The latest Media Create sales figures from Japan once again hammer home just how popular the 3DS is in Nintendo's homeland, with the top ten dominated by portable offerings.
The figures - which cover the period between August 8th and August 14th - see the latest Yo-Kai Watch installment claiming top spot, with Dragon Ball: Fusions in second place.
The top ten contains seven 3DS games in total, with Puzzle & Dragons X, Kirby: Planet Robobot, Etrian Odyssey V and Pokémon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire posting strong numbers this week.
01./03. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sushi / Tempura <RPG> (Level 5) {2016.07.16} (¥4.800) - 92.833 / 1.058.036 (+45%)
02./02. [3DS] Dragon Ball: Fusions # <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.08.04} (¥5.700) - 31.801 / 109.310 (-59%)
03./00. [PS4] Ratchet & Clank # <ACT> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2016.08.09} (¥5.900) - 27.534 / NEW
04./04. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons X: God Chapter / Dragon Chapter <RPG> (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2016.07.28} (¥4.800) - 19.355 / 127.736 (-7%)
05./08. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot <ACT> (Nintendo) {2016.04.28} (¥4.700) - 15.461 / 394.932 (+30%)
06./01. [3DS] Etrian Odyssey V: The End of the Long Myth # <RPG> (Atlus) {2016.08.04} (¥6.480) - 12.522 / 105.040 (-86%)
07./10. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2014.11.21} (¥4.571) - 10.258 / 2.861.907 (-2%)
08./17. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games <SPT> (Nintendo) {2016.02.18} (¥4.700) - 9.207 / 215.355 (+66%)
09./13. [WIU] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games <SPT> (Nintendo) {2016.06.23} (¥5.700) - 8.751 / 74.148 (+39%)
10./11. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2016.06.23} (¥3.600) - 8.321 / 81.624 (+25%)
11./06. [PSV] Toukiden 2 # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2016.07.28} (¥6.800) - 8.249 / 80.688 (-38%)
12./20. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) - 6.768 / 847.602 (+33%)
13./09. [PS4] Toukiden 2 # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2016.07.28} (¥7.800) - 6.637 / 64.519 (-43%)
14./16. [WIU] Splatoon # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥5.700) - 6.285 / 1.446.295 (+4%)
15./12. [PSV] Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana # <RPG> (Nihon Falcom) {2016.07.21} (¥6.800) - 5.688 / 69.878 (-14%)
16./19. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Mura o Tsukurundesu <ETC> (Nippon Columbia) {2016.07.21} (¥4.800) - 5.600 / 38.541 (+8%)
17./05. [3DS] 12-Sai. Koisuru Diary <ADV> (Happinet) {2016.08.04} (¥5.815) - 5.556 / 20.360 (-62%)
18./26. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 <SPT> (Konami) {2016.04.28} (¥6.980) - 3.718 / 168.552
19./25. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf [Nintendo Selects] <ETC> (Nintendo) {2016.03.17} (¥2.700) - 3.534 / 78.196
20./21. [3DS] Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns <SLG> (Marvelous) {2016.06.23} (¥4.980) - 3.514 / 175.048 (-12%)
[source neogaf.com]
Comments (15)
I see that PS4 is going to pass out Wii U in lifetime sales very shortly. The gap is now a little over 100,000. Sad!
Wii U (released 12.08.2012): 3,149,877
PS4 (released 02.22.2014): 3,038,502
Here's the hardware numbers for this week(last weeks is in the brackets):
New 3DS LL – 24,382 (24,123)
PS4 – 17,433 (16,469)
Vita – 11,240 (10,005)
Wii U – 5,593 (4,435)
New 3DS – 5,354 (6,403)
PS3 – 1,064 (1,120)
3DS – 931 (804)
3DS LL – 225 (219)
Xbox One – 56 (45)
Certainly positive signals for NX in Japan. Meanwhile in the West 'Waaaagh MOAR POWAH!'
Even the PSVita keeps outselling the WiiU.
WooHoo...!
New 3DS XL is the KING now !
Also, Nice Yokai Watch wallpaper on the top.
Mad how a game like Kirby,4 months after release can still chart so high.In the west,it would chart decently for 1 week then disappear never to be seen again.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE I wonder why the PS4 has been outselling the WiiU in Japan. I'm basing this solely on software sales - wiiu games seem to consistently sell better than PS4 games. What PS4 games have been behind all the momentum?
Well i'm sure most knowing the NX is coming sooner than later has really curbed Wii U's sales with people just waiting to buy that now.
Long live the king , the 3DS is simply an amazing system with some amazing titles I hope Nintendo don't stop their handheld because of NX .
I just noticed the sub title to EO V and I can't say I like it. Hope it doesn't mean the end of the series! It could mean the end of that chapter of the series but you never know. Either way If it is the end it has had a nice long run of quite a few games. Quick localization please!
Oh and Thomas must be on vacation or really busy as that list is a mess @Damo. Copy and paste I see lol.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE kinda surprising that this is only now about to happen. Just tells me that the Japanese console market is pretty much dead.
GERA GERA PO!
@manu0 exactly, the console market has been declining there for a long time. It does give credence to the NX being a handheld/hybrid system though.
@Damo
Dragon Ball Fusions up for preorder at GameStop.
http://gonintendo.com/stories/265240-gamestop-taking-preorders-for-dragon-ball-fusions
SKU is 133501
https://imgur.com/pucvxAX
https://twitter.com/liongamerblog/status/777345635326398464
@ThomasBW84 https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/08/3ds_continues_to_dominate_japan_as_yo-kai_watch_3_and_dragon_ball_fusions_hold_top_places#comment3646628
What is the proper way to notify you guys of news?
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