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Japanese Charts: The Last Of Us Pushes Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D Aside

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This week’s Japanese software and hardware charts have come in from Japan. Sony developer Naughty Dog were on top form as their latest game, The Last of Us, dethroned Nintendo’s Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D to claim the Japanese top spot. The Nintendo 3DS remains the best-selling device, while the Wii U continues to struggle due to a lack of new titles. Here’s the Japanese software and hardware charts for this week.

  1. [PS3] The Last of Us
  2. [3DS] Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
  3. [3DS] Tomodachi Collection: New Life
  4. [PSV] God Dimension Idol Neptune PP
  5. [3SD] Kuma Tomo
  6. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf
  7. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
  8. [3DS] Farewell Umihara Kawase
  9. [PSP] Storm Lover 2nd
  10. [PSP] Roukyuubu! Himitsu no Otoshimono
  1. Nintendo 3DS XL – 28,281 (29,533)
  2. Nintendo 3DS – 14,988 (17,602)
  3. PlayStation Vita – 13,422 (10,664)
  4. PlayStation 3 – 9,816 (10,872)
  5. Wii U – 5,329 (5,983)
  6. PSP – 5,091 (5,651)
  7. Wii – 1,234 (1,461)
  8. Xbox 360 – 282 (397)

152 thoughts on “Japanese Charts: The Last Of Us Pushes Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D Aside”

        1. because it derails the topic, taking away from the article itself, feel free to post 1st, with an actual comment. I actually enjoy reading what people have to say about various topics, not simply people posting first and then people complaining about people always posting first. It will get to the point where people will get fed up and stop viewing this site. As I currently will. Time to go back to IGN.

          1. The blame lies with this sites admins. They could put an end to this first nonsense but they don’t.

          2. To be fair what derails the topic the most isn’t the “first” comment but the countless responses to that comment telling him to shut up

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  1. I don’t know if it “pushes it aside” per say, because well it’s been out for awhile and the last of us is a very anticipated game, so I think its a bit obvious that it would put donkey kong down to 2nd place, which is still pretty good sales

    1. Yep , the first week sales of DKCR3D (a port of a 3 year old game) sold roughly the same as TLOU (the best game ever to hit PS3) lol. Suprised ?

      1. well a 3 year old port is a bit surprising to see go toe to toe with a huge triple A title, especially if the port is on a handheld! But I guess thinking about it, while the last of us looks amazing, DKC:R might be my favorite game ever, so I guess i’m not all that surprised XD

    2. Not to mention, I’d bet money Donkey kong will stay in the top 10 long after The Last of Us is no where to be seen :) It just got its first release jump and will fall in a week probably putting Donkey kong back on top
      .

    1. Because it’s so a good movie that why. Don’t worry it gonna drop fast in one week, the game got no replay value.

    2. At first glance i thought it was just Uncharted with zombies. Well I was wring because this game makes Uncharted seem like shit. If you have a PS3 its a must buy imo.

    3. No it’s not just a zombie shooter. In fact very little gameplay is spent shooting zombies. Just play the game. It’s one of the best written game of all time.

    4. a game made by naughty dog, looks very nice, it’s technically not zombies, and it (supposedly) has a good story, but that’s just what heard. Any company that is good should be able to make a good game with some sort of undead creature or whatnot. Valve, left 4 dead, Nintendo luigis mansion, konami castlevania, naughty dog, the last of us etc. etc.

    5. It’s been said many times before, THEY ARE NOT ZOMBIES. Also, you fight zombies and survivors as well. This game is not like Dead Island or CoD Zombies. You have to use stealth, not just shoot willy nilly. If you shoot randomly, then you will get mobbed and get anal raped.

  2. virgin socially inept nintendork.

    I asked a girl why my cum looks like cheese whiz and she said its because I’m a nintendork. Sony fans have bigger penises she said. Guys will my tiny grow if I switch to sony?!?!

          1. You can’t measure it because I do not interact with such primitive activities exchanging body fluids…

            I have far more civilized things to do, like playing games, study and increase my wisdom…

  3. Did anyone else notice that it says “3SD” instead of “3DS” on nr.5 of top selling games?

  4. We have shitty games
    Innovation cost you an extra 150$ in trade for no 3rd party
    In time games will come but after that you have you have to wait 2 years again

    Unfortunately you have a weak piece of hardware with no games, please understand.

