First-party software leads Wii sales in Japan

[Darksaviour69]

Four of the top five titles developed by Nintendo

Enterbrain has revealed software sales figures for the Nintendo Wii in Japan, with first-party developed titles leading the pack on the first weekend of release.

Wii Sports was the best-selling game, racking up sales of 176,880 units, with Wii Play reaching 171,888 units.

Fan-favourite The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess was the third best-selling game, shifting 145,068 copies, way ahead of the number four game, WarioWare: Smooth Moves, which reached 63,086 sales.

Tecmo's Super Swing Golf was the only third-party title in the top five, selling 12,673 copies, while Ubisoft's Red Steel, a title receiving a lot of press in the US and Europe, sold just under 9000 units to become the eighth most popular launch game.

The software tie-in ratio for the home console stands at 1.69, with Enterbrain reporting over 372,000 Wii's were sold over the first weekend in the region.

Gameindustry.biz

[strumstrum]

is Wii Sports not bundled with the console then in Japan?

[Olly]

is Wii Sports not bundled with the console then in Japan?

Nope, but it's cheaper.

[ashjacques]

So red steel not doing so hot in Japan. Get's me worried that it may not be the FPS that everyone thought it would be. After Zelda I'm not sure where to put my money yet. Red Steel or COD3 - Or maybe blazing angels...Anyone got a review of Blazing Angels Wii yet? I know it's a release game?