Voluptuous new software sees the 3DS go from strength to strength in the homeland...

The latest Media Create chart is out for Japan, and it shows a week dominated by PS3 software, yet also another significant rise for 3DS.

Once again, it looks like the price cut and this month's unprecedented announcement of two Monster Hunter titles are doing their job. The strong sales could also be attributed to the debut of Marvelous's bustylicious Senran Kagura: Shoujotachi no Shinei, which seemed to be a big hit among a certain demographic. As usual, lifetime sales are in parentheses.

01. [PS3] Dark Souls (From): 279,567 -- NEW
02. [PS3] ICO/Shadow of the Colossus Limited Box (SCE): 91,902 -- NEW
03. [PSP] Yu-gi-oh 5D's Tag Force 6 (Konami): 64,350 -- NEW
04. [X360] Gears of War 3 (Microsoft): 56,113 -- NEW
05. [WII] Dragon Quest Collection (Square Enix): 54,775 (318,174)
06. [3DS] Senran Kagura (MMV): 52,206 -- NEW
07. [PSP] Busou Shinki Battle Masters Mk.2 (Konami): 32,318 -- NEW
08. [PS3] ToHeart2 DX Plus (Aqua Plus): 24,429 -- NEW
09. [PS3] Tales of Xillia (Namco Bandai): 22,484 (595,386)
10. [PS3] Champion Jockey Gallop Racer & G1 Jockey (Tecmo Koei): 18,281 -- NEW
11. [WII] Minna no Rhythm Tengoku (Nintendo): 17,354 (469,914)
12. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 3rd PSP the Best (Capcom): 14,924 -- NEW
13. [WII] Wii Sports Resort Wiimote Plus Pack (Nintendo): 14,876 (566,992)
14. [PS3] Shadow of the Colossus (SCE): 13,420 -- NEW
15. [NDS] Atsumete! Kirby (Nintendo): 12,658 (231,815)
16. [3DS] Zelda Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo): 11,596 (391,734)
17. [PS3] Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD Version (Capcom): 9,263 (383,276)
18. [PS3] Shadows of the Damned (Electronic Arts): 9,145 -- NEW
19. [3DS] Super Pokemon Scramble (Pokemon): 8,722 (170,367)
20. [PS3] ICO (SCE): 7,941 -- NEW

And here's the hardware chart, along with last week's sales.

1. 3DS: 70,159 (58,837)
2. PS3: 39,452 (36,061)
3. PSP: 28,533 (25,122)
4. Wii: 14,034 (15,406)
5. X360: 3,897 (1,295)
6. DSi LL: 2,991 (2,869)
7. DSi: 2,351 (2,234)
8. PS2: 1,517 (1,317)
9. DS Lite: 86 (78)
10. PSP go: 15 (7)

Heading into next month, there isn't much major on the software side of things for 3DS, so we might start to see a slight sag until the holiday weeks. On the other hand, the 'Misty Pink' 3DS launches on October 20th, so we'll eagerly see if that finds a significant market.