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Happy Easter GAF: Japan Monthly Charts: January 2006

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cvxfreak

Member
Code: 
1	DS	Motto Nou wo Kitaeru Otona no DS Training	Nintendo	1,084,857 	1,084,857 
2	DS	Oideyo Doubutsu no Mori	Nintendo	569,711 	1,739,468 
3	DS	Nou wo Kitaeru Otona no DS Training	Nintendo	488,501 	1,499,842 
4	DS	Mario Kart DS	Nintendo	390,313 	1,059,888 
5	PS2	Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII	Square Enix	365,495 	365,495 
6	PS2	Kingdom Hearts II	Square Enix	338,073 	1,075,725 
7	DS	Mario & Luigi RPG 2	Nintendo	313,576 	313,576 
8	DS	Yawaraka Atamajuku	Nintendo	264,265 	1,139,636 
9	DS	Eigo ga Nigate na Otona no DS Training: Eigo Zuke	Nintendo	231,770 	231,770 
10	DS	Tamagotchi no Puchi Puchi Omisetchi	Bandai	199,355 	969,746 
11	PS2	Front Mission 5 Scars of War	Square Enix	194,909 	194,909 
12	PS2	Shin Onimusha Dawn of Dreams	Capcom	188,908 	188,908 
13	DS	nintendogs (Shiba / Dach / Chihuahua)	Nintendo	147,373 	1,113,038 
14	DS	Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon: Ao no Kyuujotai	Pokemon	143,147 	664,527 
15	GBA	Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon: Aka no Kyuujotai	Pokemon	127,746 	645,230 
16	PSP	Monster Hunter Portable	Capcom	127,599 	361,382 
17	PS2	NARUTO: Narutimate Hero 3	Bandai	119,876 	314,248 
18	DS	Dare Demo Asobi Taizen	Nintendo	109,631 	411,440 
19	PS2	Tales of the Abyss	Namco	97,711 	537,936 
20	GBA	Rockman EXE 6 Graygar / Faltzer	Capcom	95,714 	527,833 
21	GC	Super Mario Strikers	Nintendo	94,501 	94,501 
22	PS2	Ryu ga Gotoku	Sega	92,951 	325,601 
23	GC	Mario Party 7	Nintendo	81,865 	411,498 
24	PS2	Momotarou Dentetsu 15	Hudson	80,585 	230,135 
25	DS	Slime Morimori Dragon Quest II	Square Enix	74,869 	251,087 
26	XB360	Dead or Alive 4	Tecmo	74,782 	74,782 
27	PSP	Super Robot Taisen MX Portable	Banpresto	73,882 	73,882 
28	GBA	Famicom Mini Super Mario Brothers	Nintendo	66,069 	1,100,333 
29	PS2	Kingdom Hearts Final Mix (Ultimate Hits)	Square Enix	61,162 	141,871 
30	DS	Dragon Ball Z Bukuu Ressen	Bandai	59,858 	225,457 
31	PSP	Nouryoku Trainer Portable	Sega	59,646 	244,845 
32	PS2	Ar Tonelico	Banpresto	56,950 	56,950 
33	GBA	Final Fantasy IV Advance	Square Enix	56,308 	190,456 
34	PS2	biohazard 4	Capcom	55,627 	426,217 
35	GC	NARUTO: Gekitou Ninja Taisen 4	Tomy	53,220 	286,327 
36	DS	Mushiking: Greatest Champion e no Michi DS	Sega	48,960 	143,118 
37	PS2	Metal Gear Solid 3 Subsistense	Konami	48,736 	122,073 
38	DS	Pokemon Trozei	Pokemon	47,881 	262,919 
39	PS2	Kingdom Hearts (Ultimate Hits)	Square Enix	47,588 	97,296 
40	DS	Jump Superstars	Nintendo	46,455 	510,531 
41	PS2	Gun Parade Orchestra	SCE	46,066 	46,066 
42	DS	Sawaru Made in Wario	Nintendo	45,855 	901,420 
43	PS2	Rogue Galaxy	SCE	43,492 	342,802 
44	DS	Super Mario 64 DS	Nintendo	42,303 	856,411 
45	PSP	Minna no Golf Portable (PSP The Best)	SCE	41,657 	94,990 
46	PSP	Geki Sengoku Musou	Koei	40,573 	91,257 
47	PS2	Ratchet and Clank 4th	SCE	40,062 	227,835 
48	GBA	Pokemon Emerald	Pokemon	38,551 	1,693,409 
49	PS2	Jissen Pachislot Aladdin Evolution	Sega	38,133 	95,310 
