Rhythm Heaven Still Tops In Japan, But Erotic PSP Fighting Is Also A Hit

WIi game Rhythm Heaven Wii (Minna no Rhythm Tengoku in Japan) is still the bestselling game in Japan, according to the people at Media Create. But Namco Bandai’s Queen’s Gate came closest to beating that with its suggestive, girl-on-girl role-playing brawler.

Queen’s Gate: Spiral Chaos, the PSP sequel to 2009’s Queen’s Blade: Spiral Chaos, was the bestselling debut this week, moving nearly 67,000 copies. Atlus’ Devil Survivor 2 for Nintendo DS was also a contender, selling more than 63,000 copies.

There were two new Western debuts—Operation Flashpoint: Red River and Dungeon Siege III—on the charts, which you can see in the list below.

Here are the bestselling games in Japan for the week of July 25 to 31, according to sales tracker Media Create.

01. Rhythm Heaven Wii (Wii) – 81,938 / 200,112

02. Queen’s Gate: Spiral Chaos (PSP) – 66,959 / NEW

03. Devil Survivor 2 (DS) – 63,008 / NEW

04. Sengoku Basara Heroes Chronicles (PSP) – 22,520 / 105,318

05. Taiko no Tatsujin Portable DX (PSP) – 21,915 / 137,825

06. Wii Sports Resort with Wii Remote Plus (Wii) – 20,424 / 441,889

07. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2011 (PS3) – 19,703 / 173,201

08. Inazuma Eleven Strikers (Wii) – 18,941 / 129,724

09. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2011 (PSP) – 18,248 / 118,653

10. Hakuouki: Reimeiroku Portable (PSP) – 16,414 / NEW

11. Operation Flashpoint: Red River (PS3)

12. Puyo Puyo! (DS)

13. Wii Play Motion (Wii)

14. Cardboard Senki (PSP)

15. Pokemon Black / White (DS)

16. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS)

17. Wii Party (Wii)

18. Dungeon Siege III (PS3)

19. Alice: Madness Returns (PS3)

20. GoldeneEye 007 (Wii)

Hardware-wise, the PSP returns to first place in Japan, thanks to a dip in Nintendo 3DS sales. It would appear that Japanese gamers stayed away from investing in the 3DS before the price drop, putting it behind the Wii for the week. Also, the PSPgo sold seven units.

PSP – 36,659

PlayStation 3 – 20,704

Wii – 18,232

Nintendo 3DS – 16,415

Nintendo DSi LL – 5,267

Nintendo DSi – 4,625

Xbox 360 – 1,616

PlayStation 2 – 1,594

Nintendo DS Lite – 138

PSPgo – 7