PS Vita And Nintendo 3DS Still Dominates Japanese Market As PS4 Has Yet To Establish Its Identity: Could Japanese RPG Games Be The Biggest Reason?

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PS Vita and 3DS received boost in sails as PS4 has yet to establish itself in the Japanese Market. Perhaps one of the biggest reason as experts said is due to PS Vita and 3DS being dominated by Japanese RPG and most Anime gets game adaptation in these handheld devices.

According to the latest sales from Famitsu Japan, the PS Vita and 3DS have both received a boost in sales thanks to new software. Unfortunately the PS4 had no such luck and as a result, it fell behind the Vita in hardware sales.

According to the sales data from Famitsu Japan, PS Vita's Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment debuted at number 1 with about 136,736 units sold while Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call took second position with 75,867 units sold. You can see the full Top 10 software chart below.

1. Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment - 136,736

2. Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call - 75,867

3. Youkai Watch - 62,683

4. Mario Party Island Tour - 17,007

5. Blazblue Chrono Phantasma - 12,139

6. Famicom Remix 1+2 - 11,020

7. Dai-3-ji Super Robot Taisen Z: Jigoku-hen - 9,468

8. Kirby: Triple Deluxe - 7,719

9. Dai-3-ji Super Robot Taisen Z: Jigoku-hen - 6,826

10. Ace Attorney 123: Phoenix Wright Collection - 6,367

In Hardware, 3DS took the crown again meanwhile PS Vita followed close second. Both received a boost in hardware sales due to new software, although PS4 had no such luck and hence its sales dropped.

1. Nintendo 3DS LL - 27,380

2. PS Vita - 23,650

3. PS4 - 10,129

4. PS3 - 7,951

5. Nintendo 3DS - 5,978

6. Wii U - 5,596

7. PS VitaTV - 1,643

8. PSP - 1,571

9. Xbox360 - 152

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