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Nintendo DS ruling Japanese game market

Handheld gaming continues to grow in Japan. Maybe we need to spend less time on computers and more time commuting?

Dave Rosenberg Co-founder, MuleSource
Dave Rosenberg has more than 15 years of technology and marketing experience that spans from Bell Labs to startup IPOs to open-source and cloud software companies. He is CEO and founder of Nodeable, co-founder of MuleSoft, and managing director for Hardy Way. He is an adviser to DataStax, IT Database, and Puppet Labs.
Dave Rosenberg

Nintendo DS rules in Japan
Nintendo DS rules in Japan Nintendo
Maybe it's the lack of space in most Japanese households, or all the time spent commuting, but the pocket-sized Nintendo DS has 6 of the top 10 spots on this week's Japanese software sales chart.

1. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) - 55,000 / 668,000
2. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 32,000 / 2,609,000
3. [NDS] Blue Dragon Plus (AQ Interactive) - 21,000 / NEW
4. [PS3] Afrika (SCEI) - 19,000 / 57,000
5. [PS2] J-League Winning Eleven 2008 Club Championship (Konami) - 18,000 / 136,000
6. [NDS] Fire Emblem: New Shadow Dragons and the Blade of Light (Nintendo) - 17,000 / 222,000
7. [NDS] Dragon Quest V (Square Enix) - 15,000 / 1,164,000
8. [NDS] Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo) - 15,000 / 326,000
9. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 14,000 / 1,748,000
10. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven (Level 5) - 14,000 / 85,000

Note: The first number is this week, the second number is total units sold.