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3DS and New Super Mario Bros. 2 reclaim top spots at Japanese retail

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3DS is back on top this week after being usurped by Vita last week thanks to the release of Hatsune Miku Project Diva f. This week, last week's number one software title has fallen to fifth place, and has been replaced by New Super Mario Bros. 2. Nacmo's Lost Heroes for 3DS debuted in second place, Max Payne 3 in third for PS3, and Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 rounded out the top five with a fourth place finish.

Get the full hardware and software charts below.

Here’s the full software chart for the period. Life-to-date sales are in parentheses:

  1. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo, 07/28/12) – 39,708 (1,076,912)
  2. [3DS] Lost Heroes (Namco Bandai, 09/06/12) – 32,504 (New)
  3. [PS3] Max Payne 3 (Take-Two, 09/06/12) – 24,264 (New)
  4. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 (Pokemon Co., 06/23/12) – 21,592
  5. [PSV] Hatsune Miku Project Diva F (Sega, 08/30/12) -18,428 (178,020)
  6. [PSP] Lost Heroes (Namco Bandai, 09/06/12) – 15,650 (New)
  7. [PS3] Gekiatsu!! Pachige-Damashi Max Evangelion 7 x Seimei no Kodou (Fields, 09/06/12) – 14,094 (New)
  8. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! (Namco Bandai, 07/05/12) – 13,060 (122,999)
  9. [3DS] Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (Atlus, 08/30/12) – 12,589 (81,954)
  10. [Wii] Dragon Quest X (Square Enix, 08/02/12) – 11,812 (538,547)
  11. [3DS] Senran Kagura Burst (Marvelous AQL, 08/30/12) – 9,513 (78,597)
  12. [3DS] Taiko Drum Master: Chibi Dragon and the Magical Orb (Namco Bandai, 07/12/12) – 8,800 (197,806)
  13. [3DS] Demon Training (Nintendo, 07/28/12) – 7,973 (146,663)
  14. [PSP] Gundam Age Universe Accel / Cosmic Dirve (Namco Bandai, 08/30/12) – 7,309 (43,212)
  15. [3DS] Kobitodzukan: Kobito Kansatsu Set (Columbia, 07/26/12) – 6,659 (85,267)
  16. [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Bargain Version (Square Enix, 09/06/12) 6,353 (New)
  17. [Wii] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo, 11/11/10) – 6,352 (1,066,458)
  18. [PS3] Sengoku Basara HD Collection (Capcom, 08/30/12) – 6,339 (42,029)
  19. [Wii] Just Dance Wii 2 (Nintendo, 07/26/12) – 6,329 (166,041)
  20. [PS3] Ratchet & Clank Collection (SCE, 09/06/12) – 6,195 (New)

Here’s the hardware chart for the same period. Last week’s sales are in parentheses:

  • 3DS LL – 38,913 (44,951)
  • 3DS – 25,246 (29,342)
  • PSV - 14,106 (50,070)
  • PS3 - 11,813 (12,433)
  • PSP - 9,065 (10,266)
  • Wii - 6,958 (8,680)
  • PS2 - 1,078 (1,098)
  • 360 - 815 (875)
  • DSi LL – 672 (803)
  • DSi – 597 (685)

Thanks, Gematsu.

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