Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Ailu Village debuted atop the Japanese software chart during the week ended August 29.
Featuring Hello Kitty costumes and items, the cartoonish PSP title combines monster hunting with Animal Crossing style gameplay. It moved 256,000 copies in its first week, having launched on August 26, Gamasutra reports.
Namco Bandai's Ace Combat X2: Joint Assault, the latest PSP entry in the long-running flight combat series, placed second with 58,000 first week sales.
Former chart toppers Wii Party and Another Century's Episode R charted in third and fourth respectively, ahead of a third new PSP entry, Idea Factory's adventure game Hakuouki: Zuisouroku Portable, which moved 24,000 units.
01. Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Ailu Village (PSP, Capcom) - 256,000 / New
02. Ace Combat X2: Joint Assault (PSP, Namco Bandai) - 58,000 / New
03. Wii Party (Wii, Nintendo) – 55,000
04. Another Century's Episode R (PS3, Namco Bandai) – 28,000
05. Hakuouki: Zuisouroku Portable (PSP, Idea Factory) – 24,000 / New
06. Inazuma Eleven 3: World Challenge!! Spark / Bomber (DS, Level 5) – 13,000
07. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii, Nintendo) – 12,000
08. Art Academy (DS, Nintendo) - 12,000
09. Tales Of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X (PSP, Namco Bandai) – 9,000
10. Sengoku Basara 3 (PS3, Capcom) – 9,000