Mario & Luigi RPG3 Tops Japan In 2009…

…So far, that is.

Yes the biggest selling game of 2009 so far in Japan is ‘Mario & Luigi RPG3‘ (aka ‘Mario & Luigi: Bowsers Inside Story‘ in the west), selling 631,1365 copies in the six months  between December 28th 2008 to June 7th 2009.

The Mario Brothers have managed to keep massively popular ‘Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G‘ in second place with 556,650 copies sold. The next Nintendo game is sat at number 5 – ‘Wii Fit‘, selling 432,191 units in the region.

The full list of 15 games is after the break.

15. Kirby Super Star Ultra: 250,437 copies
14. Mario Kart Wii: 254,631
13. Animal Crossing City Folk: 256,057
12. Style Savvy: 285,944
11. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: 313,668
10. Tales of the World Radiant Mythology 2: 316,797
9. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of the Sky: 338,568
8. Dynasty Warriors Multi Raid: 382,191
7. Rhythm Heaven Gold: 384,191
6. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days: 385,799
5. Wii Fit: 432,191
4. Resident Evil 5: 467,191
3. Ryu Ga Gotoku 3: 485,630
2. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best): 556,650
1. Mario & Luigi RPG3!!!: 631,165

Source: Enterbrain (via Kotaku)