3DS outsells Vita by over 46:1 in Japan, 40:1 in different tracker

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Herolink7 said:

Salnax said:
Has the Vita ever outsold the 3DS in Japan? I can't think of any instances.

The closest it's been to that achievement was outselling the OG 3DS on Miku week, but 3DS came out on top when adding in XL sales. Otherwise, no.

Let me expand on this. (All numbers from VGChartz, & Japan only).

Vita hardware has never outsold the 3DS in a single week in Japan. In an aligned launch, the Vita outsold the 3DS on exactly one week: corresponding to the week before the 3DS price cut in August '11, when the 3DS sold only 4,000 units. The week before that was the second-worst week the 3DS has had to date in Japan, with just over 16,000 sales. The Vita has sold fewer than 16,000 consoles in 37 of its 47 weeks recorded on VGChartz. For emphasis: the second-worst week the 3DS has ever had in Japan, which was due to an impending price drop, is a stand-out week for the Vita.

The two consoles aren't in the same league in Japan.