Vita Outsells Wii U In Japan, Revengeance Top Selling Game Last Week

February 27, 2013

Japan's Media Create sales charts for last week are in, and things are looking far from up for Nintendo's new console. While the 3DS continues to dominate, the same can't be said for the Wii U, as Sony's struggling handheld has even managed to outpace it.

Here is the full list of hardware sales in Japan for last week:

3DS LL – 49,317 (66,139)
3DS – 25,412 (31,832)
PS3 – 18,529 (16,934)
PSV – 11,456 (8,044)
Wii U – 9,633 (10,744)
PSP – 8,981 (10,501)
Wii – 1,317 (1,655)
360 – 473 (506)

On the software side, Konami won big last week with Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, as it managed to come in at number one. Dragon Quest VII: Warriors of Eden came in second, with Animal Crossing: New Leaf nipping at its heels. Check out the full list below.

[PS3] Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (Konami, 02/21/13) – 308,681 (New)
[3DS] Dragon Quest VII: Warriors of Eden (Square Enix, 02/07/13) – 75,427 (1,088,341)
[3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo, 11/08/12) – 74,438 (2,666,040)
[3DS] Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (Namco Bandai, 02/21/13) – 29,402 (New)
[PSP] Toaru Majutsu no Kagaku no Gun Sou Katsugeki (Namco Bandai, 02/21/13) – 13,894 (New)
[Wii] Taiko Drum Master Wii Super Wonderful Edition (Namco Bandai, 11/29/12) – 9,825 (406,050)
[3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo, 07/28/12) – 9,664 (1,932,156)
[3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Capcom, 11/15/12) – 8,230 (235,465)
[3DS] Fantasy Life (Level-5, 12/27/12) – 5,870 (236,341)
[3DS] Taiko Drum Master: Chibi Dragon and the Mysterious Orb (Namco Bandai, 07/12/12) – 5,799 (429,163)
[3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star (Nintendo, 12/06/12) – 5,157 (530,100)
[3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo, 12/01/11) – 4,892 (1,983,148)
[Wii U] Tank! Tank! Tank! (Namco Bandai, 02/21/13) – 4,714 (New)
[3DS] Run For Money: Flee From the Strongest Hunters in History (Namco Bandai, 07/05/12) – 4,682 (432,111
[3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go 2 Chrono Stone Neppu / Raimei (Level-5, 12/13/12) – 4,443 (423,998)
[Wii U] New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo, 12/08/12) – 4,333 (470,790)
[PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II Dubbed Edition (Square Enix, 12/20/12) – 3,703 (132,643)
[PSP] Grisaia no Kajitsu: La Fruit de la Grisaia (Prototype, 02/21/13) – 3,700 (New)
[NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 (Pokemon, 06/23/12) – 3,639 (2,969,695)
[PSP] Desert Kingdom Portable (Idea Factory, 02/21/13) – 3,194 (New)