3DS Tops Japanese Hardware Charts As Sales Continue To Decline

The Nintendo 3DS led the Japanese hardware sales charts for its third week running, despite the fact that sales for the platform continued to decline, reports tracking firm Media Create. For the week ended March 20, the 3DS sold 61,394 units, approximately 33 percent less than last week. Since the recent earthquakes and tsunamis in Japan, sales of nearly all platforms have experienced notable drops in sales. Sony platforms rounded out the top three, with the PlayStation 3 taking number two over the PSP, which saw sales decline by roughly 50 percent. The other platforms on the charts saw only minor fluctuations, though overall sales remained down from last week. Below are the full sales rankings from Media Create for the week ended March 20, 2011. (The second chart lumps together sales of all models in a given line of hardware.)