50	PS2	Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 12 Ketteiban	Konami	38,102 	102,456 
51	PS2	Need for Speed Most Wanted	EA	37,435 	61,592 
52	DS	Super Princess Peach	Nintendo	37,150 	179,834 
53	PSP	Boku no Watashi no Katamari	Namco	36,650 	65,282 
54	DS	Power Pro Kun Pocket 8	Konami	36,127 	91,724 
55	DS	BLEACH DS	Sega	34,898 	34,898 
56	PS2	Taiko no Tatsujin Wai Wai Happy! 6th	Namco	33,522 	87,005 
57	PSP	TALKMAN	SCE	31,493 	78,338 
58	DS	Bokujou Monotagari: Corobockle Station for Girls	Marvelous Interactive	30,737 	61,356 
59	PS2	G1 Jockey 4	Koei	27,856 	55,013 
60	PS2	Daito Giken Pachislot Simulator	Daito Giken	27,342 	211,782 
61	DS	Biohazard Deadly Silence	Capcom	26,979 	26,979 
62	PSP	Bite Hell 2000	SCE	26,930 	35,245 
63	PS2	Minna no Golf 4 (PS2 The Best)	SCE	25,835 	64,698 
64	PS2	Sega Rally 2006	Sega	24,126 	24,126 
65	PSP	World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 Ubiquitous Evolution	Konami	24,093 	226,269 
66	PS2	Derby Uma wo Tsukurou! 5	Sega	22,918 	22,918 
67	PSP	Tales of Eternia (PSP The Best)	Namco	22,732 	35,717 
68	GBA	Super Donkey Kong 3	Nintendo	22,448 	92,433 
69	PSP	Piposaru Academia 2 Aiai Saruge Janken Battle	SCE	21,724 	41,513 
70	PS2	Otometeki Koi Kakumei Love Revo	Interchannel	21,604 	21,604 
71	PS2	World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 Bonus Pack	Konami	21,460 	21,460 
72	PS2	Samurai Spirits Tenkaichi Kenkakuden	SNK Playmore	20,339 	20,339 
73	DS	Touch! Kirby	Nintendo	19,492 	295,910 
74	GBA	Pokemon Fire Red & Leaf Green	Pokemon	19,328 	2,599,841 
75	GBA	Ochaken no Bouken Jima	MTO	19,190 	31,491 
76	PS2	Pachinko Pachitslot Series Vol. 2	D3 Publisher	19,082 	19,082 
77	PS2	Simple 2000 Series Ultimate Vol 29 K1 PREMIUM 2005 Dynamite	D3 Publisher	19,055 	24,102 
78	PS2	Sarugetchu! 3 (PS2 The Best)	SCE	18,821 	52,390 
79	PS2	Pachipara 12	Airem Software	18,520 	49,527 
80	PS2	Gallop Racer 8 Live Horse Racing	Tecmo	18,200 	66,926 
81	PSP	Comic Party Portable	Acaplus	17,708 	17,708 
82	DS	Rockman EXE 5 DS Twin Leaders	Capcom	17,132 	94,043 
83	PSP	Metal Gear Acid 2	Konami	17,028 	39,262 
84	GBA	Dr. Mario & Panel de Pon	Nintendo	16,978 	105,986 
85	PS2	J.League Winning Eleven 9 Asia Championship	Konami	16,915 	121,710 
86	PS2	Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED: The Federation vs. ZAFT	Bandai	16,593 	433,784 
87	XB360	[eM] -eNCHANT aRM-	From Software	16,486 	16,486 
88	PSP	Ridge Racers (PSP The Best)	Namco	16,017 	33,057 
89	PS2	Final Fantasy X (Ultimate Hits)	Square Enix	15,582 	62,638 
90	GBA	Mario Tennis Advance	Nintendo	15,463 	128,688 
91	GC	BLEACH GC	Sega	15,262 	68,517 
92	DS	Puyo Puyo Fever 2	Sega	15,215 	21,792 
93	PS2	Bakumatsu Roman Last Blade 2 in 1	SNK Playmore	15,198 	15,198 
94	GC	Pokemon XD: Yami no Senpuu Dark Lugia	Pokemon	15,173 	247,369 
95	PS2	Simple 2000 Series Vol. 90 The Onechan Bara 2	D3 Publisher	14,826 	24,018 
96	PS2	Monster Farm 5 Circus Caravan	Tecmo	14,777 	48,653 
97	PSP	Need for Speed Most Wanted 5-1-0	EA	14,762 	19,573 
98	PS2	Star Wars Battle Front 2	EA	14,532 	14,532 
99	XB360	PGR3 Project Gotham Racing 3	Microsoft	14,331 	14,331 
100	PS2	Dragon Ball Z Sparking	Bandai	14,019 	546,709

