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You wait weeks for a steady stream of PlayStation 4 titles to release in Japan, and then four come along at once. That's good news, right? Well, it's obviously better than nothing, but when we actually take a step back and look at these latest software numbers, we find ourselves struggling to pick out any real positives.

No Man's Sky entered in third place, but only sold through a meagre 22,000 copies. Following up in fourth, The King of Fighters XIV - which has already bombed here in the UK - sold through just 20,655 units, while the latest Sengoku Basara game only managed to shift 15,592 copies in sixth. Even Hatsune Miku had a rough time, with Project Diva X selling through 12,915 copies and landing in eighth. Not great, is it?

Things get even worse when we take a look at the hardware charts - but at least there's a clear cut reason for that. Sales of Sony's current-gen console dropped by about 12,000 units, meaning that the PS4 slipped into third for the first time in ages. However, the sudden dip comes as no real surprise; the Slim is just around the corner, and as a result, regular PS4 stock is in short supply.

Hardware sales

  1. New 3DS LL – 19,300 (22,437)
  2. PlayStation Vita – 8,923 (10,027)
  3. PlayStation 4 – 5,812(17,596)
  4. Wii U – 4,519 (4,702)
  5. New 3DS – 4,460 (5,400)
  6. PlayStation 3 – 1,067 (1,192)
  7. 3DS – 520 (835)
  8. 3DS LL – 179 (135)
  9. Xbox One – 50 (52)

Software sales

  1. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 3: Sushi / Tempura (Level-5, 07/16/16) – 32,460 (1,152,838)
  2. [PS4] Tales of Berseria (Bandai Namco, 08/18/16) – 24,057 (197,593)
  3. [PS4] No Man's Sky (SIE, 08/25/16) – 22,200 (New)
  4. [PS4] The King of Fighters XIXV (SNK, 08/25/16) – 20,655 (New)
  5. [PSV] Sengoku Otome: Legend Battle (Shirogumi New Media Development, 08/25/16) – 16,054 (New)
  6. [PS4] Sengoku Basara: Sanada Yukimura-Den (Capcom, 08/25/16) – 15,592 (New)
  7. [PS3] Tales of Berseria (Bandai Namco, 08/18/16) – 15,262 (91,447)
  8. [PS4] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X (Sega, 08/25/16) – 12,915 (New)
  9. [PS3] Sengoku Basara: Sanada Yukimura-Den (Capcom, 08/25/16) – 11,796 (New)
  10. [3DS] Dragon Ball Fusions (Bandai Namco, 08/04/16) – 10,827 (138,479)
  11. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons X: Kami no Shou / Ryuu no Shou (GungHo Online Entertainment, 07/28/16) – 10,372 (154,477)
  12. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot (Nintendo, 04/29/16) – 8,147 (415,444)
  13. [Wii U] Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Mojang, 06/23/16) – 8,003 (99,412)
  14. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon, 11/21/14) – 6,914 (2,878,174)
  15. [3DS] Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack (Inti Creates, 08/25/16) – 6,426 (New)
  16. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo, 02/18/16) – 5,301 (228,811)
  17. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (SIE, 03/19/15) – 5,114 (859,174)
  18. [Wii U] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo, 06/23/16) – 4,810 (86,256)
  19. [PSV] Beast and Princess (Idea Factory, 08/25/16) – 4,765 (New)
  20. [Wii U] Splatoon (Nintendo, 05/28/15) – 4,441 (1,456,508)

[source 4gamer.net, via gematsu.com]