wraggster
April 2nd, 2014, 22:43
3DS retained the top spot on the Japanese hardware chart during the week ended March 30.
Sales of Nintendo's portable jumped more than 50 per cent in the final week of the month, ensuring it comfortably held off competition from its nearest rival, Vita.
Japan increased its sales tax from five per cent to eight per cent on April 1, Nintendo Life (http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/04/3ds_enjoys_a_major_hardware_boost_in_japan_as_wii_ u_sales_also_increase) reports, marking the first rise in 17 years, according to the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/26830486). This may explain the increase in sales of all hardware platforms (bar PS4) last week, as consumers rushed to purchase expensive items before the start of the month.
<figure style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); font: 14px/23.79px "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; outline: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; width: 460px; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; display: block; white-space: normal; position: relative; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;' class="responsive single-article__canvas single-article__canvas--full zoomhover" title="" data-media992="http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/dir_3174/image_317484_460.jpg" data-media768="http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/dir_3174/image_317484_700.jpg" data-media480="http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/dir_3174/image_317484_480.jpg" data-media="http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/dir_3174/image_317484_320.jpg">http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/dir_3174/image_317484_460.jpg (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/viewer.php?id=317484&mode=article)</figure>The Vita version of Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd debuted at No.1 on the software chart with just shy of 100,000 sales, while the PS3 edition of Sega's rhythm game came in at No.3.
Sandwiched between the pair was the previous week's bestseller, Mario Party Island Tour, according to data from retail monitor Media Create, which was republished on NeoGAF (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=795002).
Weekly software sales / lifetime
Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd (Vita, Sega) - 98.628 / New
Mario Party: Island Tour (3DS, Nintendo) - 78.098 / 210.767
Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd (PS3, Sega) - 59.965 / New
Yo-kai Watch (3DS, Level 5) - 48.345 / 662.724
Samurai Warriors 4 (PS3, Koei Tecmo) - 46.490 / 166.942
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (PS3, Konami) 38.617 / 158.232
New Love Plus+ # (3DS, Konami) - 31.258 / New
J-Stars Victory Vs # (PS3, Bandai Namco) - 25.300 / 143.540
J-Stars Victory Vs # (Vita, Bandai Namco) - 24.825 / 122.646
Hakuoki SSL: Sweet School Life # (Vita, Idea Factory) - 21.640 / New
Weekly hardware sales (previous week)
3DS - 64.632 (40.276)
PSV - 41.867 (37.128)
PS4 - 23.327 (30.201)
PS3 - 17.154 (15.455)
Wii U - 13.026 (9.982)
PSP - 4.206 (3.563)
Xbox 360 - 304 (288)
Total - 164.516 (136.893)
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/457088/3ds-sega-rhythm-game-top-japanese-charts/
Sales of Nintendo's portable jumped more than 50 per cent in the final week of the month, ensuring it comfortably held off competition from its nearest rival, Vita.
Japan increased its sales tax from five per cent to eight per cent on April 1, Nintendo Life (http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/04/3ds_enjoys_a_major_hardware_boost_in_japan_as_wii_ u_sales_also_increase) reports, marking the first rise in 17 years, according to the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/26830486). This may explain the increase in sales of all hardware platforms (bar PS4) last week, as consumers rushed to purchase expensive items before the start of the month.
<figure style='background: rgb(255, 255, 255); font: 14px/23.79px "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; outline: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; width: 460px; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; display: block; white-space: normal; position: relative; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;' class="responsive single-article__canvas single-article__canvas--full zoomhover" title="" data-media992="http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/dir_3174/image_317484_460.jpg" data-media768="http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/dir_3174/image_317484_700.jpg" data-media480="http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/dir_3174/image_317484_480.jpg" data-media="http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/dir_3174/image_317484_320.jpg">http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/dir_3174/image_317484_460.jpg (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/viewer.php?id=317484&mode=article)</figure>The Vita version of Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd debuted at No.1 on the software chart with just shy of 100,000 sales, while the PS3 edition of Sega's rhythm game came in at No.3.
Sandwiched between the pair was the previous week's bestseller, Mario Party Island Tour, according to data from retail monitor Media Create, which was republished on NeoGAF (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=795002).
Weekly software sales / lifetime
Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd (Vita, Sega) - 98.628 / New
Mario Party: Island Tour (3DS, Nintendo) - 78.098 / 210.767
Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd (PS3, Sega) - 59.965 / New
Yo-kai Watch (3DS, Level 5) - 48.345 / 662.724
Samurai Warriors 4 (PS3, Koei Tecmo) - 46.490 / 166.942
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (PS3, Konami) 38.617 / 158.232
New Love Plus+ # (3DS, Konami) - 31.258 / New
J-Stars Victory Vs # (PS3, Bandai Namco) - 25.300 / 143.540
J-Stars Victory Vs # (Vita, Bandai Namco) - 24.825 / 122.646
Hakuoki SSL: Sweet School Life # (Vita, Idea Factory) - 21.640 / New
Weekly hardware sales (previous week)
3DS - 64.632 (40.276)
PSV - 41.867 (37.128)
PS4 - 23.327 (30.201)
PS3 - 17.154 (15.455)
Wii U - 13.026 (9.982)
PSP - 4.206 (3.563)
Xbox 360 - 304 (288)
Total - 164.516 (136.893)
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/457088/3ds-sega-rhythm-game-top-japanese-charts/