Code: 
	Company	System	Month	Year	LTD
1	Nintendo	DS	734,178	734,178	5,832,979
2	SCE	PSP (PlayStation Portable)	336,077	336,077	2,901,820
3	SCE	PlayStation 2	248,445	248,445	18,954,464
4	Nintendo	Game Boy Advance SP	75,539	75,539	5,712,467
5	Nintendo	Game Boy micro	38,733	38,733	433,578
6	Nintendo	GameCube	38,659	38,659	3,951,917
7	Microsoft	Xbox 360	30,887	30,887	112,657
 
S

starship

psycho_snake's and The Black Brad Pitt's B*TCH
Thanks alot dude.
Great showing for DS hardtware and software.

p.s. could you give us tie ratios for DS and PSP?
 
S

Striek

Member
You time these deliberately don't you ;)

PSP software is still selling better than I would've thought after all this PSP is doomed in Japan hype.
 
D

Deadly Monk

Banned
The DS outselling the SP in total is news to me.

Top ten is pretty much the same though. 2, sometimes 3 PS2 games and the rest are DS. This time, it's only 2 for them.
 
M

Mrbob

Member
Sega's PS2 yakuze game has some strong legs.

I do appreciate the top 100 lists you put together CvX. Puts a little more perspective on respective numbers versus top 10 weekly lists.
 
M

muttyeah416

Member
I think this thread deserves this
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M

maxmars

Member
hadareud said:
I predict the 360 selling more than the GC in February. It will mark the start of the big turnaround.
Click to expand...

I don't know, Had. GC will see the launch of its killer app for this semester, "yahtzee and shangai", it will probably offset a good dozen buyers. We'll see.
 
C

cvxfreak

Member
kia said:
Thanks alot dude.
Great showing for DS hardtware and software.

p.s. could you give us tie ratios for DS and PSP?
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DS: 6.496 (Jan)
PSP: 2.404 (Jan)

Getting the overalls will be a bitch, but I'm working on it. ;)
 
H

hadareud

The Translator
I just noticed that DOA didn't actually sell that poorly, 74,000 out of 112,000 Xbox 360's is alot. I thought it sold less than that.

edit: damn you
 
M

Monorojo

Banned
By the way people talk i cant believe PSP software outsold PS2 software.

EDIT: Looked at system sold as total software sold. completely ignore the comment above
 
C

cvxfreak

Member
Monorojo said:
By the way people talk i cant believe PSP software outsold PS2 software.

PSP is supposed to be dead in the water in Japan rite?
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...?

