Top Selling Games of 2008 in Japan
Sankaku has a post up of the top 10 selling games of 2008 as follows...
1. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom/PSP)
2. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo/DS)
3. Wii Fit (Nintendo/Wii)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo/Wii)
5. Super Smash Brothers Brawl (Nintendo/Wii)
6. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo/DS)
7. Dragon Quest 5 (DS/Square Enix)
8. Hoshi no Kirby: Ultra Super Deluxe (Nintendo/DS)
9. Doubutsu no Mori (Animal Crossing: City Folk) (Nintendo/Wii)
10. Wii Sports (Nintendo/DS)
While Capcom nabbed the number 1 spot with Monster Hunter, Nintendo dominates the top 10.
Out of the top 10, all I have is Wii Fit ^^;
The games that I played most last year were Ninja Gaiden, MGS4, Devil May Cry, No More Heroes, and Castlevania Portrait of Ruin - still stuck on boss 8. Ugh.
What titles occupied most of your gaming time in 2008?
Have been seeing a load of PSP game commercials on TV over the new year and have been considering getting one - worth it?
Pic is from the DSi Review posted in November.
And just a quick note to say that I have not booted up the PS3 for ages and will reply to friend requests when I log on next. My PS3 ID is dannychoodotcom
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Haha - I just read the post on Sankaku moments before myself. I haven't gamed much...let alone Japanese games, so I haven't touched any of these.
Nintendo's dominance (as well as that of portable gaming systems) amuses me greatly though - it also makes me wonder how things fare in other countries.
Dirty Gentleman
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Hmm? I haven't played any of those games except Wii sports, but that came with the Wii. Weird.
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 触手 wrangler, H-Man
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Yea apparently Wii Sports is sold separately in Japan.
Close-protection officer/Martial artist
They sell it separately in the US too. Probably in case you step on the sleeve containing your copy of the game. I hate those little cardboard sleeves... >.<"
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For the first half of the year, it was World of Warcraft... I finally broke away from it sometime in summer.
For a while I just didn't feel like playing any games... which is bad because there are so many games to play. Was playing Wii Fit for a while, but got bored of it. I should take it up again since I'm gaining like crazy!
Other than that I played Sonic Chronicles for the DS, which felt like Chrono Trigger because you can combine special moves between 2 characters and it had New Game + too, but once I finished that I sold it to buy Chrono Trigger lol. So I'll have Chrono Trigger occupying my time for a while now, even though I've finished it 3 dozen times before. XD
vendor
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I haven't played a wii but i play so many games in NDS. Poor PS3...sniff
Job Hunting
that's...actually rather surprising... Probably 2009 will be a PS3 year....
grade grubber
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I just love brawl^.^
It's so fun to play as Lucas!
Also I still can't upload any thing. Sorry for the continuing hassle I cause you.(^.^;)
Student
You have a PSN ID? :O I knew I saw a PS3 box sitting in the closet in a picture in a different post XD I'll add even though I'm guessing you don't do much online gaming though if you haven't turned it on for ages :P
Out of those top selling games I only have Wii Fit and SSBB... haven't really played much of either in a while.
Top games for me were MGS4 and GTA4 in the first half of the year and LittleBigPlanet and Valkyria Chronicles for the second half.
Student, Freelance Artist
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lol, Wii Sports XD My dad absolutely LOVES Wii Sports! He will play for hours just to bowl hahaha.
One of the most memorable games for me for the year was, oddly enough, Tales of Symphonia, mainly since I picked it up at a local Gamestop for really cheap and breezed through it during summer school. As for the games on the top list, I have Wii Fit, SSBB, and Wii Sports. I haven't been able to utilize Wii Fit as much as I'd like to, but I'll start doing so, now that our living room arrangements have been tinkered with and I have more room to play with the Wii :3
I didn't know you had a PSN! I'll shoot you a friend request when I get on the PS3 :D
Student
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My parents love to bowl too. They even invite my relatives to start a mini competition at home. I was like =.=
Passerby
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Had being playing PSP games last year. The games are Crisis Core: FFVII, Pro Evolution Soccer 2008, Macross Ace Frontier, Super Robot Taisen A Portable, Fate/Tiger Colosseum Upper and Football Manager Handheld 2009. Most of the games are fun to play.
