Etrian Mystery Dungeon

After a dominant début for Dragon Quest Heroes in its first week on PS3 and PS4 in Japan, the latest Media Create results bring a new 3DS release into the reckoning, even if it can't seize top-spot; hardware, meanwhile, remains steady for another week.

New in the software charts is Etrian Mystery Dungeon, the crossover RPG from Atlus that incorporates elements from both named franchises - its début is solid, albeit not enough to claim number one status. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D is still doing reasonably well, though the long-delayed localisation of LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins has only had a modest start. The results are below, with lifetime sales in brackets.

  1. [PS3] Dragon Quest Heroes (Square Enix, 02/26/15) – 67,514 (392,960)
  2. [3DS] Etrian Mystery Dungeon (Atlus, 03/05/15) – 65,226 (New)
  3. [PS4] Dragon Quest Heroes (Square Enix, 02/26/15) – 35,425 (304,729)
  4. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D (Nintendo, 02/14/15) – 23,764 (365,761)
  5. [3DS] New Prince of Tennis: Go to the Top (FuRyu, 03/05/15) – 22,568 (New)
  6. [PSV] God Eater 2: Rage Burst (Bandai Namco, 02/19/15) – 17,710 (289,539)
  7. [PS4] Evolve (2K Games, 03/05/15) – 16,851 (New)
  8. [3DS] Yokai Watch 2: Shinuchi (Level-5, 12/14/14) – 14,278 (2,528,184)
  9. [3DS] LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins (Nintendo, 03/05/15) – 13,284 (New)
  10. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon, 11/21/14) – 11,297 (2,549,155)
  11. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo, 09/13/14) – 7,431 (2,173,243)
  12. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Capcom, 10/11/14) – 6,673 (2,492,332)
  13. [PS3] Dragon Ball Xenoverse (Bandai Namco, 01/29/15) – 5,787 (86,874)
  14. [PS3] River City Super Sports Challenge: All-Star Special (Arc System Works, 03/05/15) – 5,473 (New)
  15. [Wii U] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo, 05/29/14) – 5,342 (931,332)
  16. [PSV] Diabolik Lovers: Dark Fate (Idea Factory, 02/26/15) – 4,902 (12,164)
  17. [Wii U] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Nintendo, 12/06/14) – 4,829 (602,560)
  18. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo, 11/08/12) – 4,671 (3,933,006)
  19. [3DS] Doraemon Shin Nobita no Daimakyo: Peko to 5-nin no Tankentai (FuRyu, 03/05/15) – 4,663 (New)
  20. [PS4] God Eater 2: Rage Burst (Bandai Namco, 02/19/15) – 3,654 (48,883)

In the hardware stakes Sony's PS4 sales have declined after last week's major boost, but still keep it ahead of the New Nintendo 3DS LL (XL) - Nintendo's larger portable is back up to second place despite a drop, while combining the whole 3DS 'family' would see it just take the top spot. The Wii U saw a modest increase, for its part; results are below with last week's sales in brackets.

  1. PlayStation 4 – 33,753 (46,139)
  2. New 3DS LL – 21,402 (22,620)
  3. PlayStation Vita – 19,757 (23,619)
  4. New 3DS – 7,661 (8,515)
  5. PlayStation 3 – 7,645 (8,926)
  6. Wii U – 7,379 (6,606)
  7. 3DS – 2,566 (2,795)
  8. 3DS LL – 2,321 (2,666)
  9. PlayStation Vita TV – 621 (838)
  10. Xbox One – 445 (703)

Overall these are reasonable results for Nintendo and Atlus, though plenty of bigger battles await throughout the rest of 2015.

[source gematsu.com]