It's took the 3DS just two years to sell more than the PS3. The Japanese sure love their handhelds (well, not Vita). It's quite a surprising stat though. And what makes it more exciting is that Nintendo have not dropped THE BOMBS yet.
No true 3DS Zelda. No Pokemon. No Smash Bro's.
Sales figures according to Media Create:
Nintendo Wii U - 308,142 (308,142)
Nintendo 3DS – 211,499 (8,799,378 )
PlayStation 3 – 36,994 (8,716,260)
PSP – 19,637 (19,488,236)
PlayStation Vita – 11,039 (1,074,621)
Nintendo Wii – 6,714 (12,608,700)
Xbox 360 – 1,216 (1,608,399)
PlayStation 2 – 904 (21,829,112)
Nintendo DS – 424 (32,875,469)
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/12/japanese_3ds_lifetime_sales_overtake_playstation_3
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3DS surpasses PS3 lifetime sales in Japan
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I enjoy my 3ds love it. Nintendo has a loyal following in Japan that's obviously especially with there handhelds.
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Most impressive.
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No doubt that Nintendo owns Japan, and has for a while.
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where are those gamecube numbers?
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Kudos Nintendo.
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There shouldn't be any. The console was discontinued in 2007. Originally Posted by Two4DaMoney
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Isn't this a list of consoles that japan still sells but lifetime?
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Yeah, it looks like it's just for items still for sale. I mean, no dreamcast, 3d0, etc.
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Gamecube sales would be just under 22 million units, from what I've read.
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Oh. Lol. I was looking at worldwide sales.
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Yeah, it turns out the majority of Gamecube sales come from America. But I'm sure that's because Sony left a larger impact with the PS2.
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well i dont blame nintendo for beating ps3, they do make very good consoles, but i still like SONY better
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The culture out there in japan just favorite portable gaming more so than here in the states.
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Surprised PS2 sold so little in Japan. 150m Worldwide, only 21m in home territory
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:O It's also been announced that the DS has surpassed the PS2 in lifetime world wide sales.
Gaming is amazing, two brilliant platforms! Originally Posted by neoxthexone
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