Japan finally has a new #1

After seven weeks in a row at number one Yokai Watch 2 has finally been knocked down the charts by a new entry, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax.

Yokai Watch 2 might now be at number three but it's still shifting copies, just 20,736 behind the top of the chart. It's lifetime sales are now more than 2.3 million units.

1. [PS3] Persona 4 Arena Ultimax - 89,498 (New entry)
2. [PSV] Toukiden Kiwami - 79,384 (New entry)
3. [3DS] Yokai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke - 68,762 (Lifetime sales - 2,358,745)
4. [PSV] Love Live! School Idol Paradise Vol. 1: Printemps Unit / Vol 2. BiBi Unit / Vol 3. Lily White Unit - 59,710 (New entry)
5. [PSV] Hyperdimension Neptunia U - 34,980 (New entry)

In hardware Nintendo's 3DS XL stayed top, but the PlayStation 3 saw a surge in sales from 2,376 units last week to 7,895 this week.

1. 3DS XL - 30,111 (Last week - 28,788)
2. PlayStation Vita - 19,578 (15,309)
3. Wii U - 8,584 (8,985)
4. PlayStation 3 - 7,895 (2,376)
5. 3DS - 7,404 (6,914)
6. PlayStation 4 - 6,502 (5,923)
7. PlayStation Vita TV - 1,156 (1,118)
8. PSP - 187 (324)
9. Xbox 360 - 86 (177)

Charts collated by Media Create and published by Gematsu.