Famitsu's 2006 Game Sales

[LunarWeaver]

Something that might be interesting to look at maybe =o See what our friends in the East truly crave:

1.) Pokémon Diamond/Pearl (DS) - 4,302,815
2.) New Super Mario Bros. (DS) - 3,818,214
3.) More Brain Training (DS) - 3,748,638
4.) Animal Crossing (DS) - 2,485,264 | 3,655,021
5.) Final Fantasy XII (PS2) - 2,322,329

6.) Brain Training (DS) - 1,991,116 | 3,002,457
7.) English Training (DS) - 1,529,618
8.) Mario Kart DS (DS) - 1,115,082 | 1,784,657
9.) Winning Eleven 10 (PS2) - 1,052,360
10.) Tetris DS (DS) - 985,246

11.) Final Fantasy III (DS) - 935,390
12.) General Knowledge Training (DS) - 916,600
13.) Love and Berry DS Collection (DS) - 778,734
14.) Tamagotchi 2 (DS) - 713,237
15.) Kirby Squeak Squad (DS) - 698,133
16.) Cooking Navi (DS) - 691,007
17.) Pokémon Ranger (DS) - 643,776
18.) Dragon Quest Monsters Joker (DS) - 633,084
19.) Monster Hunter 2 (PS2) - 576,510
20.) Sengoku Musou 2 (PS2) - 562,320

21.) Wii Sports (Wii) - 553,214
22.) Jump Ultimate Stars (DS) - 548,474
23.) Everyone's Tennis (PS2) - 513,862
24.) Dirge of Cerberus FFVII (PS2) - 513,157
25.) Wii Play (Wii) - 503,185
26.) Yakuza 2 (PS2) - 465,380
27.) Big Brain Academy (DS) - 455,557 | 1,330,928
28.) nintendogs (all three versions) (DS) - 442,223 | 1,407,888
29.) Gundam SEED Destiny II Plus (PS2) - 440,432
30.) Monster Hunter Portable (PSP) - 435,181 | 668,964

31.) Dragonball Z Sparkling NEO (PS2) - 423,846
32.) Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time (DS) - 417,391
33.) Valkyrie Profile Silmeria (PS2) - 401,687
34.) Mario Basket 3-on-3 (DS) - 399,346
35.) Kingdom Hearts II (PS2) - 391,544 | 1,129,196
36.) Mother 3 (GBA) - 368,582
37.) Powerful Pro Baseball 13 (PS2) - 358,725
38.) Tales of Destiny (PS2) - 343,184
39.) Kanji Training (DS) - 340,429
40.) Tamagotchi Corner Shop (DS) - 339,655 | 1,110,046

41.) Shin Onimusha (PS2) - 325,872
42.) Dragon Quest Yangus (PS2) - 301,755
43.) 42 All-Time Classics (DS) - 296,246
44.) Sengoku Basara 2 (PS2) - 285,525
45.) The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii) - 285,274
46.) Children of Mana (DS) - 281,083
47.) Yakuza The Best (PS2) - 275,340
48.) SD Gundam G-Generation Portable (PSP) - 271,425
49.) Let's Make a Pro Soccer Club! Europe (PS2) - 247,931
50.) Final Fantasy V Advance (GBA) - 243,443

51.) Pachislot Fist of the North Star SE (PS2) - 242,820
52.) Rhythm Tengoku (GBA) - 242,002
53.) Gundam Climax UC (PS2) - 241,597
54.) Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (DS) - 240,237 | 761,617
55.) Seiken Densetsu 4 (PS2) - 229,524
56.) Final Fantasy VI Advance (GBA) - 223,320
57.) 200-Mannin no KanKen Tokoton Kanji Nou (DS) - 221,184
58.) Famicom Mini Super Mario Brothers (GBA) - 220,117 | 1,254,381
59.) Ryuusei no Rockman (DS) - 219,171
60.) Digimon Story (DS) - 217,986

61.) Tingle's Rosey Rupeeland (DS) - 213,567
62.) Powerful Major League (PS2) - 210,398
63.) Persona 3 (PS2) - 210,319
64.) Front Mission 5 (PS2) - 203,060
65.) WarioWare: Touched! (DS) - 202,304 | 1,057,860
66.) Ace Combat Zero (PS2) - 202,041
67.) Pokémon Emerald (GBA) - 200,293 | 1,855,151
68.) Super Dragoball Z (PS2) - 198,074
69.) Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (GBA) - 197,570 | 715,054
70.) WarioWare: Smooth Moves (Wii) - 196,766

