Japan: 3DS Sells 57k And Wii U Sells 10k

This week’s Media Create sales are now in from Japan. In a quiet week for new software, Yokai Watch 2 continues to dominate the chart as it has done for the past few weeks, with Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire following closely in second. Other 3DS titles including Super Smash Bros and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate continue to shift double figures, while sales for the remainder of the top 20 scrape together ever-decreasing numbers.

Hardware sales see the New Nintendo 3DS XL topping the chart yet again, though only bring in 30k in comparison to last week’s 76k. 3DS sales, then, total 57k this week – around two-thirds less from the console’s numbers over the Christmas period. The Wii U also suffers a considerable dip, taking in 10k this week, down from 30k the week prior. You can check out the top 20 software and hardware charts for Japan below.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [3DS] Yokai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 74,998 (2,322,127)
2. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire – 38,420 (2,432,659)
3. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS – 23,667 (2,096,515)
4. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 21,453 (2,412,467)
5. [Wii U] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 18,884 (548,128)
6. [3DS] Yokai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke – 10,281 (3,074,502)
7. [PSV] Gundam Breaker 2 – 9,460 (111,229)
8. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V – 9,211 (144,876)
9. [Wii U] Mario Kart 8 – 8,884 (889,064)
10. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 7,991 (3,893,111)
11. [PS3] Gundam Breaker 2 – 6,640 (111,050)
12. [3DS] Final Fantasy Explorers – 5,007 (238,804)
13. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 – 4,691 (2,454,992)
14. [3DS] Gotouchi Tetsudou: Gotouchi Chara to Nihon Zenkoku no Tabi – 4,687 (65,671)
15. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V Budget Version – 4,641 (107,614)
16. [3DS] Aikatsu! 365-Hi no Idol Days – 4,067 (100,468)
17. [3DS] Sumikkogurashi koko ga Ochitsukun desu – 4,052 (90,569)
18. [PS3] Shining Resonance – 4,021 (106,389)
19. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind CHAIN – 3,860 (73,879)
20. [3DS] Sentouchu Densetsu no Shinobi to Survival Battle – 3,764 (347,793)

Hardware Sales (followed by last week’s sales)

1. New 3DS LL – 30,455 (76,439)
2. PlayStation Vita – 21,536 (56,700)
3. PlayStation 4 – 19,118 (42,216)
4. New 3DS – 14,226 (40,338)
5. Wii U – 10,803 (30,031)
6. PlayStation 3 – 8,216 (17,867)
7. 3DS – 6,685 (17,293)
8. 3DS LL – 6,308 (19,096)
9. PlayStation Vita TV – 791 (1,305)
10. Xbox One – 563 (637)