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The updated HD version of Capcom's Monster Hunter Freedom 3 for PS3 stormed the Japanese weekly software sales charts this week, selling over quarter of a million copies in the first few days on sale.

Mike Rose, Blogger

September 1, 2011

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The updated HD version of Capcom's Monster Hunter Freedom 3 stormed the Japanese weekly software sales charts this week, selling over quarter of a million copies in the first few days on sale. For the week ended August 28, PlayStation 3 title Monster Hunter Freedom 3 HD Ver. sold 287,829 units in total, while last week's number one Rhythm Heaven had to settle for sixth position behind a handful of new releases, according to data from tracking firm Media Create and as reported by NeoGAF. The entire top five comprised of new releases, with Black Rock Shooter: The Game, Mobile Suit Gundam: New Giren's Ambition, Samurai Warriors 3: Empires and Dynasty Warriors 7: Special at numbers two to five respectively. Other new releases this week included Suite PreCure: Melody Collection, Durarara!! 3way Standoff: Alley and Kaitou Tenshi Twin Angel: Toki to Sekai no Meikyuu at numbers 12 to 14, and down at the bottom, Persona 3 Portable and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves at numbers 18 and 19. Nintendo didn't have as great a presence in this week's charts as it has in past weeks, with only four titles in the top 20. Despite its 3DS console still selling by the bucketload, Nintendo's 3DS software was scarce in the charts, with just two 3DS titles on display - Pokemon Rumble Blast and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. The complete top 20 chart, as supplied by Media Create, is shown below.

LWTWTitlePublisherPlatformWeekly Sales

NEW

1

Monster Hunter Freedom 3 HD Ver.

Capcom

PS3

287,829

NEW

2

Black Rock Shooter: The Game

Image Epoch

PSP

105,277

NEW

3

Mobile Suit Gundam: New Giren's Ambition

Bandai Namco

PSP

75,611

NEW

4

Samurai Warriors 3: Empires

Koei Tecmo

PS3

70,254

NEW

5

Dynasty Warriors 7: Special

Koei Tecmo

PSP

25,308

1

6

Rhythm Heaven

Nintendo

Wii

25,063

2

7

Monster Hunter Diary: Pokapoka Felyne G

Capcom

PSP

23,151

3

8

Kirby Mass Attack

Nintendo

DS

18,901

5

9

Pokemon Rumble Blast

Pokemon Co.

3DS

15,764

7

10

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D

Nintendo

3DS

13,423

8

11

Wii Sports Resort with Remote Plus

Nintendo

Wii

 

NEW

12

Suite PreCure: Melody Collection

Bandai Namco

DS

 

NEW

13

Durarara!! 3way Standoff: Alley

ASCII Media Works

PSP

 

NEW

14

Kaitou Tenshi Twin Angel: Toki to Sekai no Meikyuu

Alchemist

PSP

 

10

15

Toriko: Gourmet Survival

Bandai Namco

PSP

 

9

16

J-League Pro Soccer Club! 7: Euro +

Sega

PSP

12

17

Taiko Drum Master Portable DX

Bandai Namco

PSP

NEW

18

Persona 3 Portable

Atlus Co.

PSP

NEW

19

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

SCE

PS3

20

20

Pokemon Black / White

Pokemon Co.

DS

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