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News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 and PS4 Pro Continue to Outsell Switch
Stock locked
Those reported Nintendo Switch stock shortages are having an impact in Japan, where the handheld hybrid console has once again been outsold by the combined efforts of the PlayStation 4 and PS4 Pro. Sony's systems shifted around 29,000 units despite the ongoing lack of new software. Speaking of which, the top five did see a new PS4...
News Scores of Japanese Games Announced for PS4, Vita at Anime Expo 2017
Over ten new titles confirmed for Sony's systems
Good news, weeaboos: visual novels are alive and well on the PlayStation Vita – and the PlayStation 4 continues to be the unofficial home of Japanese games on consoles. People in their mid-to-late 20s donned their pink wigs and Dragon Ball Z tees and headed to Anime Expo 2017 this weekend, where...
News Sony Foresees a Big Year for Its Japanese Studios
Trio of titles on the way
Sony is anticipating a big end to the year for its various Japanese developers. The release schedule for the second half of 2017 includes three titles from its Eastern first-parties: Knack 2 from Japan Studio, Gran Turismo Sport from Polyphony Digital, and Everybody’s Golf from Clap-Hanz in collaboration once again with...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Back on Top with Several New Releases
Final Fantasy XIV targets software summit
The low stock Nintendo Switch situation has opened the door for the PlayStation 4 to return to the top of the Japanese hardware charts – albeit with relatively unimpressive figures all told. Combined sales of the PS4 Slim and PS4 Pro propelled Sony’s console back to the summit, with several lower-profile...
News N. Sane Trilogy Plots the Return of Japanese Crash Bandicoot
Face lift
Veteran fans of Crash will know that the bandicoot has a slightly different face in Japan. As part of Sony’s localisation efforts for the original trilogy of games, it gave the titular character a bit of a facelift, attempting to make him more palatable to local audiences. It worked, too – Naughty Dog’s titles were a surprise hit in...
News Japanese Sales Charts: All's Quiet on the PlayStation Front
Summertime snoozefest
Bad news if you thought the Japanese sales charts were about to get interesting, because for the millionth week running, there's bugger all happening as far as PlayStation's concerned. There are no new PlayStation 4 releases in the top 20, with Tekken 7 the only current-gen release remaining in the top five. Bandai Namco's...
News Dragon Quest XI PS4 Gets a Funny Japanese Ad, as You'd Expect
What are we even watching
Sony sure likes its dumb Japanese adverts doesn't it? We've seen some corkers over the years - the Destiny one is still our favourite - but this new addition for Dragon Quest XI: In Search of Departed Time is no slouch either. Featuring singer and actor Takayuki Yamada, he loads up the game only to be blown away...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Read the E3 2017 News Instead
Another slow week
The Japanese sales charts are out, and as has been the case for several weeks now, there’s naff all going on apart from the Nintendo Switch getting a trickle of stock. PlayStation 4 sales are in the gutter, but it’s just a dry spell for the entire industry at the moment; expect sales to perk up across the board when Dragon...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Tekken 7 Juggles Its Way to Number 1
Tekken it higher
Well, there's only one worthwhile story to extract from the latest Japanese sales charts. Soaring straight to the top of the software list, Tekken 7 shifted 58,736 copies on PlayStation 4 during its debut. Certainly not an amount worth shouting about, but it's worth remembering that the series has traditionally moved more units in...
News Everybody's Golf Is Still Coming to Smartphones in Japan
Nice shot
Sony may have been quiet on the smartphone front, but its new mobile-focused subsidiary ForwardWorks is busy bringing some of PlayStation’s biggest brands to iOS and Android. And it looks like Everybody’s Golf may be the first franchise to arrive, with pre-registration for the title open in Japan right now. There’s also a new...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Ys VIII Dashes Straight to Number 1 as PS4 Stays Quiet
Guilty Gear also rocks into top 5
We'd still classify this as a pretty boring instalment of the Japanese sales charts, but at least we've got a few things to write about this time around. First off, the latest Ys game, Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana, shot straight to the top of the software charts, selling a kind-of-okay-but-actually-pretty-low 27,741...
News Sony Says Goodbye to the PS3 After 10 Years on the Market
So long, old friend
Sony has announced that PlayStation 3 production has ended in Japan, which essentially means that the console is done and dusted. Back in March, the company said that the end would soon be coming, and now it's put the final nail in the coffin. The PS3 launched over a decade ago in its homeland; it'll be 11 years old this...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Steady as Sales Slow Down
Calm before the Dragon Quest?
