The latest sales are in from Japan for the week starting 12/11 and ending 18/11, and surprisingly, the PS3 is holding on in there with its new 40GB model, fighting off Nintendo’s Wii for another week. The Xbox360 saw a rise, and Super Mario Galaxy and Heavenly Sword also had respectable sales. Find out the numbers after the jump.

Hardware:

DSLite: 81,000
PSP: 66,000
PS2: 8,800
PS3: 53,000
Wii: 36,000
Xbox360: 5,700

Software:
1. Mario Party (DS)　115,000 （Total: 357,000）
2. REUC　(Wii) 105,000
3. Dynasty Warriors 6 (PS3)　73,000 （Total: 250,000）
4. Game Center CX　(DS) 46,000
5. Famista (DS)　45,000
6. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)　43,000 （Total: 378,000）
7. Heavenly Sword (PS3)　16,000
8. Wii Sports (Wii)　15,000 （Total: 2,106,000）
9. Wii Play　(Wii) 15,000 （Total: 1,662,000）
10. FFTA2　(DS) 14,000 （Total: 249,000）
11. Nishimura Kyoutarou suspense (DS) 11,000 (Total: 123,000)
12. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (DS) 11,000 (Total:1.05m )
13. Dynasty Warriors 6 (360) 10,000 (Total: 37,000)
14. Complete Literature Works (DS) 8,800 (Total: 100,000)
15. My Household Budget Diary (DS) 8,700 (Total: 286,000)
16. Ratchet & Clank: Future (PS3) 8,500 (Total: 19,000)
17. Ghost Scad (Wii) 7,500 (Total: 38,000)
18. Mario Party 8 (Wii) 5,500 (Total: 890,000)
19. Cooking Mama 2 (DS) 4,700

Source: Famitsu

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The notoriously critical UK Magazine has revealed its December edition scores. Another 10 is given, but not to a PS3 or Xbox360 game. Interesting scores this month, with Assassin’s Creed and Mass Effect getting the same score. Find out after the jump.

Edge only gave out five 10/10 scores in nine years, but in the last three months there have been three additions; Halo 3, The Orange Box, and now:

Super Mario Galaxy – 10
Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune – 8
Assassin’s Creed – 7
Crysis – 9
Mass Effect – 7
Call of Duty 4 – 9
Kane and Lynch – 6
Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground – 6
The Simpson’s Game – 5
Zack and Wiki – 8
The Witcher – 5
Bladestorm – 8
Castlevania Dracular X – 7
Silent Hill Origins – 7
Hellgate: London – 6
Timeshift – 6
Mutant Storm Empire – 8
Guitar Hero III – 6
Beowulf – 5
Need for Speed: Pro Street – 6

As soon as we find out the magazines pluses and minuses about some of these games we will post them. So check back soon to find out why Bladestorm got an 8/10 and Mass Effect only got 7/10.

While you wait, why not have a read of our reviews here at Ripten.com, which stack up quite well against the very harsh Edge Magazine.

Source: Neogaf

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