wraggster
December 12th, 2012, 23:16
Yakuza 5 debuted at No.1 on the Japanese software chart during the week ended December 9.
<figure style="font: 14px/21px sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 20px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; width: 300px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; clear: both; word-spacing: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: right; display: block; white-space: normal; position: relative; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="article-image article-image-alt article-image-300">http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_294889_thumb_wide300.jpg (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/viewer.php?mode=article&id=294889)</figure>The PS3 exclusive sold 357,000 copies, which was more than the combined total of the top three Wii U launch games.New Super Mario Bros. U was the week's second best-selling game, ahead of Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate and Animal Crossing: New Leaf.
As previously reported, Wii U sales (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/383055/wii-u-sells-308k-during-japan-launch/) hit 308,000 units in its launch weekend alone, making it the country's best-selling console by a comfortable margin.
3DS sales came in at 211,500, PS3 sales at 37,000, PSP sales at 20,000 and Vita sales at 11,000, according to Media Create sales data republished on NeoGAF (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=503807).
Software sales Dec 03 - Dec 09 (lifetime total)
Yakuza 5 (PS3, Sega) - 356,757 / New
New Super Mario Bros. U (Wii U, Nintendo) - 163,528 / New
Paper Mario: Sticker Star (3DS, Nintendo) - 129,054 / New
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Wii U, Capcom) - 106,388 / New
Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS, Nintendo) - 89,195 / 1.301.507
Nintendo Land (Wii U, Nintendo) - 72,121 / New
Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition (Wii, Bandai Namco) - 58.655 / 174,610
New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS, Nintendo) - 47,929 / 1,501,086
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Magnagate and the Infinite Dungeon (3DS, Pokemon Co.) - 43,005 / 212,524
Professor Layton Vs. Ace Attorney (3DS Level 5) - 29,271 / 158,127
Weekly hardware sales (previous week (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/382130/new-entries-lead-the-japanese-chart/))
Wii U - 308,142 (n/a)
3DS - 211,499 (167,408)
PS3 - 36,994 (29,809)
PSP - 19,637 (15,941)
Vita - 11,039 (11,066)
Wii - 6,714 (5,550)
Xbox 360 - 1,216 (1,217)
PS2 - 904 (812)
DSi - 424 (457)
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/383360/japanese-chart-yakuza-5-outsells-wii-u-launch-games/
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As previously reported, Wii U sales (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/383055/wii-u-sells-308k-during-japan-launch/) hit 308,000 units in its launch weekend alone, making it the country's best-selling console by a comfortable margin.
3DS sales came in at 211,500, PS3 sales at 37,000, PSP sales at 20,000 and Vita sales at 11,000, according to Media Create sales data republished on NeoGAF (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=503807).
Software sales Dec 03 - Dec 09 (lifetime total)
Yakuza 5 (PS3, Sega) - 356,757 / New
New Super Mario Bros. U (Wii U, Nintendo) - 163,528 / New
Paper Mario: Sticker Star (3DS, Nintendo) - 129,054 / New
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Wii U, Capcom) - 106,388 / New
Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS, Nintendo) - 89,195 / 1.301.507
Nintendo Land (Wii U, Nintendo) - 72,121 / New
Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition (Wii, Bandai Namco) - 58.655 / 174,610
New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS, Nintendo) - 47,929 / 1,501,086
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Magnagate and the Infinite Dungeon (3DS, Pokemon Co.) - 43,005 / 212,524
Professor Layton Vs. Ace Attorney (3DS Level 5) - 29,271 / 158,127
Weekly hardware sales (previous week (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/382130/new-entries-lead-the-japanese-chart/))
Wii U - 308,142 (n/a)
3DS - 211,499 (167,408)
PS3 - 36,994 (29,809)
PSP - 19,637 (15,941)
Vita - 11,039 (11,066)
Wii - 6,714 (5,550)
Xbox 360 - 1,216 (1,217)
PS2 - 904 (812)
DSi - 424 (457)
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/383360/japanese-chart-yakuza-5-outsells-wii-u-launch-games/