Not content with securing first place in the Japanese sales charts, Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire also managed to secure second place as well with the Double Pack variation. This amounts to over 1,500,000 physical sales for the monster-catching experience in its first week of sales, an astounding feat which doesn't even take into account sales in other territories.
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate still holds its own as the highest selling game that wasn't a new release, and secures Nintendo with half of the total charts position-wise. Mario Kart 8 continues to hang on behind Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, refusing to be shaken from the charts just yet and hoping to bolster the Wii U's moderate presence in its homeland.
Take a look for yourself, lifetime sales are in brackets.
1. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire – 1,327,671 (New)
2. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire Double Pack – 90,497 (New)
3. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires – 38,123 (New)
4. [PS4] Assassin’s Creed Unity – 36,400 (New)
5. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 28,728 (2,173,073)
6. [PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 – 20,612 (91,915)
7. [3DS] Yokai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke – 17,834 (2,881,810)
8. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS – 16,846 (1,737,035)
9. [PS3] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – 15,425 (95,011)
10. [Wii U] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – 13,817 (41,843)
11. [Wii U] Taiko Drum Master: Tokumori! – 11,769 (New)
12. [PS4] Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires – 11,725 (New)
13. [3DS] Sumikkogurashi Koko ga Ochitsukun desu – 11,656 (New)
14. [PS4] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – 9,400 (73,459)
15. [Wii U] Mario Kart 8 – 8,752 (721,884)
16. [3DS] One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X – 8,045 (43,143)
17. [PS4] Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 – 6,859 (33,543)
18. [PSV] Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax – 5,798 (40,469)
19. [PSV] Senjou no Enbikyoku – 5,738 (New)
20. [PS3] Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax – 5,692 (31,299)
In hardware Nintendo's New 3DS and New 3DS LL (XL in other regions) continues to dominate over the competition, with a rise in sales across all the variants of the 3DS console. The Wii U has dropped in sales after last week's brief fluctuation, but still manages to stay ahead of the Xbox One, which isn't necessarily that much of an achievement in the Japanese market.
See the numbers for yourself, last week's sales are in brackets.
1. New 3DS LL – 42,184 (38,457)
2. New 3DS – 26,791 (13,373)
3. PlayStation 4 – 12,430 (15,537)
4. 3DS LL – 11,534 (9,172)
5. PlayStation Vita – 10,236 (19,301)
6. Wii U – 9,615 (14,002)
7. 3DS – 8,144 (4,199)
8. PlayStation 3 – 4,324 (4,711)
9. Xbox One – 776 (2,245)
10. PlayStation Vita TV – 621 (675)
11. Xbox 360 – 100 (91)
12. PSP – 11 (25)
Will Pokémon's dominance continue through to next week, or will another title take the crown? Let us know what you think by leaving a comment below!
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Anybody know how Pokemon X/Y sold in Japan during the same time period for comparison?
@Z-Master A little over 2 million.
i hope we get "youkai watch" soon!! and i hope "one piece: super grand battle! X" comes to NA. also, its not on the charts but i hope we get "attack on titan" soon. damn i love that show.
Think I'll wait till Christmas for Pokemon as Smash Wii U will have me busy enough.
How the heck are there still ads on the page?
Wii U is over 9000!
3DS boost exists, but compared to last year... Um Pokemon ORAS did well. Let's hope it can obliterate the abomination X and Y.
I was hoping for more of a boost with the 3DS given that this is the biggest release of the year for it. Still though, I'll take it. I'm sure a lot of people bought 3DS's for X and Y last year.
Wow a new king has risen!
They've also announced 3 million sales for Japan, North America and Australia combined. That's physical and digital. Would have expected North America to have sold more than Japan but guess Smash took some sales.
Does Japan even have a 2DS?
@eviLaTtenDant Japan never got the 2DS. That model is exclusive to North America and Europe.
Great numbers! I'm sure I will get around to playing Omega Ruby one of these days. Too busy with smash bros right now though!
@Peach64 Well since Black & White, Pokemon has sold better in Japan than in North America, also there's more 3DS owners in Japan than there are in NA.
Man Wii U took a beating. When does SSBU release? Though I can't imagine too many people waiting to pick up a system w/ the game since they didn't bother to bundle it, but I'm guessing the game will still sell well. But under 10k for Wii U is bad, it's back to it's pre MK8 bundle average of 9k. I guess steady is good, but PS4 trouncing it is disturbing.
@rjejr
Japan has it for Dec 6th. I am actually happy to still see Captain Toad in there.
We just need a main series Pokémon game on the Wii U, release it and Nintendo will sell like 5 million units more
We'll see how the Wii U console sales will fare after Super Smash Bros. for Wii U releases in Japan on December 6. It might even surprise us!
@sinalefa @rjejr
For being a new IP and a bit smaller game it's great to see Captain Toad in the top 10. As much as it's a Mario universe, I like how there is no hint of Mario in this and it's Captain Toad's game alone.
As nice as it is that Toad Tracker is in the top 10....having only 40k sales in 2 weeks is down right terrible.
A portable system, BEATING THE CONSOLES?
So its not selling as well as X/Y, hmmm, well I feel that is to be expected, I was less excited about ORAS, but will get it eventually, if I ever finish X/Y,
@aaronsullivan - "As much as it's a Mario universe, I like how there is no hint of Mario in this and it's Captain Toad's game alone."
Is it wrong of me to want to play AS Mario by using his amiibo? Don't get me wrong, I'm looking forward to this (its my sons Christmas present but I'll be playing it after he goes to bed at nights) but I wouldn't mind the amiibo actually unlocking playable characters for a change. I'm sure we'll all be done with it before the amiibo support kicks in next year, but since it's a puzzler I'm not replaying it just so Toad can have a new "skin". Sub Mario w/ his jumping or Link w/ his bow and then I'll replay it. They did just have an article about this starting as a Zelda game correct? I can imagine it as a 3DS spin-off of Wind Waker w/ that bird stealing Toadette at the open.
Played the demo in the mall - looking around by moving the Gamepad was a nice touch, though the cute girl from the Bronx who was wokring there asked me to stop b/c it was making her dizzy. Oh and it was the whole game, not a dome, my kid got slightly reprimanded for playing the final boss bird level. Or something. I have to ask him later, I was too distracted.
@drewb0203 That's the norm in Japan.
I think Nintendo need to do a little better, in terms of games, with the 3ds next year. It wasn't exactly a bad year but I don't think it was anywhere near as good as 2013. I'd like a sequel to Chinatown wars, that would surely help rekindle the buzz around the 3ds.
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