As videogame news becomes thinner on the ground, you can expect the slack to be made up for with lots and lots of reflective top ten lists. Here’s one from Japanese gaming magazineFamitsu. It’s the top ten Japanese sellers of 2009, and as you might expect, it’s nearly all Wii and DS stuff.

Here are the top ten games of Japan after 51 weeks electronic consumerism:

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As you may see, the only things breaking up the Wii/DS stranglehold are very predictable entries.Final Fantasy XIIIon the PS3 andMonster Hunter: Freedom Uniteon the PSP. Unsurprisingly, the Xbox 360 doesn’t get so much as a sniff. Anyway, that’s a top ten list of games for you to look at for a bit.

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