Sales Figures: 3DS Reigns Supreme, Wii U Still Best-Selling Home Console

We have the latest sales figures from Japan. The 3DS continues to rule the roost among all systems, while the Wii U has managed to maintain the top console spot.

First, game sales. As you can see, games for Nintendo consoles take up half the charts, including Mario Kart 8, which has now passed half a million units. The numbers in parentheses represent all-time total sales.

1. [PSV] Freedom Wars – 43,160 (232,048)
2. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch – 28,933 (1,176,134)
3. [3DS] Taiko Drum Master: Don and Katsu’s Space-Time Great Adventure – 24,412 (77,508)
4. [Wii U] Mario Kart 8 – 19,386 (512,223)
5. [PS4] Watch Dogs – 12,783 (78,378)
6. [PS3] Watch Dogs – 12,656 (43,684)
7. [PS3] Kamen Rider: Battride War II – 10,651 (73,300)
8. [3DS] Pokemon Art Academy – 10,003 (56,456)
9. [PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2014: Aoki Samurai no Chousen – 7,607 (144,500)
10. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V Low Price Version – 5,717 (12,448)
11. [3DS] Pro Evolution Soccer 2014: Aoki Samurai no Chousen – 5,703 (62,446)
12. [PS4] FIFA 14 – 5,065 (58,878)
13. [3DS] Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth – 4,996 (242,375)
14. [3DS] Pokemon X and Y – 4,595 (4,097,248)
15. [PS3] Date A Live: Ars Install – 4,383 (14,086)
16. [PSV] Girls und Panzer: Master the Tankery – 4,016 (35,542)
17. [PS4] Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed – 3,602 (New)
18. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 – 3,327 (3,304,016)
19. [3DS] Mario Party: Island Tour – 3,305 (404,211)
20. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 – 3,214 (2,346,622)

As for console sales, the 3DS again takes the top spot, just like it has almost every month for years now. The numbers in parentheses represent last week's sales.

 3DS LL – 21,914 (22,803)

 PlayStation Vita – 18,438 (22,192)
 Wii U – 9,961 (10,653)
 PlayStation 4 – 7,876 (8,059)

 PlayStation 3 – 7,511 (7,480)

 3DS – 5,424 (5,081)
 PlayStation Vita TV – 2,217 (2,727)
 PSP – 1,579 (1,445)
 Xbox 360 – 180 (201)

What do you think? Is Nintendo really doomed like people say? Does Sony care about the Vita at all? Will the XBox 360 ever sell in quadruple digits?

The answer to all these questions is no.