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Monster Hunter reveal spikes 3DS sales

This week's Japanese charts in full.

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News by Fred Dutton Contributor
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Last week's surprise Monster Hunter 4/Monster Hunter Tri G double whammy reveal has given the 3DS a healthy bump in this week's Japanese sales chart.

With no new software out, the handheld sold 58,837 units last week, up from 49,076 the week before, according to Andriasang's report.

That puts the likely cause of the spike as Nintendo's 3DS showcase last Tuesday, where it announced the aforementioned Monster Hunter titles, as well as a new Fire Emblem, Mario Tennis, Tomodachi Collection and a gaggle of JRPGs.

The PlayStation 3 hung on in second place, but sales were nearly half of what they were last week, coming in at 36,061. The PSP held steady at three, with the Wii enjoying a 50 per cent sales increase at four. Here's the full chart:

  1. 3DS: 58,837 (Last week: 49,076)
  2. PlayStation 3: 36,061 (64,786)
  3. PSP: 25,122 (25,391)
  4. Wii: 15,406 (10,743)
  5. DSi XL: 2869 (2882)
  6. DSi: 2234 (1957)
  7. PlayStation 2: 1317 (1386)
  8. Xbox 360: 1295 (1219)
  9. DS Lite: 78 (51)
  10. PSP go: 7 (13)

The Wii's Dragon Quest Collection, which bundles together the first three game's in Square Enix's perennially popular RPG series onto one disc, topped the software chart by a huge margin, with last week's number one, Tales of Xilia, falling to two with a huge second week sales drop-off.

  1. Dragon Quest Collection (Square Enix, Wii): 263,398 NEW!
  2. Tales of Xillia (Namco Bandai, PS3): 47,297 (Life to date: 572,902)
  3. Resident Evil Revival Selection (Capcom, PS3): 17,614 (111,382)
  4. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo, Wii): 15,109 (552,116)
  5. Rhythm Heaven Wii (Nintendo, Wii): 14,647 (452,560)
  6. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD Ver. (Capcom, PS3): 13,230 (374,013)
  7. Kirby Mass Attack (Nintendo, DS): 10,888 (219,156)
  8. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo, 3DS): 10,504 (380,138)
  9. Grand Knights History (MMV, PSP): 10,078 (94,419)
  10. Monster Hunter Diary Poka Poka Felyne Village G (Capcom, PSP): 9378 (192,720)
  11. Hot Shots Golf 5 PlayStation 3 the Best (SCEJ, PSP): 8454 (20,812)
  12. Super Pokémon Rumble (Pokemon, 3DS): 7698 (161,645)
  13. Gekka Ryouran Romance (Idea Factory, PSP): 6948 NEW!
  14. Dunamis 15 (5pb., PS3): 5970 NEW!
  15. Super Sentai Battle Ranger Cross (Namco Bandai, Wii): 5739 (22,196)
  16. Uta no Prince Sama Repeat (Broccoli, PSP): 5659 (73,285)
  17. Pokémon Black/White (Pokemon, DS): 5202 (5,308,519)
  18. Resistance 3 (SCEJ, PS3): 5136 (25,478)
  19. Call of Duty: Black Ops: Dubbed Version Budget Version (Square Enix, PS3): 5077 (20,414)
  20. Winnie-the-Pooh 100 Acre Forest Cooking Book (Disney Interactive Studio, DS): 5064 NEW!

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