TSUTAYA's 2011 Annual Ranking for Game Software Announced: The overall number one is PSP's "Final Fantasy Type-0".

2011.12.29 Press Releases
Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.

The number one game of the year on PS3 is "Final Fantasy XIII-2".
The top-selling Wii title of the year is "Dragon Quest 25th Anniversary Edition - Famicom & Super Famicom - Dragon Quest I, II, III".
The top-selling PSP game of the year is "Final Fantasy Type-0".
The top-selling 3DS game of the year is "Monster Hunter 3 (Tri) G".
The number one DS game of the year is "Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2 Professional".
The top-selling game of the year on Xbox 360 is "Gears of War 3".

Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd., which operates "TSUTAYA BOOKS" and "TSUTAYA" stores nationwide that propose lifestyles to customers through books, movies, music, and more, has compiled the number of game software units sold at its stores nationwide from January 1st to December 20th, 2011, and is announcing the following "2011 TSUTAYA Annual Ranking".

[Game Software Sales Ranking: Top 20 of the Year]

■Overall Game Software Ranking: Top 20 of the Year
*Rankings are listed in the order of Title and Model.
1st Place: Final Fantasy Type-0 (PSP)
2nd Place: Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (PSP)
3rd Place: Final Fantasy XIII-2 (PS3)
4th Place: Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2 Professional (DS)
5th place: Tales of Xillia (PS3)
6th place: World Soccer Winning Eleven 2012 (PS3)
7th place: Monster Hunter 3 (Tri) G (3DS)
8th place: Dynasty Warriors 6 (PS3)
9th place: Yakuza: Of the End (PS3)
10th place: Super Mario 3D Land (3DS)
11th place: Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
12th place: Dissidia Duodecim Final Fantasy (PSP)
13th Place: Dragon Quest 25th Anniversary Edition - Famicom & Super Famicom - Dragon Quest I, II, III (Wii)
14th place: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS)
15th place: Rhythm Heaven (Wii)
16th place: Samurai Warriors 3 Z (PS3)
17th Place: Super Robot Wars Z2: Hakai-hen (PSP)
18th place: Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD Ver. (PS3)
19th place: Mobile Suit Gundam EXTREME VS. (PS3)
20th place: DARK SOULS (PS3)

*PS3 is an abbreviation for PlayStation 3, DS is an abbreviation for Nintendo DS, and 3DS is an abbreviation for Nintendo 3DS.
*Company names and product names mentioned in this release are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

[Game Software Sales Ranking by Console: Top 10 of the Year]

■PlayStation 3 Game Software Ranking: Top 10 of the Year
*Rankings are listed in the order of Title and Model.
1st Place: Final Fantasy XIII-2 (PS3)
2nd place: Tales of Xillia (PS3)
3rd Place: World Soccer Winning Eleven 2012 (PS3)
4th place: Dynasty Warriors 6 (PS3)
5th Place: Yakuza: Of the End (PS3)
6th place: Samurai Warriors 3 Z (PS3)
7th place: Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD Ver. (PS3)
8th place: Mobile Suit Gundam EXTREME VS. (PS3)
9th place: DARK SOULS (PS3)
10th place: Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2011 (PS3)

■Wii Game Software Ranking: Top 10 of the Year
*Rankings are listed in the order of Title and Model.
1st Place: Dragon Quest 25th Anniversary Edition - Famicom & Super Famicom - Dragon Quest I, II, III (Wii)
2nd Place: Rhythm Heaven (Wii)
3rd Place: Kirby's Dream Land (Wii)
4th place: JUST DANCE Wii (Wii)
5th Place: Donkey Kong Returns (Wii)
6th Place: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (with Special CD) (Wii)
7th place: THE LAST STORY (Wii)
8th place: Inazuma Eleven Strikers (Wii)
9th place: Wii Party (Wii)
10th place: Mario Kart Wii (Wii)

■PSP Game Software Ranking: Top 10 of the Year
*Rankings are listed in the order of Title and Model.
1st Place: Final Fantasy Type-0 (PSP)
2nd Place: Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (PSP)
3rd Place: Dissidia Duodecim Final Fantasy (PSP)
4th Place: Super Robot Wars Z2: Hakai-hen (PSP)
5th Place: Phantasy Star Portable 2: Infinity (PSP)
6th place: SD Gundam G Generation World (PSP)
7th place: Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 (PSP)
8th place: Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2011 (PSP)
9th place: Danball Senki (PSP)
10th Place: Taiko no Tatsujin Portable DX (PSP)

■Nintendo 3DS Game Software Ranking: Top 10 of the Year
*Rankings are listed in the order of Title and Model.
1st Place: Monster Hunter 3 (Tri) G (3DS)
2nd place: Super Mario 3D Land (3DS)
3rd Place: Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
4th Place: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS)
5th Place: Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask (3DS)
6th place: One Piece Unlimited Cruise SP (3DS)
7th place: Super Pokémon Rumble (3DS)
8th place: Tales of the Abyss (3DS)
9th place: Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (3DS)
10th Place: Samurai Warriors Chronicle (3DS)

■Nintendo DS Game Software Ranking: Top 10 of the Year
*Rankings are listed in the order of Title and Model.
1st Place: Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2 Professional (DS)
2nd Place: Ace Attorney Investigations 2 (DS)
3rd Place: Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (DS)
4th Place: Kirby Mass Attack (DS)
5th Place: One Piece Gigant Battle! 2 New World (DS)
6th place: Pokémon Black (DS)
7th place: Tongari Boushi to Mahou no Omise (DS)
8th place: Pokémon White (DS)
9th place: Inazuma Eleven 3: Challenge to the World!! The Ogre (DS)
10th place: Devil Survivor 2 (DS)

■Xbox 360 Game Software Ranking: Top 10 of the Year
*Rankings are listed in the order of Title and Model.
1st place: Gears of War 3 (Xbox 360)
2nd Place: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Subtitled Version) (Xbox 360)
3rd place: Catherine (Xbox 360)
4th place: Battlefield 3 (Xbox 360)
5th place: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Xbox 360)
6th Place: Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (Xbox 360)
7th place: FINAL FANTASY XIII ULTIMATE HITS INTERNATIONAL (Xbox 360)
8th place: Dead Island (Xbox 360)
9th place: ACE COMBAT ASSAULT HORIZON (Xbox 360)
10th Place: Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition (Xbox 360)

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