Dragon Quest XI sold through 76% of its initial shipment in Japan, gave 3DS a huge boost
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 22 Comments
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.
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Media Create software sales (7/24/17 – 7/30/17) – Top 50
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 2 Comments
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [3DS] Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age #
02./00. [PS4] Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age #
03./01. [NSW] Splatoon 2 #
04./02. [3DS] Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaire’s Conspiracy
05./06. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
06./03. [3DS] Hey! Pikmin
07./05. [PS4] Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
08./04. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Koko, Dokonan Desu?
09./00. [PSV] Kenka Bancho Otome: Kanzenmuketsu no My Honey
10./08. [NSW] Arms
11./10. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild #
12./00. [PS4] Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Legacy
13./09. [PS4] Gundam Versus #
14./11. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon
15./00. [PS4] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered
16./15. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition #
17./17. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo
18./00. [PSV] Wagamama High Spec #
19./00. [PSV] Grisaia no Kajitsu: Side Episode
20./00. [PSV] Hiiro no Kakera: Omoi Iro no Kioku #
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UK software sales (Week ending 7/29/2017)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 4 Comments
This week’s UK software sales are as follows:
Individual formats
All formats
* Note: this data is later than usual due to Chart-Track updating its charts two days late. We finally have all of the data, but we’re unsure what the delay was this week.
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Media Create sales (7/24/17 – 7/30/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 112 Comments
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:
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Dragon Quest XI sells over 2,000,000 copies in Japan within first two days
Posted on 7 years ago by Andrew in 3DS, News | 69 Comments
Famitsu has reported that Dragon Quest has sold a total of 2,080,806 copies in Japan within the first two days of the game’s release. The 3DS version of the game sold 1,130,468 copies, while the PlayStation 4 version sold 950,338 copies.
The copies sold also include the sales from the Dragon Quest XI Double Pack Hero’s Sword Box, New Nintendo 2DS XL Dragon Quest Liquid Metal Slime Edition, and PlayStation 4 Dragon Quest Loto Edition.
Dragon Quest XI is out now in Japan but will also be releasing next year in the west under the name “Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age”.
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Layton’s Mystery Journey sold through 75% of its initial shipment in Japan
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 6 Comments
Splatoon 2 wasn’t the only notable game to have released in Japan last week. Layton’s Mystery Journey also saw its debut. Dengeki reports that the game sold through 75 percent of its initial shipment.
That’s not too shabby of a number, and we also have to remember that the game was distributed on mobile. Dengeki does point out though that first week sales were less than Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy’s debut of 128,000 at launch. It went on to sell 283,000 copies on the whole.
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Japan’s best-selling games of June 2017
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 8 Comments
The latest issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of June 2017. You can check out the full results below.
Splatoon 2 sold through 65% of its initial shipment in Japan
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 6 Comments
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.
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Japan’s top 100 best-selling games for the first half of 2017
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii, Wii U | 42 Comments
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}
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Media Create software sales (7/17/17 – 7/23/17) – Top 50
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 1 Comment
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [NSW] Splatoon 2 #
02./00. [3DS] Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaire’s Conspiracy
03./02. [3DS] Hey! Pikmin
04./00. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Koko, Dokonan Desu?
05./01. [PS4] Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
06./05. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
07./00. [NSW] Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star #
08./07. [NSW] Arms
09./03. [PS4] Gundam Versus #
10./08. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild #
11./10. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon
12./00. [PS4] Under Night In-Birth Exe:Latest
13./04. [3DS] Ever Oasis
14./12. [3DS] Monster Hunter Double Cross
15./15. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition #
16./00. [NSW] Cars 3: Driven to Win
17./14. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo
18./00. [PSV] World Election #
19./13. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition]
20./25. [NSW] 1-2-Switch
