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Sony’s PlayStation Vita was the best selling console in Japan last week according to the latest sales data from Famitsu.
The machine relegated last week’s chart-topper 3DS LL into second place with PS4 in third, although all hardware suffered week-on-week declines. The Wii U slipped one place to sixth, having been overtaken by the vanilla 3DS.
The biggest surprise in the software Top Ten was a seventh place debut for EA’s Titanfall, which as well as being a Western game is also on Xbox 360.
It was a good week for Bandai Namco which claimed three of the Top Five games thanks to new entries Super Robot Taisen Z and Crayon Shin-Chan.
Here’s the Top Ten for the week ending April 13th:
1. Super Robot Taisen Z (Bandai Namco) PS3 – 158,410
2. Super Robot Taisen Z (Bandai Namco) Vita – 125,048
3. Yokai Watch (Level 5) 3DS – 28,701
4. Mario Party Island Tour (Nintendo) 3DS – 28,407
5. Crayon Shin-Chan (Bandai Namco) 3DS – 16,158
6. Tokyo Twilight Ghosthunters (Arcxyxtemworks) Vita – 11,795
7. Titanfall (EA) Xbox 360 – 11,004
8. Samurai Warriors 4 (Koei) PS3 – 9,825
9. Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zero (Konami) PS3 – 9,612
10. Just Dance Wii U (Nintendo) Wii U – 9,071
And here are the hardware numbers:
1. PS Vita – 21,862
2. 3DS LL – 17,993
3. PS4 – 12,503
4. PS3 – 8,388
5. 3DS – 6,051
6. Wii U – 5,693
7. PSP – 1,578
8. PS Vita TV – 1,003
9. Xbox 360 – 144
