Macross Ace Frontier tops Japan charts

Namco Bandai's Macross Ace Frontier has debuted at the top of the Japanese software sales chart for the week ended October 12, according to data provided by Media Create.

The PlayStation Portable title sold 104,000 units, keeping Pokemon Platinum for the Nintendo DS in second place at 86,000 units, as Rhythm Tengoku Gold, also for the DS, came in third having sold 49,000 units.

The PlayStation 2 titles Dynasty Warriors 6 Special and Super Robot Wars Z came in fourth and fifth respectively at 48,000 units each. Wii Fit for the Nintendo Wii sold 16,000 units and took sixth place, while Mario Kart Wii sold 10,000 units and came in seventh.

Konami's Powerful Major League 3 for the PlayStation 2 came in eighth, followed by Dragonball DS in ninth place and Daigasso! Band Brothers DX for the DS in tenth place, each claiming 8000 unit sales.

Japanese software chart follows:

• 01. Macross Ace Frontier (PSP)
• 02. Pokemon Platinum (DS)
• 03. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (DS)
• 04. Dynasty Warriors 6 Special (PS2)
• 05. Super Robot Wars Z (PS2)
• 06. Wii Fit (Wii)
• 07. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
• 08. Powerful Major League 3 (PS2)
• 09. Dragonball DS (DS)
• 10. Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (DS)