Pink power gives 3DS a boost in Japan
Posted 03 Oct 2012 at 14:53 by Aaron Clegg
It's been a while since the last big release on a Nintendo platform in Japan, but at least it gives these little weekly updates a chance to look at some of the eastern offerings on other platforms.
This week saw another new PSP game in the Gundam series sell a bucket-load to shoot to the top of the chart, beating out breastilicious fighter Dead or Alive 5. The highest, and indeed only, new Nintendo entry was a new Style Savvy game for 3DS, which debuted at number 3.
Next week will show us the polarizing Resident Evil 6's first week offering, so be sure to come back for that.
For now, here is the Media Create software chart for the week of September 24th to 30th.
| Game/ Sales | Platform | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SD Gundam G Generation: Overworld 209,815 | PSP | Bandai Namco |
| 2 | Dead or Alive 5 66,586 | PS3 | Tecmo Koei |
| 3 | Style Savvy: Trendsetters 65,908 | 3DS | Nintendo |
| 4 | Ys: Foliage Ocean in Celceta 42,146 | PSV | Nihon Falcom |
| 5 | New Super Mario Bros. 2 36,607 / 1,187,078 | 3DS | Nintendo |
| 6 | Sleeping Dogs 17,580 | PS3 | Square Enix |
| 7 | Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate Portable 16,743 | PSP | Kadokawa Games |
| 8 | Final Fantasy III 16,702 / 61,574 | PSP | Square Enix |
| 9 | Earth Defense Force 3 Portable - Double-enlistment Pack 14,827 | PSV | D3 Publisher |
| 10 | Dead or Alive 5 14,811 | 360 | Tecmo Koei |
| 11 | Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone 13,722 / 68,392 | 3DS | Nintendo |
| 12 | Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 13,427 / 2,777,159 | NDS | Nintendo |
| 13 | Earth Defense Force 3 Portable 12,952 | PSV | D3 Publisher |
| 14 | Medarot 7: Kabuto / Kuwagata 9,352 / 76,529 | 3DS | Rocket Company |
| 15 | Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! 9,066 / 160,527 | 3DS | Bandai Namco |
| 16 | Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning 8,757 / 29,452 | PS3 | Spike Chunsoft |
| 17 | Tekken Tag Tournament 2 7,468 / 87,338 | PS3 | Bandai Namco |
| 18 | Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb 7,406 / 222,374 | 3DS | Bandai Namco |
| 19 | Dragon Quest X 6,655 / 562,746 | Wii | Square Enix |
| 20 | Oni Training 6,487 / 168,807 | 3DS | Nintendo |
After weeks of settling down at a stable number, what a difference a new colour can make. This past week saw a pink 3DS XL go on sale in Japan, leading to a boost in sales of around 20k, further cementing the handheld's dominance. A busy week for Vita meanwhile pushes the system up beyond the 10k mark once again.
| System | This week's sales | Last week's sales | Life-to-date sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nintendo 3DS | 80,175 | 61,382 | 7,543,709 |
| 2 | PlayStation Portable | 23,061 | 14,921 | 19,334,124 |
| 3 | PlayStation Vita | 14,469 | 9,295 | 994,162 |
| 4 | PlayStation 3 | 8,935 | 11,440 | 8,448,654 |
| 5 | Wii | 5,421 | 5,742 | 12,566,014 |
| 6 | PlayStation 2 | 1,103 | 1,014 | 21,819,496 |
| 7 | Nintendo DS | 794 | 1,020 | 32,870,610 |
| 8 | Xbox 360 | 742 | 748 | 1,586,786 |
