Japan sales of the 3DS soared to 101,100 units...
Japan sales of the 3DS soared to 101,100 units from 55,200 the prior week (CED June 4 p11), likely helped by strong demand for Square Enix’s latest Dragon Quest Monsters game, according to Media Create data for the week ended…
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June 3. The 3DS remained the country’s best-selling videogame system by a wide margin as its installed base there grew to an estimated 6.1 million. The PS3 repeated as the No. 2 hardware system, sales flat at 14,800. The PSP was again No. 3, sales dipping to 10,500 from 10,600. The PS Vita again came in fourth, sales improving to 7,600 from 6,700. Its Japan installed base grew to an estimated 717,700. The Wii remained No. 5, sales slipping to 5,800 from 6,100. The Xbox 360 repeated at No. 6, sales falling to 2,700 from 3,100. The PS2 was again No. 7, sales improving to 1,100 from 1,000. The DSi LL remained No. 8, sales improving to 700 from 600. The DSi remained last, sales flat at 400. Square Enix’s Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry’s Wonderland 3D for the 3DS easily became Japan’s best-selling videogame in its first week, moving 513,200 copies. The PS3 version of Capcom’s Dragon’s Dogma, the prior week’s No. 1 videogame SKU, dipped to No. 2 in its second week, sales tumbling to 83,000 from 302,000. The 360 version of that game fell to No. 15 from No. 4 the prior week, as sales tumbled to 4,400 from 29,000. Nintendo’s Mario Tennis Open for the 3DS dipped one to No. 3 in its second week, sales falling to 41,500 from 101,600. It was another strong week for the 3DS on the software chart and the platform again had more titles in the top 10 than any other system, with six. It was also a strong week for Nintendo as publisher, with five games in the top 10. Its Mario Party 9 for the Wii inched up one to No. 4 despite sales dipping to 19,600 from 20,800. Its Super Mario 3D Land for the 3DS moved up three to No. 7, sales growing to 10,000 from 9,900. Its Fire Emblem: Awakening for the 3DS fell two to No. 9, sales dipping to 9,700 from 14,600. And its Mario Kart 7 for the 3DS moved up four to No. 10, sales growing to 7,800 from 7,600. Conversely, it was another poor weak for the PS Vita. Not a single game for Sony’s new handheld system made the entire top 50. Sega’s Samurai & Dragons, the only Vita game on the chart the prior week, fell out of the top 50 this time.