Week 37!
DS 06 -- 141,274
3DS 13 -- 284,331
At about 141k, DS sales hold steady this week in the absence of any major new releases. The 3DS, on the other hand, skyrockets to nearly 300k hardware sales with the release of Monster Hunter 4 and its opening of over 1.7 million sales at retail. This is the 3DS's second-biggest week so far this year, only falling about 8k behind week 1 due to the post-Holiday high. For reference, the next-highest week the 3DS has had this year was week 6 at 135k, when Dragon Quest VII 3D was released, and the 3DS has only one other week above 100k. Surprisingly, by this point in the year, the DS also had only one week in excess of 284k sales, and had not yet broken 300k. This is the first time 3DS sales have beaten DS sales since week 8.
Week 38 preview: DS maintains its sales at 141k. 3DS drops sharply to about 160k-170k, falling greatly but managing to hold its lead over the DS for at least one more week.
DS 06 -- 5,409,631
3DS 13 -- 2,821,274
Adv DS +2,588,357
The 3DS manages to close the gap slightly for the first time since the DS took the lead, pushing said lead back to its lowest point since week 34. It will close the gap a bit more (but probably not significantly) next week.
