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Vita Sales Decline Third Straight Week
The third week sales results for PlayStation Vita in Japan were released today, and it's not looking too good.
According to Japan retail tracker Media Create, Sony's latest handheld only sold 42,648 units. This is a drop from the 72,479 Sony sold in week 2 and 321,407 in week 1. Total Vita sales in Japan currently sit at nearly 437,000 units.
Sales for the 3DS also dropped to 197,952 from 482,200 the week prior, but the handheld still led all console sales. These figures represent sales from December 26, 2011 through January 1, 2012.
[Source: Andriasang]
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