Japan: Dragon Quest Monsters sells 500k, boosts 3DS hardware

Dragon Quest Monsters Terry's Wonderland 3D sold over 500,000 copies in its first week of availability in Japan.
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Weekly software sales (life to date)

1. Dragon Quest Monsters Terry's Wonderland 3D (3DS, Square Enix, 05.31.2012): 513,183
2. Dragon's Dogma (PS3, Capcom, 05.24.2012): 82,985 (385,025)
3. Mario Tennis Open (3DS, Nintendo, 05.24.2012): 41,479 (143,124)
4. Mario Party 9 (Wii, Nintendo, 04.26.2012): 19,627 (400,390)
5. Guild 01 (3DS, Level-5, 05.31.2012): 14,790
6. Fist of the North Star Pachislot (PS3, Sega, 05.31.2012): 13,758
7. Super Mario 3D Land (3DS, Nintendo, 05.24.2012): 10,018 (1,605,114)
8. Soukoku no Kusabi Hiiro no Kakera 3 Ashita e no Tobira (PSP, Idea Factory, 05.31.2012): 10,008
9. Fire Emblem Awakening (3DS, Nintendo, 04.19.2012): 9,654 (400,999)
10. Mario Kart 7 (3DS, Nintendo, 12.01.2011): 7,771 (1,728,338)

Weekly hardware sales (previous week)

1. 3DS: 101,075 (55,212)
2. PS3: 14,799 (14,771)
3. PSP: 10,547 (10,617)
4. PSV: 7,551 (6,675)
5. Wii: 5,825 (6,149)
6. X360: 2,719 (3,069)
7. PS2: 1,106 (1,027)
8. DSi LL: 665 (628)
9. DSi: 379 (431)

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