Meanwhile, Animal Crossing: New Leaf sold 78,178 units to take its lifetime total to 2,591,602 units. This was followed by New Super Mario Bros. 2 selling 11,784 units for a total of 1,922,492 lifetime sales.

The only Wii game on the top 5 is Taiko Drum Master Wii Super Wonderful Edition which sold 10,076 units. Meanwhile, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate remains in the same spot with 9,138 units sold this week.

If it weren’t apparent, the Nintendo 3DS is still the top console in Japan. Sony may have been dominating headlines but when it comes to raking in the moolah, Nintendo knows how to make it rain.

Though sales for the Nintendo 3DS XL and 3DS are down this week, both handhelds sold a decent 66,139 units and 89,050 units respectively. The PS3 is in third with 16,934 units sold, with the Wii U following at fourth with 10,744 units.

Unsurprisingly, the list is dominated by Nintendo 3DS titles, but with its debut, Dragon Quest VII: Warriors of Eden managed to sell a massive 872,922 units on its debut.

This more or less dethrones the previous number 1, Animal Crossing: New Leaf which sold about 81,559 units for a combined total of 2,513,424 units across its lifetime. Fantasy Life is still in third with 13,342 units sold, while New Super Mario Bros. 2 inches ever closer to 2 million units sold with 11,685 units.

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate rounds off the list with 10,523 units sold. The Nintendo 3DS XL and 3DS are still selling like hot cakes on the hardware sales charts, but with Nintendo’s handheld dominating software sales, it’s an indication of what Japan is really buying into and playing these days.

Source: GIBiz