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RE: Revelations bests Soul Calibur V debut on Japanese charts

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News by Stephany Nunneley-Jackson Former News Editor
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Resident Evil: Revelations topped Media Create's software charts this week, after debuting in second place to Armored Core V last week. On the hardware side of things, Vita's rebound the week prior was short-lived, as sales of the handheld fell 1,801 units week-over-week.

Capcom's 3DS shooter moved 43,575, bringing lifetime sales in Japan for RE: Revelations to 190,134. New release Soulcalibur V moved 34,328 units on PS3 and 7,679 units on Xbox 360, for a combined total of 42,007 units.

Other debuts for the week were: Photokano on PSP, Ragnarok Odyssey for Vita, Super Mario 3D Land on 3DS, Gran Turismo 5 Spec II and Dragon Age II on PS3, and Monster Hunter Frontier Online 3 on Xbox 360.

On the hardware side of things, PS3 and Xbox 360 were the only offerings to show growth, with each console moving 999 units and 147 units, respectively, over the prior week.

3DS sales were down 9,771 units week-over-week, but still managed to top the hardware chart. Wii sales fell by 1,58 units, and older DSi units moved a combined 1,759 units compared to last week's 1,918 units combined.

The full top 20 for the week ending February 5 with LtD sales in parentheses is posted below. Last week’s chart can be found here.

  1. [3DS] Resident Evil: Revelations (Capcom, 01/26/12) – 43,575 (190,134)
  2. [PS3] Soulcalibur V (Namco Bandai, 02/02/12) – 34,328 - NEW
  3. [PSP] Photokano (Kadokawa Games, 02/02/12) – 34,095 - NEW
  4. [PSV] Ragnarok Odyssey (GungHo Online Entertainment, 02/02/12) -33,496 - NEW
  5. [PS3] Armored Core V (From Software, 01/26/12) – 30,775 (194,681)
  6. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo, 12/01/11) – 26,791 (1,460,749)
  7. [3DS] Monster Hunter Tri G (Capcom, 12/10/11) – 24,128 (1,211,026)
  8. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo, 11/03/11) – 22,817 - NEW
  9. [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 Spec II (Sony Computer Entertainment, 02/02/12) – 21,416 - NEW
  10. [PS3] Dragon Age II (Spike, 02/02/12) – 19,928 - NEW
  11. [3DS] Rhythm Thief R (Sega, 01/19/12) – 9,511 (56,037)
  12. [360] Monster Hunter Frontier Online 3 (Capcom, 02/01/12) – 9,047 - NEW
  13. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go Shine / Dark (Level-5, 12/15/11) – 8,960
  14. [PSV] Tales of Innocence R (Namco Bandai, 01/26/12) – 8,397 (63,250)
  15. [Wii] Just Dance Wii (Nintendo, 10/13/11) – 7,851 (527,050)
  16. [360] Soulcalibur V (Namco Bandai, 02/02/12) – 7,679 - NEW
  17. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (PSP the Best) (Capcom, 09/22/11) – 6,875 (185,853)
  18. [Wii] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo, 11/11/10) – 5,635 (862,118)
  19. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII-2 (Square Enix, 12/15/11) – 5,336 (774,415)
  20. [PS3] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo, 04/10/08) – 5,068 (3,500,168)

The full hardware chart with last week’s sales in parentheses is below.

  • 3DS – 75,018 (84,789)
  • PS3 – 23,293 (22,294)
  • PSV – 17,141 (18,942)
  • PSP – 15,847 (16,008)
  • Wii – 8,814 (10,396)
  • X360 – 1,382 (1,235)
  • DSi LL – 1,090 (1,180)
  • DSi – 669 (738)
  • PS2 – 481 (713)

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