Yes it’s that time again to delve into the minds of Japanese gamers. But really, we’re just looking at this past week’s software and hardware sales charts. Nintendo games in bold

This Week: Lots of new titles on the charts this week, but the regulars like Brain Training 2, Wii Play and Wii Sports are not forgotten. Professor Layton takes top spot!

Charts inside Software Sales (Feb 12 – Feb 18)

01. NDS – Prof. Layton and the Mysterious Village – 136,736 / NEW
02. PSP – Tales of Destiny 2 – 73,022 / NEW
03. NDS – Bleach DS 2nd: Kokui Hirameku Requiem – 45,486 / NEW
04. NDS – Death Note – 44,600 / NEW
05. PS2 – Soul Cradle: Sekai wo Kurau Mono – 43,253 / NEW
06. NDS – Picross DS – 41,105 / 156,664
07. NDS – Dragon Quest Monsters Joker – 39,598 / 1,134,069
08. Wii – Wii Sports – 39,128 / 1,043,683
09. Wii – Wii Play – 29,342 / 908,774
10. NDS – Brain Training 2 – 28,254 / 3,991,966

Hardware Sales (Feb 12 – Feb 18)

1. DS Lite – 136,846
2. Wii – 63,618
3. PSP – 34,505
4. PS3 – 20,676
5. PS2 – 16,192
6. Xbox 360 – 5,210
7. GBA – 953
8. GBA SP – 843
9. Cube – 347
10. DS – 153
11. GBA – 40

Source: Media Create