Japan Sales November 8-14, 2004

Things appeared to get back to normal in the land of the rising sun for last week's sales chart. According to Media Create, sales of hardware for both the PS2 and Xbox were down from the week prior (those who wanted them for Halo 2, Dead Or Alive, Ace Combat 5, and GTA: SC picked them up). Software sales continue to tell us that the Japanese love Nintendo's franchises, role-playing games, and the occasional air combat game.

Hardware Sales (this week – last week – all 2004)
1. PlayStation 2 – 67,558 – 114,831 – 2,026,980
2. GameBoy Advance SP – 43,959 – 27,611 – 2,125,520
3. Gamecube – 4,860 – 4,656 – 516,493
4. Xbox – 1,200 – 4,959 – 32,966
5. Gameboy Advance – 1,024 – 982 – 189,677
6. Swan Crystal – 76 – 108 – 7,156
7. PSone – 60 – 80 – 13,754

Software Sales (this week – total 2004)
1. (GBA) Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories – Square Enix – 203,271 – 203,271
2. (PS2) Magna Carta – Banpresto – 121,946 – 121,946
3. (XBX) Halo 2 – Microsoft – 37,507 – 37,507
4. (GBA) Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap – Nintendo – 31,098 – 128,079
5. (GCN) Mario Power Tennis – Nintendo – 22,339 – 252,104
6. (GBA) Mawaru Made in Wario – Nintendo – 15,327 – 215,727
7. (PS2) Shining Tears – Sega – 15,219 – 81,092
8. (PS2) Ace Combat 5: Unsung War – Namco – 14,425 – 259,465
9. (GBA) Pokemon Emerald – Pokemon – 14,093 – 1,163,017
10. (PS2) Harvest Moon: It's a Wonderful Life – Marvelous Interactive – 12,995 – 12,995