Monthly 3DS sales more than double in Jap

Japanese 3DS sales hit 384,000 units in August, 2.6 times the system's July total. That's according to figures from Enterbrain (via Andriasang), which pegs August as the second-best month on record for 3DS, the console having sold 430,000 units in March following its late-February launch.The portable has topped Japan's weekly hardware sales chart since its price rmtweduced from 25,000 to 15,000 on August 11.Nintendo is to hold a "3DS new product announcement conference" on September 13 ahead of the Tokyo Game Show. Tom Ivan

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