Media Create software sales (11/16 – 11/22) – Top 50
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PS4] Star Wars: Battlefront 
 02./00. [PS4] Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book # 
 03./00. [PSV] Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book # 
 04./00. [PSV] Omega Labyrinth 
 05./00. [WIU] Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival 
 06./01. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III # 
 07./00. [PS4] Sword Art Online: Game Director’s Edition 
 08./04. [WIU] Splatoon # 
 09./00. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Omise Hajimerundesu 
 10./07. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad 
 11./08. [WIU] Super Mario Maker # 
 12./00. [PSV] Girl Friend Beta: Kimi to Sugosu Natsuyasumi # 
 13./00. [PS3] Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book # 
 14./05. [3DS] Disney Magic World 2 # 
 15./00. [PSV] Grand Kingdom 
 16./00. [3DS] Pokemon Rumble World 
 17./03. [PS4] Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate 
 18./12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition 
 19./02. [3DS] Project X Zone 2: Brave New World # 
 20./11. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: TriForce Heroes 
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Media Create sales (11/16 – 11/22)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 17 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 29,052
 New 3DS LL – 28,257
 Wii U – 14,684
 Vita – 12,258
 New 3DS – 5,859
 PS3 – 1,624
 3DS – 1,012
 Xbox One – 889
 3DS LL – 596
 Vita TV – 583
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 27,311
 New 3DS LL – 21,800
 Wii U – 17,921
 Vita – 11,821
 New 3DS – 5,264
 PS3 – 1,751
 3DS – 968
 Vita TV – 680
 3DS LL – 561
 Xbox One – 524
And here are the software charts:
1. [PS4] Star Wars Battlefront – 123,908 / NEW
 2. [PS4] Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book – 30,759 / NEW
 3. [PSV] Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book – 25,805 / NEW
 4. [PSV] Omega Labyrinth – 25,113 / NEW
 5. [WIU] Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival – 20,303 / NEW
 6. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III – 19,355 / 206,801
 7. [PS4] Sword Art Online Game Director’s Edition – 18,342 / NEW
 8. [WIU] Splatoon – 17,681 / 802,117
 9. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi Omise Hajimerun Desu – 16,464 / NEW
 10. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 14,700 / 1,744,440
 11. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 13,184 / 391,793
 12. [PSV] Girl Friend Beta Kimi to Sugosu Natsuyasumi – 12,959 / NEW
 13. [PS3] Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book – 11,542 / NEW
 14. [3DS] Disney Magical World 2 – 11,530 / 104,959
 15. [PSV] Grand Kingdom – 10,720 / NEW
 16. [3DS] Pokemon Rumble World – 10,120 / NEW
 17. [PS4] Assassin’s Creed Syndicate – 7,247 / 39,325
 18. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 7,182 / 404,329
 19. [3DS] Project X Zone 2 – 7,050 / 47,995
 20. [3DS] Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – 5,909 / 100,045
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Media Create software sales (11/9 – 11/15) – Top 50
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 5 Comments
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III # 
 02./00. [3DS] Project X Zone 2: Brave New World # 
 03./00. [PS4] Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate 
 04./09. [WIU] Splatoon # 
 05./02. [3DS] Disney Magic World 2 # 
 06./00. [PS4] Need for Speed 
 07./05. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad 
 08./07. [WIU] Super Mario Maker # 
 09./03. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops III 
 10./04. [PSV] God Eater: Resurrection 
 11./10. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: TriForce Heroes 
 12./12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition 
 13./11. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer # 
 14./17. [3DS] Pro Baseball Famista Returns 
 15./15. [3DS] Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon 
 16./16. [3DS] Picross 3D 2 
 17./20. [PS3] Winning Eleven 2016 
 18./08. [PS4] Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force # 
 19./13. [PS4] God Eater: Resurrection 
 20./19. [3DS] PriPara Mezase! Idol Grand Prix No.1! 
