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With Media Create having reported the latest gaming sales from Japan, we now have confirmation that lifetime Wii U hardware sales have topped two million. The milestone was reached in just under two years.

Media Create reports that for the week of November 24, Wii U hardware sales came in at 12,496 units. The console’s total now stands at 2,009,513 units.

View a graph created by DualShockers showing the sales of Wii U in Japan since launch above.

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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 298,613 / 1,626,284
2. [PSV] Phantasy Star Nova – 107,313 / NEW
3. [3DS] Etrian Odyssey II Untold: The Knight of the Fafnir – 59,531 / NEW
4. [PSV] Fate/hollow ataraxia – 53,979 / NEW
5. [PS3] Resident Evil HD – 50,258 / NEW
6. [PS4] Dragon Age: Inquisition – 29,274 / NEW
7. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 27,264 / 2,200,698
8. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 21,755 / 1,758,790
9. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2 – 20,577 / 2,902,388
10 [PSV] Nisekoi Marriage!? – 15,508 / NEW
11. [PSV] Senran Kagura: Bon Appetit! – 14,275 / NEW
12. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2015 – 12,886 / 104,801
13. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 12,742 / 734,626
14. [WIU] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – 12,211 / 54,053
15. [PSV] Great Edo Blacksmith – 11,562 / NEW
16. [PS3] Dragon Age: Inquisition – 11,294 / NEW
17. [PS3] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – 10,291 / 105,302
18. [3DS] Local Railroads: Local Characters and a Journey All Around Japan – 9,936 / NEW
19. [3DS] Hero Bank 2 – 8,014 / NEW
20. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires – 7,784 / 45,907

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

New 3DS LL – 48,738
Vita – 27,935
New 3DS – 22,875
3DS – 19,722
3DS LL – 15,182
PS4 – 13,489
Wii U – 12,496
PS3 – 5,360
Vita TV – 1,285
Xbox One – 1,237
Xbox 360 – 108
PSP – 18

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

New 3DS LL – 42,184
New 3DS – 26,791
PS4 – 12,430
3DS LL – 11,534
Vita – 10,236
Wii U – 9,615
3DS – 8,144
PS3 – 4,324
Xbox One – 776
Vita TV – 621
Xbox 360 – 100
PSP – 11

Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D is finally getting a downloadable release in Japan. Konami announced today that the digital version will be available on December 16 for 4,500 yen.

There are also plans to release a theme for Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D on the same day for 200 yen. By purchasing the game, fans can receive the theme for free.

Two new games will be available on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console next week. They are as follows:

Pokemon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire (GBA, 702 yen)
Namco Museum (GBA, 702 yen)

The games above are hitting the Japanese eShop on December 10.

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