3DS took the top hardware spot in a week full of new releases, but PSP was the dominant software driver, with the top selling game and nine games in the top 20.
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Hardware saw slowdowns overall for the week as the PSP fell from last week's 35,000 to 24,000 this week. Even the 3DS, although in top, saw a drop off from last week.
Here's the Media Create hardware chart for 4/11 through 4/17, as passed along today at 4Gamer. Last week's sales are in parentheses.
- 1. 3DS: 28,252 (32,910)
- 2. PSP: 23,846 (35,478)
- 3. PS3: 22,265 (22,431)
- 4. Wii: 8,122 (8,825)
- 5. DSi LL: 7,724 (8,386)
- 6. DSi: 6,809 (8,035)
- 7. X360: 1,898 (1,906)
- 8. PS2: 1,261 (1,395)
- 9. DS Lite: 423 (514)
- 10. PSP go: 207 (356)
In software, PSP's 2nd Super Robot Wars Z debuted with 307,019, units, besting the delayed PS3 version of Pro Baseball Spirits 2011. The PSP and 3DS versions of Pro Baseball Spirits, released simultaneously with the PS3 version, also made it into the top 10.
Other newcomers in the top ten included the PSP remake of Persona 2, Nintendo's second first party 3DS title Pilotwings, and the PS3 version of Homefront, which was localized for Japan by Spike. The 360 version made it in at 14.
Here's the full Media Create sales chart for 4/11 to 4/17. Life to date sales are in parentheses, wherever possible. Click on the game name for articles and screenshots for the game.
- [PSP] 1. 2nd Super Robot Wars Z Hakai Volume (Namco Bandai, 04.14.11): 307,019 NEW!
- [PS3] 2. Pro Baseball Spirits 2011 (Konami, 04.14.11): 86,486 NEW!
- [NDS] 3. Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2 Professional (Square Enix, 03.31.11): 86,364 (291,769)
- [PSP] 4. Pro Baseball Spirits 2011 (Konami, 04.14.11): 71,264 NEW!
- [PSP] 5. Persona 2 Innocent Sin (Atlus, 04.14.11): 62,721 NEW!
- [N3DS] 6. Pilot Wings Resort (Nintendo, 04.14.11): 26,554 NEW!
- [PS3] 7. Homefront (Spike, 04.14.11): 22,111 NEW!
- [PSP] 8. Earth Defense Force 2 Portable (D3 Publisher, 04.07.11): 16,898 (80,693)
- [N3DS] 9. Pro Baseball Spirits 2011 (Konami, 04.14.11): 11,644 NEW!
- [PS3] 10. Dynasty Warriors 7 (Tecmo Koei, 03.10.11): 10,369 (410,977)
- [PSP] 11. Ebicore+ Amagami (Kadokawa Games, 03.31.11): 9,378 (102,447)
- [PSP] 12. Final Fantasy IV Complete Collection (Square Enix, 03.24.11): 8,996 (163,942)
- [PSP] 13. Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom, 12.01.10): 8,371 (4,437,948)
- [X360] 14. Homefront (Spike, 04.14.11): 7,752 NEW!
- [N3DS] 15. nintendogs + cats (Nintendo, 02.26.11): 7,421 (189,939)
- [WII] 16. Wii Party (Nintendo, 07.08.10): 6,950 (1,853,384)
- [NDS] 17. Pokemon Black & White (Pokemon, 09.18.10): 5,881 (5,150,023)
- [PSP] 18. Dissidia Duodecim Final Fantasy (Square Enix, 03.03.11): 5,706 (434,326)
- [PSP] 19. Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity (Sega, 02.24.11): 5,524 (326,765)
- [N3DS] 20. Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask (Level 5, 02.26.11): 4,921 (265,225)
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