3DS, Nintendo lead Japan's 30 best-selling games of 2011
The top two spots in Japan's 2011 list of best-selling games are taken by a pair of Nintendo 3DS games: Mario Kart 7, with more than 1.6 million sold, and Super Mario 3D Land with more than 1.08 million sold. In third is Capcom's Monster Hunter Tri-G for 3DS, followed by 27 more titles for 3DS, DS PSP, Wii and PS3. These include From Software's Dark Souls and Square Enix's Final Fantasy XIII-2.
Check out the entire list, provided by Media Create of Japanese Hardware Sales fame, below!
1. Mario Kart 7 1,160,169 3DS / Nintendo
2. Super Mario 3D Land 1,080,192 3DS / Nintendo
3. Monster Hunter 3G 985,498 3DS / Capcom
4. Final Fantasy Type-0 746,203 PSP / Square Enix
5. Final Fantasy XIII-2 704,236 PS3 / Square Enix
6. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd 682,651 PSP / Capcom
7. Rhythm Heaven 654,403 Wii / Nintendo
8. Tales of Xillia 627,346 PS3 / Namco Bandai
9. Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional 602,664 DS / Square Enix
10. Wii Sports Resort 579,220 Wii / Nintendo
11. Wii Party 546,738 Wii / Nintendo
12. Kirby's Return to Dreamland 537,128 Wii / Nintendo
13. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D 483,432 3DS / Nintendo
14. Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy 465,198 PSP / Square Enix
15. Dynasty Warriors 7 455,996 PS3 / Tecmo Koei
16. Just Dance Wii 453,411 Wii / Nintendo
17. Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. 453,084 PS3 / Tecmo Koei
18. Nintendogs + cats 443,400 3DS / Nintendo
19. Pokémon Black/White 433,876 DS / Nintendo
20. Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 425,771 PS3 / Konami
21. The 2nd Super Robot Taisen Z 423,972 PS3 / Namco Bandai
22. Yakuza of the End 416,050 PS3 / Sega
23. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD Ver. 415,943 PS3 / Capcom
24. Dragon Quest Anniversary Collection 403,953 Wii / Square Enix
25. Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity 376,534 PSP / Sega
26. Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle 361,503 3DS / Level 5
27. Dark Souls 353,549 PS3 / From Software
28. AKB1/48: I Fell in Love With an Idol in Guam 350,350 PSP / Namco Bandai
29. Kirby: Mass Attack 349,899 DS / Nintendo
30. The Little Battlers 346,608 PSP / Level 5