71.) 1000 Healthy Recipes (DS) - 194,798
72.) Suikoden V (PS2) - 194,780
73.) Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops (PSP) - 194,423
74.) Super Mario Strikers (GC) - 191,993
75.) Phantasy Star Universe (PS2) - 188,961
76.) Pachislot Series Vol5 Evangelion (PS2) - 184,500
77.) Xenosaga Episode III (PS2) - 181,297
78.) Another Century's Episode 2 (PS2) - 181,052
79.) J League Winning Eleven 10 + Euro League 06-07 (PS2) - 179,494
80.) Sengoku Musou 2 Empires (PS2) - 175,826

81.) Super Mario 64 DS (DS) - 175,751 | 989,859
82.) Everyone's Golf 4 The Best (PS2) - 174,974
83.) Valkyrie Profile Lenneth (PSP) - 168,515
84.) Pachislot Simulator Ossu! Banchou (PS2) - 167,410
85.) Momotarou 16 (PS2) - 167,327
86.) Legend of Starfi 4 (DS) - 167,136
87.) Battle Stadium DON (PS2) - 166,750
88.) Tales of the Tempest (DS) - 165,476
89.) Magic Taizen (DS) - 163,746
90.) Rockman EXE 6 (GBA) - 163,328 | 595,447

91.) Sudoku Master (DS) - 163,037
92.) Kamaitachi no Yoru x3 (PS2) - 162,199
93.) .hack//GU Vol1 (PS2) - 162,047
94.) Summon Night 4 (PS2) - 159,547
95.) Pro Baseball Spirits 3 (PS2) - 157,477
96.) LocoRoco (PSP) - 154,816
97.) Monster Hunter Portable The Best (PSP) - 154,187
98.) .hack//GU Vol2 (PS2) - 153,851
99.) Powerful Pro Baseball Portable (PSP) - 150,431
100.) Disgaea 2 (PS2) - 150,428


Unfortunately, somebody else at another forum posted this. I asked for a link, but he hasn't been on for like a week or something. I trust him enough to know he wouldn't exactly sit around making up a lie this elaborate and time consuming, but if anybody could give me some sort of source for this, I would be quite appreciative and make you chocolate-chip pancakes.

Also:
77.) Xenosaga Episode III (PS2) - 181,297


Le sigh ='( It kills me that so many Dragonball Z Super Ultra Generic Anime Fighter Number 402 Expansion Pack Plus games are so far ahead of my lovely Episode III. BLarglalglagl!

The Japanese clearly love the DS . No wonder they're shoving Dragon Quest IX on it.


Edit: 71.) 1000 Healthy Recipes (DS) - 194,798

[ljkkjlcm9]

I think it just shows how amazing the DS is, that 8 of the top 10 games were DS, and one of the other two was Final Fantasy

THE JACKEL

[NeoCracker]

Xenosaga III should have made top 10 easy. As should TP, even though I only picked it up today and have yet to play it.

[Slicksword45]

lol at 1000 healthy recipies!!

and why is pokemon on the top. POKEMON SUCKS!! RARGG!!! :evil:

[Tavrobel]

LOL Pokémon wins.

[Jowy]

LunarWeaver: It was linked to on Kotaku, so it's valid.

editga: well, top 10 and bottom 10 anyway

[Roto13]

New Super Mario Bros. *thrust*

[escobert]

DS is awsome so yeah no suprise here.

[Erdrick Holmes]

Haha, PSU kicked XenoSUCKga's ass.

[LunarWeaver]

Yes, it's sad which letters of the alphabet are arranged on the front of the box and disc can determine so much. Similar to how if Xenosaga was renamed Phantasy Star it would have sold more and you'd be saying it was the best game in history.

[MecaKane]

Yes, it's sad which letters of the alphabet are arranged on the front of the box and disc can determine so much. Similar to how if Xenosaga was renamed Phantasy Star it would have sold more and you'd be saying it was the best game in history.

Plot wouldn't be 2 dimensional or boring enough for him.

[Markus. D]

Haha, PSU kicked XenoSUCKga's ass.

but about 76% of the people who purchased PSU refused to continue when they got to a certain point.

[JKTrix]

These are based on games sales. Twilight Princess would not be very high on the list, because it only came out in December.

Also as a note, there are some listings you will see with 2 numbers, i.e.

35.) Kingdom Hearts II (PS2) - 391,544 | 1,129,196

These represent games that came out before 2006. In this case, Kingdom Hearts 2 sold 391,544 units in 2006, and 1,129,196 units in total since it was released.

[Breine]

It's interesting that there is a game called English Training, and it has sold very well over there... and whoa, they really like their Pokémon..!