Chart Attack! Japanese Top 20 (11/24 - 11/30)

Chart Attack! may have skipped a week to fill up upon turkey and stuffing, but it get backs to cover last week's gluttonous spill of novel titles into the Japanese market. It was a busy week, and any fan will number you that the rush of quality titles is putting the big injure on his or her bank account. shore ups to Dengeki Online for the sales data.

A staggering twelve fresh titles made the top 20 last week, spearheaded by dint of Everybody's Golf 4, the fourth installment in what is known to North American gamers as the fiery Shots Golf series. The requisite giant robot are exhibited on the GBA by Bandai's SD Gundam G Generation Advance (okay, maybe they're not for a like reason giant this week), followed through the new Wild Arms game, Alter collection of laws F. And we hope you picked up that GameCube BBA by the agency of now because Phantasy Star Online Episode 3: C.A.R.D. Revolution is without accompanied by PSO Episode 1 & 2 Plus, a lower priced version of the original sum of two units episodes with new content.

Onimusha nut like myself have been drooling above Onimusha Buraiden, the fighting game based in the universe of Capcom's popular feudal Japanese horror game. With Onimusha 3 to be paid out in February, anticipating fans are eating up Buraiden with enough vigor to make it #10 upon this week's list. Just above it is Zero: Crimson Butterfly known outside of Japan as the upcoming Fatal Frame II.

Following the company's pattern of releasing popular series' games outside of Japan first, Konami finally unleashed Castlevania: Lament of Inncence upon Japan last week to serviceable sales. Until this release, the series has solitary been known as Castlevania to gamers outside of Japan, going by means of the name Akumajou Dracula ("Demon Castle Dracula") in the island nation that produc it. This installment males the trend and inaugurates the fresh name by dropping the subtitle.

Top 20 Video Game Sales in Japan, Week of 11/24 - 11/30



No.
Was
Title
Publisher
Platform
Release Date



1
-
Everybody's Golf 4
SCE
PS2
11/27



2
-
SD Gundam G Generation Advance
Bandai
GBA
11/27



3
-
Wild Arms Alter digest F
SCE
PS2
11/27



4
-
Mario Party 5
Nintendo
GCN
11/28



5
-
Kamen Rider Seigi no Keifu
Banpresto
PS2
11/27



6
-
Castlevania
Konami
PS2
11/27



7
1
Pokémon Colosseum
Pokémon
GCN
11/21



8
-
R: Racing Evolution
Namco
PS2
11/27



9
-
Zero: Crimson Butterfly
Tecmo
PS2
11/27



10
-
Onimusha Buraiden
Capcom
PS2
11/27



11
3
Mario & Luigi RPG
Nintendo
GBA
11/21



12
4
Mario Kart Double Dash!!
Nintendo
GCN
11/7



13
1
Shinseiki Evangelion 2
Bandai
PS2
11/20



14
-
Phantasy Star Online Episode 3: C.A.R.D. Revolution
Sega
GCN
11/27



15
6
Slime Morimori Dragon Quest: Shougeki No Shippo Dan
Square-Enix
GBA
11/14



16
-
Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2 Plus
Sega
GCN
11/27



17
9
Taiko no Tatsujin: Appare Sandaime
Namco
PS2
10/30



18
5
Let's Make a Pro Baseball Team 2003!
Sega
PS2
11/20



19
-
K-1 World Grand Prix 2003
Konami
PS2
11/27



20
7
Siren
SCE
PS2
11/6

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