Japan: Nintendo 3DS Sells 27K And Wii U Sells 7K

It’s Wednesday which means it is time to find out what the best-selling software and hardware was in Japan. The charts are in courtesy of Media Create and it’s Yokai Watch 3 that stormed the charts to reach the number one spot this week. With regards to hardware it has not been an incredibly exciting week with the Nintendo 3DS beating the PlayStation 4 to claim the top spot once again. Here’s the best-sellers this week in Japan.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 3: Sushi / Tempura (Level-5, 07/16/16) – 632,135 (New)
2. [PSV] The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd Evolution (Kadokawa Games, 07/14/16) – 10,485 (New)
3. [3DS] Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns (Marvelous, 06/23/16) – 9,806 (156,484)
4. [Wii U] Splatoon (Nintendo, 05/28/15) – 8,241 (1,423,257)
5. [Wii U] Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Mojang, 06/23/16) – 8,127 (50,957)
6. [Wii U] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo, 06/23/16) – 7,611 (45,896)
7. [PSV] Uppers (Marvelous, 07/14/16) – 6,931 (New)
8. [3DS] Culdcept Revolt (Nintendo, 07/07/16) – 6,519 (35,839)
9. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (SIE, 03/19/15) – 6,121 (824,235)
10. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot (Nintendo, 04/29/16) – 5,484 (350,387)
11. [PSV] Coven and Labyrinth of Refrain (NIS, 06/23/16) – 5,214 (39,786)
12. [PS4] Overwatch (Square Enix, 05/26/16) – 4,798 (120,522)
13. [PS4] Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers (Bandai Namco, 06/30/16) – 4,561 (84,032)
14. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo, 02/18/16) – 4,187 (191,526)
15. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon, 11/21/14) – 4,102 (2,823,853)
16. [3DS] Taiko Drum Master: Doko Don! Mystery Adventure (Bandai Namco, 06/16/16) – 3,971 (61,181)
17. [PS3] Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers (Bandai Namco, 06/30/16) – 3,451 (48,769)
18. [PSV] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and the Prophecy’s End (Square Enix, 05/27/16) – 3,198 (215,631)
19. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (4,990 yen Version) (10/08/15, Rockstar Games) – 3,188 (133,568)
20. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2016 (Konami, 04/28/16) – 2,887 (156,427)

Hardware Sales (followed by last week’s sales)

1. New 3DS LL – 23,382 (16,505)
2. PlayStation 4 – 20,395 (22,717)
3. PlayStation Vita – 10,991 (11,042)
4. Wii U – 7,601 (15,470)
5. New 3DS – 3,665 (3,284)
6. PlayStation 3 – 1,045 (1,126)
7. 3DS – 653 (670)
8. 3DS LL – 106 (87)
9. Xbox One – 63 (72)

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