Japan’s Top 30 Games of ’09

As another year comes to a close, it’s always fascinating to take a look at how the games of the past year stacked up in terms of sales. While I don’t have North American or European stats for you, sales figures from Japan have hit the web and clearly favor Nintendo’s Wii and DS platforms. Big shocker there.

Here they are:

30. SD Gundam G Generation Wars

29. Gyakuten Kenji

28. Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode

27. Gundam VS. Gundam NEXT PLUS

26. Pokémon Platinum

25. Tales of The World: Radiant Mythology 2

24. Tales of Vesperia (PS3)

23. Rhythm Heaven Gold

22. World Soccer: Winning Eleven 2010

21. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii

20. Pokémon Fushigi no Dungeon

19. Shin Sangoku Musou MULTI RAID

18. Mario Kart Wii

17. Fantasy Star Portable 2

16. Layton Kyoujyu to Majin no Fue

15. Wii Fit

14. Ryu ga Gotoku 3

13. Biohazard 5 (Resident Evil 5)

12. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

11. Mario & Luigi RPG3!!!

10. Inazuma Eleven 2

9. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G [PSP the Best]

8. Monster Hunter 3 (-tri)

7. Wii Fit Plus

6. Final Fantasy XIII

5. Wii Sports Resort

4. New Super Mario Bros. Wii

3. Tomodachi Collection

2. Pokémon Heart Gold/Soul Silver

1. Dragon Quest IX