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01./01. [3DS] Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age # (Square Enix) {2017.07.29} (¥5.980) – 116.615 / 1.573.216 (-62%)
02./00. [3DS] The Snack World: TreJarers
(Level 5) {2017.08.10} (¥4.800) – 97.534 / NEW
03./02. [PS4] Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age #
(Square Enix) {2017.07.29} (¥8.980) – 91.147 / 1.242.260 (-55%)
04./03. [NSW] Splatoon 2 # (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} (¥5.980) – 87.983 / 915.628 (+19%)
05./06. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 17.262 / 632.894 (+25%)
06./00. [PS4] Hitman: The Complete First Season (Square Enix) {2017.08.10} (¥7.800) – 17.252 / NEW
07./04. [3DS] Great Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 2 – Naruhodou Ryuunosuke no Kakugo
(Capcom) {2017.08.03} (¥5.800) – 10.770 / 80.618 (-85%)
08./00. [PS4] Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 (Capcom) {2017.08.10} (¥2.990) – 8.537 / NEW
09./10. [NSW] Arms (Nintendo) {2017.06.16} (¥5.980) – 7.866 / 197.284 (+44%)
10./05. [PS4] Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.08.03} (¥4.900) – 7.263 / 37.647 (-76%)
11./07. [3DS] Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaire’s Conspiracy (Level 5) {2017.07.20} (¥4.444) – 7.131 / 115.188 (-44%)
12./09. [3DS] Hey! Pikmin (Nintendo) {2017.07.13} (¥4.980) – 6.863 / 114.750 (-19%)
13./11. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 6.642 / 560.764 (+25%)
14./12. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Koko, Dokonan Desu? (Nippon Columbia) {2017.07.20} (¥4.800) – 6.246 / 40.354 (+20%)
15./14. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo
(Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) – 5.380 / 218.378 (+25%)
16./16. [PS4] Gundam Versus # (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.07.06} (¥8.200) – 4.873 / 157.958 (+23%)
17./13. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon (Pokemon Co.) {2016.11.18} (¥4.980) – 4.865 / 3.309.571 (+13%)
18./17. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 4.181 / 1.191.628 (+27%)
19./21. [NSW] 1-2-Switch (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥4.980) – 3.570 / 242.742
20./19. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.571) – 3.354 / 2.802.588 (+19%)

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

Switch – 87,798
PS4 – 34,691
New 2DS LL – 24,187
New 3DS LL – 17,276
PS4 Pro – 7,771
Vita – 4,651
2DS – 3,527
New 3DS – 740
Wii U – 132
PS3 – 95
Xbox One – 75

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

Switch – 61,933
PS4 – 43,862
New 2DS LL – 33,871
New 3DS LL – 22,200
PS4 Pro – 9,077
Vita – 4,773
2DS – 3,740
New 3DS – 1,078
Wii U – 158
PS3 – 96
Xbox One – 90

And here are the software charts:

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./01. [3DS] Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age # (Square Enix) {2017.07.29} (¥5.980) – 307.714 / 1.456.601 (-73%)
02./02. [PS4] Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age #
(Square Enix) {2017.07.29} (¥8.980) – 200.798 / 1.151.113 (-79%)
03./03. [NSW] Splatoon 2 # (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} (¥5.980) – 74.235 / 827.646 (-30%)
04./00. [3DS] Great Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 2 – Naruhodou Ryuunosuke no Kakugo (Capcom) {2017.08.03} (¥5.800) – 69.848 / NEW
05./00. [PS4] Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.08.03} (¥4.900) – 30.384 / NEW
06./05. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 13.764 / 615.633 (-1%)
07./04. [3DS] Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaire’s Conspiracy (Level 5) {2017.07.20} (¥4.444) – 12.699 / 108.057 (-48%)
08./00. [3DS] Great Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 1 & 2 Special Edition {Great Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Naruhodou Ryuunosuke no Bouken \ Great Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 2 – Naruhodou Ryuunosuke no Kakugo}
(Capcom) {2017.08.03} (¥7.200) – 9.651 / NEW
09./06. [3DS] Hey! Pikmin (Nintendo) {2017.07.13} (¥4.980) – 8.493 / 107.887 (-29%)
10./10. [NSW] Arms (Nintendo) {2017.06.16} (¥5.980) – 5.472 / 189.417 (-8%)
11./11. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 5.304 / 554.123 (-9%)
12./08. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Koko, Dokonan Desu? (Nippon Columbia) {2017.07.20} (¥4.800) – 5.197 / 34.107 (-35%)
13./14. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon (Pokemon Co.) {2016.11.18} (¥4.980) – 4.321 / 3.304.705 (-18%)
14./17. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) – 4.293 / 212.998 (+19%)
15./07. [PS4] Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age (Square Enix) {2017.07.13} (¥6.800) – 4.217 / 132.188 (-48%)
16./13. [PS4] Gundam Versus # (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.07.06} (¥8.200) – 3.948 / 153.086 (-25%)
17./16. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 3.297 / 1.187.447 (-15%)
18./21. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition] (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990) – 2.852 / 372.514 (+1%)
19./26. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.571) – 2.823 / 2.799.235
20./27. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2016.12.01} (¥4.700) – 2.711 / 1.069.884

