US, Japan Sales Figures 7/18/2000

Er…ouch.  First, here are the top 10 overall games in America from July 2nd to the 8th.  As you can see, the Dreamcast isn’t doing too well, with only MvC2 making it:

1.  Perfect Dark, N64, Nintendo

2.  Pokemon Yellow: Pikachu Edition, Game Boy, Nintendo

3.  Marvel vs Capcom 2, Dreamcast, Capcom

4.  Legend of Dragoon , PlayStation, Sony

5.  Kirby: The Crystal Shards, N64, Nintendo

6.  Pokemon Trading Card Game, Game Boy Color, Nintendo

7.  Spec Ops, PlayStation, Take 2 Interactive/Rockstar

8.  Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, Nintendo 64, Activision

9.  Digimon World, PlayStation, Bandai Digital Entertainment

10.  Pokemon Blue, Game Boy, Nintendo

Now, let’s look at the top 10 DC games for that same period, and you can see that SA is out, while other classics are still holding on:

1.  Marvel vs Capcom 2, Capcom

2.  Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, Crave Entertainment

3.  Silver, Infogrames Entertainment

4.  Street Fighter 3: Double Impact, Capcom

5.  Gauntlet Legends, Midway

6.  Resident Evil: Code Veronica, Capcom

7. Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm, Crave Entertainment

8.  Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram, Activision

9.  Crazy Taxi, Sega

10.  Evolution 2, Ubi Soft

And now, to add injury to, er…previous injury, here’s the top 30 selling Japanese games for the same period.  As you can see, Final Fantasy IX had a stellar launch:

Let’s hope the situation gets better, especially in Japan, where it is needed the most.