Devil Survivor 2

As per normal on a Wednesday the Media Create charts in Japan have emerged, with this week's results bringing a few new releases and a subtle shift in the hardware battle in Nintendo's homeland.

To start with software, Atlus RPG Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker has made its début at number one, holding off Ubisoft's Far Cry 4 on PS4. Yo-kai Watch 2 continues to accumulate solid sales along with a host of other evergreen 3DS releases, though the updated Ace Combat Assault Horizon Legacy+ from Bandai Namco had a particularly underwhelming release with just 5,851 sales. As for Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, it's still in the top 10 but not setting the chart alight - the results are below, with lifetime sales in brackets.

  1. [3DS] Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker – 53,264 (New)
  2. [PS4] Far Cry 4 – 36,239 (New)
  3. [PS3] Tales of Zestiria – 29,487 (370,377)
  4. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 27,566 (2,431,812)
  5. [3DS] Yowamushi Pedal: Ashita he no High Cadence – 20,510 (New)
  6. [PS3] Far Cry 4 – 18,366 (New)
  7. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire – 14,108 (2,488,766)
  8. [Wii U] Kirby and the Rainbow Curse – 12,867 (45,005)
  9. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 10,832 (2,451,205)
  10. [PS4] Bladestorm: Nightmare – 10,219 (New)
  11. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS – 8,878 (2,131,311)
  12. [PS3] Bladestorm: Nightmare – 7,621 (New)
  13. [3DS] The Legend of Legacy – 6,514 (60,488)
  14. [Wii U] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 6,398 (576,112)
  15. [PS3] Ukiyo no Shishi – 6,184 (New)
  16. [3DS] Ace Combat Assault Horizon Legacy+ – 5,851 (New)
  17. [3DS] Yokai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke – 5,425 (3,093,812)
  18. [PSV] Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly – 5,319 (New)
  19. [Wii U] Mario Kart 8 – 5,103 (906,468)
  20. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 4,910 (3,909,169)

Moving onto hardware, the New Nintendo 3DS XL - LL in Japan - remains on top following a small increase, with the smaller New model and older systems also contributing. A bump in PS4 sales - and dip for the Vita - means that Sony's home console claims second place; the Wii U continues to struggle in four figures. The numbers are below, with last week's sales in brackets.

  1. New Nintendo 3DS LL – 21,880 (20,065)
  2. PlayStation 4 – 17,392 (13,793)
  3. PlayStation Vita – 11,871 (14,991)
  4. New Nintendo 3DS – 7,700 (8,028)
  5. PlayStation 3 – 7,211 (8,600)
  6. Wii U – 6,807 (7,088)
  7. 3DS LL – 3,641 (3,882)
  8. 3DS – 3,187 (3,287)
  9. PlayStation Vita TV – 521 (589)
  10. Xbox One – 222 (259)

Decent results for Nintendo and Atlus this week, all told, while it'll be interesting to see how The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D fares in a couple of week's time - it launches in Japan on 14th February.

[source gematsu.com]