Mass Effect Debuts at #3 in Japan

Gamasutra is reporting that BioWare's Mass Effect sold a respectable 18,000 copies during its first week in Japan, putting it at the #3 spot on the Japanese sales charts.
But it's the Microsoft-published BioWare RPG Mass Effect for Xbox 360 that sticks out on a chart made up of more traditional Japanese fare.

The game, which appears on the least-popular console in Japan, sold less than half of the number two game with 18,000 units sold, but still managed to make it on the podium.