PS2 total: 3.05M
PSP: 808K

Anyway, full tie ratios:

DS: 3.036
PSP: 1.908

Their tie ratios throughout the months since launch:

DS tie-ratio / Win-Lose
Dec 1.11 / L
Jan 1.38 / L
Feb 1.44 / L
Mar 1.56 / L
Apr 1.67 / L
May 1.81 / W
Jun 1.89 / W
Jul 2.04 / W
Aug 2.17 / W
Sep 2.2526 / W
Oct 2.2501 / W
Nov 2.45 / W
Dec 2.54 / W
Jan 3.036 / W

PSP tie-ratio / Win-Lose
Dec 1.62 / W
Jan 1.82 / W
Feb 1.79 / W
Mar 1.84 / W
Apr 1.84 / W
May 1.804 / L
Jun 1.796 / L
Jul 1.82 / L
Aug 1.86 / L
Sep 1.91 / L
Oct 1.93 / L
Nov 1.89 / L
Dec 1.84 / L
Jan 1.908 / L
 
J

JoshuaJSlone

Member
Elios83 said:
734,178 DS in January??
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Yeah, something seems totally off. I know there are different sales tracking services, but for the Media Create numbers, even if I add together Januaries for DS, GBA, GBASP, GBM, and PSP, the total handheld sales only come to 704,178... and now that I've done that, I notice that's exactly 30,000 less than the value given for DS in this thread.


EDIT: Well, cvxfreak has explained where that nearly 400K extra came from.
 
B

Beowvlf

Banned
Striek said:
PSP software is still selling better than I would've thought after all this PSP is doomed in Japan hype.
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Amen to that. I mean, not to take anything away from the DS as it's performance is just stunning and deserves the constant praise it's receiving.

But if one can acknowledge that the DS is doing way above expectations, and is one of the best selling machines in Japan ever, why if the PSP doesn't do the same is it considered a massive failure?

I mean, are these terrible numbers, especially compared to the GBA, because they seem pretty damn solid to me:

16 / Monster Hunter Portable / Capcom / 127,599 / 361,382
27 / Super Robot Taisen MX Portable / Banpresto / 73,882 / 73,882
31 / Nouryoku Trainer Portable / Sega / 59,646 / 244,845
45 / Minna no Golf Portable (PSP The Best) / SCE / 41,657 / 94,990 / CT= 494,151
46 / Geki Snegoku Musou / Koei / 40,573 / 91,257
53 / Boku no Watashi no Katamari / 36,650 / 65,282
57 / TALKMAN / SCE / 31,493 / 78,338

IMO, this is the only disappointment; hopefully it'll do 100k+ in both NA and Europe:

83 / Metal Gear Acid 2 / Konami / 17,028 / 39,262
 
F

Frankfurter

Member
cvxfreak said:
Anyway, full tie ratios:

DS: 3.036
PSP: 1.908
Click to expand...

Wow, that's a huge difference. PSP definitely has a problem, especially since the tie ratio just doesn't seem to improve, whereas DS sees a constant growth.
 
M

maxmars

Member
Heian-kyo said:
But if one can acknowledge that the DS is doing way above expectations, and is one of the best selling machines in Japan ever, why if the PSP doesn't do the same is it considered a massive failure?
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It's like being Max Biaggi or Sete Gibernau when there's Valentino Rossi around. You may be a champion, but you just can't win.

Luckily for PSP, anywhere else (I think) it is not overshadowed by its cheapass rival.
 
C

cvxfreak

Member
Heian-kyo said:
Amen to that. I mean, not to take anything away from the DS as it's performance is just stunning and deserves the constant praise it's receiving.

But if one can acknowledge that the DS is doing way above expectations, and is one of the best selling machines in Japan ever, why if the PSP doesn't do the same is it considered a massive failure?

I mean, are these terrible numbers, especially compared to the GBA, because they seem pretty damn solid to me:

16 / Monster Hunter Portable / Capcom / 127,599 / 361,382
27 / Super Robot Taisen MX Portable / Banpresto / 73,882 / 73,882
31 / Nouryoku Trainer Portable / Sega / 59,646 / 244,845
45 / Minna no Golf Portable (PSP The Best) / SCE / 41,657 / 94,990 / CT= 494,151
46 / Geki Snegoku Musou / Koei / 40,573 / 91,257
53 / Boku no Watashi no Katamari / 36,650 / 65,282
57 / TALKMAN / SCE / 31,493 / 78,338

IMO, this is the only disappointment; hopefully it'll do 100k+ in both NA and Europe:

83 / Metal Gear Acid 2 / Konami / 17,028 / 39,262
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If only you had all the data.

