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

3DS LL – 31,740
Vita – 17,179
Wii U – 9,646
3DS – 7,019
PS3 – 6,605
PS4 – 5,695
Vita TV – 1,506
PSP – 464
Xbox 360 – 157

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

3DS LL – 31,789
Vita – 21,875
Wii U – 9,429
PS3 – 7,175
3DS – 6,656
PS4 – 5,581
Vita TV – 1,767
PSP – 489
Xbox 360 – 122

Yacht Club Games shared a comprehensive breakdown of Shovel Knight’s sales in a new blog post.

In its first week, the indie title managed to sell 75,000 copies (taking out Kickstarter pre-sales). Yacht Club said, “It blew our 2x-4x pre-sale expectation out of the water”.

There are a few reasons we think our preorder prediction ended up being such a conservative estimate. One is…we were a Kickstarter! That’s not quite the same thing as a preorder. People could only attain the preorder for a limited time, so the stats aren’t 100% aligned with what a preorder would do. We think due to the PC nature of Kickstarter, we saw a higher amount of sales on Nintendo’s platform when the game actually got released. Nintendo users are more inclined to buy the game day one rather than through a preorder on Kickstarter. Finally, the preorder prediction isn’t a set in stone statistic, but more like a guideline for what to expect. We had done a lot of promotion and marketing at conventions and on media sites to prove ourselves over the course of the year, and we think people responded to it in kind! Nintendo also did an amazing job supporting us through their store placement and own marketing channels.

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual Formats

LWTWTitleFormatLabelPublisher
1THE LAST OF US: REMASTEREDPS4SONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
12MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITIONXB360MICROSOFTMICROSOFT
23MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION 3 EDITIONPS3SONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
34TOMODACHI LIFE3DSNINTENDONINTENDO
85FIFA 14XB360EA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
76THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAMEXB360WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
97WATCH DOGSXB360UBISOFTUBISOFT
48WATCH DOGSPS4UBISOFTUBISOFT
109GRAND THEFT AUTO VXB360ROCKSTARTAKE 2
610MARIO KART 8WII UNINTENDONINTENDO
511TITANFALLXB ONEEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
1212PLANTS VS ZOMBIES: GARDEN WARFAREXB360EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
1313WATCH DOGSPS3UBISOFTUBISOFT
1514TERRARIAXB360XBOX 360 CLASSICS505 GAMES
1415SNIPER ELITE 3XB360505 GAMES505 GAMES
1116GRAND THEFT AUTO VPS3ROCKSTARTAKE 2
1917CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTSPS4ACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2918THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAMEPS3WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
2019FIFA 14PS3EA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
2720BATTLEFIELD 4PS4EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
2421FIFA 14XB ONEEA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
1722TITANFALLXB360EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
1823FIFA 14PS4EA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
2224CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTSXB ONEACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2625EA SPORTS UFCPS4EA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
2326SNIPER ELITE 3PS4505 GAMES505 GAMES
27CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTSXB360ACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3828BATTLEFIELD 4XB360EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
3529LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROESXB360WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
3330POKEMON Y3DSNINTENDONINTENDO
3431SKATE 3XB360XBOX 360 CLASSICSELECTRONIC ARTS
3932ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAGXB360UBISOFTUBISOFT
33BATTLEFIELD 4XB ONEEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
4034SNIPER ELITE 3PS3505 GAMES505 GAMES
35FROZEN: OLAF’S QUESTDSGSP/AVANQUESTGSP/AVANQUEST
3136POKEMON X3DSNINTENDONINTENDO
37FORZA MOTORSPORT 5XB ONEMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
3238SNIPER ELITE 3XB ONE505 GAMES505 GAMES
3639WATCH DOGSXB ONEUBISOFTUBISOFT
40GRAN TURISMO 6PS3SONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.

 

All Formats

LWTWTitleDeveloperLabelPublisher
1THE LAST OF US: REMASTEREDNAUGHTY DOGSONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
12WATCH DOGSUBISOFT (MONTREAL)UBISOFTUBISOFT
23FIFA 14EA CANADAEA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
54THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAMETRAVELLER’S TALESWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
35MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION4J STUDIOSMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
66MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION 3 EDITION4J STUDIOSSONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
47SNIPER ELITE 3REBELLION505 GAMES505 GAMES
98CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTSINFINITY WARDACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
109BATTLEFIELD 4DIGITAL ILLUSIONSEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
710GRAND THEFT AUTO VROCKSTAR NORTHROCKSTARTAKE 2
811TITANFALLRESPAWN ENTERTAINMENTEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
1112TOMODACHI LIFENINTENDONINTENDONINTENDO
1313ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAGUBISOFT (MONTREAL)UBISOFTUBISOFT
1414LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROESTRAVELLER’S TALESWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
1515PLANTS VS ZOMBIES: GARDEN WARFAREPOPCAP GAMESEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
1616MARIO KART 8NINTENDONINTENDONINTENDO
1217WOLFENSTEIN: THE NEW ORDERMACHINEGAMESBETHESDA SOFTWORKSBETHESDA SOFTWORKS
1818EA SPORTS UFCEA CANADAEA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
1919TERRARIARE-LOGICXBOX 360 CLASSICS505 GAMES
3120NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALSGHOST GAMESEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
1721TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE DARK SPARKEDGE OF REALITYACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2522SKATE 3EA BLACK BOXXBOX 360 CLASSICSELECTRONIC ARTS
2923GRID AUTOSPORTCODEMASTERSCODEMASTERSCODEMASTERS
2424LEGO THE HOBBITTRAVELLER’S TALESWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
25FROZEN: OLAF’S QUEST1ST PLAYABLEGSP/AVANQUESTGSP/AVANQUEST
3426HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2TORUS GAMESLITTLE ORBITLITTLE ORBIT
27WWE 2K14YUKE’S2K SPORTSTAKE 2
2228DISNEY INFINITYAVALANCHE SOFTWAREDISNEY INFINITYDISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
29SKYLANDERS SWAP FORCEVICARIOUS VISIONSSKYLANDERSACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2330THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2BEENOXACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2731MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECTAIRTIGHT GAMESSQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
3732POKEMON YGAME FREAKNINTENDONINTENDO
3033ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINESGEARBOX SOFTWARESEGASEGA
3234RAYMAN LEGENDSUBISOFT (FRANCE)UBISOFTUBISOFT
3535LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROESTRAVELLER’S TALESXBOX 360 CLASSICSWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
3836THIEFEIDOS MONTREALSQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
3937SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMEDSUMO DIGITALXBOX 360 CLASSICSSEGA
21382014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZILEA CANADAEA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
3639POKEMON XGAME FREAKNINTENDONINTENDO
40METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROESKOJIMA PRODUCTIONSKONAMIKONAMI

