Super Mario Reigns Supreme & Nintendo 3DS Outsells PlayStation Vita 26:1

Another Nintendo video game is the number one best-selling title in Japan. The newly-released New Super Mario Bros. 2 is the chart-topping software of the week, with 430,185 units sold. The Nintendo 3DS remains atop the hardware charts and went through a sales boost because of the Nintendo 3DS XL, which launched in Japan on July 28th. Here are the Japanese software and hardware charts.

  1. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2
  2. [PS3] Persona 4 Arena
  3. [PSP] Nayuta no Kiseki
  4. [WII] Just Dance Wii 2
  5. [NDS] Pokemon Black & White 2
  6. [PSP] Super Danganronpa 2
  7. [3DS] Demon Training
  8. [WII] Kirby 20th Anniversary Special Collection
  9. [PSP] Digimon World Redigitize
  10. [3DS] Kobito Zukan Kobito Kansatsu Set
  • Nintendo 3DS: 235,974
  • PlayStation 3: 18,160
  • PlayStation Portable: 14,029
  • PlayStation Vita: 9,081
  • Wii: 10,549
  • Xbox 360: 632
  • Nintendo DSi: 496
  • PlayStation 2: 439

265 thoughts on “Super Mario Reigns Supreme & Nintendo 3DS Outsells PlayStation Vita 26:1

      1. what about the wii. Mehhh let me count how many Wii ps3 ratio. Developers on the Ps3 continue to make games. Nintendo is busy with the Wii U bussiness. GENIUS ! people are migrating to the next gen. Next Gen. isn’t about graphics.

                  1. I’m guessing that he’s some fat overweight slob living in his moms basement, with nothing but the light from his computer screen in his face. He’s been so busy trolling nintendo fan sites24/7 that he is plastered from his chair, from feces and sweat. His mom forgot about him and left him there, he lives feeding off the flies that constantly surround him. This is how I see him, a fat 30 year old blob that acts as a 9 year old with the IQ of 5

        1. kingdom hearts dragonquest etc they like rpgs and yh shooters in japan lol….only shooter japs probaly wil buy is mgs

          1. no it is not you fking troll it’s gay hd i rather wait for an microsoft handheld console becuase don’t going to buy an titanic replica and an childish 3ds

      1. Do you know what HD means? It means high definition, not 1080p. So on a 50 inch screen, it could mean 1080p but on a 3 inch screen, the pixel count would be lower. I despise the Vita in every form but gve it credit for what it does do right. A few decent games, great form factor and high definition.

  1. wow… less than 10k on the vita ? thats BAD really really bad, nice going nintendo, i would love to see more vita units thou, it would push nintendo to do better

          1. “just can’t beat Nintendo when it comes to the handheld market?”

            Selective reading.

            Anyway, Nintendo always had that install base and their name is considered a household name; especially with their handhelds. The Gameboy was their rise to the handheld market and it made them monopolize that portion of the industry.

            Though, the PSP is said to be the most successful Non-Nintendo handheld, because it actually sold well compared to many other handhelds against Nintendo, which were many.

            So, with the install base their handheld line-up has, there’s no wonder they are always the dominant force.

            I still want the Vita to live, because I like competition and the Vita is an actual good handheld console that hasn’t really hit its potential.

            1. well everyone know Nintendo handhelds sell well, even Sony fanboys know it; thats why they try to bash and take down 3ds as much as possible. i have nothing against vita is just sony make the dumbass move to the vita.

  2. Be someone dumb says something, both models get to be apart of the same statistic because the multiple models of game consoles are apart of the same statistic.

    1. Neither was the 3DS when it cost $ 249. Nintendo took action and was able to reverse the bleak outlook on the 3DS by slashing the price to
      $ 169.

    1. Oh! Yes it does, the Wii is about to sell 100 million, probaly already has. This month the 3DS XL launches in the US, the 19th I guess. Plus Mario and Luigi are tagging along so we know it’s happy faces from Redmond to Kyoto Japan. This is actually good for the Wii U. If you have not heart Mario Wii U is even better than the one on the 3DS; that baby is launching with the Wii U.

    2. Nope. The majority of 3DS sales are Japan. Everything else is split up into the other regions.

      Don’t even get me started on the other systems they have.

