Japan Loves Nintendo… Borders on Infatuation

I’m all for the expression of love in public. Love is a beautiful thing, but when it begins to turn into infatuation, problems arise. Feelings are hurt, tires are slashed, dead horse heads are found on pillows. Just ask Mitch about his experiences, he’ll tell you.

So it scares me a little to see that the loving relationship that budded not to long ago between Nintendo and Japan has become a bit, intense. Sure, it starts with the DS Lite breaking 10 million sales in Japan. That accounts for almost half of DS Lite sales. That seems like a nice, healthy expression of love from Japan.

But then you factor in this week’s Japanese Software numbers… and you realize that the first title that is not on Nintendo hardware on the list is at number 22. And that 26 of the top 30 are made up of Wii and DS titles. The picture becomes a lot more, sinister. Get out while you can Nintendo… get out while you can.

10 million DS Lites sold in Japan

Simple 2000: The Japanese Sales Chart