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Mario Kart retains Japanese chart number 1

Mario Kart Wii sold another 150,000 units in Japan across the sales week ending April 27, according to the latest data from Media Create, and is on track to break the 1 million mark this week.

That was also enough to keep it top of the software chart, with Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G in second place as Capcom's PlayStation Portable game nears the 2 million boundary.

New entries accounted for the rest of the top five places, with Valkyria Chronicles for the PlayStation 3 in third, Taiko Drum Master DS: Seven Island Adventure in fourth and Summon Night in fifth.

Wii Fit sold another 37,000 copies to take sixth place, and is on track to pass the 2 million mark in the next few weeks, while We're Fossil Diggers took seventh place.

Pokemon Ranger: Batonnage, DS Beautiful Letter Training and Musou Orochi: The Evil King Returns completed the top ten list.

Two Xbox 360 title made their debut in the top 30, with Rainbow Six Vegas 2 taking 11th place and Frontlines: Fuel of War in 26th. Phoenix Wright 4 for the Nintendo DS debuted at a lowly 27th.

The full top ten is as follows:

  • 1. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
  • 2. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PS)
  • 3. Valkyria Chronicles (PS3)
  • 4. Taiko Drum Master DS: Seven Island Adventure (DS)
  • 5. Summon Night (DS)
  • 6. Wii Fit (Wii)
  • 7. We're Fossil Diggers (DS)
  • 8. Pokemon Ranger: Batonnage (DS)
  • 9. DS Beautiful Letter Training (DS)
  • 10. Musou Orochi: The Evil King Returns (PS2)
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