The PS Vita was again outsold in Japan by...
The PS Vita was again outsold in Japan by the 3DS, PS3 and PSP, according to the latest Media Create data, released Friday. The 3DS easily remained Japan’s best-selling system in the week ended Jan. 22, but sales fell to…
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81,000 from 100,700 the prior week (CED Jan 23 p9). Cumulative 3DS hardware sales grew to an estimated 4.7 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 videogame hardware system, but sales slid to 21,200 from 30,300. The PSP repeated at No. 3, but sales declined to 17,200 from 22,500. The Vita was again No. 4, but sales fell to 15,200 from 18,400. The new Sony handheld system’s Japan installed base inched up to 516,500. The Wii remained No. 5, but sales fell to 10,200 from 14,200. Sales of every other system again trailed far behind. The Xbox 360 repeated at No. 6, but sales grew to 1,600 from 1,500. The DSi LL was again No. 7, sales slipping to 1,200 from 1,500. The PS2 inched up one to No. 8, sales improving to 900 from 800. The DSi fell one to last place, sales falling to 800 from 1,200. It was an especially weak week for software sales, with no game selling more than 35,100 copies. Nintendo’s Mario Kart 7 for the 3DS inched up one to return to the top of the videogame software chart after a one-week absence, but sales were weaker than the 52,300 copies sold the prior week. The top four sellers were all for Nintendo’s handheld 3D system. Sega’s Rhythm Thief & the Emperor’s Treasure, at No. 2, was the top-selling new release, moving 31,600 copies. Capcom’s Monster Hunter Tri G remained No. 3, but sales slid to 31,400 from 44,600. Nintendo’s Super Mario 3D Land repeated at No. 4, but sales tumbled to 26,100 from 40,200. Fifth was D3Publisher’s Onechanbara Z: Kagura for the 360, which moved 22,000 copies. The weak game release slate for the Vita continued to take a toll and software for the system had its worst week to date. Sony’s Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational was again the best-selling Vita game and this time was the only game for the system to make the top 50. But the game tumbled to No. 31 from No. 23 in its sixth week. There were three Vita games in the top 50 the prior week. The system won’t ship in North America and Europe until Feb. 22.