Japanese gaming publication Famitsu has published sales figures for the month of June, and Nintendo's online shooter Splatoon has come out on top.
The Wii U release sold 368,538 copies between May 25th and June 21st - almost 20,000 of which were digital - making it one of the most impressive débuts for a new Nintendo IP in ages.
The good news for Nintendo didn't stop there, either. Out of the top ten best-selling Japanese games of June, seven were for Nintendo systems, while 16 of the top 30 games were for the 3DS.
Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus was in second place with 232,459 copies sold during the month, while several other 3DS releases packed out the chart. Mario Kart 8 was the only other Wii U game in the top 30, with 44,470 copies sold.
1. [WIU] Splatoon – 368,538 (348,557 physical, 19,981 digital)
2. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus – 232,459 (225,296 physical, 7,163 digital)
3. [3DS] Tobidasu! Nyanko Daisensou – 97,189 (N/A physical, 97,189 digital)
4. [3DS] Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden – 88,707 (86,338 physical, 2,369 digital)
5. [3DS] Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX – 54,544 (51,574 physical, 2,970 digital)
6. [PS4] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – 52,890 (45,912 physical, 6,978 digital)
7. [3DS] Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale – 47,146 (44,902 physical, 2,274 digital)
8. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 45,077 (38,146 physical, 6,931 digital)
9. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 44,470 (42,762 physical, 1,708 digital)
10. [PS4] Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition – 37,804 (30,757 physical, 7,047 digital)
11. [PSV] Shiren the Wanderer 5 Plus – 30,887 (22,088 physical, 8,799 digital)
12. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition – 27,164 (25,272 physical, 1,892 digital)
13. [PSV] The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky FC Evolution – 27,034 (24,984 physical, 2,050 digital)
14. [3DS] Stella Glow – 23,857 (22,294 physical, 1,563 digital)
15. [3DS] Girls Mode 3 – 19,125 (17,611 physical, 1,514 digital)
16. [PS4] Natsuiro High School: Seishun Hakusho – 17,840 (14,294 physical, 3,546 digital)
17. [3DS] Assassination Classroom: Grand Siege on Kurosensei – 16,912 (15,556 physical, 1,356 digital)
18. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 15,406 (14,690 physical, 716 digital)
19. [3DS] Downtown Nekketsu Jidaigeki – 15,064 (13,403 physical, 1,661 digital)
20. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 13,955 (12,127 physical, 1,828 digital)
21. [PSV] Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryuu no Rondo tr. – 13,691 (12,904 physical, 787 digital)
22. [PS3] Natsuiro High School: Seishun Hakusho – 13,475 (10,515 physical, 2,960 digital)
23. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 11,645 (11,205, 440 digital)
24. [PSV] Possession Magenta – 11,571 (11,007 physical, 564 digital)
25. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 10,919 (9,715 physical, 1,204 digital)
26. [3DS] Atelier Rorona Plus: The Alchemist of Arland – 10,773 (9,908 physical, 865 digital)
27. [PSV] Nobunaga no Yabou: Souzou with Power-Up Kit – 10,458 (9,360 physical, 1,098 digital)
28. [PS3] Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition – 9,362 (N/A physical, 9,362 digital)
29. [PS4] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster – 8,991 (7,642 physical, 1,349 digital)
30. [3DS] BoxBoy! – 8,879 (715 physical, 8,164 digital)
[source nintendoeverything.com]
Comments 21
MK8 is still going huh?
This is really impressive. Nintendo must have taken up 2/3 of game sales in June. Sony did ok, and xbox doesn't show up once. Too bad, so sad.
Positive. I suppose small victories for Nintendo when it dominates Japan charts.
Nice to see digital sales alongside the physical sales for a change!
Wait, hold on, BoxBoy has a physical version in Japan? Maybe it's just the sales of download codes in retail stores?
These Splatoon sales solidify why I get destroyed around midnight...
Also, BoxBoy! has a physical box in Japan? Hm, interesting.
Japan prefers:
I hope the cat tower defense game did well enough to get localized - I mean, it sold nearly 100k sales!
I wonder if those physical/digital ratios are similar for Europe and the US.
This new Rhythm Heaven title really is great fun. They should localize it. Soon.
Would be nice to see how the app games match up, especially in Japan.
http://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/03/the-shocking-truth-about-mobile-gaming.html
Regular Nintendomination in the homeland.
Looks like a lot of people buying a Wii U for Splatoon are also getting Mario Kart 8.
3. [3DS] Tobidasu! Nyanko Daisensou – 97,189 (N/A physical, 97,189 digital)
Does anybody know what this game is?? It seems to be a very successful download-only title.
Other than that, it is pretty much Nintendomination in Japan.
Awesome for Nintendo! Well deserved Splatoon.
Sony hardware sells really good lately, especially PS4, though the software sales seems to be more spread out, while Wii U is more concentrated. 3DS is still killing it, and AC:HHD result this week will be pretty crazy too it seems.
Surprised to see Boxboy actually have physical release there.
Wish North America would show us numbers like this...
Good for nintendo and still good for sony! Hopefully nintendo keeps up the grand work, and continues...especially with Super Mario Maker coming soon, unless it was already released in Japan.
"BoxBoy! – 8,879 (715 physical, 8,164 digital)"
Say what? O.o Were these download code sales?
@mariovslink62 Yep, it's still selling ("only" about half of Wii U owners have MK8), but AFAIK not only in Japan, but worldwide.
Splatoon and Smash are really the only games my kids play on the Wii U nowadays. I can't believe this game is a hit, I thought for sure it would bomb and suck, bought it anyways on my sons request and loved it,
Game of the year?
@MoonKnight7 I'm on West Coast (California). The whole family uses the system & Splatoon. From about 8til 12, you see a trickle. Then come 12, your the only guy whose name is not in Kanji. Japan has some rough players.
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