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Media Create sales (11/9 – 11/15)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 5 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 27,311
 New 3DS LL – 21,800
 Wii U – 17,921
 Vita – 11,821
 New 3DS – 5,264
 PS3 – 1,751
 3DS – 968
 Vita TV – 680
 3DS LL – 561
 Xbox One – 524
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 33,442
 New 3DS LL – 18,496
 Vita – 13,085
 New 3DS – 10,448
 Wii U – 9,935
 PS3 – 1,716
 3DS – 965
 Xbox One – 825
 Vita TV – 723
 3DS LL – 474
And here are the software charts:
1. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III – 43,629 / 187,446
 2. [3DS] Project X Zone 2 – 40,945 / NEW
 3. [PS4] Assassin’s Creed Syndicate – 32,078 / NEW
 4. [WIU] Splatoon – 21,098 / 784,436
 5. [3DS] Disney Magical World 2 – 19,605 / 93,429
 6. [PS4] Need for Speed – 18,598 / NEW
 7. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 15,580 / 1,729,740
 8. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 12,442 / 378,609
 9. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops III – 11,123 / 32,022
 10. [PSV] God Eater Resurrection – 8,752 / 155,440
 11. [3DS] Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – 7,670 / 94,136
 12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 6,880 / 397,146
 13. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 5,645 / 1,120,354
 14. Pro Yakyuu Famista Returns – 4,618 / 51,863
 15. [3DS] Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – 3,960 / 257,263
 16. [3DS] Picross 3D 2 – 3,482 / 72,643
 17. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2016 – 3,093 / 94,614
 18. [PS4] Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force – 3,057 / 17,449
 19. [PS4] God Eater Resurrection – 2,907 / 35,068
 20. [3DS] PriPara Mezase! Idol * Grand Prix No.1! – 2,819 / 47,632
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Media Create software sales (11/2 – 11/8) – Top 50
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 3 Comments
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III # 
 02./00. [3DS] Disney Magic World 2 # 
 03./00. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops III 
 04./01. [PSV] God Eater: Resurrection 
 05./05. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad 
 06./00. [PSV] To Love-Ru Trouble: Darkness – True Princess # 
 07./07. [WIU] Super Mario Maker # 
 08./00. [PS4] Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force # 
 09./08. [WIU] Splatoon # 
 10./04. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: TriForce Heroes 
 11./10. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer # 
 12./12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition 
 13./02. [PS4] God Eater: Resurrection 
 14./03. [PSV] Yomawari 
 15./18. [3DS] Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon 
 16./15. [3DS] Picross 3D 2 
 17./20. [3DS] Pro Baseball Famista Returns 
 18./00. [3DS] LEGO Jurassic World 
 19./13. [3DS] PriPara Mezase! Idol Grand Prix No.1! 
 20./17. [PS3] Winning Eleven 2016 
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Media Create sales (11/2 – 11/8)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 22 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 33,442
 New 3DS LL – 18,496
 Vita – 13,085
 New 3DS – 10,448
 Wii U – 9,935
 PS3 – 1,716
 3DS – 965
 Xbox One – 825
 Vita TV – 723
 3DS LL – 474
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 22,104
 New 3DS LL – 16,824
 Vita – 14,366
 Wii U – 9,127
 New 3DS – 3,559
 PS3 – 1,931
 3DS – 988
 Vita TV – 807
 Xbox One – 534
 3DS LL – 509
And here are the software charts:
1. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III – 143,817 / NEW
 2. [3DS] Disney Magical World 2 – 73,824 / NEW
 3. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops III – 20,899 / NEW
 4. [PS4] God Eater Resurrection – 20,812 / 146,688
 5. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 19,810 / 1,714,160
 6. [PSV] To Love Ru Trouble Darkness: True Princess – 15,729 / NEW
 7. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 15,364 / 366,167
 8. [PS4] Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force – 14,392 / NEW
 9. [WIU] Splatoon – 13,891 / 763,338
 10. [3DS] Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – 12,573 / 86,467
 11. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 8,127 / 1,114,709
 12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 7,847 / 390,266
 13. [PS4] God Eater Resurrection – 6,461 / 32,160
 14. [PSV] Yomawari – 6,167 / 28,639
 15. [3DS] Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – 4,886 / 253,303
 16. [3DS] Picross 3D 2 – 4,853 / 69,161
 17. [3DS] Pro Yakyuu Famista Returns – 4,799 / 47,246
 18. [3DS] LEGO Jurassic World – 4,499 / NEW
 19. [3DS] PriPara Mezase! Idol * Grand Prix No.1! – 4,216 / 44,812
 20. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2016 – 4,069 / 91,521
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Media Create software sales (10/26 – 11/1) – Top 50
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PSV] God Eater: Resurrection 
 02./00. [PS4] God Eater: Resurrection 
 03./00. [PSV] Yomawari 
 04./01. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: TriForce Heroes 
 05./03. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad 
 06./00. [PS4] God Eater: Resurrection – Crossplay Pack & Animation Vol.1 
 07./04. [WIU] Super Mario Maker # 
 08./06. [WIU] Splatoon # 
 09./00. [PS4] NBA 2K16 
 10./07. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer # 
 11./00. [XB1] Halo 5: Guardians # 
 12./08. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition 
 13./02. [3DS] PriPara Mezase! Idol Grand Prix No.1! 
