Oh, right – the Japanese sales charts. Ramsey would rampage if he knew we'd skipped this weekly staple, so let's break it down: PlayStation 4 is continuing to sell steady in the East, and should break the three million unit milestone imminently; local gamers have been snapping up a game called Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers in their droves; visual novel Zero Time Dilemma completely bombed.
There's not much else to say really, is there? The PS4's now really beginning to clip at the heels of the Wii U, and should surpass its install base soon – not that that's a milestone particularly worthy of celebration. The Japanese console market's in a really weird place to be honest – it's going to be fascinating to see how Final Fantasy XV performs, because that's probably going to give us an indication of where things are at over there.
Hardware Sales
- PlayStation 4 – 23,679 (22,715)
- New 3DS LL – 17,648 (18,836)
- PlayStation Vita – 11,461 (11,986)
- Wii U – 4,444 (4,358)
- New 3DS – 4,122 (3,208)
- PlayStation 3 – 1,265 (1,141)
- 3DS – 718 (707)
- 3DS LL – 82 (146)
- Xbox One – 73 (70)
Software Sales
- [PS4] Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers (Bandai Namco, 06/30/16) – 70,392 (New)
- [PS3] Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers (Bandai Namco, 06/30/16) – 38,715 (New)
- [3DS] Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns (Marvelous, 06/23/16) – 30,926 (131,245)
- [Wii U] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo, 06/23/16) – 10,679 (28,956)
- [Wii U] Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Mojang, 06/23/16) – 10,478 (33,068)
- [PSV] Coven and Labyrinth of Refrain (NIS, 06/23/16) – 9,522 (27,096)
- [3DS] Taiko Drum Master: Doko Don! Mystery Adventure (Bandai Namco, 06/16/16) – 7,736 (51,800)
- [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot (Nintendo, 04/29/16) – 7,707 (338,053)
- [PS4] Dragon's Dogma Online Season 2 Limited Edition (Capcom, 06/30/16) – 7,590 (New)
- [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice (Capcom, 06/09/16) – 7,543 (241,465)
- [PSV] Caligula (FuRyu, 06/23/16) – 7,289 (38,532)
- [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (SIE, 03/19/15) – 6,621 (811,691)
- [3DS] Shovel Knight Amiibo Set (Nintendo, 06/30/16) – 6,518 (New)
- [PS4] Overwatch (Square Enix, 05/26/16) – 6,390 (110,768)
- [PSV] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End (Square Enix, 05/27/16) – 6,072 (208,009)
- [PSV] Zero Time Dilemma (Spike Chunsoft, 06/30/16) – 5,375 (New)
- [Wii U] Splatoon (Nintendo, 05/28/15) – 5,265 (1,398,665)
- [Wii U] Super Mario Maker (Nintendo, 09/10/15) – 4,803 (905,422)
- [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo, 02/18/16) – 4,502 (182,976)
- [3DS] Zero Time Dilemma (Spike Chunsoft, 06/30/16) – 3,916 (New)
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[source 4gamer.net, via gematsu.com]
Comments 9
Caligula, oh Caligula
Caligula how I need thee
@get2sammyb, given the Wii U's...well...none-existence, and the fact that passing that milestone isn't a celebration by any means, it begs the question. Why the hell is this only just starting to be a thing NOW?
Granted...I notice a certain squid based shooter is about to hit 1.5 million. Which...i didn't expect. I suppose the money comes from software over there, as the hardware seems to be bass-ackwards to what is normal and sensible.
Depressing.
Save that phone battery kids, play on consoles!
@BLPs It probably should have passed it a while ago, but worth remembering that Wii U launched a year earlier and Japan got PS4 last. The Wii U had over a year head-start.
But you're right. Consoles just sell like crap in Japan these days.
@get2sammyb The Wii U had over a years headscarf, true, but it's also the Wii U. The most below par poorly conceived, utilised and supported console almost every. I think the Dreamcast and Saturn were more on point with their strengths.
You'd think part of that 40 million plus ps4 sales would be japan included to surpass the crap 12 million ish of the Dust Gatherer but hey that's japan.
Is Zero Time Dilemma being release on smart phones ? I cannot believe it done so badly.
73 units, up a whopping 3 whole units from last week, very impressive.
@BLPs Around a quarter of the Wii U's total has been sold in Japan. For PS4, it's less than a tenth of the worldwide total.
Also, given the difference between the launch dates, that means PS4 has been selling much faster there than Wii U did, and it's not showing any signs of stopping. Exactly the opposite, PS4 sales have been steadily rising every year since the 2014 launch. That means PS4 still has millions more ahead, and plenty of games too.
I wonder if the sales will spike when The other super robot and titan fall 2 come out? ! =/
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