Thu, Dec 13, 2012 | 11:22 GMT

Nintendo 3DS has outsold PS3 lifetime sales in Japan

Nintendo’s 3DS handheld has – as of this week – outsold Sony’s lifetime PS3 sales in Japn, according to chart score-keepers Media Create. Get the numbers below.

Nintendo Life reports that as of this week’s Media Create stats, Nintendo has shifted 8,799,378 3DS consoles since launch, after shifting 211,499 units last week.

Stacked against Sony’s 8,716,260 PS3 units sold in Japan since launch, and the country has a new champion console. Comparatively, newcomer PS Vita is failing to ignite significant sales in Japan, with only 11,039 unit sold last week, while Wii U racked up 308,142 units in its launch week.

What do you make of these figures? Does it say something about Sony’s place in its home market? Let us know below, and be sure to check out last week’s full Media Create hardware chart here:

  • Nintendo Wii U – 308,142 (308,142)
  • Nintendo 3DS – 211,499 (8,799,378)
  • PlayStation 3 – 36,994 (8,716,260)
  • PSP – 19,637 (19,488,236)
  • PlayStation Vita – 11,039 (1,074,621)
  • Nintendo Wii – 6,714 (12,608,700)
  • Xbox 360 – 1,216 (1,608,399)
  • PlayStation 2 – 904 (21,829,112)
  • Nintendo DS – 424 (32,875,469)

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#51

matirishhh
13/12/12, 2:02 pm

What is the problem? I own 3ds, Wii, PS3 and VITA. I’m happy for the 3ds sales, we may EVENTUALLY get some new games.

#52

Fin
13/12/12, 2:06 pm

Seriously, do ye have no work to do at all?

#53

stevenhiggster
13/12/12, 2:12 pm

It says nothing other than Japanese gamers prefer hand held gaming, look at the DS compared to the PS2 even! And we all know the PS2 was anything but a failure. Talk about spin!

#54

mistermogul
13/12/12, 2:16 pm

@JM – “But you chose the most melodramatic context available.”

This is standard procedure in journalism. To grab people’s attention and make the reader investigate further. Why do you think Dave, writing on a gaming site, would not do the same?

Does he not want to entice readers? Would a title like “all consoles sold some more last week” be more effective? No, though it might your approval I’d imagine!

“You also chose the picture…”

Can I ask what your point is here? Would a picture of the PS3 been ok? Maybe both 3DS and PS3 to prevent favouritism? Or maybe a picture of a sunny landscape would be nice, though irrelevant? I just don’t get your point here. All images on VG247 are related to the story, why is this one no good?

“there’s folks here riding in on their LOLCopters”

This made me lol!

#55

Dragon246
13/12/12, 2:20 pm

Look, people may have problems, but I think its the perfect headline. No dilution, only unadulterated fact.

#56

OlderGamer
13/12/12, 2:20 pm

@Fin, retired here. Mostly, do some writting here and there(workwise). But most of my time is spent on gaming, posting here(you lucky lot!) and house work.

#57

Joe Musashi
13/12/12, 2:34 pm

@54 This is standard procedure in journalism. To grab people’s attention and make the reader investigate further. Why do you think Dave, writing on a gaming site, would not do the same?

Oh, I know :) Which makes the subsequent denials and pouting seem very out of place.

The mentioning of the picture was to illustrate the author making a choice when composing the article.

If someone was just copying+pasting from some other source then it wouldn’t be appropriate to attribute the content as a reflection of the author’s own choice.

JM

#58

manamana
13/12/12, 3:15 pm

Good catch Dave ;-)

#59

theevilaires
13/12/12, 4:19 pm

For what its worth Mr. Joe Musashi I applaud you. You deserve it :) I always like to take these headlines and see them from another point of view. You can flip and spin it others way too.

You see “Nintendo 3DS has outsold PS3 lifetime sales in Japan” headline.

I see Nintendo 3DS has outsold XBOX360 lifetime sales in Japan in less than a week :D You just have to realize the grass is always greener on the other side my friend. It is what it is and everyone knows it, but your first comment was brilliant just had to tell you that.

#60

G1GAHURTZ
13/12/12, 4:27 pm

TTTTTTTTEEEEEEEEAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Duck down, fools! TEA is back!

#61

manamana
13/12/12, 4:31 pm

This is something. So he was always lurking around, eh?

#62

theevilaires
13/12/12, 4:43 pm

@61: Lurking?…LMAO :D I always planned to make my return on 12/12/12. I figured two things would happen on that date (yesterday). The end of the world or my return to VG247. Guess which one was more likely to happen. ;)

#63

OlderGamer
13/12/12, 4:45 pm

Well Tea, should be interesting. You and DaMan should get along rather well.

#64

Da Man
13/12/12, 5:10 pm

#63

I think your best friend Lolcon will be happy to know it. I can’t wait for his emotional response, followed by denial or vice versa.

#65

Gadzooks!
13/12/12, 6:30 pm

Don’t worry, it will get banned again soon enough.

#66

Cobra951
13/12/12, 7:43 pm

I have no problem with the numbers either. My problem is with the “champion console” conclusion. The 3DS and the PS3 are not in the same category at all. One is a handheld, and the other is a home console intended for a den or personal gaming space. They have different markets; they are purchased for different reasons. In short, they don’t belong on the same list. The Vita does compare to the 3DS, and it’s getting an ass whooping by Nintendo.

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