3DS claims half of Japanese Top 10 chart – in two days

Posted March 7, 2011 by Simon Williams in News.

Titles for Nintendo’s new 3DS console took five spots in the Japanese all-format Top 10 sales chart last week – despite only being on sale for two of the days the figures covered.

The weekly figures for February 21st through to the 27th saw Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle lead the charge, notching up 119,591 sales to take third place. Other titles in the top ten included Nintendogs + Cats, Samurai Warriors: Chronicles, Super Street Fighter IV 3D and Ridge Racer 3D. The 3DS was only launched on the 26th.

The full Top 10 is below (thanks to GoNintendo):

01. / 00. [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable 2: Infinity (Sega) {2011.02.24} – 206.654 / NEW
02. / 00. [PSP] SD Gundam G Generation: World (Bandai Namco) {2011.02.24} – 192.981 / NEW
03. / 00. [3DS] Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle (Level 5) {2011.02.26} – 119.591 / NEW
04. / 00. [PS3] Disgaea 4 (Nippon Ichi Software) {2011.02.24} – 79.425 / NEW
05. / 00. [3DS] Nintendogs + Cats (French Bulldog, Shiba, Toy Poodle & New Friends) (Nintendo) {2011.02.26} – 64.213 / NEW
06. / 00. [3DS] Samurai Warriors: Chronicles (Koei Tecmo) {2011.02.26} – 49.327 / NEW
07. / 00. [3DS] Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition (Capcom) {2011.02.26} – 44.649 / NEW
08. / 00. [3DS] Ridge Racer 3D (Bandai Namco) {2011.02.26} – 38.226 / NEW
09. / 04. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom) {2010.12.01} – 36.323 / 4.325.672 (-9%)
10. / 00. [360] The Idolmaster 2 (Bandai Namco) {2011.02.24} – 34.621 / NEW

The week’s big loser was Catherine, which plummeted from the No. 1 spot to 17th, with only 15% of the sales it managed the previous week.

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