There are more games coming out like Dissidia: Final Fantasy (I think it's on sale in Japan already) and Shin Sangoku Musou Multi Raid.
Did want to own a DS before because there are a lot more games than PSP. But since PSP now has more games than before, I'm happy I owned a PSP. It's worth getting one. ^^
student / NEET
OOHHH YEAHHH!!!! monster hunter BANZAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!
Student, part-time Haruhi wannabe (that bit about godhood etc)
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Don't have any of the games on the list:p
Webdev, internet contents, music
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I'm impressed with Rhythm Tengoku Gold's success. The GameBoy Advance one is better, but was released too late.
I think PSP is probably not needed, unless there's a game that you "need" to play, or you play a real lot and need moar.
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Yeah, PSP looks like it's worth getting, especially now since the library has grown substantially, and there is some good stuff coming up on the horizon too. I wasn't interested at first, but now there's lots of games on it I want, like Monster Hunter, Idolmaster SP, Phantasy Star Portable, DJMAX, Pangya Portable, and etc. I'm still a total DS freak... but it'll be nice to have another portable system, seeing as I hardly touch my big consoles. ^^;
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Can't remember what I played the most in 2008.
Bought quite a number of games in 2008 but don't remember completing any.
I'm currently playing Ragnarok Online DS.
Simple and nostalgic.
Got me hooked.
Student
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My brother's played some of them but I haven't..not even Wii sports ;_;
student desu
ME!
out of those i played
1. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom/PSP)
6. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo/DS)
my 2008 games
djmax 2 - psp
star ocean first departure - psp
dynasty warrior 6 - pc
overlord - pc
phoenix wright - ds
that's all :) im pretty much on djmax so most of my time in gaming is spent there
djmax p2 is released march 2007 >< two djm games released late this year, clazziquai edition and black square, played them? cause they have some pretty awsome new songs, old once gets boring after bashing keys for too long =/
University Student
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Where's MGS4? O_O
NEET part-time - Technical Support Officer - Network security engineer
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stopped playing games back in mid 06
dumped my console and games on a neighbour
don't know if want Wii
Marketer
hey guys
what would be the pros and cons for buying DSi rathen than a PSP ?
thanks
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haven't gotten much games this year, been trying to finish up my old games like Atelier Iris 2 & 3. Haven't touched my wii since a few months after brawl came out. Got a PSP just for crisis core and now it's sitting in the corner collecting dust. Can't wait for FFXIII and FF Dissidia.
College Student
I played a lot of 360 games this year. Mostly a mix of JRPGs and western RPGs. Bought Forza, but preferred the racing in GTA4. Blew through Dawn of War, Supreme Commander, and Civ 4 too. Lots of Disgaea on the DS, and actually got back into TFC and CS on the PC thanks to some friend urging me to play again. Oh, and going through a 1 month World of Warcraft binge right now after being clean for a year.
College Student
I have played Mario Cart, Wii Sports, Wii Fit and Super Smash Brothers Brawl...
But I actually don't have a Wii lol, not surprising that most the top ten in japan are Nintendo lol.I bet here it's that bloody xbox or something...
Actually Nintendo is fairly popular round here especially the Wii and all those NDS brain training things have a load of adults buying them. But imo the most respected consoles are the PS3, and annoyingly the most popular is probably the 360 due to it's cheapness (despite being crap compared to nintendo or sony)!
The game I played that occupied the most time I surpose is Initial D Extreme Stage trying for hours to improve my time...
Little Big Planet has been one of my faves.
Marketer
i was thinking of buying a next gen consoles, everyone is advising me to buy a 360 because it has more games than PS3...
houkouonchi
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Only played three of the listed games on my Wii and NDS.
website/graphic designer and karaoke amateur~
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I have 4, 5 and 10, and they were only acquired recently along with the Wii xD. I've only played Mario Kart so far, but my brother's had a chance to play the other 2.
Anyone play Mario Kart online? xD
Student
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Me, me~ Mario kart is fun. XD
Out of the 10, i have Wii Fit, Mario Kart Wii, Super Smash Brothers Brawl and Wii Sports.
All of them are great source of enjoyment. =D
All i can say is....
