3DS takes number one in Japan as Vita continues to slip

A sales boost for the 3DS left Nintendo's handheld at number one in the Japanese hardware charts by a wide margin.

According to data from Media Create, reported by Andriasang, the 3DS sold 94,667 units over the seven-day period ending February 19 - significantly up from the previous week's total of 67,558.

The surge was in part due to the release of Konami's girlfriend simulator New Love Plus, which took number one in the software chart with sales of 104,969 units.

However, sales of the PlayStation Vita continued to slip - from 13,939 units last week to 12,309 this week - leaving Sony's new handheld behind both the PlayStation 3 and the PSP in fourth place

Sega's Binary Domain and Square Enix's Theatrhythm Final Fantasy took second and third place in the software charts, with Tecmo Koei's Samurai Warriors 3Z Special entering at number seven.

The full hardware chart is below. Last week's totals are in parentheses.

• 1. 3DS: 94,667 (67,558)
• 2. PS3: 21,993 (22,002)
• 3. PSP: 14,824 (15,860)
• 4. PSV: 12,309 (13,939)
• 5. Wii: 7,874 (8,206)
• 6. PS2: 1,433 (1,239)
• 7. X360: 983 (1,139)
• 8. DSi LL: 901 (957)
• 9. DSi: 656 (651)

The full software chart is below. Last week's totals are in parentheses.

• [3DS] 01. New Love Plus (Konami, 02.14.2012): 104,969 -- NEW
• [PS3] 02. Binary Domain (Sega, 02.16.2012): 73,683 -- NEW
• [3DS] 03. Theatrhythm Final Fantasy (Square Enix, 02.16.2012): 67,206 -- NEW
• [3DS] 04. Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo, 12.01.2011): 22,015 (1,506,522)
• [3DS] 05. Super Mario 3D Land (Konami, 02.16.2012): 17,791 (1,348,776)
• [3DS] 06. Monster Hunter 3G (Capcom, 12.10.2011): 17,490 (1,249,833)
• [PSP] 07. Samurai Warriors 3Z Special (Tecmo Koei, 02.16.2012): 17,125 -- NEW
• [3DS] 08. Resident Evil Revelations (Capcom, 01.26.2012): 15,666 (231,907)
• [PSP] 09. Genso Suikoden (Konami, 02.09.2012): 13,695 (75,479)
• [PSV] 10. Gravity Daze (Sony, 02.09.2012): 10,219 (53,680)
• [3DS] 11. Tekken 3D Prime Edition (Namco Bandai, 02.16.2012): 9,421 -- NEW
• [3DS] 12. Good People Die (Chunsoft, 02.16.2012): 9,307 -- NEW
• [PS3] 13. Gran Turismo 5 Spec II (Sony, 02.02.2012): 8,169 (42,198)
• [WII] 14. Just Dance Wii (Nintendo, 10.13.2011): 7,643 (542,589)
• [PSV] 15. Good People Die (Chunsoft, 02.16.2012): 6,538 -- NEW
• [PS3] 16. Armored Core V (From Software, 01.26.2012): 6,430 (212,784)
• [3DS] 17. Inazuma Eleven Go (Level-5, 12.15.2011): 6,268 (393,130)
• [PSP] 18. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd PSP the Best (Capcom, 09.22.2011): 5,223 (197,031)
• [WII] 19. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo, 11.11.2010): 5,135 (873,120)
• [3DS] 20. Nintendogs + Cats (Nintendo, 02.26.2011): 4,839 (501,169)