The post-Golden Week slump in Japan is still very real, with little to shout about in this week’s Media Create report. PREY was the “hottest” new release of the week, selling 7,105 units on the PlayStation 4. Danganronpa 1/2 Reload also charted for Sony’s new-gen system, shifting 3,880 units. You’ve got to...
News Capcom's Bringing More Resident Evil to PlayStation VR
You are dead
Resident Evil 7 is considered, by many, to be one of the best experiences that can be had on Sony’s PlayStation VR headset. It’s exciting, then, that Capcom is bringing more Biohazard to virtual reality; less exciting is the fact that Vendetta Z is merely a free experience designed to promote the upcoming CGI movie, Resident Evil...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Suffers Another Sales Dip During Post-Holiday Period
Yawn
Jeeeeez, when will it end? For weeks now we've been struggling to make articles out of the latest Japanese sales charts because... Well, there really hasn't been much to write about from a PlayStation perspective. Unfortunately, that's also the case this week; not a single new PlayStation 4 title entered the top 20. Of course, this was always...
News Sony Japan's Made Another Awesome Musical PS4 Montage
Play! Play! Play!
Sony Japan’s got a knack [Pun not intended – Ed] for creating amazing montages, and it’s launched its latest overnight to celebrate the wealth of software set to release on the PlayStation 4 over the coming months. This clip takes the form of a musical, with the star attractions being titles like Dragon Quest XI, Tekken 7,...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Golden Week Winds Up Weak
Nothing to see here
Golden Week did little to propel hardware or software sales in Japan, as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe once again ruled the roost. PlayStation 4 hardware enjoyed a small bump, but it was the Xbox One that scored the biggest increase – even if its numbers are little more than a statistical error at this point. NieR: Automata prevented...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Darks Souls III Rekindles the Fire in Top 5
PS4 sales continue to drop, though
Dark Souls III: The Fire Fades Edition - which includes all the game's downloadable content - has dodge rolled its way into the Japanese software charts, shifting 33,088 copies and landing in third place. Not too shabby for a re-release, but then, there's not much else to write about this time around. Yep, it's...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Numbers Continue to Drop as Software Dries Up
Yawn
The Japanese sales charts haven't made for especially interesting reading in weeks - at least as far as PlayStation goes. Since the launch of the Nintendo Switch last month, the PlayStation 4 has been pushed out of focus due to a lack of notable software releases. Naturally, this also means that hardware figures are in a gradual decline, with...
News New Hot Shots Golf Tees Off 31st August in Japan
Fore the players
Clap Hanz's long overdue persistent online arcade golf title New Hot Shots Golf will finally tee off on 31st August in Japan, publisher Sony has announced. The game – which has been in production since PlayStation Vita port Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational launched on the PlayStation 3 back in 2013 – is the most ambitious...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Switch Steady As All Other Systems Slump
A slow week in the East
There's really not much to say in what was comfortably one of the slowest weeks for the Japanese games industry in some time. A steady supply of Switch stock has helped Nintendo's new hardware to hold strong, but all other systems – the PlayStation 4 Pro excluded – saw their sales numbers decline this week. LEGO Worlds...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Musou Stars Barely Shines as PS4 Has a Quiet Week
Slow and steady
There's no point in trying to sugarcoat it: these latest Japanese sales charts really aren't all that interesting. Two new PlayStation 4 titles made it into the software top ten, with hack and slash crossover Musou Stars entering in second place while the terribly named Blue Reflection: Sword of the Girl Who Dances in Illusions...
News Sony Will Publish Destiny 2 for PS4 in Japan
Platform holder to bring shooter overseas
Much like the first game, Sony will act as Destiny 2's publisher in Japan. The platform holder's said that it will fully localise the first-person shooter on Activision's behalf, adding both subtitles and voiceover in the nation's native tongue. It's obviously no surprise that it's going the extra mile given...
News Senran Kagura's Water Pistol Game Is Getting Dead or Alive DLC
A match made in heaven
Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash – the Splatoon-esque multiplayer water pistol shooter from Marvelous – is getting Dead or Alive downloadable content because of course it is. The pervey soak-'em-up will see Marie Rose, Honoka, and Ayane join the fray in Japan for ¥700 a pop or ¥1,800 for the full set. You'll also...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Steady in Slow Week for PlayStation
Stocked
Nintendo Switch got new stock this week which pushed its hardware and software numbers up significantly, but despite the new console on the block, the PlayStation 4 continues to sell steady. The system racked up another 30,000 or so units between the PS4 Slim and the PS4 Pro this week – an uneventful but sturdy statistic for the system...
