Japan PS Vita sales soared to 25,600 units in...
Japan PS Vita sales soared to 25,600 units in the week ended July 1, from 13,600 the prior week (CED July 2 p5), driven by Sony Computer Entertainment’s shipment of a “crystal white"-colored SKU, according to the latest Media Create…
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data. Vita sales also likely were helped by the release of Konami’s Metal Gear Solid HD Edition, which reached No. 8 on Japan’s videogame software chart in its first week, moving 20,100 copies. But the 3DS remained the country’s best-selling videogame system. The Vita inched up one to No. 2 and its Japan installed base grew to an estimated 804,700 units. Sales of the 3DS dipped to 66,400 from 68,100 and its estimated Japan installed base inched up to an estimated 6.4 million. The PS3 fell one to No. 3, but sales improved to 17,300 from 15,700. The PSP repeated at No. 4, but sales grew to 10,700 from 9,000. The Wii remained No. 5, sales growing to 7,000 from 6,100. The PS2 inched up one to No. 6, sales increasing to 1,300 from 1,100. The Xbox 360 dipped one to No. 7, sales inching up to 1,200 from 1,100. The DSi remained No. 8, but sales fell to 800 from 900. The DSi LL was again in last place, sales flat at 700. Sales of the 3DS were again likely helped by strong demand for the DS titles Pokemon Black 2 and Pokemon White 2 from Nintendo’s Pokemon Company division. The titles were collectively No. 1 on the Japan videogame software chart again despite sales tumbling to 420,800 copies in their second week from 1.6 million in week one. The best-selling new release was Gust’s Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of the Land of Twilight for the PS3, No. 2 with 60,500 copies sold. There were only two other Vita games in the entire top 50: Persona 4: The Golden from Atlus, which tumbled to No. 11 in its third week from No. 3 as sales slipped to 15,500 from 29,300; and Namco Bandai’s Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Battle Destiny, which fell to No. 28 in its fourth week from No. 19. All weekly sales estimates were rounded to the nearest 100.