Japanese Sales

Japanese Sales headlines

• Wii U sales up more than double on Media Create charts

  Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition and Xenoblade Chronicle X did well during launch week in Japan, but the big news on the Media Create charts is a massive uptick in Wii U unit sales which more than doubled over the prior week with a 217.6% sales increase.

• Far Cry 4 sold 55,000 units in Japan during its debut week

  Following an uneventful last few weeks, things seems to picking up a bit in Japan, according to the latest figures from Media Create.

• Media Create charts note hardware decline, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate rules roost

  The latest Media Create report out of Japan is in, and there isn’t anything too surprising on it. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate was once again the top software earner, and both New 3DS models topped the hardware charts.

• Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate takes Japan by storm during New 3DS launch week

  The week ending September 12 in Japan was rather eventful for consumers as both Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate and Nintendo’s New 3DS launched during the period. Obviously, Capcom’s latest in the series sold gangbusters, almost hitting the 1.5 million mark.

• Yo-kai Watch and 3DS LL once again Media Create darlings

  Yo-kai Watch was once again the top seller on the Media Create charts, as was 3DS LL. There were no new releases of the week, and hardware sales were down compared to the prior week. Hardware sales were rather lackluster during Golden Week, and not much better for the current reporting period. Full thing is […]

• Yo-kai Watch back on top of Media Create for Golden Week, 3DS LL maintains

  Yo-kai Watch was back on top of the Media Create charts for Golden Week, after being bested the week prior by the debut of Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment.

• Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment debut tops Media Create, 3DS LL best-selling hardware

  Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment’s debut in Japan landed in the top slot on Media Create’s software chart for the week, and Nintendo fans will be pleased to know 3DS LL was back on top of the hardware charts after being bested by PlayStation Vita for the last few weeks.

• 3rd Robot Wars Z: Jigoku-Hen and Vita top Media Create charts

  3rd Robot Wars Z: Jigoku-Hen topped the Media Create charts with 270,669 units sold on both PlayStation 3 and PS Vita, coming in in first and second on the list, respectively. Titanfall also debuted ninth on the chart, moving 10,478 units on Xbox 360.

• Mario Party: Island Tour and Vita top low sales week on Media Create charts

  Mario Party: Island Tour retook the top slot on the Media Create charts for the week ending April 6, heralding low sale across both software and hardware for the period.

• March hardware surge in Japan attributed to sales tax increase, other factors

  Hardware sales in Japan surged during the period of March 17 -30, and while it’s common for this to occur during holidays such as Golden Week, there weren’t any holidays in Japan during the period. Instead, Media Create has offered various reasons for the increase in sale.

• Project Diva F 2nd tops Media Create, 3DS LL back in top hardware slot

  Hatsune Miku Project Diva F 2nd was the top seller in Japan according to the latest Media Create charts. On the hardware end, Nintendo’s 3DS LL was back at the top of the charts, after PlayStation Vita took over the week prior.

• Mario Party: Island Tour and PS Vita top Media Create charts

  Media Create has releases its sales charts for the week ending March 23, and amid a week full of new releases, Mario Party: Island Tour outsold all with 132,668 units moved. PlayStation Vita was also the hardware darling for the week with 35,374 units sold, up from 28,270 the prior week.

• Dark Souls 2 debut tops Media Create charts, PS4 still best-selling hardware

  Dark Souls 2 was the top seller in Japan, according to Media Create. As the only software debut in the top 20, the From Software title moved 255,197 units on PlayStation 3 with the Xbox 360 version hitting 14 on the chart with 5,950 units sold.

• Soul Sacrifice Delta and PS4 top Media Create charts

  Soul Sacrifice Delta topped the Media Create charts for the week ending March 9 with 48,786 units sold on PlayStation Vita. On the hardware chart, PlayStation 4 moved an additional 35,294 units for the week will full sales of the console since launch hitting 405,546 units lifetime- per Famitsu. Media Create has the console’s lifetime […]

• Harvest Moon: Tsunagaru Shin Tenchi and PS4 top Media Create charts

  Harvest Moon: Tsunagaru Shin Tenchi debuted in the top spot on the Media Create charts for during the February 24 – March 2 period. On the hardware end, PlayStation 4 remained tops with an additional 65,685 units moved, bring its total to 309,154.

• Dragon Quest Monsters 2 debuts strong on Media Create, 3DS LL only hardware to show growth

  The Dragon Quest Monsters 2 remake topped the Media Create charts last week with 443,656 units moved on 3DS. Square Enix’s Puyopuyo Tetris came in second on 3DS with 44, 627 units sold, but when PS3 and PS Vita versions are factored in, the title moved 63,906.

• Sengoku Basara 4 tops Media Create, Saints Row 4: Ultra Super Edition debuts strong

  Capcom’s Sengoku Basara 4 debuted with 176,313 units sold on PS3 in Japan lats week, topping the Media Create charts and knocking Kirby: Triple Deluxe into second place.

• Kirby: Triple Deluxe debut moved over 214,000 units on Media Create charts

  Kirby: Triple Deluxe debuted on the Media Create charts at number one with 214,208 units moved on 3DS. It was the only new release to crack the top 20, and was followed by GungHo Online’s Puzzle & Dragons Z which moved an additional 52,880 units, bringing its lifetime total to 1,216,421 units sold. Full hardware […]

• The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds rings in the New Year on Media Create charts

  The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds was the top seller on the Media Create charts for the week ending January 5. PlayStation Vita sales were up for the period, with 81,111 units sold compared to 50,087 the prior week. It still didn’t outsell 3DS LL, though, despite the handheld selling almost 30,000 units […]