  3. Aeolus IS THE BIGGEST TROLL EVER AND THE FUNNY THING IS HES ADULT GROW THAT FUCK UP BRO LET NINTENDO HAVE THEIR MOMENT AND LET ALL US REAL NINTENDO IT ENJOY IT TO AS MUCH AS YOU TRY RUNNING NINTENDO DOWN YOUR PROBABLY GET A WII U TO BECAUSE YOUR PROBABLY A GRAPHICS HOE WE DONT NEED THE GRAPHIC BUT NOW WE HAVE THEM ANYWAY HAHAHAHAHAHA PSXBOX SUCKS NINTENDO FOR LIFE

          1. You do know that “races” are a classification system for large populations by characteristics, geographic ancestry, appearance, and ethnicity , right? That doesn’t just mean the colour of your skin. The British are as much a race as African Americans.

              1. I don’t know if you noticed, but there is also geographic ancestry there. As you seem to misunderstand, it pretty much means where you’re from. In other words, nationality.
                Have a good day, sir.

    1. You know, in a way you are trolling, xbox 360 and ps3 are great consoles, don’t just saythey suck for no reason. A lot of gamers own multiple companies consoles so in a way you are also insulting other nintend gamers.

  4. Get wrecked. It can’t even out sell the PS3 or the PSP. Man that must be SO painful. Price drop is going to happen before the end of the summer I’m calling it now.

        1. they either take the loss and make their make their consumers happy
          or they wait years to reduce the price to fuck over their consumers

          guess which one Sony will do!

  5. Uh… I don’t think the 3DS sold well last week. I think the 3DSXL did. And that’s something you should put apart in a chart. Like this, it doesn’t make much sense to me, actually.

    1. they’re functionally identical so their sales are combined. would you like to know what different 3DS colors sold the best while you’re at it?

    2. No, the 3dsXL is actually the same system as the 3ds. That would be like splitting up all different x-boxes when counting their sale numbers.

      1. Hm, true. Since they’re both “a 3DS” somehow, you’re right I guess.
        But I would find it more interesting to see both apart. But it’s doing very well in general, that’s the most important thing I’d say.
        Though I really feel bad for the Vita. I really hope it will kinda catch up later when the good games get released.

        1. Yeah. I mean, sales have boomed a little from the XL, i mean it sold 100,000 in 2 days. But its had a pretty steady growth since the holidays came. I cant see the Vita catching up, unless they dropped the price, but even then, its software line up is, meh. Its got a couple of good games, but one or two of those are only in japan

          1. True.
            I don’t think Sony is planning to drop its price though. Not yet, at least. I’m guessing that they are waiting for the good titles themselves, to see if the sales will go up by then. If they don’t, THEN they probably will drop the price.
            And yes, as you said, it has a few really good games outside Japan, in Japan even more. But that’s unfortunately not enough yet. I wish all those JRPGs would be available in Europe and the USA as well.

            1. Yeah. Tbh, Sony should accept defeat when it come to handheld. Either people will buy a 3DS or stick to their phone app games. They should focus on their home consoles, they tear shit up there

    3. That’s like splitting up sales of 2 Pokemon Versions. All the money goes to Nintendo anyway,a nd the point is that Nintendo handhelds outsell the Vita, if you split them up then all you’ll see is the Vita being crushed by two consoles instead of one.

  6. Over a quarter of a million Nintendo 3DS sold in Japan…? Call me Captain Insano, but Nintendo is dominating not only the handheld market… but also the console market in Japan!

    1. So the Vita is up for more beatings, the 3DS just went old testament on the vita, note to Sony ” pride cometh before a fall.”

    1. That’s because it’s not really popular in Japan. I think it’s doing well in Europe and especially in the USA. Those are Japan sales only.

        1. And still the Wii whooped that A lol. This also is the home of Nintendo. Europe is for the Wii also, but as of the HD twins, ps3 runs the roost in the pal ( Asia, Africa, Asia and Japan).

  7. If the vita doesn’t pick up sells then psp is going to have to take its place and they are going to have to cancel the vita.

  8. 1) Don’t be a man and wear a skirt spreading war propaganda mythologically. Only women are strong, wise and intelligent enough to wear skirts. Silly Sony mascot.
    2) Do not try to be SAMUS and copy her visor because your new programers work for a company with numbers sounding 343, their days of being retro we all did see.
    3) This is the house Mario and Luigi built, oh! How much more we love Daisy, that princess that knows how to not get captured. Please peach it’s your turn to amaze me.

