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Girly Fashions on the DS Top Japan Sales

TOKYO — Never underestimate the power of fashion in Japan. The Nintendo-published Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode — "wagamama" translates as "selfish" — for the Nintendo DS tops this week’s top 10 best-selling games. Girls Mode puts you in the role of a clothing boutique manager, as you coordinate your customers to success, using the more […]

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TOKYO -- Never underestimate the power of fashion in Japan.

The Nintendo-published Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode -- "wagamama" translates as "selfish" -- for the Nintendo DS tops this week's top 10 best-selling games. Girls Mode puts you in the role of a clothing boutique manager, as you coordinate your customers to success, using the more than 10,000 items of clothing and accessories included in the game.

I expect it has turned into the choice game for DS-toting Harajuku girls throughout Japan.

Note that if you take into account the two versions of Atlus' Devil Summoner: Kuzunoha Raido tai Abaddon O for the PS2, it would have in fact ranked #1 with combined sales of 88,000.

The regular edition of the RPG title comes with a soundtrack CD, while the Plus edition includes an updated version of Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne, with the main character of Dante replaced by Summoner's Raido.

What about last week's #1? Wii Music is already down to fifth place in its second week of release, below even Rhythm Tengoku Gold. It appears that there is in fact a limit to how successful a Wii Something title should be in Japan.

Below, Media Create's top 10 for the week of October 20-26. The list shows this week's rank, with the sales figures showing this week's numbers, followed by total sales.

    1. [NDS] Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode (Nintendo) 76,000 / NEW
    1. [PS2] Devil Summoner: Kuzunoha Raido tai Abaddon o (Atlus) 63,000 / NEW
    1. [NDS] Pokémon Platinum (Pokémon) 53,000 / 1,810,000
    1. [WII] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) 44,000 / 1,051,000
    1. [WII] Wii Music (Nintendo) 38,000 / 129,000
    1. [PSP] Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida Or 2 (SCE) 27,000 / 86,000
    1. [PS2] Devil Summoner: Kuzunoha Raido tai Abaddon o Plus (Atlus) 25,000 / NEW
    1. [NDS] Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (Konami) 19,000 / NEW
    1. [PSP] Bleach: Soul Carnival (SCE) 18,000 / NEW
    1. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) 15,000 / 2,756,000

Photo: Jean Snow/Wired.com

Media Create Sales: 10/20 - 10/26 [NeoGAF]

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