The 3DS again outsold the PS Vita in Japan,...
The 3DS again outsold the PS Vita in Japan, according to the latest Media Create data, released Friday. Sony’s new handheld system had its weakest performance to date in the week ended Feb. 12, coming in No. 4 among videogame…
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hardware systems as sales fell to 13,900 units from 17,100 the prior week (CED Feb 13 p10). Its Japan installed base inched up to 566,500. All weekly sales estimates are rounded to the nearest 100. The 3DS easily remained Japan’s best-selling system, but sales slipped to 67,600 from 75,000. Cumulative 3DS hardware sales inched up to an estimated 4.9 million. The PS3 and PSP also outsold the Vita. The PS3 remained Japan’s No. 2 system, but sales dipped to 22,000 from 23,300. The PSP moved up one to No. 3 as sales inched up to 15,900 from 15,800. The Wii remained No. 5, but sales fell to 8,200 from 8,800. Sales of every other system again trailed far behind. The PS2 moved up three to No. 6 as sales improved to 1,200 from 500. The Xbox 360 dipped one to No. 7, sales falling to 1,100 from 1,400. The DSi LL dipped one to No. 8, sales slipping to 1,000 from 1,100. The DSi fell one to last place, sales flat at 700. Konami’s Suikoden: The Woven Web of a Century for the PSP became the best-selling videogame in Japan its first week available, moving 61,800 copies. Sony Computer Entertainment’s Gravity Rush for the Vita was No. 2 in its first week, moving 43,500 copies. Capcom’s Resident Evil: Revelations for the 3DS, the prior week’s No. 1 videogame, slipped to No. 3 in its third week as sales tumbled to 26,100 from 43,600. Three more 3DS titles had a strong showing: Nintendo’s Mario Kart 7 at No. 4 with 23,800 sold, Capcom’s Monster Hunter 3G at No. 5 with 21,300 sold and Nintendo’s Super Mario 3D Land at No. 6 with 19,700 sold. In stark contrast, there were only three other Vita games in the entire top 50 as the software slate for that system continued to be weak: GungHo’s Ragnarok Odyssey for the Vita, down five at No. 9 in its second week as sales tumbled to 8,100 from 33,500; Namco Bandai’s Tales of Innocence R, down 12 at No. 26 in its third week; and Acquire’s Sumioni (Ink Demons) at No. 42 in its first week. Sony’s Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational for the Vita, No. 49 the prior week, fell off the chart. Namco Bandai’s SoulCalibur V for the PS3 had a weak second week in Japan as it slid to No. 11 from No. 2, sales tumbling to 7,500 from 34,300.