    3DS back to it’s honorable ways, after heeding to fans and gamers demands to look at how hurt our pocket these times have been. Thank you Nintendo for being good people and reducing the price of your machine. Also for your true upper management cutting their salaries by 50% and 30% respectively. Humility has brought you prosperity.

    1. The only thing I understood was a referance to the new halo devs… but after that I had no clue wtf you are talking about.

    1. WOW. Nintendo OWNS Japan. It’s too fucking bad that if NSMB2/U/Next keep selling like that we’ll never see a truly original and amazing 2D Mario.

  9. Just when the thought the Boss Wii was taking vacation like a G, comes up and puts up games at numbers 4 and 8; then sells 10, 549 consoles. Wii is busy guiding the 3DS how to reign with a cool demeanor :).

    1. I think so it’s an upgraded psp with better graphics and an libary worth shit and overpriced even a ps3 is cheaper nowadays and outperformsit easy lolz……

        1. sorry aeolus but I cant take you serious anymore, its best if I ignore reading your post from here on out..good bye my trolling friend, your trolling ways will be miss.. :P

            1. nahh i just thought you actually tone down on trolling since I love reading you bashing the fanboys on here, good to know youre still in high spirit.. :)

                    1. No they don’t, you’re just a dumb little bitch who goes quiet after I tear your shitty arguments and fanboyism apart.

                      Happens all the time, and you don’t like when it happens.

  10. Just saying, NSMB 2 came out this month in Japan, so I think this impacted on the 3DS sales dramatically (last month was 44,399 units)

    And about the Vita, it is a shame for a console which has quite a bit of potential doing so badly. With no Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy or Monster Hunter game on the horizon for it, sales are simply not going to pick up unless they drop the price, which is obviously not going to happen because Sony are already selling it at a loss. It is going to be very interesting to see how Sony is going to crawl out of this hole.

    1. something tells me, sonys gona give the psvita and ps3 a price cut when nintendo releases the WiiU, but with the momentum nintendo has, with how deviously they spread out their AAA titles, I can’t see it helping sony that much. :(

      1. This makes sense, Sony are bound to price cut their consoles for Christmas, with the basically confirmed PS3 Super Slim coming, and Sony most likely working on reducing the Vita’s manufacturing costs. In a way, how well the Wii U does this holiday season will determine if the Vita will be a success. Not everybody will be able to afford a Vita and a Wii U.

          1. he was talking about that manufacture a console or a handheld is expensive, so what Sony can do to help themselves is to reduce manufacturing when making a vita. there doing the same with ps3.

    1. You forsee the death of a system that isn’t even a year old yet or has seen a worldwide holiday season with sales at 2.5 million units and counting at that pricepoint.

      ok.

        1. Just like the PSP “plunged into the abyss” with a sizeable chunk of the portable market share and a heap of titles the DS dreamed it ever received.

            1. Just like the DS was outselling the 3DS on a weekly basis for quite a while until the price cut?

              You’re not even trying, get out of my sight.

      1. “You forsee the death of a system that isn’t even a year old yet or has seen a worldwide holiday season with sales at 2.5 million units and counting at that pricepoint.”

