Japanese Sales Chart: PS Vita Defeats New 3DS, The Order: 1886 Debuts to 25k

It was an excellent week for the PlayStation Vita, as not only was God Eater 2: Rage Burst the #1 game of the week with 234,000 sold, but hardware sales rose to 35,200 and managed to defeat the two New Nintendo 3DS models combined.

Elsewhere, the PlayStation 4 rose again in sales 24,700, finishing 2nd overall ahead of the New Nintendo 3DS XL. In terms of new releases, God Eater 2 sold 37,800, while The Order: 1886 and Dead or Alive 5: Last Round settled for 4th and 5th, respectively, with around 25,000 each.

Here’s how each system sold, along with the top 20 selling retail games in Japan between February 16 and 22, 2015, according to Media Create:

Systems (Previous Week)

1. PlayStation Vita – 35,203 (10,901)
2. PlayStation 4 – 24,737 (21,381)
3. New 3DS LL – 23,466 (41,821)
4. New 3DS – 8,657 (9,584)
5. Wii U – 6,070 (7,007)
6. PlayStation 3 – 5,810 (6,683)
7. 3DS LL – 3,343 (4,126)
8. 3DS – 2,707 (3,214)
9. Xbox One – 1,381 (191)
10. PlayStation Vita TV – 731 (588)

Games (Lifetime)

1. God Eater 2: Rage Burst (PS Vita) – 234,180
2. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D (3DS) – 71,181 (302,246)
3. God Eater 2: Rage Burst (PS4) – 37,824
4. The Order: 1886 (PS4) – 25,023
5. Dead or Alive 5: Last Round (PS4) – 24,457
6. Yokai Watch 2: Shinuchi (3DS) – 17,738 (2,497,462)
7. Dragon Ball Xenoverse (PS3) – 12,211 (72,838)
8. Dead or Alive 5: Last Round (PS3) – 11,271
9. Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire (3DS) – 11,256 (2,525,177)
10. Samurai Warriors 4-II (PS3) – 8,936 (53,510)
11. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (3DS) – 7,910 (2,478,064)
12. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (3DS) – 7,860 (2,157,653)
13. Dragon Ball Xenoverse (PS4) – 7,239 (54,442)
14. Otoko Yukaku (PS Vita) – 7,083
15. Samurai Warriors 4-II (PS Vita) – 5,223 (28,742)
16. Hakuoki Zuisouroku Omokage Hana (PS Vita) – 5,154
17. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Wii U) – 4,881 (592,794)
18. Mario Kart 8 (Wii U) – 4,603 (921,092)
19. Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS) – 4,595 (3,923,419)
20. Fuuraiki 3 (PS Vita) – 4,435

Do you think the PS Vita can keep this momentum up?

[Source: 4Gamer via Gematsu]