3DS retakes hardware top spot in Japan

Six new titles in top ten as Konami sells nearly 200,000 baseball games

News by Dan Pearson Contributor

Published on July 22, 2011

The 3DS has retaken the number one hardware sales spot in Japan by shifting 46,637 units - more than double last week's total, due in part to the release of Star Fox 64 3D.

Six new releases made the country's software top ten, including two skus for Konami's baseball title Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2011, which sold almost 200,000 copies combined.

All numbers are courtesy of Media Create.

Japanese software chart July 11-17. Numbers in parentheses are last week's sales

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

Japanese hardware chart July 11-17. Numbers in parentheses are last week's sales

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

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