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Japan chart: Rhythm Heaven, 3DS on top

Top 10 debut for Alice: Madness Returns.

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News by Fred Dutton Contributor
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Rhythm Heaven Wii has topped the Japanese chart in its first week on release.

As reported by Andriasang, the latest entry in Nintendo's quirky rhythm action series sold a healthy 118,173. It's due out here later this year.

The top 10 also saw new entries for Capcom brawler Sengoku Basara Chronicle Heroes at two, No More Heroes: Red Zone Edition (released as Heroes' Paradise in the West) at three and the PlayStation 3 version of EA's Alice: Madness Returns down at number nine.

Here's the full top 20:

  1. Everyone's Rhythm Heaven (Nintendo, Wii): 118,173 NEW!
  2. Sengoku Basara Chronicle Heroes (Capcom, PSP): 82,798 NEW!
  3. No More Heroes Red Zone Edition (MMV, PS3): 40,313 NEW!
  4. Inazuma Eleven Strikers (Level 5, Wii): 36,555 (Life to date: 110,782)
  5. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2011 (Konami, PS3): 35,739 (153,498)
  6. Taiko Drum Master Portable DX (Deluxe) (Namco Bandai, PSP): 35,694 (115,910)
  7. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2011 (Konami, PSP): 27,158 (100,405)
  8. Noora and the Time Studio: The Witch of the Misty Forest (Atlus, DS): 24,481 NEW!
  9. Alice Madness Returns (Electronic Arts, PS3): 19,994 NEW!
  10. Wii Sports Resort (Wii Remote Plus Pack) (Nintendo, Wii): 18,666 (421,465)
  11. Puyo Puyo!! (Sega, DS): 14,877 (49,78)
  12. Little Battle eXperience (Level 5, PSP): 12,098 (268,973)
  13. Wiimote Plus Variety Pack (Nintendo, Wii): 11,817 (39,347)
  14. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo, 3DS): 11,273 (267,647)
  15. Pokémon Black & White (Nintendo, DS): 11,147 (5,249,434)
  16. Sniper Ghost Warrior (Ubisoft, PS3): 10,772 NEW!
  17. Alice Madness Returns (Electronic Arts, Xbox 360): 9093 NEW!
  18. 007 Goldeneye (Nintendo, Wii): 8920 (67,783)
  19. Star Fox 64 3D (Nintendo, 3DS): 8626 (41,102)
  20. Steins; Gate (5pb., PSP): 7576 (116,593)

The 3DS held on to the hardware chart top spot, selling 31,826 – well down on the 46,637 it managed last week.

The PSP came in second with flat sales of 26,854, followed by the PlayStation 3, Wii and DS. Here's the chart:

  1. 3DS: 31,826 (Last week: 46,637)
  2. PSP: 26,854 (26,551)
  3. PS3: 23,343 (23,322)
  4. Wii: 17,114 (14,237)
  5. DSi XL: 5258 (4693)
  6. DSi: 4921 (4384)
  7. Xbox 360: 1546 (1734)
  8. PS2: 1475 (1405)
  9. DS Lite: 155 (131)
  10. PSP go: 14 (14)

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