Nintendo Company Ltd literally PWNES the market. The Xbox360 & PlayStation 3 COMBINED couldnt even match them either in game software lineup & innovation.
And thats the way it should be.
Feels good to be a PC-f4nb0i ! X'D.
Well, better luck next time, Xbox360 & PlayStation III.
Ill be posting an interesting newspost soon...
Graphic Designer
My favorite games this year were Valkyria Chronicles on the ps3, and Smash Bros. Brawl on the Wii. Both amazing games!
thousand master II, Internet Learner, Auto didacta
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well i've been playing a lot persona 4 this year and has to say one of the best games i've played in my life. Others i liked are fable 2, dead space, fallout 3 and farcry 2
Kokoro Kotonoha's personal trainer
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Amazingly how the only gaming company that i loathe is dominating the top 10 chart.
Service desk support
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Heh, I just posted my top animes and games for 2008,
But as a summary for the games, my top 5 have been Valkyria chronicles, Rock band 2, Devil may cry 4, left 4 dead and MGS4
I also seem to be giving away my PSN ID these days and getting other forum members sending friend requests so why not 1 more.
If you want to add me, I'm Gundamjehutykai (also applies if you want my Xbox Live ID as well)
Student, Bioresearch Assistant, WAVE VP Communications
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The most sold gaming item would probably be WoW pre-paid game card though.
Anyway, the only non-visual novel game that I really played "last" year was WoW. Two months early in the year and another month for the last bits of summer.
Student, Bioresearch Assistant, WAVE VP Communications
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Scratch the first sentence, didn't realize it was Japan only.
Student
all of them are Nintendo except for one
Student
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Left4Dead on PC has sucked up most of my time
Hacker / Modder / Computer Assembler / Bored Out of My Mind
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Yay Monster hunter! Woot!
That Ucumbulus is freaky, though I wonder how much of a difference is going to be between unite and G, because G has weapons made specifically for Famitsu magazine and such.
Student & Game Designer
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heavy seconded Danny
MGS4, Ninja Gaiden and DMC 4 are my most played aswell =D
good taste ;]
College Freshmen
Mostly DS games. I was at the final boss for Castlevania order of ecclesia (Dracula) but I stopped playing when new games came out.
Marketer
which console should i buy this year and why ?
thanks
フリーター。
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Uh, the DSI is slimmer and there's the camera?
Console? Depends on what you're aiming for.
Student, Software Engineer in the Making!!!
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I spent most of the later half of the year playing Tales of Vesperia. 360 is worth it for that game. I did finish a bunch of games over the summer like Ace Combat 5, TWEWY, Apollo Justice Ace Attorney.
Student
Got that on the DS. I love that ability, it's so cheap but it drains mana too quickly.
Student artist
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I need to invest some money into a ds
大学の学生 １st year
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Only one psp game >.< !!! But I guess it's the best one they have game has so much replay~
Student, health worker
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Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3, Final Fantasy XII and Disgaea 2 dominated that year for me~ ^^; I didn't have as much time for games and the like as I would have preferred last year - but maybe that will change for 2009!
I'm having a hard time remembering all the games I played, though! 2008 felt like a few years combined into one. T3T;
i prefer my 360 so i haven't played any of those games (closest i have come is mario kart but that was for DS so i doubt if its the same)
US Navy Sailor
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I haven't played many games this year except for World of Warcraft (everybody on base plays this/excellent money saver) and that new Castelvania ds game. Did play Ouendan 1 and 2 as well.
For the ps2, I ordered Persona 3 (newest version), Persona 4, and Ar Tonelico II (preordered). I have such a long ps2 rpg backlog to play its not funny.
Student & Game Designer
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yah... I recently finished Persona 3... took me like 100 hours at first playthrough
and I do play a lot of RPG's ^^
???Confused???
I've only played Wii sports on a friends Wii...
Otaku, Animation Major
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For the first half of the year it was Call of Duty 4. Nowadays I'm wrapped up in Persona 4, Gears of War 2, Fallout 3 and Call of Duty: World at War.
Student
Rhythm Tengoku Gold--very good game.
Definitely recommended to anyone who likes rhythm games.
