Raft of new entries fail to topple Pokemon in Japan

A total of nine new entries in the Japanese software chart this week have failed to shift Pokemon Black and White from the top spot, as the latest in the series almost reaches four million unit sales to date.

Slots two, three, four and five were taken by fresh titles, with Macross F, Kingdom Hearts and Class of Heroes 3 all hitting the top five. Straight in at number four was the PS3 version of Rockstar's Red Dead Redemtion, with the 360 SKU trailing behind it in 7th.

In the hardware charts, sales dipped for the top three consoles, with PSP still on top in terms of individual unit sales. But DSi and DSi LL were second and third, with a combined total which easily eclipses that of PSP.

Full charts follow below. For software, figures in brackets are sales to date. In the hardware chart, last weeks figures are shown in brackets.

1. Pokemon Black & White (DS): 231,638 (3,992,855)
2. Macross F Itsuwari no Utahime (PS3): 152,699 - New Entry
3. Kingdom Hearts Re: Coded (DS): 95,505 - New Entry
4. Red Dead Redemption (PS3): 70,599 - New Entry
5. Class of Heroes 3 (PSP): 30,572 - New Entry
6. Wii Party (Wii): 26,259 (1,099,428)
7. Red Dead Redemption (X360): 25,673 - New Entry
8. F1 2010 (PS3): 25,273 - New Entry
9. Dead Rising 2 (PS3): 24,416 (104,111)
10. K-On! After School Live (PSP): 21,454 (192,303)
11. Black Panther Yakuza New Chapter PSP): 19,109 (236,485)
12. Class of Heroes 3 (PS3): 14,892 - New Entry
13. Okamiden (DS): 12,829 (97,300)
14. Legend of Heroes: Zero no Kiseki (PSP): 11,147 (95,507)
15. Tenkaichi Sengoku Lovers DS (DS): 9,510 - New Entry
16. H.A.W.X.2 (PS3): 8,921 - New Entry
17. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii): 6,991 (849,567)
18. Dragon Ball Tag Versus (PSP): 6,734 (25,814)
19. Dead Rising 2 (X360): 6,279 (50,097)
20. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G PSP the Best Reprint (PSP): 6,261 (443,365)
1. PSP: 33,683 (37,088)
2. DSi: 22,301 (24,937)
3. DSi LL: 21,777 (24,246)
4. PS3: 19,948 (20,363)
5. Wii: 12,158 (13,360)
6. DS Lite: 5,960 (5,707)
7. X360: 2,746 (2,769)
8. PS2: 1,373 (1,247)
9. PSP go: 1,191 (754)

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