3DS and Pokemon stay on top of Japanese charts

It was another good week for Nintendo as the 3DS stayed atop of the Japanese hardware charts and Pokemon Black & White 2 dominated software.

The Enterbrain chart for July 9 - 15, published by Famitsu and translated by Andriasang, showed a slight drop in sales for the Nintendo 3DS, but it's still more than 30,000 units ahead of its nearest competitor, the PlayStation 3. PlayStation's latest machine, the Vita, was at 3 with 11,388.

1. Nintendo 3DS - 46,633 (51,930)
2. PlayStation 3 - 15,218 (14,297)
3. PlayStation Vita - 11,388 (11,544)
4. PSP - 11,170 (10,627)
5. Wii - 6,660 (6,654)
6. Xbox 360 - 686 (711)
7. Nintendo DSi - 430 (455)
8. PlayStation 2 - 451 (474)

In software Pokemon Black & White 2's success brought its lifetime sales to 2,331,128 units, while there were new releases from Taiko Drum Master Chibi Dragon And The Mysterious Orb at 2 and Pocket Soccer League Calciobit at 3.

At 8 was a new entry for Time Travelers on Vita, followed closely at 9 by the Nintendo 3DS version. Vita shooter Resistance entered at 15.

1. Pokemon Black & White 2 - NDS
2. Taiko Drum Master Chibi Dragon And The Mysterious Orb - 3DS
3. Pocket Soccer League Calciobit - 3DS
4. Little Battler eXperience Baku Boost - 3DS
5. Dragon Quest Monsters Terry's Wonderland 3D - 3DS
6. Toriko Gourmet Survival 2 - PSP
7. Etrian Odyssey IV - 3DS
8. Time Travelers - PS Vita
9. Time Travelers - 3DS
10. Mario Party 9 - Wii