The remake of the N64 classics makes a moderate debut in Japan, but helps the 3DS pull away in the hardware charts...

Last week saw Star Fox 64 3D hit Japanese shelves well in advance of western territories, but the remake still made a fairly quiet debut. In a relatively busy few days for new software, Star Fox could only manage to debut at number 6 in the chart for the week of July 11th to the 17th.

Here's the top ten software chart (total-to-date sales in parentheses):

[PS3] 1. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2011 (Konami): 117,759 (NEW)
[PSP] 2. Taiko Drum Master Portable DX (Deluxe) (Namco Bandai): 80,215 (NEW)
[WII] 3. Inazuma Eleven Strikers (Level 5): 74,227 (NEW)
[PSP] 4. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2011 (Konami): 73,247 (NEW)
[NDS] 5. Puyo Puyo!! (Sega): 34,903 (NEW)
[3DS] 6. Star Fox 64 3D (Nintendo): 32,475 (NEW)
[PSP] 7. UnchainBlades Rexx (Furyu): 18,256 (NEW)
[3DS] 8. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time 3D (Nintendo): 15,636 (256,374)
[WII] 9. Wii Sports Resort (Wii Remote Plus Pack) (Nintendo): 14,725 (402,799)
[PSP] 10. Little Battle eXperience (Level 5): 12,085 (256,875)

On the hardware front, the news is a little more positive for Nintendo. The 3DS saw quite the spike in sales, pulling way ahead of any other system for the week. The previous week's sales are in parentheses.

3DS: 46,637 (22,943)
PSP: 26,551 (26,373)
PS3: 23,322 (22,900)
Wii: 14,237 (13,068)
DSi LL: 4,693 (4,811)
DSi: 4,384 (4,725)
X360: 1,734 (2,016)
PS2: 1,405 (1,309)
DS Lite: 131 (56)
PSP go: 14 (34)

Star Fox 64 3D heads to Europe on September 9th.