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Following the PlayStation 4's emphatic return to the top of the charts thanks to the introduction of the new Slim model, Sony's current-gen console hit another milestone last week when it surpassed the Wii U's lifetime sales in Japan. To date, Nintendo's console has shifted 3,265,329 units, while the PS4 has now sold through 3,267,243 units. It'll be interesting to see just how high Sony's system will be able to climb over the next few years, although we seriously doubt that it'll be able to reach figures close to its predecessors', given Japan's shrinking home console market.

Moving away from the bigger picture, PS4 numbers dropped to a solid 49,652 units as the machine retained its spot at the top of the hardware charts.

Meanwhile, on the software software side of things, Utawarerumono: The Two Hakuoros entered in first place on PS Vita, although we'll be the first to admit that we don't have a clue as to what that actually is. One game that we do know, however, is Persona 5, which shifted another 45,178 copies on PS4 in second place. Not too shabby.

Hardware sales

  1. PlayStation 4 – 49,652 (96,433)
  2. New 3DS LL – 15,491 (15,808)
  3. 2DS – 14,492 (18,754)
  4. PlayStation Vita – 9,817 (12,931)
  5. New 3DS – 3,379 (3,047)
  6. Wii U – 2,731 (2,703)
  7. PlayStation 3 – 1,105 (1,099)
  8. 3DS – 462 (425)
  9. Xbox One – 124 (156)
  10. 3DS LL – 74 (106)

Software sales

  1. [PSV] Utawarerumono: The Two Hakuoros (Aquaplus, 09/21/16) – 47,363 (New)
  2. [PS4] Persona 5 (Atlus, 09/15/16) – 45,178 (309,971)
  3. [PS4] Utawarerumono: The Two Hakuoros (Aquaplus, 09/21/16) – 38,507 (New)
  4. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 3: Sushi / Tempura (Level-5, 07/16/16) –
    20,842 (1,245,218)
  5. [PS4] Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 (Konami, 09/15/16) – 16,446 (82,483)
  6. [PS3] Persona 5 (Atlus, 09/15/16) – 14,771 (87,744)
  7. [PS3] Utawarerumono: The Two Hakuoros (Aquaplus, 09/21/16) – 11,248 (New)
  8. [Wii U] Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Mojang, 06/23/16) – 9,117 (130,912)
  9. [PSV] One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum (Bandai Namco, 09/21/16) – 9,097 (New)
  10. [PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 (Konami, 09/15/16) – 8,703 (43,205)
  11. [3DS] Dragon Ball Fusions (Bandai Namco, 08/04/16) – 6,058 (165,696)
  12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (SIE, 03/19/15) – 5,959 (880,325)
  13. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot (Nintendo, 04/29/16) – 5,691 (439,426)
  14. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons X: Kami no Shou / Ryuu no Shou (GungHo Online Entertainment, 07/28/16) – 5,403 (180,356)
  15. [3DS] Chou Sentouchuu: Kyuukyoku no Shinobu to Battle Player Choujou Kessen (Bandai Namco, 09/15/16) – 4,804 (11,394)
  16. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon, 11/21/14) – 4,575 (2,899,251)
  17. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (Low Price Version) (10/08/15) – 4,312 (164,912)
  18. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Happy Price Selection) (Nintendo, 03/17/16) – 3,929 (97,110)
  19. [Wii U] Splatoon (Nintendo, 05/28/15) – 3,892 (1,472,704)
  20. [PS4] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Game of the Year Edition (Spike Chunsoft, 09/01/16) – 3,130 (25,041)

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