News PlayStation Japan Still Has Faith in the PS Vita
And it's working on a new IP
Sony's not given up on the PlayStation Vita – well, not in Japan at least! The handheld still sells reasonable numbers in the platform holder's home territory, and that means that the Asian arm of Sony Interactive Entertainment is not ditching the device just yet. Speaking with Trendy Nikkei, gaffer Atsushi Morita...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Monster Hunter Makes a Peach Beach Splash
Beast mode
There are no surprises in this week's Media Create chart as Nintendo 3DS exclusive Monster Hunter XX topped the software charts with a frightening debut of almost 850k units. We wonder whether Capcom will use the success as a means to justify another couple of years of PlayStation Portable assets, or whether it's panicking over the fact...
News Sony Is Finally Killing Off the PS3 in Japan
It's been available for over a decade
Ah, the PlayStation 3. The last-gen machine launched over a decade ago in Japan, and even after the PlayStation 4 hit the market, it was still shifting units. Over the last couple of years, however, things have slowed dramatically; once the PS4 hit its stride in the East, PS3 sales fell off a cliff. With that in...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Ghost Recon: Wildlands Snipes Kingdom Hearts
Tango down
It's a bit weird to look at the latest Japanese software charts and see a new game like Ghost Recon: Wildlands sitting pretty at the top, but that's what we're dealing with this week. Ubisoft's open world stealth-shooter hybrid parachuted in at number one, selling a respectable 89,791 copies. It even managed to beat Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Numbers Hold Despite Switch Launch, Horizon Comes Second to Zelda
Expected results
The obvious talking point of the latest Japanese sales charts is the launch of the Nintendo Switch, which unsurprisingly rocketed to the top of the hardware charts. Ninty's newest moved 329,152 units, meaning that it surpassed the PlayStation 4's opening sales by around 20,000 units. Speaking of which, Sony's current-gen console...
News Japanese Sales Charts: NieR: Automata Gets Off to a Surprisingly Strong Start on PS4
Sliced and diced
The latest Japanese sales charts are in, and NieR: Automata has jumped straight in at number one. The PlayStation 4 console exclusive sold well, shifting almost 200,000 copies. That's a lot more than most new releases manage in their first week. It was followed up by the new Super Robot Wars game in second and third, on PS4 and Vita...
News Japanese Sales Charts: For Honor Fights Its Way Into First Place
Nioh keeps slashing in second
Not content with conquering the UK charts earlier this week, For Honor has fought its way to first place in the Japanese charts too, selling 40,062 copies on PlayStation 4. Not a huge number, but Ubisoft's latest had no real competition, with the likes of Nioh following just behind. Team Ninja's well received action...
News Play NieR: Automata with English Subtitles This Week
NieR-er than you think
Gagging for NieR: Automata? Of course you are – it's the next must-own PlayStation 4 exclusive after Horizon: Zero Dawn. And it's coming pretty soon: 7th March in North America and 10th March in Europe. But what if we told you there's a way to play it a little bit earlier? Tempting, eh? Well, pull up a pew, because we come...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Nioh Takes a Stab at Second Place
PS4 continues to top hardware
Unfortunately for PlayStation 4 exclusive Nioh, it's had to go up against a new Dragon Quest game during its first week on the Japanese market, meaning that it was never going to snatch that coveted top spot. The critically acclaimed action title skewered second place, selling 75,477 copies - not a gigantic amount, but...
News PlayStation Japan Goes Daft Punk with Latest PS4 Line Up Trailer
Technologic
The PlayStation 4 has enjoyed a decent start to the year in Japan, being the only console on the market that's actually seeing growth year-on-year - and its diverse software line up should help it maintain its promising sales over the coming months. In order to get the word out, PlayStation Japan has launched a new trailer, and like its...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Resident Evil 7 Regrows Its Limbs at the Top
Boruto also enters the fray
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard has remained at the top of the Japanese software charts, selling a further 52,665 copies on PlayStation 4. The horror title has almost hit the quarter of a million mark now, and it'll likely surpass that goal this week. It's not the kind of number worth screaming about, but it's a reasonably...
Feature 2017 Is an Insane Year for Japanese Games on PS4
The beast from the East
Japan seems to be going from strength to strength when it comes to making PlayStation 4 games. The country had a solid 2016, pumping out notable titles like Final Fantasy XV and The Last Guardian, while smaller releases such as Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth and Dragon Quest Builders were very positively received here in the...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Resident Evil 7 Doesn't Quite Kill It
Capcom's latest stalks the summit
There's only one new release worth talking about in the latest Japanese software charts, and that's Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. Capcom's well-received horror title entered in first place on PlayStation 4, selling 216,314 copies. Relatively speaking, it's not a bad number - most games these days do a lot less - but...
