Mario Dragons

It's the week after Golden Week in Japan, which typically brings a drop-off in sales as the public holiday becomes a fading memory. With that in mind, and in the absence of new releases, the latest Media Create sales for the country bring positives for Nintendo.

Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition stays on top for a second week, comfortably taking the number one spot. Girls Mode 3 (Style Savvy 3) hold second place, while Xenoblade Chronicles X on Wii U falls back in sales yet hangs onto fourth place, likely just one week away from passing 100,000 retail sales. In fact the top 20 is dominated by games on 3DS and Wii U - only Minecraft on Vita is an exception - with three titles for the home console in the top 10. While sales numbers are generally modest, the big N will no doubt be delighted by the trend; results are below with lifetime sales in brackets.

  1. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (GungHo Online Entertainment, 04/30/15) – 38,914 (218,839)
  2. [3DS] Girls Mode 3: Kirakira Code (Nintendo, 04/16/15) – 21,784 (120,791)
  3. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (SCE, 03/19/15) – 18,025 (143,976)
  4. [Wii U] Xenoblade Chronicles X (Nintendo, 04/30/15) – 11,689 (97,275)
  5. [Wii U] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo, 05/29/14) – 9,454 (983,902)
  6. [3DS] Bravely Second: End Layer (Square Enix, 04/23/15) – 9,403 (129,645)
  7. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon, 11/21/14) – 8,557 (2,618,841)
  8. [Wii U] Mario Party 10 (Nintendo, 03/12/15) – 7,406 (137,759)
  9. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo, 09/13/14) – 7,057 (2,227,583)
  10. [3DS] Yokai Watch 2: Shinuchi (Level-5, 12/14/14) – 6,163 (2,603,483)
  11. [3DS] Theatrhythm Dragon Quest (Square Enix, 03/26/15) – 4,866 (115,089)
  12. [Wii U] Dragon Quest X: Legend of the Ancient Dragon Online (Square Enix, 04/30/15) – 4,719 (103,042)
  13. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo, 11/08/12) – 4,687 (3,970,494)
  14. [Wii U] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (NIntendo, 12/06/14) – 4,483 (634,070)
  15. [3DS] Assassination Classroom: Grand Siege on Koro-sensei (Bandai Namco, 03/12/15) – 3,767 (67,581)
  16. [3DS] Future Card Buddy Fight: Yuujou no Bakunetsu Fight! (FuRyu, 04/16/15) – 3,654 (26,948)
  17. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D (Nintendo, 02/14/15) – 3,608 (427,697)
  18. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo, 12/01/11) – 3,559 (2,502,286)
  19. [3DS] Xenoblade Chronicles 3D (Nintendo, 04/02/15) – 3,511 (82,403)
  20. [3DS] LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins (Nintendo, 03/05/15) – 3,372 (46,056)

Sales are generally down or steady in hardware, with the New Nintendo 3DS LL (XL) back on top. The bump that Wii U enjoyed last week has fallen away, though the system did at least stay in five figures; the results are below, with last week's sales in brackets.

  1. New 3DS LL – 17,875 (17,062)
  2. PlayStation Vita – 17,273 (17,748)
  3. PlayStation 4 – 15,992 (19,782)
  4. Wii U – 11,137 (22,898)
  5. New 3DS – 5,446 (5,901)
  6. PlayStation 3 – 4,351 (3,956)
  7. 3DS – 1,413 (1,520)
  8. 3DS LL – 1,358 (1,465)
  9. PlayStation Vita TV – 665 (687)
  10. Xbox One – 187 (341)

Some pleasing results and trends for Nintendo, and the company will no doubt hope that its marketing campaign for Splatoon in its homeland will bring more success at the end of this month.

[source gematsu.com]