Lair Breaks into Top Ten on Japanese Charts

Taking the No. 7 spot on the sales charts in Japan this week is Sony’s PS3 exclusive Lair. Selling 22, 000 units in its first release, the aerial combat/fantasy game which has mostly been panned by critics has yet to see such a backlash of criticism from Japan.Media Create has reported the sales for the week ending October 14th and top on the charts was the DS title Nishimura Kyotarou Suspense Detective Series: Deadly Intent, another new release which sold 61,000 copies.

Although Halo 3 debuted at No. 1 in Japan its first week, it has since fallen off of the top 30 while the only other Xbox 360 title sitting in the top 30 is Project Gotham Racing 4, which debuted this week at No. 25.

Here are the Top Ten bestsellers for WE 10/14 in Japan and you will notice the absence of Wii titles:

1. DS Nishimura Kyotarou Suspense Detective Series: Deadly Intent (DS)
2. Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! Meteor (PS2)
3. Gundam Battle Chronicle (PSP)
4. Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon: Time Expedition Party (DS)
5. Arcana Heart (PS2)
6. Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon: Shadow Expedition Party (DS)
7. Lair (PS3)
8. Archaic Sealed Heat (DS)
9. Kanji Test 2 (DS)
10. Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day (DS)

Thanks: GamesIndustry.biz