Mario, 3DS Rule Japan’s Charts; Gundam, Ezio Put Up a Fight
Namco Bandai’s PS3-exclusive multiplayer blast Gundam Extreme Vs arrived to the anticipation of many, but was outsold, perhaps expectedly, by Mario Kart 7 for the Nintendo 3DS. The systems sales mirrored this, as the PS3 saw an increase but was ultimately sitting second to the much younger Nintendo hardware. Here, we’ve got the full charts.
Another note here is the huge drop taken by Skyward Sword; its stellar debut of 227,000 units in its first four days turned around and became just over 32,000 in the next full week, dropping it from first place to fifth. Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, meanwhile, enjoys a nice debut at number four. Considering the only games above it are a pair of Mario titles and Japan’s most popular arcade game (in a country where arcades are still a big deal), that’s very impressive.
1. (3DS) Mario Kart 7
2. (PS3) Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs.
3. (3DS) Super Mario 3D Land
4. (PS3) Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
5. (WII) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
6. (WII) Itadaki Street Wii
7. (WII) Kirby’s Return to Dream Land
8. (NDS) Power Pro Kun Pocket 14
9. (PSP) Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes Fourze
10. (PS3) The King of Fighters XIII
11. (WII) Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes Fourze
12. (WII) PokePark 2: Beyond the World
13. (WII) Wii Party
14. (WII) Just Dance 3
15. (PSP) 7th Dragon 2020
16. (NDS) One Piece: Gigant Battle 2 – New World
17. (WII) Taiko Drum Master Wii: Definitive Edition
18. (PSP) Little Battlers eXperience: Boost
19. (WII) Wii Sports Resort with Remote Plus
20. (PS3) Tekken Hybrid
The PSP and PS3 had significantly above-average weeks, actually, but to anyone looking at these figures, those numbers will be easily overshadowed by the crazy amount of 3DS units that went flying off shelves.
3DS: 205,962
PS3: 40,668
PSP: 39,547
Wii: 31,071
DS/DSi/LL: 6,751
360: 1,660
PS2: 1,500
With this many 3DS units being sold, Monster Hunter 3G is looking to make a huge impact when it goes on sale December 15th. Can the Vita keep up in the face of Mario and MonHan? We’ll see.
4 Responses to “Mario, 3DS Rule Japan’s Charts; Gundam, Ezio Put Up a Fight”
i thought the internet said the ’3DS’ was a flop & dying? LoL
+ 40K for the PS3 is good:P
+ Another site said the PSP was only ’9,547′? I thought they got that wrong
Or if it was right i thought maybe they were waiting for the PSVita.
Since the price cut, the 3DS has had a huge comeback. Especially now that there’s a bunch of great games for it.
The 3DS is now doing well, I’m so glad for that, because now more of my friends have it! The PSVIta will hopefully share the success of the 3DS, and hopefully not after a price cut.
DAmn..look at that 3DS sale figure.. :/
and I wonder what monster hunter will add to that..and even coming out during the holidays..
Oh boy.! shit’s about to get real.