespan.