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LittleBigPlanet 2 makes Japan top 10

But sales are well down on original.

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LittleBigPlanet 2 entered the Japanese chart at five this week, but sales were well down on its predecessor.

According to the latest Media Create rundown, as reproduced on NeoGAF, the sequel to Media Molecule's DIY platformer sold 24,648 copies in its first week. In contrast, the original sold 52,000 when it launched in 2008.

Elsewhere on the chart, PSP RPG Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 came out on top, just behind PlayStation 3 button-masher Samurai Warriors 3 Z. The PS3 version of Red Dead Redemption's Undead Nightmare expansion debuted at number seven.

Here's the full top 20:

  1. Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 (PSP, Bandai Namco) 222,068 / NEW
  2. Samurai Warriors 3 Z (PS3, Koei Tecmo) 208,548 / NEW
  3. Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (PSP, Capcom) 93,483 / 4,249,622 (+236%)
  4. Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth 2 (DS, Capcom) 30,910 / 163,176 (-77%)
  5. LittleBigPlanet 2 (PS3, SCE) 24,648 / NEW
  6. Samurai Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends (Wii, Koei Tecmo) 22,598 / NEW
  7. Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare (PS3, Take-Two Interactive) 21,718 / NEW
  8. Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii, Nintendo) 15,971 / 806,357 (-3%)
  9. Kenka Bancho 5: Laws of Manhood (PSP, Spike) 14,372 / 101,350 (-49%)
  10. White Knight Chronicles Episode Portable: Dogma Wars (PSP, SCE) 11,229 / 51,832 (-72%)
  11. Pokemon Black / White (DS, Pokemon Co.) 10,433 / 5,071,867 (-3%)
  12. Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butouden (DS, Bandai Namco) 10,341 / 41,449 (-67%)
  13. Wii Party (Wii, Nintendo) 10,239 / 1,787,341 (+6%)
  14. The Last Story (Wii, Nintendo) 9052 / 142,952 (-53%)
  15. Macross: Triangle Frontier (PSP, Bandai Namco) 8409 / 63,922 (-85%)
  16. World Soccer Winning Eleven 2011 (PSP, Konami) 7575 / 170,477 (-19%)
  17. Valkyria Chronicles 3 (PSP, SEGA) 7491 / 128,196 (-58%)
  18. World Soccer Winning Eleven 2011 (PS3, Konami) 7379 / 442,500 (-10%)
  19. Ni no Kuni: The Ebony Wizard (DS, Level 5) 7267 / 474,828 (-4%)
  20. Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare (Xbox 360, Take-Two Interactive) 7180 / NEW

On the hardware side, the PSP emerged the clear victor, with a huge sales bump over last week. Enjoy it while you can Sony. The 3DS is coming.

  1. PSP: 107,000 (up from 30,611)
  2. PS3: 26,766 (23,846)
  3. NDS: 23,111 (22,565)
  4. Wii: 15,028 (14,972)
  5. 360: 2118 (2282)
  6. PS2: 1665 (1897)

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