wraggster
March 29th, 2012, 23:08
Sales of the Nintendo 3DS leapt to almost 100,000 units in Japan last week, spurred by the release of Kid Icarus: Uprising.
Unit sales rose 40 per cent from 64,017 to 94,011 during the week ending March 25th, according to data published on Neogaf (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php%3Fp=36435006%26postcount=1), as reported by Gamasutra. (http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/167410/Kid_Icarus_Uprising_new_bundles_lift_3DS_Japanese_ sales.php)
3DS console bundles also helped lift sales, including new Monster Hunter Tri-G and Super Mario 3DS Land bundles.
The second and third best-selling consoles of the week were the PS3 and PSP, with sales of 25,750 and 19,875 respectively.
Kid Icarus was the top-selling game of the week with 132,526 units. Other new releases included Devil May Cry HD Collection at No.4 with 43,791 unit sales, and Ninja Giaden 3 at No.5 with sales of 29,797.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/japan-3ds-sales-jump-40/093572
Unit sales rose 40 per cent from 64,017 to 94,011 during the week ending March 25th, according to data published on Neogaf (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php%3Fp=36435006%26postcount=1), as reported by Gamasutra. (http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/167410/Kid_Icarus_Uprising_new_bundles_lift_3DS_Japanese_ sales.php)
3DS console bundles also helped lift sales, including new Monster Hunter Tri-G and Super Mario 3DS Land bundles.
The second and third best-selling consoles of the week were the PS3 and PSP, with sales of 25,750 and 19,875 respectively.
Kid Icarus was the top-selling game of the week with 132,526 units. Other new releases included Devil May Cry HD Collection at No.4 with 43,791 unit sales, and Ninja Giaden 3 at No.5 with sales of 29,797.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/japan-3ds-sales-jump-40/093572