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Japanese charts: Nintendo formats dominate top 30

Nintendo continues to dominate the charts in Japan, with 25 of the top 30 best-selling games in the region for the DS or Wii formats.

Nintendo continues to dominate the charts in Japan, with 25 of the top 30 best-selling games in the region for the DS or Wii formats.

According to the latest figures from Media Create, seven of the top ten games are first-party Nintendo titles, with Mario Party 8 at the top of the charts.

There are five titles for Sony formats in the top thirty, with Konami's J-League Winning Eleven 2007: Club Championship for PS2 at number seven and Hot Shots Golf 5, the only PlayStation 3 game in the charts, at number ten.

The top ten best-selling games for the week ended August 19 follow:

1. Mario Party 8 (Wii)

2. SD Gundam: G Generation Cross Drive (DS)

3. Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber (DS)

4. Wii Sports (Wii)

5. Wii Play (Wii)

6. My Housekeeping Diary (DS)

7. J-League Winning Eleven 2007: Club Championship (PS2)

8. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS)

9. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)

10. Hot Shots Golf 5 (PS3)

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