        The irony of that comment is outstanding

  11. so with this first of all michael patcher gets proven wrong. few left out things are– first the negative one , in uk 3dsxl sales are falling shy of 5 digits. but this is nothing unexpected becoz new super mario bros 2 is not in there. and the positive one is that the 3ds xl has outsold dslite, dsi and dsixl upgrades in japan. talking about future of ps vita , price cut may make some minor change and thats it and so it is out of competition. and from now 3rd party developers are sure to give all support to 3ds and thats quite natural. so may be yes vita projects will start shifting to 3ds leading to an even more pathetic death of it may be this is nintendo’s revenge of game cube vs ps 2 case. only thing that 3ds has to do is to outsell ds records so that it may become a ps 2 sales breaker and so that it could keep those people’s mouth shut who were telling apple to be a threat to console gaming etc. till now yes 3ds is ahead of ds and so does the 3dsxl launch figure shows. few days back we had that list of most wanted games of japan. none of them were vita and according to wiki devil summoner soul hacker, bravely default are coming 2012 so more boost. AS FOR HOLIDAYS IF ANIMAL CROSSING WHICH IS DUE TO RELEASED IN 2012 , IS PRESENT AT THAT TIME THEN SALES WILL BE ABOVE 500K per week ATLEAST SINCE THIS GAME IS ALREADY GETTING VERY POSITIVE RESPONSES AND IS ONE OF THE MOST WANTED. as for now new super mario bros 2 is there to hold on.then in spring 2013 monster hunter 4 will kill everything. and going by pokemon anime episodes the last pokemon genesect is going to be in fifth generation’s last movie somewhere in july or maybe early 2013 implying sixth generation which will obviously be on 3ds in august – september 2013. and when this main pokemon will arrive on 3ds just imagine what will be the condition of 3ds and the vita. beyond words. and then again we are most likely to get a new legend of zelda on 3ds in 2013 and also super smash bros for 3ds in 2013 . moreover call of duty’s black ops 2′s pre orders are falling behind that of modern warfare 3. so overall the only thing left behind to be watched is
    to see whether the 3ds can outsell ds this year again or not. lets hope it does. and all of this will lead to more and more third party support for 3ds. very bright future ahead for it. sony will then quit out of hand held gaming. wii u now its your turn to do the same

    1. Hey Pokemon, WHAT HELL ARE YOU DOING OUT OF MY BALL? DAMMIT!

      and STOP BUYING TICKETS FOR OLYMPICS and STOP WRITE SO MUCH, FUCK!

      1. This is the 1989 gameboy’s great great grand child. You don’t go up against the family and hope to prosper, ask the Sega game gear, the Atari linx or the PSP. Vita is just on the receiving end of a nice licking as the say in north Yorke. Slash the price by $100, then we will talk.

      2. What happen with the DS and the 3ds only happens for like 2 months or so. But the 3ds did overtake and has gone over the DS.

        It’s been one whole year now for the vita to overtake the PSP and guess what? It hasn’t!!!!! So stop trolling and accept the fact!!!

        VITA IS DEAD!!!!! It need so much to revive it. Will it get it? That is the question.

        Get N or get OUT!!!

      1. All l it needs is some games but it still doesn’t have some. Hmmmm.. maybe that rumor about PSV games being moved to the 3DS was true.

  12. I dont really care if 3ds or psv beats which one in sales, but for psv to be beaten time and time again by psp is a little embarrassing if you ask me, especially when it’s already a couple of months old. I wonder how it’ll do when the holidays comes around, that’s when we really know the outcome of Sony’s psv..

    1. That’s what the VITA REALLY needs; a holiday season. People are always buying stuff for friends, families, and themselves on Christmas, no matter how expensive, so the VITA is pretty much guaranteed to sell well during the holidays.

  13. I know these numbers are only in japan but maaaaan!! I can hear Patcher crying in his office after he said the XL wouldn’t help sales at all! Hahahaha!!!

  14. they better do something for the vita since I bought one and havnt touch it since..GIVE ME SOME FUCKING GAMES!!!!!!!

    1. “they better do something for the vita since I bought one and havnt touch it since..GIVE ME SOME FUCKING GAMES!!!!!!!”

      MUAUAUAUAUAUA YOU FUCK YOURSELF BUYING THAT Piece of Shit Voluminous. Stop crying and CLEAN THIS FUCKING DUST!

      1. well unlike you I appreciate good games, consoles and handhelds so stop being such a fucking fanboy bitch and yes I WILL clean that fucking dust…lol

  15. Wii should be above Vita!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    But I’m not surprised about how bad the vita is doing.
    When they revealed it in E3 2010 or whenever it was, I just said “instant fail”, it’s just a “hd” uppgrade from PSP and plays the same, and the touchscreen is just sad.
    I want to see what I’m doing in the game, not my thumbs.
    Stupid machine since the day it was thought of.

  16. Not surprising, the Vita has no games. But who is still buying PSPs? I get that it’s the most popular handheld over there (I don’t think the 3DS has surpassed the PSP’s total sales over there yet, though of course it’s way too early for that to happen) but I swear every gamer in Japan must have one by now, it sells a very constant amount almost every month lol

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