Wii U’s first year sales stack up pretty favorably to the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita in Japan. During their first years on the market, sales came in at 1,273,555 units, 1,219,474 units, and 1,074,621 units for the PS3, Wii U, and PS Vita respectively. Taking things a bit further, sales stand at 1,343,139 units, 1,341,304 units, and 1,110,333 units for the Wii U, PS3, and PS Vita after 54 weeks (Wii U’s current position).

First year (52 weeks):

PS3 – 1,273,555
Wii U – 1,219,474
PSV – 1,074,621

First 54 weeks (current Wii U LTD)

Wii U – 1,343,139
PS3 – 1,341,304
PSV – 1,110,333

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Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind has already sold through its first shipment

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Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind sold 94,775 copies in its first week, based on data tracked by Dengeki.

Those strong sales resulted in a 75% sell-through rate (give or take). It also means Spike Chunsoft probably shipped around 130,000 copies of Attack on Titan.

Media Create’s latest data puts Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind at 42,311 copies sold in its second week. As such, it has probably sold through its entire first shipment.

For a title that didn’t have a lengthy development period and a somewhat meager budget, Spike Chunsoft should be pleased with Attack on Titan’s performance thus far.

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Harvest Moon: Connect to a New Land screenshots, details – small Mario collaboration

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Harvest Moon: Connect to a New Land has a neat little collaboration with the Mario series. In the game, players can grow Red Mushrooms, Fire Flowers, and Stars in their fields. However, “special conditions” will need to be met in order to make this happen.

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Japanese publisher CyberFront is no more

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CyberFront, a prominent Japanese publisher of western titles, has been dissolved by its parent company. CyberFront previously brought titles like Nano Assault and Fractured Soul to Japan. Here’s hoping another company picks up where they left off!

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Famitsu asks gamers, store owners about the system to get this holiday

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Famitsu recently held a poll asking gamers about which system they’ll be purchasing this holiday. PS Vita came out on top, followed by the 3DS second, and Wii U third.

Store owners were also asked by Famitsu about what console they believe will sell the best during the holiday period. Thanks to the likes of Pokemon X/Y and Monster Hunter 4, 3DS was the most selected choice by a wide margin. The PS Vita and PS3 came in second and third respectively.

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Senran Kagura teaser site open, producer to discuss what’s next for the series in January

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It seems like an announcement for Senran Kagura could be on the way. Marvelous AQL opened a teaser site for the franchise today, and we’re also hearing that producer Kenichiro Takaki (and others) will be appearing on a Nico Nico live stream to discuss what’s next on January 8. Perhaps a new game reveal is imminent…

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Puzzle & Dragons Z sells through 78% of initial shipment

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Puzzle & Dragons Z is off to a monstrous start in Japan. In its first week, the game sold well over 500,000 copies.

Puzzle & Dragons Z may have moved even more had GungHo Online Entertainment shipped additional product. Analyst David Gibson says that the title sold through 78% percent of its debut shipment – a very high figure.

Famitsu – #1 title was Puzzle & Dragons Z for 3DS which sold 535k but had 78% sell through which suggests extra inventory,company hoping 1m+
— David Gibson (@gibbogame) December 18, 2013