Japan: Nintendo dominates sales in first half of 2013

Nintendo software and hardware dominated sales in Japan during the first half of 2013.
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Software sales by company

• Nintendo - 5.19 million
• Namco Bandai - 3.48 million
• Square Enix - 2.06 million
• Konami - 1.20 million
• Capcom - 1.12 million

3DS

• Animal Crossing: New Leaf - 1.37 million
• Dragon Quest VII - 1.21 million
• Tomodachi Collection - 1.20 million

Wii U

• New Super Mario Bros. U - 140,000
• Nintendo Land - 110,000
• Dragon Quest X - 70,000

Wii

• Taiko Drum Master - 190,000
• Mario Party 9 - 50,000
• Wii Sports Resort - 40,000

PS3

• Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance - 440,000
• One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 - 390,000
• Dynasty Warriors 7 - 320,000

Vita

• Soul Sacrifice - 180,000
• Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus - 130,000
• Toukiden - 120,000

PSP

• Sword Art Online Infinity Moment - 190,000
• Pro Baseball Spirits 2013 - 150,000
• Summon Night 5 - 120,000

On the hardware front, as of July 21, Media Create data (via NeoGAF) shows that 3DS had sold just over two million units this year, ahead of Vita (591,096), PS3 (509,093), Wii U (377,731), PSP (314,414), Wii (48,979) and Xbox 360 (16,404).
Also worth noting is that Nintendo's home console has just cleared one million lifetime sales in Japan, having released in the country in November 2012..

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