Big in Japan Dec. 19-25: Mario Kart 7

@jhpeter From what I understand, there is a rumor of a Castlevania for the 3DS coming soon. Igarashi has hinted to this during last year's E3.

Good to See Super Mario 3D land and Mario Kart 7 do so well. They are both great games, and help the 3Ds come into it's own.

Vita add oil~

@ Tauu It had been discontinue in Japan but Nintendo is having a hard time getting rid of the remaining stock so as long as their are still stock available it will continue to be sold.

3ds is hd, Mario Kart is the best game to play online. Nintendo wins once more.Now please, make more Castlevania 2d and Metroid, ASAP.

Gd to see mario on top with kart 7. But i dont understand pspvita not doing well so does this means they h8 uncharted golden compass there nuts or they jelious that naughty dog got great engine for games.

Mario is making for the long run!

the vita is going to be a late bloomer ... personally i bought a 3ds early which I sort of regret because they released a friggin white and red 3ds the colors i actually want ... but i agree with most folks that the vita cant do a nintendo price drop move right now because of its high specs and production cost ... but seriously awesome marketing move on nintendo's part... flood the market half a year early so the handheld market is in it's iron grip ... can't wait for the AA x PL mashup ...

Monster Hunter, the one franchise that moved numerous PSPs in Japan is now being released for the 3DS under Nintendo's belt. Because of this, Vita's battle in Japan is going to be steeply uphill in the months to come.

This chart spells NINTENDO!

I lol @ how Gamespot tries to ignore the fact that the 3DS sold almost half a million in a week in Japan.And wow @ how SM3DL and MK7(which are both already at least one month old) outsold FF(which was released only a week ago) And I think the VITA will sell very badly in the months to come since they can't afford to reduce the price of the VITA(which is already taking a loss)unless Sony releases some killer games like MH for it. Anyway,way to go again Nintendo. :)

I'm sure Vita will sell more as soon it has a better library to choose from.

Well. I was gonna buy a VITA this week but...might just wait it out and get it when the price drops. Already got a bunch of games on PS3 and 3DS to play..., plus starting a new semester in school. And I gotta find a job in Japan...

Vita is a great machine but the price will continue to be a problem for Sony until it drops to $200. PS VITA - $250 16 GB Memory Card - $60 Uncharted Golden Abyss - $40 to $50 So if you want the big AAA game (that's the point of the Vita right?), and be able to download games and save your games, the wi-fi version will run about $350, before tax, right out of the gate. For people who have choices to make with their spare money, and who probably own a smartphone or see the 3DS w/ game at $210, this is going to be a hard sell.

Well, it's not like there are any games on it at the moment that appeal to Japanese gamers. Wait until games of their taste start coming out. Vita sales will pick back up. Same happened with PSP.

Sony will pick up the pace later on. They always have in the past. Congrats on the sales Nintendo.

Vita barely makes the top 5 in sales lagging even behind the last generation...and not even 1 vita title is in the top 10 sellers of software....this is pretty damn sad.While 3ds pulls out 3 of the top 4 sold titles and is still 1# (how many weeks or even months is that now?) c'mon Sony...you can do much better than this...especially in Japan!

@Tauu From what I've heard, they've been discontinued in Japan.

I love how they keep counting the tiny DS Lite sales. Are they even being manufactured anymore?

Vita is too expensive for a handheld. Proved that with the 3ds. Its not just the graphics, though I'm pretty impressed but its the games on Vita that will matter. Not impressed there yet. Needs a price drop. Admit it, 250-300 is too much Sony.

Ouch. Second week on the market and the 3DS is already outselling the Vita more than 6:1. Thinks looks like bad news already for it if the PSP is selling more than its successor. Sony needs to get some killer games out or the Vita has already lost Japan.

Great console the PS Vita, just give it some time until more games are released/ported to this system (just like with the 3DS ; )

Wow what a drop for the vita, got spanked by the 3ds last week!

Vita is off to a bad start like the 3DS, but I don't hear Sony fans mad at that like they were about the 3DS :P But I do wish the VITA would give the 3DS some competition.