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

Switch – 61,933
PS4 – 43,862
New 2DS LL – 33,871
New 3DS LL – 22,200
PS4 Pro – 9,077
Vita – 4,773
2DS – 3,740
New 3DS – 1,078
Wii U – 158
PS3 – 96
Xbox One – 90

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

New 2DS LL – 110,963
Switch – 89,314
PS4 – 82,368
New 3DS LL – 26,587
PS4 Pro – 10,988
Vita – 4,967
2DS – 3,680
New 3DS – 1,370
Wii U – 142
PS3 – 121
Xbox One – 94

And here are the software charts:

Japan just had one of its best weeks in a long while in terms of gaming sales. Dragon Quest XI finally launched to huge success, and Nintendo shipping out a steady supply of Switch units also helped.

Console-wise, the sales of all 3DS systems combined sold 417.62 percent more than last week. Again, part of this was due to the release of Dragon Quest XI. Square Enix also put out a special Liquid Metal Slime New 2DS XL design, which was no doubt purchased by many consumers.

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [3DS] Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age # (Square Enix) {2017.07.29} (¥5.980) – 1.148.888 / NEW
02./00. [PS4] Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age #
(Square Enix) {2017.07.29} (¥8.980) – 950.315 / NEW
03./01. [NSW] Splatoon 2 # (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} (¥5.980) – 105.326 / 753.411 (-84%)
04./02. [3DS] Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaire’s Conspiracy (Level 5) {2017.07.20} (¥4.444) – 24.491 / 95.358 (-65%)
05./06. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 13.841 / 601.869 (+7%)
06./03. [3DS] Hey! Pikmin (Nintendo) {2017.07.13} (¥4.980) – 11.900 / 99.394 (-45%)
07./05. [PS4] Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age (Square Enix) {2017.07.13} (¥6.800) – 8.158 / 127.971 (-57%)
08./04. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Koko, Dokonan Desu? (Nippon Columbia) {2017.07.20} (¥4.800) – 8.027 / 28.910 (-62%)
09./00. [PSV] Kenka Bancho Otome: Kanzenmuketsu no My Honey (Spike Chunsoft) {2017.07.27} (¥5.980) – 6.931 / NEW
10./08. [NSW] Arms (Nintendo) {2017.06.16} (¥5.980) – 5.959 / 183.945 (-25%)
11./10. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 5.803 / 548.819 (-3%)
12./00. [PS4] Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Legacy (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.07.27} (¥6.800) – 5.626 / NEW
13./09. [PS4] Gundam Versus # (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.07.06} (¥8.200) – 5.294 / 149.137 (-21%)
14./11. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon (Pokemon Co.) {2016.11.18} (¥4.980) – 5.283 / 3.300.384 (+0%)
15./00. [PS4] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.07.27} (¥5.900) – 4.879 / NEW
16./15. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 3.867 / 1.184.150 (+16%)
17./17. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) – 3.607 / 208.705 (+13%)
18./00. [PSV] Wagamama High Spec # (iMel) {2017.07.27} (¥4.980) – 3.062 / NEW
19./00. [PSV] Grisaia no Kajitsu: Side Episode
(Prototype) {2017.07.27} (¥4.000) – 3.052 / NEW
20./00. [PSV] Hiiro no Kakera: Omoi Iro no Kioku #
(Idea Factory) {2017.07.27} (¥6.300) – 2.914 / NEW

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

New 2DS LL – 110,963
Switch – 89,314
PS4 – 82,368
New 3DS LL – 26,587
PS4 Pro – 10,988
Vita – 4,967
2DS – 3,680
New 3DS – 1,370
Wii U – 142
PS3 – 121
Xbox One – 94

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

Switch – 98,999
PS4 – 23,841
New 2DS LL – 17,717
New 3DS LL – 13,108
PS4 Pro – 7,037
Vita – 4,545
2DS – 2,300
New3DS – 1,020
Wii U – 176
PS3 – 142
Xbox One – 77

And here are the software charts:

Splatoon 2’s release helped boost overall software sales in Japan last week. Between July 17 and July 23, there was a 251.55 percent increase at a total of 987,000 copies sold on the whole.

