This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z – 543,630 / NEW
2. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 159,244 / 3,360,163
3. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World – 57,862 / 241,107
4. [PS3] Nobunaga no Yabou: Souzou – 54,590 / NEW
5. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind – 42,311 / 135,782
6. [PS3] Call of Duty: Ghosts (Dubbed) – 37,519 / NEW
7. [PS3] Gran Turismo 6 – 37,306 / 242,090
8. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go Galaxy – 30,517 / 122,160
9. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 – 27,921 / 3,030,279
10. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 26,409 / 3,522,987
11. [3DS] Tomodachi Collection – 22,189 / 1,545,717
12. [3DS] Aikatsu! Futari no My Princess – 18,415 / 117,675
13. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited World Red – 17,906 / 141,280
14. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life – 17,628 / 350,022
15. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 – 15,128 / 2,158,254
16. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014 – 15,058 / 243,425
17. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion 2 – 15,051 / 958,510
18. [PS3] Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII – 14,837 / 373,592
19. [3DS] Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 – 14,566 / 121,499
20. [WIU] Taiko Drum Master – 13,980 / 51,436
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
3DS LL – 130,710
Wii U – 74,903
3DS – 50,846
Vita – 30,440
PS3 – 23,959
PSP – 6,475
Vita TV – 5,506
Wii – 1,197
Xbox 360 – 536
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS LL – 92,375
Wii U – 48,762
3DS – 32,894
Vita – 25,594
PS3 – 24,085
PSP – 4,416
Vita TV – 3,772
Wii – 767
Xbox 360 – 473
This month’s EDGE review scores are as follows:
Killzone: Shadow Fall [6]
Ryse: Son of Rome [6]
Forza Motorsport 5 [7]
Dead Rising 3 [8]
Need for Speed: Rivals [7]
Killer Instinct [7]
Bravely Default [8]
Resogun [8]
Knack [3]
Crimson Dragon [5]
LocoCycle [2]
EDGE also has revealed its top ten games of 2013 in issue #262. Here’s the magazine’s full listing:
1. Grand Theft Auto V
2. The Last of Us
3. Tearaway
4. Super Mario 3D World
5. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
6. Fire Emblem Awakening
7. Rayman Legends
8. The Stanley Parable
9. Dota 2
10. Papers, Please
Rosalina has been confirmed for Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, and you can see her in action through the screenshots above. The images also show the game’s support for character variations like “Ice Luigi”.
Nintendo is making progress with the Virtual Console on Wii U and 3DS… slowly.
Next week, the first TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine game will be hitting both eShops in Japan. The Wii U will also launch its debut MSX title.
No word yet on when support for these two platforms will be coming to the west. Soon, hopefully!
Wii U eShop titles from Japanese developers/publishers are a rare thing these days. We’ve seen a couple of games here and there, but nothing too substantial.
Ubiquitous Entertainment will be looking to provide a boost with its new eShop title “Gaiabreaker”. It’s a vertical shooter with leaderboard support.
Pricing is set at 1,890 yen for Gaiabreaker. The game is slated for December 25 in Japan.
Three new games have been confirmed for the Japanese 3DS Virtual Console. Gradius (PC Engine), The Kung Fu (PC Engine), and Mega Man Xtreme 2 (Game Boy Color) will be out on December 25. Pricing is set at 600 yen each.
Three new Virtual Console games are on track for the Japanese Wii U eShop next week. Super Mario Bros. 3 (Famicom), Parodius (MSX), and Bonk’s Adventure (PC Engine) will be out on December 25. Pricing is set at 500 yen, 800 yen, and 600 yen respectively.
