3DS Breaks Japanese Sales Record

Best-selling console in Japan since records began.

UK, January 9, 2012 January 9, 2012 January 9, 2012

by Daniel Krupa
IGN UK

Nintendo's 3DS sold more units in December than any other console since Enterbrain began tracking figures back in 1997.

According to Andriasang, a whopping 1,492,931 3DS consoles were sold between November 28 and December 25.

But that's not all, the console has also been the best-selling piece of hardware for the last seven months, and has remained unchallenged at the top of the hardware charts ever since its controversial price-cut in August.

In comparison, PlayStation Vita was the second best-selling piece of hardware, shifting 402,794 units after it was released on December 17.