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The Media Create chart results are out in Japan, and they make happy reading for Nintendo and an assortment of 3DS game publishers. Titles on the portable hold the top five software positions, with hardware sales also showing a modest boost.

Starting with software, Etrian Odyssey V has made its debut at number one - its total of 92,518 units is a little under the launch figures for Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final, another Atlus release in relatively recent history.

Moving on, Dragon Ball Fusions arrives in second place, with the aforementioned Yo-kai Watch 3 still accumulating decent numbers. The top five is wrapped up with the dual release of Puzzle & Dragons X and also 12-Sai. Koi Suru Diary, with some evergreen Wii U and 3DS titles found further down the top 20. The results are below with lifetime sales in brackets.

  1. [3DS] Etrian Odyssey V: The End of the Long Myth (Atlus, 08/04/16) – 92,518 (New)
  2. [3DS] Dragon Ball Fusions (Bandai Namco, 08/04/16) – 77,509 (New)
  3. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 3: Sushi / Tempura (Level-5, 07/16/16) – 64,179 (965,202)
  4. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons X: Kami no Shou / Ryuu no Shou (GungHo Online Entertainment, 07/28/16) – 20,870 (108,380)
  5. [3DS] 12-Sai. Koi Suru Diary (Happinet Games, 08/04/16) – 14,803 (New)
  6. [PSV] Toukiden 2 (Koei Tecmo, 07/28/16) – 13,407 (72,439)
  7. [PSV] Genkai Tokki: Seven Pirates (Compile Heart, 08/04/16) – 12,264 (New)
  8. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot (Nintendo, 04/29/16) – 11,856 (379,471)
  9. [PS4] Toukiden 2 (Koei Tecmo, 07/28/16) – 11,548 (57,882)
  10. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon, 11/21/14) – 10,432 (2,851,648)
  11. [Wii U] Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Mojang, 06/23/16) – 6,631 (73,304)
  12. [PSV] Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana (Falcom, 07/28/16) – 6,577 (64,190)
  13. [Wii U] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo, 06/23/16) – 6,302 (65,397)
  14. [PS4] The Idolmaster: Platinum Stars (Bandai Namco, 07/28/16) – 6,207 (82,372)
  15. [PS4] Dynasty Warriors: Eiketsuden (Koei Tecmo, 08/03/16) – 6,084 (New)
  16. [Wii U] Splatoon (Nintendo, 05/28/15) – 6,025 (1,440,010)
  17. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo, 02/18/16) – 5,562 (206,148)
  18. [PS4] Wasteland 2: Director's Cut (Spike Chunsoft, 08/04/16) – 5,471 (New)
  19. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi Mura wo Tsukurun Desu (Nippon Columbia, 07/28/16) – 5,164 (32,941)
  20. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (SIE, 03/19/15) – 5,072 (840,834)

Moving on to hardware, the New Nintendo 3DS LL (XL) remains at number one with little movement, though the smaller model has seen a welcome increase; the results below have last week's sales in brackets.

  1. New 3DS LL – 24,123 (24,118)
  2. PlayStation 4 – 16,469 (20,567)
  3. PlayStation Vita – 10,005 (11,016)
  4. New 3DS – 6,403 (3,973)
  5. Wii U – 4,435 (5,228)
  6. PlayStation 3 – 1,120 (1,049)
  7. 3DS – 804 (783)
  8. 3DS LL – 219 (169)
  9. Xbox One – 45 (68)

There's no word yet on Etrian Odyssey V coming to the West, but with Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse already on the way it may just be a matter of time. Aside from that it was a positive week for 3DS games in Japan.

[source gematsu.com]