To put it in perspective, DS sold more software in January 2006 than PSP did all of 2005 and 2004. That doesn't take into account December 2005 where DS exceeded PSP's CURRENT total by 216% or the fact more DS hardware has been sold than PSP software.
 
J

JoshuaJSlone

Member
cvxfreak said:
Anyway, full tie ratios:

DS: 3.036
PSP: 1.908
Click to expand...

To answer the ever-present non-games complaint, I totaled up the 4 Training games (3,956,105), and then Nintendogs + Animal Crossing + Tamagotchi (3,822,252). Considering the total DS installed base, that would split things to

Training ratio: 0.68:1
Dogs/crossing/gotchi ratio: 0.66:1
Everything else: 1.70:1
 
B

Beowvlf

Banned
cvxfreak said:
If only you had all the data.

To put it in perspective, DS sold more software in January 2006 than PSP did all of 2005 and 2004. That doesn't take into account December 2005 where DS exceeded PSP's CURRENT total by 216% or the fact more DS hardware has been sold than PSP software.
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This is my exact point. Heed these two specific points of my original post:

'But if one can acknowledge that the DS is doing way above expectations, and is one of the best selling machines in Japan ever, why if the PSP doesn't do the same is it considered a massive failure?'

and

'I mean, are these terrible numbers, especially compared to the GBA...'

My point is not 'LWAL the PSP is doing 'this' well so that must mean the DS isn't so hawt1!', but rather 'the PSP isn't doing nearly that bad at all, and the doom cries are only the result of the magnificent DS performance coupled with hyperactive and overzealous Nintendo fanboys'.
 
C

CoolTrick

Banned
To put it in perspective, DS sold more software in January 2006 than PSP did all of 2005 and 2004. That doesn't take into account December 2005 where DS exceeded PSP's CURRENT total by 216% or the fact more DS hardware has been sold than PSP software.
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PSPWNED
 
C

cvxfreak

Member
Heian-kyo said:
This is my exact point. Heed these two specific points of my original post:

'But if one can acknowledge that the DS is doing way above expectations, and is one of the best selling machines in Japan ever, why if the PSP doesn't do the same is it considered a massive failure?'

and

'I mean, are these terrible numbers, especially compared to the GBA...'

My point is not 'LWAL the PSP is doing 'this' well so that must mean the DS isn't so hawt1!', but rather 'the PSP isn't doing nearly that bad at all, and the doom cries are only the result of the magnificent DS performance coupled with hyperactive and overzealous Nintendo fanboys'.
Click to expand...

Again, you don't have all the data.

Until January, Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire sold more than all PSP software.

So yes, absolutely terrible compared to GBA.
 
B

Beowvlf

Banned
cvxfreak said:
Again, you don't have all the data.

Until January, Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire sold more than all PSP software.

So yes, absolutely terrible compared to GBA.
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I'm supposed to be surprised by that? It's fucking Pokemon. If the LTD thread isn't a good enough indicator, and I don't have access to sufficient data as you say, can you provide examples of how, relative to life since release, how the PSP comparing to the GBA in various different titles, from big name to middle of the road to crap's ville?

And I'm not saying anything one way or the other, I'm simply asking because by the looks of the LTD thread, it's seems rather comparable. If you have data that says otherwise, I'd like to be enlightened.
 
R

Rock_Man

Member
Heian-kyo said:
Amen to that. I mean, not to take anything away from the DS as it's performance is just stunning and deserves the constant praise it's receiving.

But if one can acknowledge that the DS is doing way above expectations, and is one of the best selling machines in Japan ever, why if the PSP doesn't do the same is it considered a massive failure?

