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Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon still retail king in Japan

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News by Stephany Nunneley-Jackson Former News Editor
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For the third week in a row, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon was the top selling game on the Media Create charts in Japan. Another regular of late, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, came in second with 49,000 units moved. It has now sold over 3 million units in the region. Hardware sale across the board were down considerably in some cases. Both charts for week 14 are below.
Find the full sales charts below.

Here’s the full software chart for the week of April 1 -7. Life-to-date sales are in parentheses:

  1. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Nintendo, 03/21/13) – 68,423 (459,413)
  2. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo, 11/08/12) – 49,140 (3,025,368)
  3. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 (Namco Bandai, 03/21/13) – 26,878 (367,959)
  4. [PS3] Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2013 (Konami, 03/21/13) – 15,411 (141,665)
  5. [PSP] Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2013 (Konami, 03/21/13) – 14,086 (117,839)
  6. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission (02/28/13) – 11,674 (151,881)
  7. [Wii] Taiko Drum Master Wii Super Wonderful Edition (Namco Bandai, 11/29/12) – 11,533 (442,322)
  8. [PSV] Muramasa Rebirth (Marvelous AQL, 03/28/13) – 11,135 (56,795)
  9. [PSP] Fate/Extra CCC (Marvelous AQL, 03/28/13) – 11,128 (84,011)
  10. [Wii U] Game & Wario (Nintendo, 03/28/13) – 11,064 (33,555)
  11. [PSP] Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment (Namco Bandai, 03/14/13) – 10,611 (180,009)
  12. [Wii U] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Online (Square Enix, 03/30/13) – 9,900 (43,202)
  13. [PS3] Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix (Square Enix, 03/14/13) – 9,801 (183,176)
  14. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo, 07/28/12) – 9,669 (1,990,057)
  15. [PS3] Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge (04/04/13) – 9,659 (New)
  16. [PSV] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 (Namco Bandai, 03/21/13) – 8,085 (85,579)
  17. [PSP] Dungeon Travelers 2: Ouritsu Tokoshan to Mamono no Fuuin (Aquaplus, 03/28/13) – 7,566 (39,305)
  18. [PSV] Soul Sacrifice (SCEJ, 03/07/13) – 7,032 (155,614)
  19. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo, 12/01/11) – 6,923 (2,020,351)
  20. [3DS] Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies (Level-5, 02/28/13) – 6,389 (199,246)

Here’s the full hardware chart for Week 14. Last week’s sales are in parentheses.

  • 3DS LL – 34,180 (38,442)
  • 3DS – 22,684 (28,538)
  • PSV – 19,328 (31,795)
  • Wii U – 16,807 (22,829)
  • PS3 – 14,783 (19,069)
  • PSP – 8,876 (12,594)
  • Wii – 1,718 (1,858)
  • 360 – 536 (598)

Thanks, Gematsu.

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