PS3 Dominates Japanese Hardwares Sales, Resident Evil 6 Leads Software

Sony totally ruled the video game market in Japan last week, with the PS3 trouncing the 3DS LL as the number one hardware seller. In addition, Capcom’s Resident Evil 6 did incredibly well, topping software sales in the region.

Check out the top ten games of last week below:

  1. [PS3] Resident Evil 6 (Capcom, 10/04/12) – 634,933
  2. [PS3] World Soccer: Winning Eleven 2012 (Konami, 10/04/12) – 223,884
  3. [PSP] Summon Night 3 (Namco Bandai, 10/04/12) – 51,453
  4. [PSP] Sol Trigger (Imageepoch, 10/04/12) – 42,037
  5. [360] Resident Evil 6 (Capcom, 10/04/12) – 41,652
  6. [3DS] Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode (Nintendo, 09/27/12) – 34,288 
  7. [3DS] New Super Maro Bros. 2 (Nintendo, 07/28/12) – 29,978
  8. [PSP] SD Gundam G Generation Overworld (Namco Bandai, 09/27/12) – 28,730
  9. [PS3] F1 2012 (Codemasters, 10/04/12) – 14,454
  10. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 (Nintendo, 06/23/12)- 12,208

The full list of hardware sales can be seen below. Unfortunately, the PSP is still trouncing the Vita week after week.

  • PS3 – 42,218
  • 3DS LL – 39,046
  • 3DS – 24,623
  • PSP – 17,769
  • Vita – 7,957
  • 360 – 4,894
  • Wii – 4,849
  • PS2 – 894
  • DSi LL – 344
  • DSi – 330

Nintendo continues to rule the portable market with the 3DS and is showing no sign of letting up. What must Sony do with the Vita to turn things around? Is it all just a matter of a lack of software? Sound off with your thoughts in the comments below.

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