Japanese chart: Strong starts for new Assassin's Creed and Medal of Honor

November 22nd, 2012, 01:08 Posted By: wraggster

A number of western games made strong chart debuts in Japan during the week ended November 18, although none could shift Animal Crossing: New Leaf from the top spot.
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According to Media Create sales data republished on NeoGAF, 3DS comfortably remained the No.1 console during the week in question, while Vita bounced back from an all time weekly low to place ahead of PSP.
Software sales November 5-11 (lifetime total)

1. Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS, Nintendo) - 290,280 / 893,344
2. Assassin's Creed 3 (PS3, Ubisoft) - 72,504 / New
3. New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS, Nintendo) - 41,658 / 1,385,212
4. Summon Night 4 (PSP, Bandai Namco) - 40,111 / New
5. Medal of Honor: Warfighter (PS3, EA) - 25,097 / New
6. Assassin's Creed 3 Liberation (Vita, Ubisoft) - - 24,304 / New
7. Dynasty Warriors 7: Empires (PS3, Koei Tecmo) - 14,911 / 85,012
8. Need for Speed: Most Wanted (PS3, EA) - 13,383 / New
9. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (3DS, Capcom) - 13,236 / New
10. Tales of Xillia 2 (PS3, Bandai Namco) - 12,337 / 411,565

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