Japan's Top 30 best selling games of 2003 @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on January 05, 2004

News: I'm absolutely shocked, a Final Fantasy game is at number one. See the rest of the list inside.

The Magic Box has posted the final list of Japan's top selling games for 2003 and there are very little surprises to say the least. Final Fantasy, Pokemon, J-League soccer, big head baseball, Dragon Ball, all of the genres and series' that people associate with Japanese gaming are well represented here.

One of the most interesting games on the list is Gran Turismo 4: Prologue, which still managed to nab number 21 and 382,471 copies sold even though it has only been on store shelves for three weeks.

Another title you may want a look out for is the Taikou no Tetsujin series, which had two entries at number 22 and number 25. Taikou no Tetsujin is a rythym game based on drumming and is the basis for a similar game they have planned for Nintendo called Donkey Konga. If this proves to be half as popular as Dance Dance Revolution we might have a whole new game craze on our hands.

Title [U.S. Title]	System, Developer	Copies Sold
1. Final Fantasy X-2	PS2, Square Enix	1,901,126
2. Pocket Monster Ruby / Sapphire [Pokemon Ruby / Sapphire]	GBA, Nintendo	1,458,689
3. Shin Sangoku Musou 3 [Dynasty Warriors 4]	PS2, Koei	1,173,102
4. World Soccer Winning Eleven 7	PS2, Konami	1,074,274
5. Everybody's Golf 4 [Hot Shots Golf Online]	PS2, Sony	810,641
6. Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounter in Space	PS2, Bandai	568,172
7. Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart [Dragon Warrior Monsters: Caravan Heart]	GBA, Square Enix	566,201
8. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai	PS2, Bandai	538,734
9. Star Ocean: Till the End of Time	PS2, Square Enix	520,899
10. The 2nd Super Robot Taisen Alpha	PS2, Banpresto	499,430
11. Let's Make a J. League Pro Soccer Club 3	PS2, Sega	498.214
12. Made in Wario [WarioWare Inc]	GBA, Nintendo	492,581
13. Mario Kart: Double Dash!!	GC, Nintendo	461,289
14. Shin Sangoku Musou 3 Moushouden [Dynasty Warriors 4 Xtreme Legends]	PS2, Koei	455,009
15. Devil May Cry 2	PS2, Capcom	442.059
16. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 10	PS2, Konami	430,461
17. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance	GBA, Square Enix	420,540
18. Super Mario Advance 4	GBA, Nintendo	411,546
19. Mobile Suit Gundam Z: AEUG Vs Titan	PS2, Bandai	411,389
20. Rockman EXE 4 Tournament Red Sun / Blue Moon [Mega Man Battle Network 4 Red Sun / Blue Moon]	GBA, Capcom	384,593
21. Gran Turismo 4 Prologue	PS2, Sony	382,471
22. Taikou no Tetsujin	PS2, Namco	374,354
23. Pokemon Colosseum	GC, Pokemon	358,237
24. Biohazard Outbreak [Resident Evil Outbreak]	PS2, Capcom	322,379
25. Taikou no Tetsujin: New Songs of Spring Festival	PS2, Namco	321,922
26. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles	GC, Square Enix	310,674
27. Mario Party 5	GC, Nintendo	302,532
28. Legend of Zelda: Four Swords [Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]	GBA, Nintendo	268,957
29. Nechu Professional Baseball 2003	PS2, Namco	266,947
30. Kirby's Air Ride	GC, Nintendo	265,083