"May 23, 2008 - Following a few weeks in second place behind Nintendo's latest Wii million seller, Mario Kart, Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G rubber banded this week back into first place. Media Create reports sales of 53,248 units for the monster PSP hit, which has now crossed the two million mark.

Mario Kart came in at second for the week spanning May 12 to May 18, with 41,739 units sold.

The chart wasn't all old titles, though. Marvelous Entertainment's Luminous Arc 2 Will for the DS p..."

"Monster Hunter keeps on selling over in Japan. The latest milestone represents a first both for the series and for the PSP: double platinum.

Capcom announced today that Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G has crossed the two million mark in Japanese shipments. This is the first time the Monster Hunter series has reached this mark, and is also a first for a Japanese PSP title.

While this is a shipped figure, the title is still one of the hottest titles at retail. The latest numbers from tracke..."

"The numbers below illustrate rounded up figures of each console's sales performance last week in Japan. We'll keep you posted with Media Create numbers, which tend to be a bit more accurate than Famitsu's.

Sony PSP - 113000

Nintendo DS - 52000

Nintendo Wii - 46000

Sony PS3 - 11000

Sony PS2 - 10000

Xbox 360 - 2300

Shame about the PlayStation 3's sales in Japan. But with a severe lack of software, expect this trend to continue. The next huge releases f..."

"01./00. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom) - 880,468 / NEW
02./01. [NDS] Pokémon Ranger: Batonnage (Pokémon) - 105,855 / 348,000
03./00. [NDS] Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (Bandai-Namco) - 48,646 / NEW
04./05. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 41,837 / 1,794,000
05./00. [PSP] Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion: Lost Colors (Bandai-Namco) - 34,472 / NEW
06./07. [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) - 34,180 / 1,524,000
07./00. [PS2] Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion: Lost Colors (Ban..."

"Another day, another story about how the release of Monster Hunter Portable G 2nd in Japan has caused a country-wide frenzy of consumerism. Since its release last Thursday, the game reportedly sold out on its first day on sale, then went on to shift over one million copies within six days.

Today, chart data from Famitsu based on software and console sales for last week (March 24-30th) and reprinted here shows what sort of impact the game's release has had on console sales in Japan.

Answ..."