Japanese sales: top 10 publishers of 2015
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Famitsu has shared a comprehensive listing of the top 10 publishers of 2015 based on sales in Japan. It’s not quite the full year though, as the tracking period was between December 29, 2014 and November 29, 2015.
In any case, here’s the publisher ranking:
1. Nintendo – 7.090.000
2. Bandai Namco – 4.100.000
3. Square Enix – 2.910.000
4. Capcom – 2.690.000
5. Level 5 – 2.420.000
6. Konami – 1.230.000
7. Sony Computer Entertainment – 1.120.000
8. Koei Tecmo – 860.000
9. Sega – 810.000
10. Pokemon Company – 750.000
Head past the break for the top five game sales by publisher. Keep in mind that digital sales are not included.
Media Create software sales (12/7 – 12/13) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [3DS] Monster Hunter X #
02./03. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad
03./04. [WIU] Splatoon #
04./05. [WIU] Super Mario Maker #
05./00. [PSV] Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni #
06./00. [PSV] Steins;Gate 0
07./00. [PS4] Steins;Gate 0
08./02. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
09./08. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer #
10./00. [PS4] Gravity Rush Remastered #
11./00. [PS4] Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
12./00. [PSV] The Idolm@ster: Must Songs – Red Board / Blue Board
13./07. [3DS] Disney Magic World 2 #
14./09. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
15./00. [PSV] The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC Evolution #
16./16. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best+
17./12. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Omise Hajimerundesu
18./10. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III #
19./00. [PS3] Steins;Gate 0
20./11. [PS4] Star Wars: Battlefront #
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Bundles boost Wii U hardware sales in Japan
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During the week of December 7, Wii U sold 47,000 units in Japan. Media Create points out that sales for the system were up 15,000 units compared to the previous week. As for the increase, that’s thanks to the bundles featuring Splatoon and Super Mario Maker. These two products sold roughly 36,000 Wii U units alone, which is a 146.06 percent rise compared to last week.
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Medabots 9 commercial
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Rocket Company recently shared a new commercial for Medabots 9. Give it a look below.
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Yet another Monster Strike commercial
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Mixi has another commercial up for its Japanese 3DS game Monster Strike. Check it out below.
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Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan heading to 3DS
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FuRyu is working on another Japanese Doraemon game for 3DS. Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan, based on the upcoming movie of the same name, is slated for March 3.
Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan is a “Primeval Life Adventure”. The single-player game lets players take control of five characters: Doraemon, Nobita, Gian, Suneo, and Shizuka. Adventuring in the world of 7,0000 years ago, using Doraemon’s secret tools, you can fight against enemies and wild beasts, cook, and decorate your room. Appearances of the antagonist “Immortal Spirit King” Gigazombie, as well as the “Great Spirit King” Dorazombie are also confirmed.
Check out some screenshots from Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan below. A teaser site is located here.
Japanese Mother 3 Wii U Virtual Console trailer
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A few new Virtual Console titles were added to the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console yesterday, but another one is going up today as well. That game in question is Mother 3. Check out the official Virtual Console trailer below.
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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 details – Scout Attack, skills, accessories, monsters
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Today’s Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 update from Square Enix also brought along some new details. We now have information about the Scout Attack, skills, accessories, and monsters.
New details are as follows:
Scout Attack
– The silver-haired protagonist is on a journey to recover his memories
– Is a monster master
– Can trigger the “Scout Attacks” thanks to this
– Scout Attack: a skill in which his monster companions make use of his power to unleash a special attack at the opponent
– If it’s a success, you can recruit the enemy monster as an ally
– Gauge on the screen shows your scouting success rate
– Even at a small percentage, it’s possible to scout a monster
– New “Strategy” command in battle
– Choose this to have a total of six options, such as “Accumulate Tension” or “Use Special Skills”
– If your “Tension” is accumulated, your attack will be more powerful, and the scout gauge will rise more easily
Skills
– As you battle your monsters, they will continue to level up
– Doing so will increase their attack power and other statuses
– Each race of monster also has a variety of skills
– Allocate skill points to learn these special skills and spells
– Ex: “Dragon Kids” has the skills “Drago Force” and “Speed +1”; if you allocate your skill points to Drago Force, you’ll learn a powerful breath attack; if you allocate your skill points to Speed +1, you’ll be able to attack enemies more quickly
– You can have two of the same monsters raised completely different from each other
Accessories
– Equip monsters with accessories that raise its capabilities
– Hand over materials like shrubs and ores to the accessory shop to create accessories that offer various effects
– Each accessory can have a maximum of three effects
New Monsters
– Over 500 monsters in the game
– Needleman (from Dragon Quest X), Witch Greichel (from Dragon Quest X), Besking (from Dragon Quest: Monster Parade), Grand Caesar (from Dragon Quest: Monster Parade) confirmed
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 screenshots
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Square Enix sent out its regular weekly update for Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 today. Find the game’s latest screenshots below.
Media Create sales (12/7 – 12/13)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
New 3DS LL – 81,294
Wii U – 47,890
PS4 – 38,497
Vita – 35,116
New 3DS – 19,454
3DS – 8,549
3DS LL – 3,531
PS3 – 2,434
Vita TV – 793
Xbox One – 609
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
New 3DS LL – 76,779
PS4 – 35,782
Wii U – 32,604
Vita – 21,860
New 3DS – 17,202
3DS – 7,915
PS3 – 1,916
3DS LL – 1,113
Vita TV – 646
Xbox One – 289
And here are the software charts:
1. [3DS] Monster Hunter X – 192,203 / 2,013,048
2. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 52,878 / 1,851,500
3. [WIU] Splatoon – 51,138 / 912,335
4. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 48,600 / 491,188
5. [PSV] Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni – 39,013 / NEW
6. [PSV] Steins;Gate Zero – 38,746 / NEW
7. [PS4] Steins;Gate Zero – 38,156 / NEW
8. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam – 32,580 / 81,847
9. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 27,669 / 1,175,208
10. [PS4] Gravity Rush Remastered – 25,004 / NEW
11. [PS4] Rainbow Six Siege – 23,402 / NEW
12. [PSV] The Idolm@ster: Must Songs – Red Board / Blue Board – 23,349 / NEW
13. [3DS] Disney Magical World 2 – 21,553 / 152,533
14. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 17,643 / 442,010
15. [PSV] The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC Evolution – 15,202 / NEW
16. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus – 14,232 / 524,053
17. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi Omise Hajimerun Desu – 12,506 / 41,953
18. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – 8,840 / 240,340
19. [PS3] Steins;Gate Zero – 8,645 / NEW
20. [PS4] Star Wars Battlefront – 8,368 / 160,104
