3DS back on top in Japan

The Nintendo 3DS returned to the top of the Japanese hardware charts last week, Andriasang reports.

According to data from the Japanese sales tracking firm Media Create, the 3DS sold 58,837 units despite only having one game in the top ten software chart - The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time 3D, which sold 10,504 units.

Sales of the PlayStation 3 fell to 36,061, nearly half of last week's total of 64,786. Only the Wii enjoyed any significant sales growth, adding nearly 5000 units to reach 15,406.

• 1. 3DS: 58,837 (49,076)
• 2. PS3: 36,061 (64,786)
• 3. PSP: 25,122 (25,391)
• 4. Wii: 15,406 (10,743)
• 5. DSi LL: 2,869 (2,882)
• 6. DSi: 2,234 (1,957)
• 7. PS2: 1,317 (1,386)
• 8. X360: 1,295 (1,219)
• 9. DS Lite: 78 (51)
• 10. PSP go: 7 (13)

More than 20,000 of all the PlayStation 3's sold were special edition Tales of Xillia consoles, though the game itself suffered a large decline in sales - from 500,000 units on its debut week, to less than 50,000 last week.

While that was enough to claim the number two spot, the most popular game by a wide margin was the newly released Dragon Quest Collection, which sold 263,398 units.

• 1. Dragon Quest 25th Anniversary (Square Enix, Wii) 263,398
• 2. Tales of Xillia (Bandai Namco, PS3) - 47,297
• 3. Resident Evil: Revival Selection (Capcom, PS3) - 17,614
• 4. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo, Wii) - 15,109
• 5. Rhythm Heaven (Nintendo, Wii) - 14,647
• 6. Monster Hunter Freedom 3 HD Ver. (Capcom, PS3) - 13,230
• 7. Kirby Mass Attack (Nintendo, DS) - 10,888
• 8. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo, 3DS) - 10,504
• 9. Grand Knights History (Marvelous Entertainment, PSP) - 10,078
• 10. Monster Hunter Diary: Pokapoka Felyne G (Capcom, PSP) - 9,378
• 11. Hot Shots Golf 5 (PlayStation 3 the Best Reprint) (Sony, PS3) - 8,454
• 12. Pokemon Rumble Blast (Pokemon Co., 3DS) - 7,698
• 13. Gekka Ryouran Romance (Idea Factory, PSP) - 6,948
• 14. Dunamis 15 (5pb., PS3) - 5,970
• 15. Super Sentai Battle: Ranger Cross (Bandai Namco, Wii) - 5,739
• 16. Uta no Prince-Sama: Repeat (Broccoli, PSP) - 5,659
• 17. Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co., DS) - 5,202
• 18. Resistance 3 (Sony, PS3) - 5,136
• 19. Call of Duty: Black Ops - Dubbed Edition (Reprint) (Square Enix, PS3) - 5,077
• 20. Winnie the Pooh: 100 Acre no Mori no Cooking Book (Disney Interactive, DS) - 5,064