The 30 top selling games of 2009 amply demonstrate the Japanese market continues to revolve around Nintendo, RPGs and the occasional dash of Sony, with precious little in the way of originality or novelty on display, not that these games are necessarily bad.
The chart, as compiled by Ascii:
| Title | Date | 2009 Sales | Total Sales | ||
| 1 | DS | Dragon Quest IX | 09/07/11 |
4,089,136 |
4,089,136 |
| 2 | DS | Pokémon Heart Gold | 09/09/12 |
3,301,873 |
3,301,873 |
| 3 | DS | Tomodachi Collection | 09/06/18 |
2,059,236 |
2,059,236 |
| 4 | Wii | New Super Mario Brothers | 09/12/03 |
1,897,089 |
1,897,089 |
| 5 | Wii | Wii Sports Resort | 09/06/25 |
1,499,058 |
1,499,058 |
| 6 | PS3 | Final Fantasy XIII | 09/12/17 |
1,455,505 |
1,455,505 |
| 7 | Wii | Wii Fit Plus | 09/10/01 |
1,205,424 |
1,205,424 |
| 8 | Wii | Monster Hunter III | 09/08/01 |
949,095 |
949,095 |
| 9 | PSP | Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G |
08/10/30 |
878,880 |
1,080,715 |
| 10 | DS | Inazuma Eleven 2 | 09/10/01 |
851,175 |
851,175 |
| 11 | DS | Mario & Luigi RPG3!!! | 09/02/11 |
708,311 |
708,311 |
| 12 | DS | Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days | 09/05/30 |
571,981 |
571,981 |
| 13 | PS3 | Biohazard 5 | 09/03/05 |
552,553 |
552,553 |
| 14 | PS3 | Ryu ga Gotoku 3 | 09/02/26 |
525,826 |
525,826 |
| 15 | Wii | Wii Fit | 07/12/01 |
499,251 |
3,470,235 |
| 16 | DS | Professor Layton 4 | 09/11/26 |
481,311 |
481,311 |
| 17 | PSP | Fantasy Star Portable 2 | 09/12/03 |
415,522 |
415,522 |
| 18 | Wii | Mario Kart Wii | 08/04/10 |
404,751 |
2,447,964 |
| 19 | PSP | Shin Sangokushi Musou MULTI RAID | 09/02/26 |
397,080 |
397,080 |
| 20 | DS | Pokémon Fushigi no Dungeon | 09/04/18 |
383,226 |
383,226 |
| 21 | Wii | Taiko no Tatsujin Wii | 08/12/11 |
375,895 |
625,391 |
| 22 | PS3 | Winning Eleven 2010 | 09/11/05 |
370,831 |
370,831 |
| 23 | DS | Rhythm Tengoku Gold | 08/07/31 |
361,292 |
1,763,270 |
| 24 | PS3 | Tales of Vesperia | 09/09/17 |
352,961 |
352,961 |
| 25 | PSP | Tales of The World | 09/01/29 |
339,523 |
339,523 |
| 26 | DS | Pokémon Platinum | 08/09/13 |
325,911 |
2,536,712 |
| 27 | PSP | Gundam vs Gundam NEXT PLUS | 09/12/03 |
323,531 |
323,531 |
| 28 | DS | Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode | 08/10/23 |
314,832 |
861,393 |
| 29 | DS | Gyakuten Kenji | 09/05/28 |
313,891 |
313,891 |
| 30 | PS2 | SD Gundam G Generation Wars | 09/08/06 |
306,985 |
306,985 |
2009 seems not to have been the most inspiring year for the Japanese gaming market, with a succession of formulaic RPG sequels, Pokémon titles and casual games dominating the charts.
Even more disturbingly, of the top 30 games of 2009 only 2 are non-sequels, with one being a Sims style rearing game and the other a fashion game. 7 of the top 30 were not even released in 2009.
Originality and innovation in game design seems at some point to have become a commercial liability in the Japanese market, perhaps even more so than elsewhere.
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Yes!
Yay for HeartGold!
why the preference over soul silver? i don't really get it. something different? Other than the exclusive pokes that is.
Agreed! I like Lugia better than ho-ho
its ho-oh faggot dont make me hit you.
just kidding. I prefer lugia as well. Aeroblast looks and sounds cooler than Sacred Fire.
pokemon yellow ftw
ff3 nes ftw!
Moetan ftw! lol
lol2
People got Heartgold cause they want the higher level Lugia, duh
oooo burn.......but no aeroblast though....
