Wii U and 3DS dominate Christmas sales in Japan

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Nintendo have proved popular in Japan ahead of Christmas, with Media Create tracking that 196,361 3DS systems and 38,314 Wii U consoles were sold throughout last week.

3DS demand was spurred by Youkai Watch 2: Shinuchi, Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire and the newly launched Final Fantasy Explorers, which rounded out the top three in the software sales chart.

There were no less than 11 3DS titles in the top 20, with Wii U accounting for another three places with Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Mario Kart 8 and Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
1. [3DS] Yokai Watch 2: Shinuchi (Level-5, 12/14/14) – 532,724 (1,776,895)
2. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon, 11/21/14) – 167,534 (2,118,015)
3. [3DS] Final Fantasy Explorers (Square Enix, 12/18/14) – 161,197 (New)
4. [Wii U] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Nintendo, 12/06/14) – 78,927 (385,460)
5. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo, 09/13/14) – 74,226 (1,910,078)
6. [PS3] Gundam Breaker 2 (Bandai Namco, 12/18/14) – 66,532 (New)
7. [PSV] Gundam Breaker 2 (Bandai Namco, 12/18/14) – 57,188 (New)
8. [3DS] Yokai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke (Level-5, 07/10/14) – 39,223 (2,997,335)
9. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Capcom, 10/11/14) – 38,681 (2,293,954)
10. [Wii U] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo, 05/29/14) – 34,331 (813,139)
11. [PSV] Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 3: V Century (Compile Heart, 12/18/14) – 26,313 (New)
12. [3DS] 12-Sai. Honto no Kimochi (Happinet, 12/18/14) – 23,026 (New)
13. [Wii U] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo, 11/13/14) – 20,376 (100,886)
14. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar Games, 12/11/14) – 20,130 (101,789)
15. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi Koko ga Ochitsukun Desu (Nihon Colombia, 11/20/14) – 19,848 (55,901)
16. [PS3] Godzilla (Bandai Namco, 12/18/14) – 19,777 (New)
17. [3DS] Aikatsu! 365-Hi no Idol Days (Bandai Namco, 12/04/14) – 19,064 (68,238)
18. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo, 11/08/12) – 17,190 (3,847,566)
19. [PS3] Shining Resonance (Sega, 12/11/14) – 16,384 (83,667)
20. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind CHAIN (Spike Chunsoft, 12/04/14) – 12,377 (44,100)

Hardware Sales (followed by last week’s sales)
1. New 3DS LL – 108,235 (83,041)
2. New 3DS – 46,815 (34,676)
3. Wii U – 38,314 (27,334)
4. PlayStation Vita – 32,834 (24,039)
5. PlayStation 4 – 30,951 (68,041)
6. 3DS LL – 27,469 (24,475)
7. 3DS – 13,832 (14,911)
8. PlayStation 3 – 9,956 (7,803)
9. PlayStation Vita TV – 963 (974)
10. Xbox One – 893 (724)
11. Xbox 360 – 129 (102)
12. PSP – 6 (8)

[Thanks Gematsu]

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