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Loads of new releases hit Japan this week, but your favourite sucker claims the top spot!

[WII] 01. Kirby 20th Anniversary Special Collection (Nintendo, 07.19.2012): 100,396 (NEW)
[3DS] 02. Rune Factory 4 (MAQL, 07.19.2012): 88,700 (NEW)
[NDS] 03. Pokemon Black & White 2 (Pokemon, 06.23.2012): 81,879 (2,413,007)
[PSP] 04. Digimon World Redigitize (Namco Bandai, 07.19.2012): 73,468 (NEW)
[PS3] 05. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2012 (Konami, 07.19.2012): 63,346 (NEW)
[3DS] 06. Taiko Drum Master Chibi Dragon and the Mysterious Orb (Bamco Nandai, 07.12.2012): 31,885 (95,273)
[PSP] 07. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2012 (Konami, 07.19.2012): 26,465 (NEW)
[PSP] 08. Warriors Orochi 2 Special (Tecmo Koei, 07.19.2012): 24,518 (NEW)
[PSP] 09. New Class of Heroes (Acquire, 07.19.2012): 21,454 (NEW)
[PSP] 10. Toki no Kizuna (Idea Factory, 07.19.2012): 15,390 (NEW)
[PSV] 11. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2012 (Konami, 07.19.2012): 14,669 (NEW)
[PSP] 12. Agarest Senki Mariage (Compile Heart, 07.19.2012): 13,976 (NEW)
[3DS] 13. Little Battler eXperience Baku Boost (Level-5, 07.05.2012): 11,032 (86,114)
[3DS] 14. Dragon Quest Monsters Terry’s Wonderland 3D: (Square Enix, 05.31.2012) 10,228 (838,587)
[PSP] 15. Felyne Puzzle (Capcom, 07.19.2012): 10,093 (NEW)
[PSP] 16. Toriko Gourmet Survival 2 (Namco Bandai, 07.05.2012): 9,162 (68,624)
[WII] 17. Mario Party 9 (Nintendo, 04.26.2012): 9,008 (486,178)
[3DS] 18. Run For Money: Flee From the Strongest Hunters in History (Namco Bandai, 07.05.2012): 8,962 (40,919)
[3DS] 19. Pocket Soccer League Calciobit (Nintendo, 07.12.2012): 8,142 (34,157)
[WII] 20. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo, 06.25.2009): 6,872 (2,926,392)
[3DS] 21. Mario Tennis Open (Nintendo, 06.23.2012): 6,681 (263,538)
[PS3] 22. Assassin’s Creed I&II (Ubisoft, 07.19.2012): 6,578 (NEW)
[3DS] 23. Etrian Odyssey IV (Atlus, 07.05.2012): 5,739 (117,102)
[3DS] 24. Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo, 11.03.2011): 5,661 (1,660,263)
[PSP] 25. Kimi Kare New School Term (Idea Factory, 07.19.2011): 5,339 (NEW)
[PS3] 26. Ghost Recon Future Soldier (Ubisoft, 07.05.2012): 4,861 (36,585)
[PS3] 27. Ni no Kuni All-In-One Edition (Level-5, 07.19.2012): 4,748 (NEW)
[3DS] 28. Monster Hunter 3G (Capcom, 12.10.2011): 4,597 (1,496,082)
[PS3] 29. Tokyo Jungle (Sony, 06.07.2012): 4,241 (195,035)
[3DS] 30. Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo, 12.01.2011): 3,893 (1,764,373)

A retro compilation of Kirby titles managed to sell over 100,000 units in one week? Madness! They must really love Kirby in Japan as he kept Rune Factory 4 from the top spot. The rest of the new releases comprise of several PSP games, baseball games, and even PSP baseball games!

Nintendo 3DS: 44,202 (46,633)
PlayStation 3: 16,232 (15,218)
PlayStation Portable: 13,199 (11,170)
PlayStation Vita: 10,103 (11,388)
Wii: 8,729 (6,660)
Xbox 360: 594 (686)
Nintendo DSi: 545 (430)
PlayStation 2: 414 (451)

A rather slow week on the hardware side, with the Wii showing the most notable gains as people re-buy consoles to get their Kirby on!