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In recent weeks Nintendo has seen the long-established dominance for the 3DS and its games strongly tested in Japan. There's been an influx of popular new releases on PS4, Vita and PS3, helping the first two systems in particular achieve improved hardware sales. No doubt it's a trend Nintendo hopes to reverse in the coming months.

This week's Media Create results bring little respite, ultimately. The top ten in the software results feature only one game on Nintendo hardware, with Theatrhythm Dragon Quest securing fourth place among a raft of new releases; it's a respectable showing for the rhythm game. The top 20 (with lifetime sales in brackets) is below.

  1. [PS4] Bloodborne (SCE, 03/26/15) – 152,567 (New)
  2. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Lost Song (Bandai Namco, 03/26/15) – 139,298 (New)
  3. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 (Bandai Namco, 03/26/15) – 97,362 (New)
  4. [3DS] Theatrhythm Dragon Quest (Square Enix, 03/26/15) – 76,858 (New)
  5. [PS3] Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2015 (Konami, 03/26/15) – 62,197 (New)
  6. [PS3] Sword Art Online: Lost Song (Bandai Namco, 03/26/15) – 55,090 (New)
  7. [PSV] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 (Bandai Namco, 03/26/15) – 54,308 (New)
  8. [PS4] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 (Bandai Namco, 03/26/15) – 46,693 (New)
  9. [PSV] Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2015 (Konami, 03/26/15) – 46,326 (New)
  10. [PSV] Senran Kagura: Estival Versus (Marvelous, 03/26/15) – 44,548 (New)
  11. [3DS] Kuroko's Basketball: Ties to the Future (Bandai Namco, 03/26/15) – 35,415 (New)
  12. [PS4] Senran Kagura: Estival Versus (Marvelous, 03/26/15) – 30,247 (New)
  13. [PS4] Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance (NIS, 03/26/15) – 22,725 (New)
  14. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (SCE, 03/19/15) – 21,069 (57,220)
  15. [PS3] Resident Evil Revelations 2 (Capcom, 03/19/15) – 19,692 (93,065)
  16. [Wii U] Mario Party 10 (Nintendo, 03/12/15) – 17,433 (89,078)
  17. [PS3] Yakuza 0 (Sega, 03/12/15) – 13,813 (189,203)
  18. [PSV] Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth (Bandai Namco, 03/12/15) – 13,365 (110,291)
  19. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shinuchi (Level-5, 12/14/14) – 12,149 (2,563,478)
  20. [PS4] Battlefield: Hardline (EA, 03/19/15) – 12,149 (80,971)

The hardware results do continue to reflect the current Sony dominance in software, with the PS4 and Vita taking the top two spots. There are small increases for the four 3DS iterations, however, while the 'family' combined is still outselling the Vita - the Wii U, unsurprisingly in light of limited recent releases, isn't doing particularly well. The results, with last week's sales in brackets, are below.

  1. PlayStation 4 – 45,446 (46,395)
  2. PlayStation Vita – 26,324 (20,923)
  3. New 3DS LL – 18,823 (17,652)
  4. New 3DS – 7,290 (6,566)
  5. Wii U – 6,698 (7,595)
  6. PlayStation 3 – 6,652 (6,352)
  7. 3DS – 2,883 (2,371)
  8. 3DS LL – 2,233 (2,115)
  9. PlayStation Vita TV – 708 (639)
  10. Xbox One – 250 (344)

It's worth remembering that the 3DS was dominant in Japan for a lengthy period, so the run had to end. This week - like the results of seven days ago - simply serve as a reminder that Nintendo can't rest on its laurels.

[source gematsu.com]