14 DAY TRIAL // The Nintendo 3DS handheld has managed to once again top the Japanese weekly hardware chart while the top position in the software top ten has been taken over by a Pokemon-powered video game.
The Nintendo 3DS has managed to sell 64,017 units during the week that ended on March 18 in order to keep its top position, posting sales that are about 4,000 consoles lower than those seen during the previous seven-day period.
The PlayStation 3 home console from Sony has managed to keep its hold over second place, with sales that have gone down from 34,816 to 27,900 while the older PlayStation Portable handheld has actually seen an increase in sales in order to take the last place on the hardware podium with 18,633 units delivered to gamers.
The PlayStation Vita, the new handheld from Sony, continues to lose sales week after week and has only managed to sell a little over 10,000 devices for the tracked period.
The Nintendo Wii has also seen a decline of its fortunes and sold 8,127 devices while the very old PlayStation 2 from Sony has managed to outsell the Xbox 360 from Microsoft, the DSi LL and the normal DSi.
The video game chart is dominated by Pokemon + Nobunaga’s Ambition form the Pokemon Company, a gamer that has sold 172,027copies during its first week on sale, with second place going to another new entry, Shining Blade from SEGA, which managed to move 122,257 units to players.
The last place on the podium was taken over Madoka Magika Portable from Namco Bandai, with sales of 64,408.
The rest of the top ten: One Piece Pirate Musou, Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s Side Premium 3rd Story, Hatsune Miku and Future Stars Project Mirai, If I Were in a Sealed Room with a Girl I’d Probably XXX, Mario Kart 7, Monster Hunter 3G and Mario & Sonic at London Olympics.