PS4 Tops Hardware Sales Chart in Japan, Outsells New 3DS XL
Newly released Final Fantasy X/X-2 tops software chart.
Sony's PlayStation 4 outsold the Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita, and Wii U in Japan for the week spanning March 11 to March 17.
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According to Japanese sales monitor Media Create, the PlayStation 4 moved 11,489 units, narrowly beating out the New 3DS XL, which sold 11,340.
The PlayStation Vita, meanwhile, reached 10,685, while the New 3DS managed 3,483 sales.
Final Fantasy X and X-2 HD Remaster for PlayStation 4 proved to be the most popular game release at 15,913 sales. Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition for 3DS came in second at 13,844, with Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition at 11,303.
The top ten Japanese hardware and software sales can be found below:
Software
- Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster (PS4) - 15,913 (New release)
- Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (3DS) - 13,844
- Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Vita) - 11,303
- Girls Mode 3: Kirakira Code (3DS) - 7,422
- Borderlands: The Handsome Collection (PS4) - 6,922 (New release)
- Mario Kart 8 (Wii U) - 5,405
- Bravely Second: End Layer (3DS) - 5,260
- Xenoblade Chronicles X (Wii U) - 4,236
- Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (3DS) - 3,648
- Dying Light (PS4) - 3,252
Hardware
- PlayStation 4 - 11,489
- New 3DS XL - 11,340
- PlayStation Vita - 10,685
- Wii U - 6,428
- New 3DS - 3,483
- PlayStation 3 - 2,964
- 3DS LL - 790
- 3DS - 742
- PlayStation Vita TV - 439
- Xbox One - 148
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