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Japan chart: Ace Combat, Just Dance rule

Top 10 finishes for Forza, Dead Rising 2.

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Ace Combat: Assault Horizon was the best-selling game in Japan last week, according to the latest Media Create data.

Andriasang reported that the latest entry in Namco's aerial combat sim sold 149,470 copies to see off fellow new entry Just Dance Wii in second place.

Elsewhere, Forza 4 debuted at number five, selling 24,854 copies, while Dead Rising 2: Off The Record entered at seven. Here's the full top 20:

  1. Ace Combat: Assault Horizon (Namco Bandai, 10/13): 149,470 - NEW
  2. Just Dance Wii (Nintendo, Wii): 90,039 - NEW
  3. Winning Eleven 2012 (Konami, PS3): 61,787 (Life to date: 333,823)
  4. AKB1/48 If I Loved an Idol in Guam (Namco Bandai, PSP): 34,114 (270,701)
  5. Forza Motorsport 4 (Microsoft, Xbox 360): 24,854 - NEW
  6. Ace Combat Assault Horizon (Namco Bandai, Xbox 360): 20,523 - NEW
  7. Dead Rising 2 Off the Record (Capcom, PS3): 16,913 - NEW
  8. Class of Heroes Final (Acquire, PSP): 16,904 - NEW
  9. Rhythm Heaven Wii (Nintendo, 07/21): 13,202 (505,315)
  10. Dragon Quest Collection (Square Enix, Wii): 12,987 (362,797)
  11. Wii Sports Resort Wiimote Plus Pack (Nintendo, Wii): 12,897 (600,810)
  12. Legend of Heroes Ao no Kiseki (Falcom, PSP): 9793 (154,154)
  13. Kirby Mass Attack (Nintendo, DS): 9540 (258,361)
  14. Dark Souls (From Software, PS3): 9476 (339,615)
  15. Dynasty Warriors 7 Xtreme Legends (Tecmo Koei, PS3): 8553 (109,760)
  16. Clock Zero Portable (Idea Factory, PSP): 8046 - NEW
  17. Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's Tag Force 6 (Konami, PSP): 7826 (93,299)
  18. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd PSP the Best (Capcom, PSP): 7781 (42,524)
  19. Family Fishing (Namco Bandai, Wii): 7433 (65,307)
  20. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo, 3DS): 7239 (415,362)

Meanwhile, the 3DS continues its domination of the hardware scene, with sales up slightly on last week's 53,540 total despite having only one game in the top 20. PlayStation 3 and PSP both saw small dips in second and third, while the Wii was up slightly in fourth.

  1. 3DS: 55,025 (Last week: 53,540)
  2. PlayStation 3: 28,596 (29,435)
  3. PSP: 25,271 (26,780)
  4. Wii: 12,161 (10,080)
  5. DSi XL: 2721 (2175)
  6. DSi: 1999 (1718)
  7. Xbox 360: 1887 (1346)
  8. PlayStation 2: 1280 (1326)
  9. DS Lite: 71 (51)

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