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Tomodachi Collection: New Life sparks 3DS surge on Japanese charts

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News by Stephany Nunneley-Jackson Former News Editor
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Tomodachi Collection: New Life was the big seller in Japan the week of Apr 15 -21. It moved 404,858 for 3DS, while Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 debuted in second with 87,661 units sold on PS3. 3DS LL sales were up over the prior period by 28,950 units.

Sales of the standard 3DS model were also up over the prior week, but only by 249 units. Vita, PSP and Xbox 360 units also saw a slight increase over the prior week. Every thing else in the hardware sector was down over week 15.

Here’s the full software chart for April 15-21. Life-to-date sales are in parentheses:

      [3DS] Tomodachi Collection: New Life (Nintendo, 04/18/13) – 404,858 (New)
      [PS3] Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 (Namco Bandai, 04/18/13) – 87,661 (New)
      [PSP] Seven Dragon 2020 II (Sega, 04/18/13) – 73,697 (New)
      [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Nintendo, 03/21/13) – 41,296 (557,271)
      [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo, 11/08/12) – 34,482 (3,096,559)
      [PSP] Amnesia Crowd (Idea Factory, 04/18/13) – 24,780 (New)
      [3DS] Card Fight!! Vanguard Ride to Victory!! (Furyuu, 04/11/13) – 9,161 (53,6980
      [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 (Namco Bandai, 03/21/13) – 7,887 (378,645)
      [3DS] Run For Money: Flee From the Strongest Hunters in History (Namco Bandai, 07/05/12) – 6,294 (464,573)
      [360] Monster Hunter Frontier G1 Premium Package (Capcom, 04/17/13) – 6,042 (New)
      [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo, 07/28/12) – 5,866 (2,002,396)
      [PS3] Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2013 (Konami, 03/21/13) – 5,571 (155,296)
      [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!) (Capcom, 11/15/12) – 5,180 (290,004)
      [PSP] Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2013 (Konami, 03/21/13) – 5,097 (129,423)
      [PSP] Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment (Namco Bandai, 03/14/13) – 5,001 (191,444)
      [PSV] Muramasa Rebirth (Marvelous AQL, 03/28/13) – 4,555 (67,842)
      [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo, 12/01/11) – 4,518 (2,029,645)
      [PS3] Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix (Square Enix, 03/14/13) – 4,270 (193,439)
      [PSV] Soul Sacrifice (SCEJ, 03/07/13) – 4,162 (164,825)
      [Wii] Taiko Drum Master Wii Super Wonderful Edition (Namco Bandai, 11/29/12) – 3,950 (453,256)

Here’s the full hardware chart for Week 16. Last week's sales are in parentheses.

  • 3DS LL – 57,089 (28,139)
  • 3DS – 18,833 (18,584)
  • PSV – 15,011 (14,112)
  • PS3 – 13,915 (14,039)
  • Wii U – 8,798 (9,984)
  • PSP – 7,816 (7,566)
  • Wii – 1,379 (1,383)
  • 360 – 515 (492)

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