PS2 title J-League Winning Eleven 2008 shot to the top of the Japanese software chart for the week ended August 24 after selling 79,000 copies.

The previous week’s bestseller, DS title Rhythm Heaven Gold, dropped a place to No2, shifting 57,000 units to pass the half million mark, while Level 5’s Inazuma Eleven for DS was new at No3 with 41,000 sales.

Former chart toppers Dragon Quest V and Phantasy Star Portable rounded off the top five, while Koei’s Harukanaru Toki no Naka de: Yumenoukihashi and Square Enix’s Sigma Harmonics were new entries in seventh and eighth, respectively.

01.   J-League Winning Eleven 2008 (Konami, PS2) (79,000) / NEW
02.   Rhythm Heaven Gold (Nintendo, DS) (57,000) / (536,000)
03.   Inazuma Eleven (Level 5, DS) (41,000) / NEW
04.   Dragon Quest V (Square Enix, DS) (32,000) / (1,125,000)
05.   Phantasy Star Portable (Sega, PSP) (31,000) / (595,000)
06.   Wii Fit (Nintendo, Wii) (30,000) / (2,546,000)
07.   Harukanaru Toki no Naka de: Yumenoukihashi (Koei, DS) (26,000) / NEW
08.   Sigma Harmonics (Square Enix, DS) (23,000) / NEW
09.   Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) (19,000, Wii) / (1,711,000)
10.   Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo, DS) (16,000) / (296,000)

Sales data compiled by Media Create, via NeoGaf.