The sales figures for the Japanese video game market in the first half of 2009 hold few immediate surprises, being completely dominated by Nintendo and Sony, with strong sales from portable systems, but closer inspection reveals a potential disaster in the making for Nintendo… The ranking:
| 1. Mario & Luigi RPG3!!! | DS | 631,165 |
| 2. Monster Hunter Portable | PSP | 556,650 |
| 3. Ryu ga Gotoku 3 | PS3 | 485,630 |
| 4. Biohazard 5 | PS3 | 467,819 |
| 5. Wii Fit | Wii | 432,191 |
| 6. Kingdom Hearts 358/2Days | DS | 385,799 |
| 7. Rhythm Tengoku Gold | DS | 384,191 |
| 8. Shin Sangoku Musou Multi Raid | PSP | 382,191 |
| 9. Pokémon Fushigi no Dungeon | DS | 338,568 |
| 10. Tales of the World 2 | PSP | 316,797 |
| 11. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii | Wii | 313,668 |
| 12. Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode | DS | 285,944 |
| 13. Machi-e Youkoso Doubutsu no Mori | Wii | 256,057 |
| 14. Mario Kart Wii | Wii | 254,631 |
| 15. Hoshi no Kirby | DS | 250,437 |
Certainly a superficially strong performance from Nintendo, but some cannot help but notice that most of the releases come from 2008, with Wii Fit actually a 2007 release, which does not inspire much confidence in Nintendo’s 2009 prospects; how long can they go on selling 2008’s lineup?
Even Nintendo admits there is a severe problem here…
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