Super Mario Maker grabs Japanese #1

Nintendo's Super Mario Maker entered the Japanese software chart at number one this week, shifting over 138,000 copies. It beat its closest rival, new entry at two Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX, by close to 79,000 units.

1. [Wii U] Super Mario Maker - 138,242 (New entry)
2. [3DS] Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX - 59,456 (New entry)
3. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain - 42,788 (Lifetime sales - 336,440)
4. [3DS] Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King - 42,577 (734,116)
5. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad - 39,949 (1,490,292)

In hardware the arrival of Mario of the software chart helped give the Wii U a boost, pushing it up to second place in the sales race. The New 3DS XL was top though, with 21,504 units sold.

1. New 3DS XL - 21,504 (26,976)
2. Wii U - 20,891 (10,232)
3. PlayStation 4 - 18,555 (54,494)
4. PlayStation Vita - 9,018 (11,099)
5. New 3DS - 4,214 (5,179)
6. PlayStation 3 - 2,628 (2,817)
7. 3DS - 1,275 (1,692)
8. 3DS XL - 836 (909)
9. PlayStation Vita TV - 462 (609)
10. Xbox One - 207 (180)

Charts collated by Media Create and published by Gematsu.