    1. Duuuuuuuude this is getting lame , you are right about them but you could say in another way and not sound like a troll .

      1. yeah exactly im right about them. exactly why im a troll. exactly why every troll on this site always has the most sense and only a few who arnt considered trolls like you do. the rest are in denial or just plain stupid. just watch everybody get mad and have a reaction about this because they cant accept bad facts about white knight nintendo.

    2. I’m offended at this bold faced lie!!
      We only have to wait 1 1/2 years.
      Stop exaggerating!!
      Gaawwwd.

      *Goes to find my Eternal Darkness disc so I can beat your ass*

          1. she is way to much of a skank!!!! dumb bitch. shes one of those people you would fuck and leave forever and not even care if she was pregnant. shes that bad. same with kesha.

      1. Wow the 1st song from Nicki I actually like! Pretty nice. I generally dont listen to all the illuminati crap, but this song isnt bad.

  5. It would have been much better for Nintendo to delay the release of the Wii U until it had enough games to justify a purchase…

    1. Well if Nintendo didnt release te Wii U then there still would have been a drout of games because nothin else was coming out for the Wii. So what is better. Having no games on a console everyone already has? Or coming out with a new system and some new games? If the Wii U didn’t come out, the drout would have been 2 months LONGER! 💋

  6. the same but with realy stupid names like the ones you see. those are people on this site. also the anonymous ones that troll are too, for the most part anyway.

  7. The Last of Us was incredible, I almost cried at a few parts. Makes me wish Nintendo would open up some western studios to make games like this.

    1. If a story is what makes a game the greatest then clearly Nintendo is not for those people even though Zelda and Metroid have great stories as examples…

      However they also have excellent gameplay that still makes it feel like a real game and not a movie…

        1. 1. His opinion. Its great if you really love TLoU, but not everyone will.
          2. Most of The Last of Us is swinging a pipe/wrench (whatever it is), that is when you’re not (you guessed it!) shooting. Its not the pinnacle of gameplay, Nintendo Commander only dared to point that out…

          1. You could say that about any game, the core mechanic of any game can be made seen as a rehash to another of any previous game with the same mechanic. Mario for example, you could say is all about running and jumping. Halo; all about shooting, Plants VS Zombies; Tapping the screen. This could be said about any game when you don’t understand what it is, or you’re just out to belittle it. Nintendo Commander said it best, its his opinion, and it means little to nothing for those who disagree.

    2. Not that i hate TLOU (i enjoyed it a lot) but i don’t think any Nintendo studio should be on the trend “Presentation, graphics, story first, gameplay later”. Or at least not completely. To me, a game should (not “must” have something unique about the gameplay (Example: Gravity rush on PS Vita). It doesn’t need to be revolutionary or groundbreaking, just unique. While i like the gameplay of TLOU (It actually requires careful thought unlike Uncharted, which was pretty easy), i think it should have something about the gameplay that makes it different from other games, not just blending other features that have been done before plus impressive sound and incredible storytelling. Maybe i’m harshed about game play aspect. But still this is my opinion.
      However, i have no offense to anyone who loves TLOU. And to the people who haven’t played it: you should give the game a try before fully judging it .TLOU is a great game ( better than Bioshock Infinite and many game this year). And people who love story in video game will be satisfied (yeah it’s very touching) I would give it 8.5-9.0, just not a 10 like many people do.

      Sorry for my English. I’m from Vietnam

      1. Gameplay is important to me too, I just think that Nintendo should open a studio that can do both great stories AND gameplay.

  8. I wouldn’t mind a world where Nintendo handled handhelds, and Sony did the consoles. And Microsoft would piss off.

    1. We may see that world. I’m a little disappointed with the lack of Metroid, and I’m not alone. Nintendo should respect their older fans, too.

      1. Keep in mind though my Nintendo Virologist Virus, that the Wii U is not even 9 months old yet…

        Thete is still about 5 more years for a Metroid game or 2 to be announced and released during that time…

  9. I don’t get why people are buying the vita. There aren’t much great games for it also sony ain’t even releasing any good games on it …

      1. In what way? if you guys are all chanting that there ain’t any games for the wii u.. well vita has been out for a longer time and there still aren’t many games for it

        1. Also its pretty understandable that sony isn’t concentrating on the vita, they could hve released god of war for the vita instead. Even in e3 there was hardly any mention of the vita..

