viedogame: Big in Japan Nov. 28 – Dec. 4: Mario Kart 7

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Big in Japan Nov. 28 – Dec. 4: Mario Kart 7 Dec 8th 2011, 07:34 Nintendo's latest racer beats robots and Italian assassins for top spot; 3DS unit sales double since week of Nov. 21. It was a Nintendo-filled week for Japan in terms of game sales, with big names like Mario and Zelda in the top 10 for the week of November 28 to December 4 on the latest Media Creates sales update. Mario Kart 7 raced its way to first place with 423,619 units sold, relegating Kidou Senshi Gundam: Extreme VS. to second place. A PlayStation 3 port of the arcade 3D fighter, the Gundam game sold 349,756 units on its first week of release. It's a-me, at pole position in Japan! Assassin's Creed: Revelations also made its chart debut this week, coming in at fourth place with 39,947 units sold. Super Mario 3D Land for the 3DS went up to third place with 73,907 units sold, while The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for the Wii went down from first to fifth place with 32,191 units sold. The PS3 version of arcade fighting title The King of Fighters XIII made its debut at 10th place with 21,525 units sold. Meanwhile on the hardware front, the 3DS saw a huge boost in sales thanks in part to the recently released Mario Kart title and Super Mario 3D Land. Nintendo sold 205,962 units for the week, which was close to double the sales of the system on the previous week. Sony sold 40,668 units of the PS3, which was good enough for second on the charts, just ahead of the PSP's 39,547 units sold. In related news, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata said on Nikkei that the 3DS will soon reach the 3-million sales mark thanks to the recent price drop and major releases like Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7. He also said that he expects the system to sell 4 million units before its one-year anniversary in February. JAPAN GAME SALES WEEK OF NOVEMBER 28 â€" DECEMBER 4 Software Rank/Title/Publisher/Platform/Unit sales 1. Mario Kart 7 / Nintendo / 3DS / 423,619 2. Kidou Senshi Gundam: Extreme VS./ Namco Bandai / PS3 / 349,756 3. Super Mario 3D Land / Nintendo / 3DS / 73,907 4. Assassin's Creed: Revelations / Ubisoft / PS3 / 39,947 5. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword / Nintendo / Wii / 32,191 6. Fortune Street / Square Enix / Wii / 27,640 7. Kirby's Return to Dreamland / Nintendo / Wii / 27,352 8. Power Pro Kun Pocket 14 / Konami / DS / 24,512 9. Kamen Rider Climax Heroes Fourze / Namco Bandai / PSP / 23,327 10. The King of Fighters XIII / SNK Playmore / PS3 / 21,525 Hardware 3DS â€" 205,962 PS3 â€" 40,668 PSP â€" 39,547 Wii â€" 31,071 DSi XL â€" 2,899 Xbox 360 â€" 1,660 PS2 â€" 1,500 DSi â€" 1,516 DS Lite â€" 21

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