Diamond, Pearl boost DS sales despite Wii
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Pokémon Battle Revolution the 10th highest selling game this week
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Pokémon Diamond and Pearl respectively earned the top two spots for games in Japan's console war this week, boosting Nintendo DS sales despite the recent releases of the PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's own Wii. Pokémon Battle Revolution, the Wii battle simulator released this week, was the 10th highest selling game, the second-highest for a Wii game.
The DS sold 319,866 units, and Wii sold 108,237 units. They were followed by rivals PlayStation 3, 70,942, PlayStation Portable, 48,962 and PlayStation 2, 37,730.
Other Wii games did not perform so well. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess came in 33rd, Wii Play came in 12th, Wario Ware: Smooth Moves came in 36th and Bleach Wii came in 50th.
Japanese game rankings for this week, all consoles
| This Week | Last Week | Game | Publisher | Console | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Pokémon Diamond | Nintendo | Nintendo DS | 123,573 |
| 2 | 5 | Pokémon Pearl | Nintendo | Nintendo DS | 97,409 |
| 3 | 7 | Hoshi no Kirby: Sanjō! Dorocche Dan | Nintendo | Nintendo DS | 92,173 |
| 4 | New | Mystery Dungeon: Fūrai no Shuren DS | Sega | Nintendo DS | 88,242 |
| 5 | 12 | New Super Mario Bros. | Nintendo | Nintendo DS | 77,761 |
| 6 | 11 | Oshare Majo Love and Berry | Sega | Nintendo DS | 72,841 |
| 7 | 9 | Jump Ultimate Stars | Nintendo | Nintendo DS | 71,339 |
| 8 | New | Wild Arms: The Vth Vanguard | Sony | PlayStation 2 | 70,476 |
| 9 | 6 | Wii Sports | Nintendo | Wii | 69,923 |
| 10 | New | Pokémon Battle Revolution | Nintendo | Wii | 67,607 |
