The 3DS remained Japan’s best-selling videogame system as sales...
The 3DS remained Japan’s best-selling videogame system as sales soared to 120,900 from 96,200 the prior week (CED Nov 28 p14), according to Media Create data for the week ended Nov. 27. Cumulative 3DS sales grew to an estimated 2.7…
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million in Japan, according to Media Create’s data. All weekly sales estimates are rounded to the nearest 100. The PS3 remained No. 2, but sales fell to 34,000 from 41,100. The PSP repeated at No. 3, but sales dropped to 33,200 from 40,100. The Wii was again No. 4, sales growing to 20,100 from 13,600. Sales of Nintendo’s console were helped by strong demand for Nintendo’s new game The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, which easily became the best-selling videogame in Japan its first week available, moving 195,000 copies. The DSi LL remained No. 5, but sales grew to 2,200 from 1,800. The Xbox 360 repeated at No. 6, but sales dipped to 1,700 from 1,800. The PS2 was again No. 7, sales flat at 1,300. The DSi remained No. 8, sales inching up to 1,000 from 900. The DS Lite was again No. 9, sales again well below 100. Sega’s 7th Dragon 2020 for the PSP was the week’s No. 2 videogame in its first week, moving 122,500 copies. D3 Publisher’s Saint Seiya: Sanctuary Battle for the PS3 was No. 3 in its first week, moving 66,600. Nintendo’s Super Mario 3D Land for the 3DS remained No. 4, moving 61,700. Rounding out the top five was Konami’s Metal Gear Solid HD Edition for the PS3, selling 61,200. Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, published by Square Enix in Japan, fell from No. 1 to No. 10 in its second week as sales tumbled to 29,700 copies from 180,400.