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Japanese charts - PSP still has it, RE: Mercenaries debuts in first

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News by Stephany Nunneley-Jackson Former News Editor
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Media Create has released the unit sales chart for Japanese hardware and software for the week ending June 5, and it finds PSP still the clear winner and Capcom's Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D debuting in first place on the software chart.

Chris, Jill, Barry, Claire, and the rest shoot to the top

Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D hit the top of the Japanese retail charts at number one, moving almost 59,000 units in three days, while last week's top earner, One Piece: Unlimited Cruise SP, fell to second place with 16,753 units moved.

That's a drastic difference there between the top two earners for the week, which should give you an idea of how the rest of the offerings on the chart fared.

Only one other title debuted in the top 20 for the week, and it was Phantom Breaker for Xbox 360, and sales looked about the same compared to last week on the rest of the chart.

Wii Fitness was back on the chart though, moving from the 25 spot last week to 17, and Nintendogs + Cats was back at the 18 spot after sitting in 24 last week.

Below is Media Create’s top 20 sales chart for the week ending June 5, 2011. Last week’s figures can be found here.

  1. Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (3DS) - 58,792 (New)
  2. One Piece: Unlimited Cruise SP (3DS) - 16,753
  3. Battle & Get! Pokemon Typing DS (NDS) - 11,014
  4. Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 - Professional (NDS) - 10,729
  5. Warriors: Legends of Troy (PS3) - 10,306
  6. Phantom Breaker (360) - 9,960 (New)
  7. Akiba's Trip (PSP) - 9,222
  8. Pandora's Tower: Until I Return to Your Side (Wii) - 8,436
  9. Patapon 3 (PSP) - 7,018
  10. Nobunaga's Ambition: Way of Heaven with Power-Up Kit (PS3) - 6,390
  11. Pro Baseball Spirits 2011 (PSP) - 6,305
  12. Treasure Report: Kikai Jikake no Isan (NDS) - 6,158
  13. Wii Party (Wii) - 5,703
  14. Pokemon Black / White (NDS) - 5,513
  15. Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (PSP) - 4,051
  16. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - 3,991
  17. Wii Fit Plus (Wii) - 3,365
  18. Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog/Shiba/Toy Poodle (3DS) - 3,349
  19. Dai-2-Ji Super Robot Wars Z: Hakai-hen (PSP) - 3,235
  20. Gungnir: Mayari no Gunshin to Eiyuu Sensou (PSP) - 3,228

Software top 20 chart offerings per system:

PSP - 6
NDS - 4
WII - 4
3DS - 3
PS3 - 2
360 - 1
PS2 - 0

PSP still tops despite decrease in sales over last week

PSP was once again the top seller for the week, moving 30,217 units despite selling more last week when it moved 33,685 units.

3DS increased from 24,283 units last week, to 27,357 units, moving closer to PSP's figure.

PS3 and older models of NDS combined also increased for the week, and Xbox 360 sales also increased.

The only current generation console or handheld to see a decrease over last week was Wii and it was a decrease of 1,123 units, and PSPgo wil 14 units less compared to the week prior.

Japanese hardware, January 3 – June 5, 2011 (combined SKUs, ytd):

  • 3DS – 1,064,899
  • PSP – 1,013,595
  • PS3 – 550,411
  • NDS – 455,398
  • Wii – 292,747
  • 360 – 54,762
  • PS2 – 35,789

Japanese hardware, May 30 – June 5, 2011 (combined SKUs):

  • PSP – 30,217
  • 3DS – 27,357
  • PS3 – 16,510
  • NDS – 10,777
  • Wii – 6,315
  • 360 – 2,499
  • PS2 – 1,228

Japanese hardware, May 30 – June 5, 2011 (separate SKUs):

  • PSP – 30,155
  • 3DS – 27,357
  • PS3 – 16,510
  • Wii – 6,315
  • DSiLL – 5,197
  • DSi – 5,106
  • 360 – 2,499
  • PS2 – 1,228
  • DSL – 139
  • PSPgo – 62

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