Switch also sold about 100,000 units. It was the second best week for the system – only behind the initial launch – and also raised overall Japanese hardware sales to 169,000 units. Sales were up 128.18 percent from last week.

This week’s issue of Famitsu has a listing of the top 100 best-selling games in Japan for the first half of 2017. Eight Nintendo-related games are in the top ten alone, including Monster Hunter XX, Pokemon Sun/Moon, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

The full results are as follows:

001. [3DS] Monster Hunter XX – 1.640.005 / 1.640.005 (Capcom) – {18/03/2017}
002. [3DS] Pokémon Sun / Moon – 527.862 / 3.774.084 (Pokémon Co.) – {18/11/2016}
003. [SWI] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 501.614 / 501.614 (Nintendo) – {28/04/2017}
004. [SWI] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 460.480 / 460.480 (Nintendo) – {03/03/2017}
005. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS – 397.656 / 1.141.044 (Nintendo) – {01/12/2016}
006. [PS4] Resident Evil 7: biohazard – 324.066 / 324.066 (Capcom) – {26/01/2017}
007. [PS4] NieR: Automata – 311.906 / 311.906 (Square Enix) – {23/02/2017}
008. [3DS] Momotaro Dentetsu 2017: Tachiagare Nippon!! – 263.790 / 395.853 (Nintendo) – {22/12/2016}
009. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki – 215.297 / 724.964 (Level 5) – {15/12/2016}
010. [SWI] 1 2 Switch – 200.807 / 200.807 (Nintendo) – {03/03/2017}

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [NSW] Splatoon 2 # (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} (¥5.980) – 648.085 / NEW
02./00. [3DS] Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaire’s Conspiracy (Level 5) {2017.07.20} (¥4.444) – 70.867 / NEW
03./02. [3DS] Hey! Pikmin (Nintendo) {2017.07.13} (¥4.980) – 21.628 / 87.494 (-67%)
04./00. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Koko, Dokonan Desu? (Nippon Columbia) {2017.07.20} (¥4.800) – 20.883 / NEW
05./01. [PS4] Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age (Square Enix) {2017.07.13} (¥6.800) – 19.049 / 119.813 (-81%)
06./05. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 12.980 / 588.028 (+12%)
07./00. [NSW] Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star # (Marvelous) {2017.07.20} (¥7.800) – 10.247 / NEW
08./07. [NSW] Arms (Nintendo) {2017.06.16} (¥5.980) – 7.984 / 177.987 (-8%)
09./03. [PS4] Gundam Versus # (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.07.06} (¥8.200) – 6.665 / 143.844 (-58%)
10./08. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 5.989 / 543.016 (-15%)
11./10. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon (Pokemon Co.) {2016.11.18} (¥4.980) – 5.276 / 3.295.102 (+7%)
12./00. [PS4] Under Night In-Birth Exe:Latest (Arc System Works) {2017.07.20} (¥6.800) – 5.013 / NEW
13./04. [3DS] Ever Oasis (Nintendo) {2017.07.13} (¥4.980) – 4.511 / 18.835 (-69%)
14./12. [3DS] Monster Hunter Double Cross (Capcom) {2017.03.18} (¥5.800) – 3.354 / 1.546.392 (-17%)
15./15. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 3.331 / 1.180.284 (+5%)
16./00. [NSW] Cars 3: Driven to Win (Warner Entertainment Japan) {2017.07.20} (¥5.700) – 3.220 / NEW
17./14. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) – 3.201 / 205.098 (+0%)
18./00. [PSV] World Election # (Piacci) {2017.07.20} (¥6.800) – 3.017 / NEW
19./13. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition] (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990) – 2.792 / 366.844 (-14%)
20./25. [NSW] 1-2-Switch (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥4.980) – 2.636 / 233.737


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