          1. U just embarrassed yourself by showing that list… It’s just filled with indie games probably no ones ever heard about.. I mean seriously was Sony sleeping all these years they seem have to accepted that there is no it wil be able to top the 3ds sales

            You know , at least Nintendo is trying to save the wii u by releasing first party games, Sony on the other hand…..

            Just because you own the handheld doesn’t change the fact that it has a shitty library , even though it’s a powerful system but 2-3 good games aren’t enough

            1. And exactly what is wrong with indie games? Oh because you think they’re bad or lesser games or something?

              Games are games, I couldn’t give two shits what you think about it, the metacritic scores disagree as will the majority of people who have actually played and enjoyed them, unlike you who is busy shilling for Nintendo like a dimwitted sheep who can’t think for himself and believes Nintendo has some chokehold in the industry with software.

              1. Wow.. Soo much denial.. I mean c’mon just look at the past handhelds- there were soo many exclusives even the psp had MGS or GoW but what does the vita get …… Resistance !! which sucked .
                Indie games are not enough to justify a purchase, you might as well buy an ouya.
                You know at least Ben the nintendo fanboys accept the fact the wiiu software has been lackluster.

                1. The only ones in denial are shills like you who are stuck in the 90s and have terrible, narrow taste in games.

                  1. The fanboyism is strong with this one ^.. I have a vita as well but do you why I bought it cause Sony promised console gaming on a handheld and guess what they failed miserably. I can get all the indie games I want from steam for pretty cheap, I didn’t buy a vita for that.
                    Even though the 3ds is underpowered, currently it’s rocking the charts and do you know why you retard?? Cause it has got a VARIETY of games for both the hardcore and the casual gamer with awesome eshop support , I am pretty sure I’ll get it somtime this year.

                    I was actually laughing at everyone who bought the 3ds before as the vita was the way to go. But it seems the tables have turned and crushed the vita.. Yeah and that’s truth

                    1. They have never “promised” a damn thing of the sort; that is a commercial/marketing slogan. Games like Wipeout, LBP, Uncharted, Killzone, Gravity Rush, Tearaway and several others out there from third parties whether they be multiplatform titles are exactly that “console quality” on the go.

                      The only 3DS top sellers are most of Nintendo’s first party, third party 3DS games not named Monster Hunter don’t sell gangbusters on that platform and it’s an observable fact. The Vita however, has proven to sell third party offerings, which is why you see indies supporting it, because their games do very well on the platform. Simple, simple logic.

                      Now you can hop along and shove your 3DS far up your ass, while I enjoy my platform which offers a large library right off the bat with PS+ and applies to my PS3 as well.

                      I own both and the 3DS has yet to have seen extensive use as my Vita.

                      You probably don’t even own a Vita to begin with, so I really don’t give a shit what you say after this, lol.

      1. But at least Nintendo is releasing all the big guns like Zelda,Mario,pikmin and donkey kong this year, they are trying to turn things around the same cannot be said for the vita

    1. It’s a great system and has a bunch of good games. I have never met a legitimate Vita owner who has regretted their purchase, or owning one.

  10. Those poor Wii U sales……..Nintendo you better fix this!!! I really can’t blame developers for not putting their games on Wii U when you screwed up this year so bad. The only people you are hurting is yourself and your loyal fans like me. I want more third party games like The Division, Kingdom Hearts III, and Final Fantasy XV. Fix this Nintendo!!!

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    #DOWNWITHFULLTIMETROLLS

  12. I’m sorta surprised that DKCR3D has bearly touched The Last of Us. DKCR is a port of a 3 year old game, so good job to the people who ported it and excellent job to Naughty Dog. Now make Jak 4 please.

  13. I Stand With Jae Mathews

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  14. This really isn’t surprising, Last of Us is one of the best console games of the year. A handheld remake isn’t gonna stand up to that haha. Even though DKCR3D is really awesome!

  15. Tlou is overhyped, overated, terrible ai… its a shame these cutscene games are what westerners call quality gameplay lol.

  16. @aeolus and you mind telling us how many third party developer are supprting the vita? oh and btw monster hunter, lego city, project x, resident evil , sonic, kingdom hearts all say hi.

    what I find funny is that you say you enjoy a VARIETY of games on your system , but you still like the vita more?? LOL

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