The Nintendo 3DS had a great second week in Japan, with another 200,000 gamers snapping up stereoscopic 3D hardware. But it was a PSP game that dominated the software charts (again), with Square Enix’s dramatic fighting game adventure Dissidia 012: Duodecim Final Fantasy dominating the sales charts.
The latest Dissidia sold an impressive 286,117 copies in its first week of release, knocking former software champ Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity down to sixth place. Spike’s Way of the Samurai 4 also debuted, placing second and giving the PlayStation 3 some top 10 representation.
Nintendo 3DS games continue to sell well with the latest Professor Layton and Nintendogs leading the pack. Nine out of ten of the best-selling games in Japan are for handheld platforms, thanks to strong showings from the 3DS and PSP.
Here are the top 20 best-selling games in Japan for the week of February 28 to March 6, according to Media Create.
01. Dissidia 012: Duodecim Final Fantasy (PSP) – 286,117 / NEW
02. Way of the Samurai 4 (PS3) – 70,830 / NEW
03. Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask (3DS) – 59,138 / 178,728
04. SD Gundam G Generation World (PSP) – 45,989 / 238,969
05. nintendogs + cats (3DS) – 44,699 / 108,912
06. Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity (PSP) – 42,302 / 248,955
07. Digimon Story: Super Xros Wars Blue / Red (DS) – 35,752 / NEW
08. Samurai Warriors Chronicle (3DS) – 30,112 / 79,438
09. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (PSP) – 26,210 / 4,351,882
10. Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto – Ginga Bishounen Densetsu (PSP) – 21,353 / NEW
11. Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition (3DS)
12. Ridge Racer 3D (3DS)
13. World Soccer Winning Eleven 3D (3DS)
14. Disgaea 4 (PS3)
15. Samurai Warriors 3 Z (PS3)
16. Pokemon Black / White (DS)
17. Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii)
18. Killzone 3 (PS3)
19. Catherine (PS3)
20. Gyakuten Kenji 2 (DS)
The new Nintendo 3DS continues to dominate the hardware sales pie chart, followed most closely – but not really close at all – by the still powerful PSP and PlayStation 3.
- Nintendo 3DS – 209,623
- PSP – 76,246
- PlayStation 3 – 25,918
- Wii – 11,654
- Nintendo DSi LL – 8951
- Nintendo DSi – 7388
- Xbox 360 – 2353
- PlayStation 2 – 1750
- PSP go – 1080
- Nintendo DS Lite – 757
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