Student
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As i'm not that of a big gamer, my time of playing has been totally occupied by "Fate Unlimited Codes" that just came out
student
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thats kool
Student.
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The game I probably played most then was Oblivion, I think haha. I play a lot of games so its hard to keep track of which Ive played the longest. ^^;
Castlevania Portrait of Ruin was a pretty easy game for me, I beat it fully like 2 weeks after I had gotten it, haha. ^^
artist
the picture of the DS has a camera lens! does that only appear in the japanese DS becasue I have 2 DS's thta have no cam lens.
JR. College Student
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I've been gaming less and less these days, and last year I pretty much fell behind the curve. Smash brothers pretty much was THE game I played during my gaming moment last year, especially with friends.
Halo 3 for the first half, then Ninja Gaiden for a while, Dead Spaceand various other 360 games.
But most of all, X-Plane.
Pre-U Student
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What's up with Monster Hunter...? Is it really that nice of a game? The review sites do not seem to agree and says otherwise bout it.
Anyway, the PSP is really worth it if you often find yourself busy or are out from your house. It comes in handy to kill boredom outside while you are waiting for stuff/queuing up at public places.
Student
I don't own any games from that list. But I spent most time this year playing (and completing) games like Mass Effect (really liked it, Bioware makes always great games), Dead Space (Liked it, but not as much as ME) and Prince of Persia (the 2008 one, was fun and easy).
Student
Talking about Mass Effect,I remember that it has 3 activation limit.
I was waiting to upgrade my computer before using one of the activation.
Too bad my brother took it away and installed it on his computer without asking me.And guess what? He uninstalled it after i found out. WTF Man!?
Now it is left with only 2 activation.
I'm hiding the game under my bed lol..
I think Metal Gear Solid 4 is best game of 2008 !
王オタク ｘ 天才様
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...More like best movie of 2008...
student
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Um, mostly I played Odin Sphere, DMC3 and FFXII. I'd like to try Ninja Gaiden as well. I love games where you have to be fast and that are challenging ^^
Other games that I have played last year are Patapon, Crisis Core, Wipeout pulse. Phantom Brave and Shadow of Colossus, Guitar Hero.. AND! almost forgot Fallout 3! >_<
Games that I'd like to play: MGS4, LittleBigPlanet, Wipeout HD and DMC4.. but yeah.. those are ps3 games and I don't have a ps3 so.. xD
Oh and right now I'm playing Persona 2 ^^ will be playing persona 3 soon : ) I hope ^^;
student
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oh crap! I forgot about Mass Effect !
FREETER
Of course Monster Hunter is on top. Because it is -THE BEST GAME EVAR- (I had to emphasise in caps) It's also monumentally hard, and the replay value, especially with friends, is amazing :D. Freinds and I get still get together regularly to play. Seriously eating into my WoW time D:
Study Services Analyst
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Danny you gotta check out the new Castlevania game, Order of Ecclesia for the DS! I'ts awesome!
王オタク ｘ 天才様
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Nintendo is only somewhat dominating that chart. Just a tad.
student/ legal assistant/ otaku/ worshipper of dc.com
i never played brawlll
Daigakusei [Consular and Diplomatic Affairs]
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no question about #1, monster hunter is freakin' awesome~
and as for getting a PSP...go get one now danny! it's worth it^^
Informatics(ComSci-ish) student/self-taught graphic designer and illustrator
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I've played 3 of the games on the list, but rarely. I mostly play games on my PS3. Games include: Metal Gear Solid 4, Tomb Raider: Underworld, Little Big Planet, Eternal Sonata, Valkyria Chronicles, etc. I think Crisis Core is 2008... a bit of a disappointment for me. I enjoyed Jeanne d'Arc on the PSP though ^_^
Student
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aah Castlevania: Portrait of Ruins. I never bothered to finish that game, but some... time...
Dawn of sorrow was much much better!
Proud Otaku and Part-time NEET
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Metal Gear Solid 4 is the only game I played and could afford for the only Next Gen system I have..(unless you count the expansion WoW: Wrath of the Lich King, but that's a totally different story... XD)
I really like to play Valkyria Chronicles, though. I've tried the demo of it, but I'll have to wait a bit until I get it. LittleBigPlanet...Meh, I'll pass. :/