Nintendo tops software and hardware charts in Japan with the New 3DS and Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition

By Shabana Arif

Nintendo has stormed the Japanese charts this week, sitting pretty at the top of both the hardware and software lists, in the wake of Golden Week.

Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition tops the software chart – that’s brimming with 3DS and WiiU titles – while the New 3DS LL pips the PS Vita to the post to top the hardware charts.

Sony comes in at second and third position with the Vita and PS4, while Minecraft for the PS Vita claims the number three spot for software, and is the only game for a system other than Nintendo’s to make it into the top ten.

The rankings for both charts, along with sales figures for last week, are below.

Software:

1. Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros Edition (GungHo Online Entertainment) 3DS – 50,420
2. Style Savvy 3: KiraKira Code (Nintendo) 3DS – 21,633
3. Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Sony) Vita – 16,091
4. Xenoblade Chronicles X (Nintendo) Wii U – 11,579
5. Bravely Second (Square Enix) 3DS – 11,536
6. Mario Party 10 (Nintendo) Wii U – 7,858
7. Yokai Watch 2: Shinuchi (Level 5) 3DS – 7,832
8. Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo) Wii U – 7,596
9. Super Smash Bros for 3DS (Nintendo) 3DS – 6,643
10. Theatrhythm Dragon Quest (Square Enix) 3DS – 6,474

Hardware:

1. New 3DS LL – 17,875 (17,062)
2. PlayStation Vita – 17,273 (17,748)
3. PlayStation 4 – 15,992 (19,782)
4. Wii U – 11,137 (22,898)
5. New 3DS – 5,446 (5,901)
6. PlayStation 3 – 4,351 (3,956)
7. 3DS – 1,413 (1,520)
8. 3DS LL – 1,358 (1,465)
9. PlayStation Vita TV – 665 (687)
10. Xbox One – 187 (341)