It’s Wednesday which means it is time to find out the best-selling software and hardware is in Japan courtesy of the team over at Media Create. The new year has started well for Nintendo with Super Mario Maker and Nintendo 2DS hardware climbing nicely. In fact it’s a very close race between Sony’s PlayStation 4 console and the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 2DS. Here’s the best-sellers this week in Japan!
01./02. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2016.12.01} (¥4.700) – 100.308 / 890.838 (+37%)
02./01. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon (Pokemon Co.) {2016.11.18} (¥4.980) – 90.298 / 3.039.585 (-1%)
03./03. [3DS] Momotaro Dentetsu 2017: Tachiagare Nippon!! (Nintendo) {2016.12.22} (¥4.980) – 47.905 / 244.357 (-25%)
04./06. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 32.031 / 1.074.494 (+35%)
05./08. [3DS] Miitopia (Nintendo) {2016.12.08} (¥4.700) – 23.867 / 144.838 (+31%)
06./04. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki (Level 5) {2016.12.15} (¥4.800) – 23.698 / 585.206 (-52%)
07./05. [PS4] Final Fantasy XV # (Square Enix) {2016.11.29} (¥8.800) – 23.346 / 907.768 (-23%)
08./09. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) – 15.512 / 101.354 (+43%)
09./07. [PS4] Yakuza 6: The Song of Life # (Sega) {2016.12.08} (¥8.190) – 13.825 / 326.325 (-30%)
10./10. [3DS] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Heroes (Konami) {2016.12.15} (¥4.500) – 13.766 / 73.560 (+29%)
11./11. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Microsoft Game Studios) {2016.06.23} (¥3.600) – 13.391 / 271.044 (+38%)
12./15. [3DS] Mario Party: Star Rush (Nintendo) {2016.10.20} (¥4.700) – 10.293 / 145.318 (+44%)
13./14. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition] (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990) – 9.513 / 235.352 (+13%)
14./19. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.571) – 8.946 / 2.723.302 (+56%)
15./12. [PS4] Watch Dogs 2 (Ubisoft) {2016.12.01} (¥8.400) – 8.718 / 97.955 (-8%)
16./23. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot (Nintendo) {2016.04.28} (¥4.700) – 8.225 / 525.226
17./17. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Mura o Tsukurundesu (Nippon Columbia) {2016.07.21} (¥4.800) – 8.141 / 145.722 (+27%)
18./21. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.571) – 7.785 / 2.516.249
19./26. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sushi / Tempura – Busters T-Pack {Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sushi \ Yo-Kai Watch 3: Tempura} (Level 5) {2016.12.15} (¥6.400) – 7.002 / 41.430
20./18. [PS4] Battlefield 1 (Electronic Arts) {2016.10.21} (¥7.800) – 6.770 / 244.406 (+17%)
3DS # | 88.878
PS4 # | 87.169
PSV # | 34.023
WIU | 3.147
PS3 | 1.156
XB1 # | 180
PS4 still The best selling Home console in Japan LOVELY ….number 1 WORLDWIDE
Nintendo Switch Event will be DISSAPOINTING….the Switch just cant COMPETE WITH PS4…..THE SWITCH WILL FAIL LIKE WII U.
NINTENDO WILL BE REDUCED TO MAKING …GAMES FOR SMARTPHONES…..THEY HAVE ALREADY BEGUN.
RIP. #NINTENDOSWITCHOFFED
Why have you come here then?
I’m ps fan from ps1 final fantasy vii,almost twenty years…I’ve sell my ps4 to get ps4 pro…but since October I’m Nintendo Switch 100% !!!! Only regret if i can’t play ff xv but botw will pay me even. Don’t stack in console war. It’s all for the game..
Sure mate, we believe you.
Nintendo will do well with this. But in terms of an online community and online play, PS4 will win that war.
Regardless, there is plenty of room for all 3 players in my view
Well Spoken, the Nintendo Switch is in a position to dominate in an aspect were the industry has been lacking, that is in games. We are in for a beautiful ride.
The industry has been lacking in games? :/
Well the wii u may be down but that 3ds is still taking names. I think nintendo is still number one here. Sony is equal with them in my eyes…only on opposite sides, the console is there but the vita is still in bad position, the wii u is in bad position, be the 3ds is killing top notch and first place. With 3ds in first place killing still even if its japan, nintendo is number one…the truth hurts guys. But like the rest of the people who don’t see the competition, its the games that matter to me…so have you silly wars that you believe exists, I will be having it all anyways.
What i don’t get is million of copies sold on PS4 consoles, but games don’t sold that much, we can see how there are many games from 3DS, even some WiiU ones that have +1 million copies sold, and PS4 hardly reaches them.
PS4 has plenty of games that hit 1+ million so I don’t know what world you live on.
I really do hope I can place a Switch right next to my PS4 in the next 6 months or so. Then again, maybe I’ll wait for the alternate colors to come out which apparently won’t come til a year or so later.