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The PlayStation 4's steadily slipping down the Japanese charts, as it suffered another sales drop last week. Sony's latest console shifted 15,992 units as it fell into third place, behind the New 3DS LL and the PS Vita. The latter continues to escape store shelves at a solid rate, though, selling through 17,273 units.

It gets worse for the PS4, however, when you take a look at the software charts. Not a single title available on the new-gen machine made it into the top 20, which is a bit of a shocker. In fact, the only non-Nintendo game to chart was Minecraft on the Vita, which continued to dig its way into the top three.

What do you make of this? It's no surprise that handhelds are dominating the Japanese market, but do you think that the PS4 can fight its way back to the top? Take a seat in your analyst's armchair in the comments section below.

Hardware Sales

  1. New 3DS LL – 17,875 (17,062)
  2. PlayStation Vita – 17,273 (17,748)
  3. PlayStation 4 – 15,992 (19,782)
  4. Wii U – 11,137 (22,898)
  5. New 3DS – 5,446 (5,901)
  6. PlayStation 3 – 4,351 (3,956)
  7. 3DS – 1,413 (1,520)
  8. 3DS LL – 1,358 (1,465)
  9. PlayStation Vita TV – 665 (687)
  10. Xbox One – 187 (341)

Software Sales

  1. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (GungHo Online Entertainment, 04/30/15) – 38,914 (218,839)
  2. [3DS] Girls Mode 3: Kirakira Code (Nintendo, 04/16/15) – 21,784 (120,791)
  3. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (SCE, 03/19/15) – 18,025 (143,976)
  4. [Wii U] Xenoblade Chronicles X (Nintendo, 04/30/15) – 11,689 (97,275)
  5. [Wii U] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo, 05/29/14) – 9,454 (983,902)
  6. [3DS] Bravely Second: End Layer (Square Enix, 04/23/15) – 9,403 (129,645)
  7. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon, 11/21/14) – 8,557 (2,618,841)
  8. [Wii U] Mario Party 10 (Nintendo, 03/12/15) – 7,406 (137,759)
  9. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo, 09/13/14) – 7,057 (2,227,583)
  10. [3DS] Yokai Watch 2: Shinuchi (Level-5, 12/14/14) – 6,163 (2,603,483)
  11. [3DS] Theatrhythm Dragon Quest (Square Enix, 03/26/15) – 4,866 (115,089)
  12. [Wii U] Dragon Quest X: Legend of the Ancient Dragon Online (Square Enix, 04/30/15) – 4,719 (103,042)
  13. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo, 11/08/12) – 4,687 (3,970,494)
  14. [Wii U] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (NIntendo, 12/06/14) – 4,483 (634,070)
  15. [3DS] Assassination Classroom: Grand Siege on Koro-sensei (Bandai Namco, 03/12/15) – 3,767 (67,581)
  16. [3DS] Future Card Buddy Fight: Yuujou no Bakunetsu Fight! (FuRyu, 04/16/15) – 3,654 (26,948)
  17. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D (Nintendo, 02/14/15) – 3,608 (427,697)
  18. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo, 12/01/11) – 3,559 (2,502,286)
  19. [3DS] Xenoblade Chronicles 3D (Nintendo, 04/02/15) – 3,511 (82,403)
  20. [3DS] LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins (Nintendo, 03/05/15) – 3,372 (46,056)

[source 4gamer.net, via gematsu.com]