Sony’s PSP continues to pull in the punters over in the Land of the Rising sun this past week, thanks in no small part to the monumental success of Capcom’s Monster Hunter Freedom 3.
The handheld moved a whopping 164,507 units for the week ended December 19, kicking mud in the face of Nintendo’s DS and Wii, which shifted 148,177 and 99,681 units each, respectively.
Meanwhile, Monster Hunter sold an eye-watering 581,543 during the same time frame, bringing life-to-date sales of the sequel to over a staggering three million units.
Check out the full hardware/software scoop below.
Hardware
PSP: 164,507
NDS: 148,177
WII: 99,681
PS3: 49,515
360: 3,726
PS2: 2,188
Software
1. Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom, PSP) – 581,543 / 3,161,801
2. Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3 (Bandai Namco, PS3) – 185,908 / NEW
3. Inazuma Eleven 3: World Challenge!! The Ogre (Level 5, DS) – 175,604 / NEW
4. Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo, Wii) – 152,990 / 316,300
5. Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co, DS) – 115,438 / 4,744,211
6. Shining Hearts (Sega, PSP) – 106,733 / NEW
7. Wii Party (Nintendo, Wii) – 92,949 / 1,411,824
8. Mario Sports Mix (Nintendo, Wii) – 87,114 / 299,534
9. Ni no Kuni: The Ebony Wizard (Level 5, DS) – 74,329 / 244,877
10. Mario Vs, Donkey Kong: Miniland Mayhem (Nintendo, DS) – 54,628 / 163,929
11. Kirby’s Epic Yarn (Nintendo, Wii) – 46,392 / 304,600
12. Super Fossil Fighters (Nintendo, DS) – 41,103 / 161,748
13. Magician’s Quest: The Merchant’s Store of Sorcery (Konami, DS) – 38,140 / 175,195
14. Wii Sports Resort (w/ Remote Plus) (Nintendo, Wii) – 37,239 / 123,348
15. Super Mario All-Stars (Nintendo, Wii) {21/10/10} – 29,872 / 742,861
16. New Super Mario Bros, Wii (Nintendo, Wii) – 27,543 / 4,106,019
17. Castlevania: Lord of Shadow (Konami, PS3) – 27,155 / NEW
18. Taiko Drum Master Wii 3 (Bandai Namco, Wii) – 26,970 / 77,509
19. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Dubbed Edition) (Square Enix, PS3) – 23,253 / NEW
20. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo, Wii) – 22,579 / 3,044,425