Mario Party 8 tops Japanese charts

The seven best selling titles in Japan are new entries, led by Mario Party 8 on the Wii at number one – which outsold Everybody’s Golf 5 on the PS3 at number two by 100,000 units, reported

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Following them at number three is Taiko Drum Master on the DS, followed by It’s A Wonderful World on the DS, while Mobile Suit Gundam MS Front on the Wii comes in at number five.

Two titles that made it big in the US and UK take the next positions, with Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories on PSP at number six, while The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion finishes at number seven.

The entire Japanese top 30 is as follows:

1 – Mario Party 8 (Wii) – 265,000 / New

2 – Everybody’s Golf 5 (PS3) – 152,000 / New

3 – Taiko Drum Master DS (DS) – 94,000 / New

4 – It’s A Wonderful World (DS) – 77,000 / New

5 – Mobile Suit Gundam MS Front 0079 (Wii) – 46,000 / New

6 – Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (PSP) – 45,000 / New

7 – The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Xbox 360) – 40,000 / New

8 – The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS) – 37,000 / 668,000

9 – Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 14 (PS2) – 34,000 / 187,000

10 – Wii Sports (Wii) – 32,000 / 1,943,000

11 – Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors (Wii)

12 – Flash Focus: Vision Training In Minutes A Day (DS)

13 – Wii Play (Wii)

14 – Metal Gear 20th Anniversary Collection (PS2)

15 – Sanyo Pachinko Paradise 14 (PS2)

16 – New Super Mario Bros. (DS)

17 – More Brain Age (DS)

18 – Wangan Midnight (PS3)

19 – King of Fighters: Maximum Impact Regulation A (PS2)

20 – Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Wii (Wii)

21 – Mario Kart DS (DS)

22 – Itadaki Street DS (DS)

23 – Ikkitousen Shining Dragon (PS2)

24 – Daito Giken Koushiki Pachi-Slot Simulator: Shake II (PS2)

25 – Naruto: Saikyo Ninja Daikesshu 5 (DS)

26 – Brain Age (DS)

27 – More English Training (DS)

28 – Pokmon Diamond (DS)

29 – Animal Crossing Wild World (DS)

30 – Chibi Robo Park Patrol (DS)