I mean, are these terrible numbers, especially compared to the GBA, because they seem pretty damn solid to me:

16 / Monster Hunter Portable / Capcom / 127,599 / 361,382
27 / Super Robot Taisen MX Portable / Banpresto / 73,882 / 73,882
31 / Nouryoku Trainer Portable / Sega / 59,646 / 244,845
45 / Minna no Golf Portable (PSP The Best) / SCE / 41,657 / 94,990 / CT= 494,151
46 / Geki Snegoku Musou / Koei / 40,573 / 91,257
53 / Boku no Watashi no Katamari / 36,650 / 65,282
57 / TALKMAN / SCE / 31,493 / 78,338

IMO, this is the only disappointment; hopefully it'll do 100k+ in both NA and Europe:

83 / Metal Gear Acid 2 / Konami / 17,028 / 39,262
Click to expand...

But this is much worse than it did a year ago. 14 psp games have sold more than 100k,
9 were released in December 2004 and only 5 were released in 2005! That doesn´t bode well for 2006...
 
C

cvxfreak

Member
Heian-kyo said:
I'm supposed to be surprised by that? It's fucking Pokemon. If the LTD thread isn't a good enough indicator, and I don't have access to sufficient data as you say, can you provide examples of how, relative to life since release, how the PSP comparing to the GBA in various different titles, from big name to middle of the road to crap's ville?

And I'm not saying anything one way or the other, I'm simply asking because by the looks of the LTD thread, it's seems rather comparable. If you have data that says otherwise, I'd like to be enlightened.
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Sorry, but I can't go that far. I don't have the absolute total for 2001 and the beginning of 2002, but GBA software sales for games within 2001's top 100 stand at 5,345,607. That's after 9 months and one holiday season versus the PSP's thirteen months and two holiday seasons and software sales at 5.54 million. Those four first months of 2002 for GBA are pretty hefty, too.

EDIT: GBA sales that appear in the top 100 for all of 2001 and the first half of 2002 total at: 8,099,297. They are very likely over 10 million for the period.
 
M

MrSardonic

The nerdiest nerd of all the nerds in nerdland
Striek said:
PSP software is still selling better than I would've thought after all this PSP is doomed in Japan hype.
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huh?

Pretty monstrous DS sales considering all the shortages too. And the software sales are insane, the DS games in the top 10 alone sold 3.5m+. The only downside to this sales data is that only one of the DS games in the top 10 is non-Nintendo (in fact in the top 25 there are only 2 non-Nintendo DS games)...looks like the 3rd parties need to do some work. Nintendo clearly understand what will sell to the DS target markets better at this moment in time
 
G

Guy LeDouche

Banned
xsarien said:
26, 87, & 99.

So much for the XBox 360 in Japan. Also, the DS hardware numbers for January alone are fucking unreal.
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especially in regards to this:
87 XB360 [eM] -eNCHANT aRM- From Software 16,486 16,486
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When did this come out? Unless it was the last day of January, this is pathetic. Hell, even if it were day 1 sales it would be bad, if this was supposed to be one of the 360's big RPGs to help in Japan.
 
S

starship

psycho_snake's and The Black Brad Pitt's B*TCH
hahaha, total ownage.

Jan DS tie ratio = 6.496
Jan DS hardware sales = 734,178
---------------------------------------
Jan DS softtware sales = 4,770k


PSP LTD software sales = 5,540k
Jan PSP software sales = 808K
--------------------------------------
PSP software sales during 2004 and 2005 = 4,732k


Jan DS softtware sales > PSP software sales during 2004 and 2005
 
K

KINGMOKU

Member
That's insane. Can you even imagine if the Revolution is even half as successfull as the DS?

Insano numbers, to be sure.
 
M

metropolis

Banned
as someone that usually prefers japanese made games to american made games, this is good news for DS owners.
it's definately true that japanese developers are going to focus on the DS more than the PSP from now on (i'd have to assume that based on every little bit of sales data from japan) but now i have to hope that publishers bring all those awesome japanese games over to the west!
 
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