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Thanks to the 3DS’ install base, Nintendo now feels that it can turn a profit with the system’s software. President Satoru Iwata mentioned to investors last week that the company has “many key titles to be released in this calendar year and we will strive to drive profits from these titles.” 3DS overall is expected to be “the key profit-driver for the next fiscal year”.

With Wii U, on the other hand, Iwata admitted that “it is not easy to make a significant profit with the current units sold.” But with Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros. acting “as our main drivers”, Nintendo “would like to make sure that the markets will thoroughly acknowledge the value of Wii U, including the titles that we have released to date.”

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [PS3] Sengoku Basara 4 # (Capcom) {2014.01.23} (¥6.990) – 176.313 / NEW <67,91%>
02./01. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe
(Nintendo) {2014.01.11} (¥4.800) – 58.015 / 353.291 (-28%)
03./02. [3DS] PazuDora Z: Puzzle & Dragons Z (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2013.12.12} (¥4.400) – 35.568 / 1.300.778 (-27%)
04./00. [PS3] Saints Row IV (Spike Chunsoft) {2014.01.23} (¥5.980) – 34.486 / NEW
05./00. [PS3] Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.01.23} (¥7.480) – 30.192 / NEW
06./00. [PSV] Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z
(Bandai Namco Games) {2014.01.23} (¥6.480) – 22.901 / NEW
07./04. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 17.544 / 345.529 (-8%)
08./49. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind (Spike Chunsoft) {2013.12.05} (¥6.090) – 17.282 / 221.249 (+792%)
09./03. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y # (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 16.933 / 3.910.658 (-28%)
10./05. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds # (Nintendo) {2013.12.26} (¥4.800) – 15.095 / 356.494 (-16%)
11./07. [PS3] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster (Square Enix) {2013.12.26} (¥7.140) – 10.412 / 266.171 (-26%)
12./00. [PSP] La Corda d’Oro 3: Another Sky feat. Jinnan # (Koei Tecmo) {2014.01.23} (¥6.090) – 10.295 / NEW
13./00. [PSV] Uta Kumi 575 # (Sega) {2014.01.23} (¥7.350) – 9.701 / NEW
14./06. [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle!
(Bandai Namco Games) {2013.10.17} (¥4.980) – 9.271 / 251.197 (-46%)
15./08. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 #
(Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) – 8.285 / 3.201.132 (-38%)
16./10. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World
(Nintendo) {2013.11.21} (¥5.985) – 7.667 / 470.687 (-27%)
17./12. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V
(Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2013.10.10} (¥7.770) – 7.199 / 689.415 (-2%)
18./09. [PSV] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster: Twin Pack # (Square Enix) {2013.12.26} (¥7.140) – 7.033 / 214.245 (-45%)
19./11. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 6.437 / 3.656.250 (-24%)
20./00. [360] Saints Row IV (Spike Chunsoft) {2014.01.23} (¥5.980) – 5.393 / NEW

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