Think Pokemon wasn’t relevant anymore? Well, you’re very wrong.
The latest in the series, Pokemon Black and White 2 just finished its first few days on sale in Japan where it outsold the entire Japanese top twenty games combined. The Nintendo 3DS continues to be the best-selling hardware in Japan with 68,056 units sold. Sony’s PlayStation Vita sales dropped down to 13,589, compared to last weeks 34,459. Here’s the Japanese software and hardware charts:
1. [NDS] Pokemon Black & White 2
2. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters Terry’s Wonderland 3D
3. [PSV] Persona 4 The Golden
4. [PSP] Kenka Bancho Bros. Tokyo Battle Royal
5. [PS3] Tokyo Jungle
6. [PS3] K-On After School Live!! HD Version
7. [WII] Mario Party 9
8. [3DS] Mario Tennis Open
9. [PS3] Dragon’s Dogma
10. [PS3] Lollipop Chainsaw
1. Nintendo 3DS: 68,056 (61,793)
2. PlayStation 3: 15,680 (14,673)
3. PlayStation Vita: 13,589 (34,459)
4. PSP: 8,954 (9,740)
5. Wii: 6,127 (5,963)
6. Xbox 360: 1,073 (1,084)
7. PlayStation 2: 1,065 (1,237)
8. Nintendo DSi: 900 (380)
9. Nintendo DSi LL: 704 (689)