Even with its late release in Japan the newest addition to Mario  is banging out the sales numbers at 1,366,000 In Japan alone. Now this is of little surprise. And this will likly keep its pass for more time to come. However with the recent release of FFXIII on December 17th In Japan it is sure to see some competition but I would be suprised If Mario was beat out by FFXIII In the long run.

I say this for the fact every family with a child has a Wii and they are likly to buy Mario over the more violent FFXIII In Japan.
Needless to say Mario is doing very well and I’m sure Mario Galaxy 2 will have a similar spot to this one on the top charts.

Update: Mario and FF XIII first week sales are in.
FFXIII – 1,516,532

December 17 – December 20

Mario – 936,734

December 3 – December 6

First week sales show FF XIII selling stronger In Japan. However I stand by my original statement that Mario will sell overall better. their is a lot of FFXIII fans in Japan and they are the type to wait in line for this game. However Mario is a national Icon and every family is sure to pick up Mario in time so I still believe Mario will outsell FF XIII in its overall shelf time.

But In Japan December marks the release of FFXIII and with that so does the string of promotions for the game.
Unlike other countrys Japan shows its prides in its games in manners of all ways. Below ive included pictures of Elixer energy drink’s from Square Enix. This is not the first time Sony has done this. Now if you dont know elixer is a potion in The final fantasy series as well as many other Rpgs.

Each Can highlights a different character as shown

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3