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The Japanese launch with the Nintendo 3DS card happened earlier this weekend on February 26th, and earlier this week Japanese media giant Enterbrain estimated that Nintendo's initial shipment of 400,000 handhelds to retailers across the nation had merely soldout prior to the weekend was through. The online edition of Enterbrain's gaming magazine Famitsu mostly confirms this, pinning the particular 3DS M3 sales figure to 371,326 units during the initial couple of days available on the market.

Enterbrain believes the entire content of Nintendo's initial 400,000 unit shipment included how several major Japanese electronics retailers were able to quickly restock the 3DS R4 in shops, regardless of the initial buzz reporting the handheld had already had sell outs at retail in the end of launch day.

Considering its beefy launch pricing, the 3DS sales figure during opening weekend compared favorably to its predecessors. It took 4 days to the original DS handheld to trade 441,485 units in Japan the government financial aid 2004, while unit sales with the DSi and DSi LL (the latest iterations with the DS handheld) reached 170,779 and 103,524, respectively, after two days.

Meanwhile, Famitsu also confirms the best-selling 3DS launch title was (perhaps unsurprisingly) Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle with sales of the handsome 117,598 units. Level-5 president Akihiro Hino previously remarked to Nintendo president Satoru Iwata which he would "bet on" the 3DS, but it looks like his bets seem to be repaying this early in to the 3DS life cycle.