Sony Holds Lead in Japan as 2DS Keeps Solid Momentum in Charts

It’s Japanese chart time again, and the results this week include a notable release on Sony hardware and some modest results from Nintendo’s perspective.

Starting with software we have Utawarerumono: The Two Hakuoros leading the way on Vita, with PS4 and PS3 versions also in the top 10. The highest placed game on Nintendo hardware is Yo-kai Watch 3 in fourth, while Minecraft: Wii U Edition is the only title in the top 10 for the big N’s home console. One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum on 3DS has made a modest debut, meanwhile, only just squeaking past 9,000 units. You can see the top 20 below with lifetime sales in brackets.

1. [PSV] Utawarerumono: The Two Hakuoros (Aquaplus, 09/21/16) – 47,363 (New)
2. [PS4] Persona 5 (Atlus, 09/15/16) – 45,178 (309,971)
3. [PS4] Utawarerumono: The Two Hakuoros (Aquaplus, 09/21/16) – 38,507 (New)
4. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 3: Sushi / Tempura (Level-5, 07/16/16) –
   20,842 (1,245,218)
5. [PS4] Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 (Konami, 09/15/16) – 16,446 (82,483)
6. [PS3] Persona 5 (Atlus, 09/15/16) – 14,771 (87,744)
7. [PS3] Utawarerumono: The Two Hakuoros (Aquaplus, 09/21/16) – 11,248 (New)
8. [Wii U] Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Mojang, 06/23/16) – 9,117 (130,912)
9. [3DS] One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum (Bandai Namco, 09/21/16) – 9,097 (New)
10. [PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 (Konami, 09/15/16) – 8,703 (43,205)
11. [3DS] Dragon Ball Fusions (Bandai Namco, 08/04/16) – 6,058 (165,696)
12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (SIE, 03/19/15) – 5,959 (880,325)
13. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot (Nintendo, 04/29/16) – 5,691 (439,426)
14. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons X: Kami no Shou / Ryuu no Shou (GungHo Online Entertainment, 07/28/16) – 5,403 (180,356)
15. [3DS] Chou Sentouchuu: Kyuukyoku no Shinobu to Battle Player Choujou Kessen (Bandai Namco, 09/15/16) – 4,804 (11,394)
16. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon, 11/21/14) – 4,575 (2,899,251)
17. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (Low Price Version) (10/08/15) – 4,312 (164,912)
18. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Happy Price Selection) (Nintendo, 03/17/16) – 3,929 (97,110)
19. [Wii U] Splatoon (Nintendo, 05/28/15) – 3,892 (1,472,704)
20. [PS4] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Game of the Year Edition (Spike Chunsoft, 09/01/16) – 3,130 (25,041)

Following the release in last week’s results of the ‘slim’ PS4 model, Sony’s iterated system saw sales nearly half but remain a long way ahead of rivals, making up ground from some poor pre-Slim sales. The New 3DS LL (XL) is performing reasonably well, and the 2DS is still shifting decent numbers in its second week since the recent ‘re-launch’ in Japan.

1. PlayStation 4 – 49,652 (96,433)
2. New 3DS LL – 15,491 (15,808)
3. 2DS – 14,492 (18,754)
4. PlayStation Vita – 9,817 (12,931)
5. New 3DS – 3,379 (3,047)
6. Wii U – 2,731 (2,703)
7. PlayStation 3 – 1,105 (1,099)
8. 3DS – 462 (425)
9. Xbox One – 124 (156)
10. 3DS LL – 74 (106)

All told, it was a better week for games on Sony hardware than for Nintendo’s systems, though the New 3DS LL and 2DS are still shifting decent numbers in Japan.

Source: Nintendo Life