News Japan's Getting a Limited Edition NieR Automata PS4 Bundle
Shh, it's a secret
A limited edition NieR Automata PlayStation 4 hardware bundle will be announced for Japan next week, though Square Enix had the audacity to show it off during a stream overnight. The special console – which is a PS4 Slim as opposed to a PS4 Pro – will come with Emil's moonface plastered all over the chassis. Pricing and...
News Hundreds Line Up for PlayStation VR Restock in Japan
Many waited overnight for a chance to buy one
Hundreds of Japanese gamers lined up to buy PlayStation VR in Japan today. As we're sure you know, the headset launched last year in the region, but similarly to the rest of the world, it's been out of stock for months now. Sony's done such an awful job meeting demand that many people waited outside...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Gravity Rush Goes Top as Valkyria Revolution Flops
PS4 still the hardware king
Gravity Rush 2 has floated straight to the top of the latest Japanese software charts, shifting 74,361 copies. Certainly not an amazing number, but it's not quite terrible either, and it's an improvement over the sales of the original Gravity Rush. In any case, it's nice to see Kat at least make it to the summit - even if...
News Sony Went Above and Beyond for That Gravity Rush 2 Commercial
Topsy turvy world
How much did this cost? Remember that amazing Gravity Rush 2 commercial featuring a cute kitten? If you haven't watched it already, then do so through here. Back? Well, Sony has uploaded some behind the scenes footage revealing how the commercial was shot, and it included building a giant set on a rotating motor so that it could...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Kingdom Hearts and Danganronpa Race to the Top
PS4 still king of hardware
It's taken quite a few weeks, but PlayStation's finally managed to get a couple of titles to the top of the Japanese software charts. The ridiculously named Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue jumped straight into first place with sales of 137,797 copies. Not a huge amount, but certainly a solid opening. Behind...
News Sony's Using a Cute Kitten to Market Gravity Rush 2 in Japan
Gravity Cat
Everyone knows that if you want to go viral on YouTube, you've got to film a cute kitten. But what about a pretty little kitty walking up walls? That's exactly what Sony's hoping will sell Gravity Rush 2 in Japan, as it's put together a pretty impressive first-person video that plays with the physics defying theme from the first-party...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Keeps a Healthy Lead as Final Fantasy XV Nears 1 Million
Fantasy's almost a reality
There's not too much going on in the latest Japanese hardware and software charts, but it's nice to see both the PlayStation 4 and Vita ticking along rather nicely. Sony's current-gen console has enjoyed a relatively healthy run of late, and it's sold another 78,927 units last week. Given that the PS4 averaged around...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Ends 2016 On Top
Last but not least
The final Japanese hardware and software charts of 2016 are in, and the PlayStation 4 has reclaimed its place at the top of the former. Sony's current-gen console jumped Nintendo's New 3DS LL, shifting a relatively healthy 73,421 units. That means the PS4 manged to sell through almost 1.8 million units in Japan last year. Not an...
News Minecraft Vita Is Sony's First Japanese Million Seller in Over a Decade
And it's technically a Microsoft game
Minecraft: PS Vita Edition has sold over one million units at retail in Japan according to tracking firm Media Create. This means that – despite the brand being owned by Microsoft – it's the first Sony published title since 2004 to hit seven digits. The last first-party release to achieve the target was Gran...
News PS4 Quietly Crosses Four Million Units Milestone in Japan
Pyrrhic victory?
Japan's no longer the focus of Sony's attention, but the PlayStation 4 has still managed to quietly cross the four million units milestone in its home nation. The news comes courtesy of the latest Media Create report tracking sales for the week ending 25th December, where Sony's new-gen system sold 100,238 units – enough to push...
News Japanese Sales Charts: 3DS Software Rules the Roost While PS4 Hardware Holds
Yakuza 6 and Final Fantasy XV still in Top Ten
With the big PlayStation 4 releases all out, there was a chance that Sony's system may sag, but it registered a decent hold in this week's Media Create report. The bog-standard box shifted some 70,031 units for the week, while the PS4 Pro added another 9,317 units on top – not enough to displace the...
News Gravity Rush: The Animation Bridges the Narrative Gap
Anime short to fill in Kat's story
It won't be long before Kat tumbles back into all our lives in Gravity Rush 2, but Gravity Rush: The Animation is aiming to at least keep Japanese fans occupied until early January. The 20-minute Studio Khara produced anime will premiere on TV Tokyo on 26th January, and promises to bridge the gap between the first...
