Atelier Meruru Tops The Japanese Software Charts

Gust's Atelier Meruru: The Alchemist of Arland 3 sat atop the Japanese software sales charts last week, with a slew of new titles entering the charts. For the week ended June 26, 2011, according to Media Create, and as reported by NeoGAF, the PS3 title sold 82,585 copies in total, while Kadokawa Shoten's PSP game Steins;Gate had to settle for second place with 63,558. Other new editions to the top 20 included Gundam: Memories of the Battle at number three, Prince of Tennis Gyutto! Doki-Doki Survival - Survival Umi to Yama no Love at six, and Bleach: Soul Ignition at eight. In total, half of the top 20 was new releases. Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D fell a few places to position five with 37,452 total sales. Last week's number one, Level-5's Little Battler Xperience, also fell a few, now sitting at number four with 38,326. Many of Nintendo's titles continued to sit firmly in the charts, with the likes of Wii Sports, Pokemon Black and White, Wii Party and Mario Kart also hanging around the bottom end. Below is Media Create's top 20 sales chart for the week ended June 26, 2011.