Japan: Resident Evil beats new chart entry Soul Calibur V

By Tom Ivan for computerandvideogames.com

Resident Evil: Revelations topped the Japanese software chart in its second week of availability, holding off competition from new release Soul Calibur V.

Creepy-sounding dating sim Photo Girlfriend debuted in third place during the week ended February 5, ahead of fellow newcomer Ragnarok Odyssey and the previous week's best-seller, Armored Core V.

On the hardware front, most platforms saw a slight dip in weekly sales as 3DS again comfortably outperformed PS3, Vita and PSP, according to Andriasang.

Weekly software sales (life to date)

1. Resident Evil: Revelations (3DS, Capcom) 43,575 (190,134)
2. Soul Calibur V (PS3, Namco Bandai) 34,328 (New)
3. Photo Girlfriend (PSP, Kadokawa) 34,095 (New)
4. Ragnarok Odyssey (Vita, Gung-Ho) 33,496 (New)
5. Armored Core V (PS3, From Software) 30,775 (194,681)
6. Mario Kart 7 (3DS, Nintendo) 26,791 (1,460,749)
7. Monster Hunter 3G (3DS, Capcom) 24,128 (1,211,026)
8. Super Mario 3D Land (3DS, Nintendo) 22,817 (1,311,312)
9. Gran Turismo 5 Spec II (PS3, Sony) 21,416 (New)
10. Dragon Age II (PS3, Spike) 19,928 (New)

Weekly hardware sales (previous week)

1. 3DS: 75,018 (84,789)
2. PS3: 23,293 (22,924)
3. PSV: 17,141 (18,942)
4. PSP: 15,847 (16,008)
5. Wii: 8,814 (10,396)
6. X360: 1,382 (1,235)
7. DSi LL: 1,090 (1,180)
8. DSi: 669 (738)
9. PS2: 481 (713)