The PS Vita was again outsold in Japan by...
The PS Vita was again outsold in Japan by the 3DS, PS3 and PSP -- and this time by the Wii as well -- according to the latest Media Create data. But sales of the No. 5 Vita grew week-over-week…
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for the first time since launch, increasing to 42,900 units in the week ended Jan. 8, from 42,600 the prior week (CED Jan 9 p9). Its Japan installed base grew to 482,900 units. The 3DS easily remained Japan’s best-selling system, sales growing to 240,800 from 198,000. Cumulative 3DS hardware sales grew to an estimated 4.5 million in Japan, according to Media Create’s data. All weekly sales estimates are rounded to the nearest 100. The PS3 remained Japan’s No. 2 hardware system, sales growing to 74,500 from 67,200. The PSP repeated at No. 3, sales increasing to 71,000 from 62,700. The Wii inched up one to No. 4, sales jumping to 49,500 from 33,200. Sales of all other systems again trailed far behind the top five. The DSi LL was again No. 6, but sales grew to 4,000 from 3,400. The DSi inched up one to No. 7, sales increasing to 3,600 from 2,400. The Xbox 360 dipped one to No. 8, but sales edged up to 2,700 from 2,500. The PS2 remained No. 9, but sales fell to 1,300 from 1,700. Data for the DS Lite wasn’t cited after coming in well below 100 for a while. Nintendo’s Mario Kart 7 for the 3DS remained Japan’s best-selling videogame, sales growing to 157,200 from 109,500. Games for Nintendo’s handheld 3D system dominated the top five software chart. Its Super Mario 3D Land was No. 2 with 119,100 sold, Capcom’s Monster Hunter Tri G was No. 3 with 98,400 sold, and Level-5’s Inazuma Eleven Go was No. 4 with 56,100 sold. The weak game release slate for the Vita continued to take a toll as not a single software title for the system cracked the top 20. Sony’s Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational was again the best-selling Vita game, but it dipped one to No. 29 in its fourth week. There were again a total of only four Vita games in the top 50. The Vita won’t ship in North America and Europe until Feb. 22.