A Wii game came out on top in another week packed with releases. For the period of July 18 through July 24, newcomer Minna no Rhythm Heaven was the top selling game with 118,173 units. It easily beat Sengoku Basara Chronicles on PSP and the 18-and-up No More Heroes Red Zone Edition on PS3.

Other newcomers in the top 20 Media Create chart include Noora and the Time Studio, a DS title from the original makers of the Atelier series and western titles Alice Madness Returns and Sniper Ghost Warrior.

Here's the top 20 for July 18 through July 24. Life to date sales are in parentheses.

• [WII] 1. Everyone's Rhythm Heaven (Nintendo, 07.21.11): 118,173 NEW!
• [PSP] 2. Sengoku Basara Chronicle Heroes (Capcom, 07.21.11): 82,798 NEW!
• [PS3] 3. No More Heroes Red Zone Edition (MMV, 07.21.11): 40,313 NEW!
• [WII] 4. Inazuma Eleven Strikers (Level 5, 07.16.11): 36,555 (110,782)
• [PS3] 5. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2011 (Konami, 07.14.11): 35,739 (153,498)
• [PSP] 6. Taiko Drum Master Portable DX (Deluxe) (Namco Bandai, 07.14.11): 35,694 (115,910)
• [PSP] 7. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2011 (Konami, 07.14.11): 27,158 (100,405)
• [NDS] 8. Noora and the Time Studio: The Witch of the Misty Forest (Atlus, 07.21.11): 24,481 NEW!
• [PS3] 9. Alice Madness Returns (Electronic Arts, 07.21.11): 19,994 NEW!
• [WII] 10. Wii Sports Resort (Wii Remote Plus Pack) (Nintendo, 11.11.10): 18,666 (421,465)
• [NDS] 11. Puyo Puyo!! (Sega, 07.14.11): 14,877 (49,780)
• [PSP] 12. Little Battle eXperience (Level 5, 06.16.11): 12,098 (268,973)
• [WII] 13. Wiimote Plus Variety Pack (Nintendo, 07.07.11): 11,817 (39,347)
• [N3DS] 14. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time 3D (Nintendo, 06.16.11): 11,273 (267,647)
• [NDS] 15. Pokemon Black & White (Pokemon, 09.18.10): 11,147 (5,249,434)
• [PS3] 16. Sniper Ghost Warrior (Ubisoft, 07.21.11): 10,772 NEW!
• [X360] 17. Alice Madness Returns (Electronic Arts, 07.21.11): 9,093 NEW!
• [WII] 18. 007 Goldeneye (Nintendo, 06.30.11): 8,920 (67,783)
• [N3DS] 19. Star Fox 64 3D (Nintendo, 07.14.11): 8,626 (41,102)
• [PSP] 20. Steins; Gate (5pb., 06.23.11): 7,576 (116,593)

As appears to often be the case for major console releases these days, Wii's success with software did not translate to success with hardware. The system saw a small boost, but remained below PS3. In the portable race, 3DS saw a major drop from last week, but still managed to claim the top spot.

Here's the hardware chart covering July 18 through July 24. Last week's sales are in parentheses.

• 1. 3DS: 31,826 (46,637)
• 2. PSP: 26,854 (26,551)
• 3. PS3: 23,343 (23,322)
• 4. Wii: 17,114 (14,237)
• 5. DSi LL: 5,258 (4,693)
• 6. DSi: 4,921 (4,384)
• 7. X360: 1,546 (1,734)
• 8. PS2: 1,475 (1,405)
• 9. DS Lite: 155 (131)
• 10. PSP go: 14 (14)