A new report published by IDC and App Annie reveals that the 3DS shipped an additional 10 million pieces of software last year compared with the year prior, resulting in 30 million games sold in total. Across all handhelds, Pokemon X/Y, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon were the top three grossing titles.
3DS certainly performed well in 2013, but smartphones blew away all portable competition. 75 percent of 2013’s handheld share came from Android and iOS devices, according to the report.
As a whole, boxed and full-game digital spending on portable systems increased nine percent between 2012 and 2013.
Three years ago today, Nintendo launched the 3DS in Japan. The system shipped on February 26, 2011 – with the US and Europe getting it about a month later.
Celebrate with a look at the icons for almost every 3DS game released in Japan (above) and practically all special systems made available (below).
The Wii U has finally managed to outsell the Xbox 360 in Japan, based on the latest Media Create data.
Since launch, Nintendo’s console has sold 1,643,095 units in the territory. Meanwhile, lifetime Xbox 360 sales stand at 1,641,528 units.
Wii U will next try to catch the PS Vita, which has sold 2.5 million units to-date. The PS3 is much further off at 9.8 million units.
This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [PS4] Knack – 309,304 / NEW
2. [PS3] Yakuza Restoration – 138,158 / NEW
3. [PS4] Yakuza Restoration – 82,540 / NEW
4. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters 2 – 72,350 / 634,433
5. [3DS] Kuroko’s Basketball – 45,681 / NEW
6. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 35,125 / 458,961
7. [PS4] Killzone: Shadow Fall – 32,336 / NEW
8. [PS4] Battlefield 4 – 24,799 / NEW
9. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe – 17,665 / 457,796
10. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z – 15,092 / 1,374,333
11. [PS4] Dynasty Warriors 8 – 14,356 / NEW
12. [WIU] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – 14,330 / 50,047
13. [PS4] Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – 13,862 / NEW
14. [PS4] Call of Duty: Ghosts – 13,701 / NEW
15. [PS4] Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition – 12,093 / NEW
16. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 11,302 / 3,961,624
17. [3DS] Puyo Puyo Tetris – 8,859 / 67,204
18. [PS4] FIFA 14 – 8,808 / NEW
19. [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Full Boost – 7,763 / 321,054
20. [PS4] Need for Speed: Rivals – 6,602 / NEW
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 309,154
3DS LL – 22,253
Vita – 16,857
PS3 – 9,983
3DS – 9,898
Wii U – 8,407
PSP – 3,171
Vita TV – 1,383
Xbox 360 – 241
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS LL – 27,650
Vita – 17,081
3DS – 12,066
PS3 – 10,226
Wii U – 8,782
PSP – 2,944
Vita TV – 1,267
Xbox 360 – 256
Tired of being caught in infinite combos? Sick of your friends mashing their way to victory with the “A” button? Then Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai has just the slight gameplay tweak for you! Sakurai posted on Miiverse:
Pic of the day. Now consecutive standard attacks will always transition into a finishing move. This is Fox’s finishing kick after his standard combo attack.
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