I'm gonna guess that they're counting HeartGold and SoulSilver as the same game to inflate the number...
You implying that they are not the same game?
not necessarily, but someone asked "why the preference over soul silver?", so i said that as a possible explanation as to why only "HeartGold" appears on the list, as opposed to two entries for "HeartGold" and "SoulSilver", or just seeing a single entry for "HeartGold/SoulSilver" which would have made the most sense anyway
w/e, I have both so it doesn't matter to me
@Ku-Fei, Aeroblast would still be obtainable through the Move relearner, so no loss.
not the point....
I always assumed its because Ho-Oh was a pain in the ass to get in Pokemon Colosseum. HeartGold makes it a hell of a lot easier.
Cause it's the first name of the two and they usually sell better than the second one
Cause it's the first name of the two and they usually sell better than the second one
It's the number of sales for both. Look at the source.
this isn't TOP 30 games of 2009, its TOP 30 GAMES SOLD of 2009.
and they were sold by reputation and the expansion of their fan base over countless years to reach those numbers.
man look at all the Microsoft games on this list!
oh wait...
i heard the guy who made pokemon has some issues...
But this still means vintage does sell... Heart gold and super mario... o.O
I don't even see Love Plus and Dream C Club anywhere on that list...
All in favor of Nene, AYE!
These 'issues' are what made him so successful.
He has aspergers, it's a type of autism.
I have asperger
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger_syndrome
autism = profit...?
don't tell Chris-chan
Pokémon ftw. I played SoulSilver on my DS (using M3) to practice Japanese.
Will be getting English version though (just because it lets you use 10-letter nicknames for pokémon instead 5-character jap ones).
Weaboo, did you actually learn any baka kawaii desu japanese? Are you ready to go date girls in Japan? Naw didn't think so. Might need to lose some weight to do that, and should probably not be a 20 year old virgin either.
Wow, trolling and flaming. That's new...
>Are you ready to go date girls in Japan?
You don't need to speak japanese for that. Just throw money at them. It works like pokeballs for most japanese woman.
And just like pokeballs, the more money you spend the more likely its going to work.
Unless you have the money equivalent of a master ball.
Dude what wrong with you?
Money not everything you know ?
Why are you using question marks?
soul silvers for fags
>_>
wow............REAL mature
it just shows how smart anons usually are
They need to be shown how smart they were!?
I thought it was an unspoken rule and a given about their lame posts...
Doesn't make you any different. Your also an anon with a "name".
This.
true
still, anons are amerifags without school.
Stupid anon has a point.
Touché
yo retards
you obviously need glasses
I have an Account here meaning I can edit my posts and delete them
If you want to properly insult someone here Fucking sign up first!
no...Retard anon does not have a point
unlike you losers who need a life I have an account here
I can edit my posts! I can delete them
why? Because I have the courage to sign up at the forums unlike you who remains anonymous or as I like to call it The Coward Shield
Yeah, tell'em Ku_fei lover! I too have an account. I just forgot my password and it's christmas. (<-- I have a life and a family and stuff. My own pc is far far away from me. My e-mail stuff too. Didn't expect a PC for someone else under the christmastree, so I wasn't prepared)
Damn, nobody gives a shit about me anyway.
Long story short Anon != registerd users.
Don't forget that we can vote comments and see a history of our posts !
(For anyone that cares, I'm Chen-03. Why 03? The first two didn't get through the sign-up ritual.)
ok..............
wierd........
Do both of you realize this is pointless?
It's commenting, not a bar brawl on words...
You don't recognize irony when she slaps you in the face, do you E-Otaku?
Anyone who does a >_> smiley is a dirty fat weaboo. Seriously, wtf. Go die.
Yeah, real men do it this way! <_<
fuck that, this way! v_v
^_^
This is why I wanted Anonymous Posting in the forums gone.....because people abuse it so they can make stupid comments
You're just lucky that the main page would be empty without your stupid comments
I love stupid comments
I imagine some people do too
and hell, someones gotta post something purely idiotic every now and then
'cuz the internet is not serious shit
Internet: srs bsns? Not most of the time, and certainly not here. I like dumb comments too.
And some of them are really good too.
Omg anon win
anon win!!!!!!
I dont think so......anon never wins
lol
wow. you think 'HEART'gold sounds less faggy than 'SOUL'silver? moving along.
well
people have hearts
but souls are made up bullshit