Pokémon 'Tackle' The Charts Once Again

According to Famitsu's game rankings, the latest games in the Pokémon franchise, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, have held the No. 1 position on the Japanese sales charts for eight straight weeks, beating the seven-week record of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.

Famitsu reports that 101,113 units were sold in the week ending Nov. 19 and estimates that a total of 3,161,145 units have been sold. Diamond and Pearl finally gave way to Sega's Fashionable Witches ♥ Love and Berry ~DS Collection~ (オシャレ魔女 ♥ ラブ and ベリー 〜DSコレクション〜) and Nintendo's Jump! Ultimate Stars in the week ending Nov. 26.

See more top 5 games (all platforms) as of Nov 28 on the PPN Blog.