Japan: Pokemon clears 2 million, Vita sales jump

July 5th, 2012, 00:02 Posted By: wraggster

Pokemon Black and White 2 held the software chart top spot in Japan last week, shifting 417,000 copies to clear two million sales in a fortnight.
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Weekly software sales (life to date)

1. Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 (DS, Nintendo) - 416,850 (2,035,471)
2. Atelier Ayesha: Alchemist of the Ground of Dusk (PS3, Gust) - 75,874 (New)
3. Robotics;Notes (PS3, 5pb) - 57,797 (New)
4. Culdcept (3DS, Nintendo) - 54,086 (New)
5. Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D (3DS, Square Enix) - 43,648 (787,615)
6. Resident Evil Chronicles: HD Collection (PS3, Capcom, 06/28/12) - 28,042 (New)
7. Fatal Frame II: Project Zero (Wii, Nintendo) - 24,804 (New)
8. Metal Gear Solid HD Collection (PS3, Konami) - 23,586 (New)
9. Robotics;Notes (360, 5pb) - 17,076 (New)
10. hack Sekai no Muko Ni + Versus Hybrid Pack (PS3, Namco Bandai) - 16,664 (New)

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