 14./05. [3DS] 7th Dragon III Code: VFD 
 15./11. [3DS] Picross 3D 2 
 16./00. [PS3] NBA 2K16 
 17./09. [PS3] Winning Eleven 2016 
 18./10. [3DS] Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon 
 19./13. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain # 
 20./12. [3DS] Pro Baseball Famista Returns 
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Media Create sales (10/26 – 11/1)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 22,104
 New 3DS LL – 16,824
 Vita – 14,366
 Wii U – 9,127
 New 3DS – 3,559
 PS3 – 1,931
 3DS – 988
 Vita TV – 807
 Xbox One – 534
 3DS LL – 509
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 22,801
 New 3DS LL – 16,144
 Vita – 12,981
 Wii U – 9,961
 New 3DS – 3,530
 PS3 – 1,909
 3DS – 1,277
 Xbox One – 1,009
 Vita TV – 782
 3DS LL – 478
And here are the software charts:
1. [PSV] God Eater Resurrection – 125,876 / NEW
 2. [PS4] God Eater Resurrection – 25,700 / NEW
 3. [PSV] Yomawari – 22,472 / NEW
 4. [3DS] Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – 19,499 / 73,893
 5. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 19,355 / 1,694,351
 6. [PS4] God Eater Resurrection – Cross Play Pack & Anime Vol.1
 7. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 13,764 / 350,803
 8. [WIU] Splatoon – 11,969 / 749,447
 9. [PS4] NBA 2K16 – 8,707 / NEW
 10. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 7,679 / 1,106,582
 11. [XBO] Halo 5: Guardians – 7,455 / NEW
 12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 7,155 / 382,419
 13. [3DS] PriPara Mezase! Idol * Grand Prix No.1! – 6,561 / 40,596
 14. [3DS] 7th Dragon III Code: VFD – 6,224 / 92,000
 15. [3DS] Picross 3D 2 – 6,162 / 64,309
 16. [PS3] NBA 2K16 – 5,194 / NEW
 17. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2016 – 5,040 / 87,453
 18. [3DS] Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – 4,923 / 248,417
 19. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – 4,100 / 415,820
 20. [3DS] Pro Yakyuu Famista Returns – 4,026 / 42,447
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Media Create software sales (10/19 – 10/25) – Top 50
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: TriForce Heroes 
 02./00. [3DS] PriPara Mezase! Idol Grand Prix No.1! 
 03./02. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad 
 04./03. [WIU] Super Mario Maker # 
 05./01. [3DS] 7th Dragon III Code: VFD 
 06./05. [WIU] Splatoon 
 07./06. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer # 
 08./09. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition 
 09./07. [PS3] Winning Eleven 2016 
 10./08. [3DS] Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon 
 11./14. [3DS] Picross 3D 2 
 12./16. [3DS] Pro Baseball Famista Returns 
 13./10. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain # 
 14./12. [PSV] Tokyo Xanadu # 
 15./13. [PS4] Winning Eleven 2016 
 16./11. [PS4] Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection 
 17./17. [3DS] Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King 
 18./22. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [1/1][New Price Edition] 
 19./15. [3DS] Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash # 
 20./18. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain # 
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Comparing Zelda: Tri Force Heroes’ Japanese debut to other series entries
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments
The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes sold a little 58,600 units in its first week in Japan. How does the game’s debut stack up to other entries? Let’s take a look:
[N64] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo) {1998.11.21} – 386.234 / 1.147.068
 [NDS] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo) {2009.12.23} – 320.940 / 740.109
 [N64] The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (Nintendo) {2000.04.27} – 314.044 / 601.539
 [NDS] The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo) {2007.06.23} – 288.282 / 902.386
 [GCN] The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Nintendo) {2002.12.13} – 287.346 / 742.609
 [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D (Nintendo) {2015.02.14} – 236,536 / 451,990
 [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (Nintendo) {2013.12.26} – 225,418 / 446,451
 [WII] The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo) {2011.11.23} – 194.894 / 337.452
 [NGB] The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (Nintendo) {2001.02.27} – 191.802 / 373.361
 [NGB] The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (Nintendo) {2001.02.27} – 190.029 / 372.693
 [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo) {2011.06.16} – 182.998 / 600.839
 [WII] The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo) {2006.12.02} – 145.068 / 554.109
 [GBA] The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap (Nintendo) {2004.11.04} – 92.882 / 235.400
 [GBA] The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past + Four Swords (Nintendo) {2003.03.14} – 84.107 / 293.989
 [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Triforce Heroes (Nintendo) {2015.10.22} – 58.594 / NEW
 [GCN] The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords (Nintendo) {2004.03.18} – 54.782 / 127.399
 [NGB] The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX (Nintendo) {1998.12.12} – 49.513 / 314.224
 [GBA] Famicom Mini: The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo) {2004.02.14} – 36.861 / 217.901
 [GBA] Famicom Mini: Zelda II – The Adventure of Link (Nintendo) {2004.08.10} – 35.335 / 141.826
 [WIU] The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (Nintendo) {2013.09.26} – 31.154 / 48,400
Unfortunately, there are some unknowns. We don’t have first week data for the first Zelda or its sequel, A Link to the Past, or Link’s Awakening. That being said, here are lifetime sales for all four:
[NFC] The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo) {1986.02.21} – ? / 1.690.000
 [NFC] Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (Nintendo) {1987.01.14} – ? / 1.610.000
 [SFC] The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Nintendo) {1991.11.21} – ? / 1.160.000
 [NGB] The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Nintendo) {1993.06.06} – ? / 540.000
And a comparison with the Four Swords series:
[GBA] The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past + Four Swords (Nintendo) {2003.03.14} – 84.107 / 293.989
 [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Triforce Heroes (Nintendo) {2015.10.22} – 58.594 / NEW
 [GCN] The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords (Adventures) (Nintendo) {2004.03.18} – 54.782 / 127.399