The latest Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Wii U:

  1. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
  2. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
  3. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
  4. New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
  5. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
  6. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker – Nintendo
  7. The LEGO Movie Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive
  8. Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed – SEGA
  9. Wii Party U – Nintendo
  10. Rayman Legends – Ubisoft

3DS

  1. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
  2. Pokémon Y – Nintendo
  3. Pokémon X – Nintendo
  4. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
  5. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
  6. Kirby: Triple Deluxe – Nintendo
  7. How To Train Your Dragon 2 – Little Orbit
  8. The LEGO Movie Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive
  9. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
  10. Frozen: Olaf’s Quest – GSP/Avanquest

 

There was a report earlier this year that Spike Chunsoft was looking for a partner to bring Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind to the west. ShonenGameZ writes that Bandai Namco was actually pitched this very idea, but the deal was ultimately dropped. What happened between the two sides is unknown.

ShonenGameZ spoke with Bandai Namco about Project X Zone’s overseas sales as well. The site reports, “they told me that it sold ten times better than what they expected.” Bandai Namco also said they would love to see a sequel.

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Yacht Club Games is pleased with Shovel Knight’s sales performance thus far. The game has only been out for about a month, but the studio’s Sean Velasco told Game Informer:

Velasco: I’d say it’s doing very well. We are very pleased with where it’s at, even this early in the sales time.

Yacht Club’s Nick Wozniak also commented on Shovel Knight’s sales, stating: “Across all platforms it’s exceeding expectations.”

Source

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

01./01. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke (Level 5) {2014.07.10} (¥4.937) – 180.880 / 1.829.533 (-46%)
02./00. [3DS] Yoshi’s New Island (Nintendo) {2014.07.24} (¥4.936) – 58.285 / NEW <57,59%>
03./05. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} (¥6.156) – 18.129 / 560.487 (+21%)
04./02. [PSV] Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.07.17} (¥6.264) – 17.690 / 111.465 (-81%)
05./00. [PSV] Tokyo Shinseiroku: Operation Abyss #
(5pb.) {2014.07.24} (¥6.264) – 15.242 / NEW
06./00. [PSV] Corpse Party: Blood Drive # (5pb.) {2014.07.24} (¥7.344) – 13.688 / NEW
07./06. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 10.620 / 1.218.698 (-17%)
08./00. [PS3] Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late (Arc System Works) {2014.07.24} (¥6.264) – 9.171 / NEW
09./08. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.06.26} (¥5.119) – 9.080 / 110.558 (-2%)
10./03. [PS3] Atelier Shallie: Alchemist of the Dusk Sea # (Gust) {2014.07.17} (¥7.344) – 7.432 / 51.177 (-83%)
11./04. [3DS] Gundam Tri Age SP (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.07.17} (¥6.145) – 7.110 / 28.634 (-67%)
12./09. [3DS] Pokemon Art Academy (Nintendo) {2014.06.19} (¥3.908) – 5.768 / 75.404 (+1%)
13./07. [PSV] Freedom Wars (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.06.26} (¥6.264) – 5.344 / 267.771 (-45%)
14./12. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y # (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 5.089 / 4.112.000 (+3%)
15./11. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V (Bargain Edition) (Rockstar Games) {2014.06.26} (¥5.389) – 5.026 / 28.685 (-1%)
16./15. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 #
(Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) – 4.591 / 3.316.196 (+18%)
17./10. [PS3] Watch Dogs (Ubisoft) {2014.06.26} (¥7.992) – 3.684 / 63.269 (-35%)
18./14. [PS4] FIFA 14 # (Electronic Arts) {2014.02.22} (¥7.665) – 3.587 / 71.128 (-12%)
19./22. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 3.346 / 2.355.647 (+24%)
20./23. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 3.068 / 3.764.042 (+19%)

SEGA is putting most of its efforts into the 3DS this financial year. The company has 13 SKUs planned for the system (which could include limited editions and download games) and estimates that they’ll sell a combined 2.27 million units.

Wii U, on the other hand, isn’t expected to move as many games. SEGA forecasts that the console will be the seventh biggest contributor for SEGA this year with 600,000 sales across 4 SKUs. Wii U falls behind all other mainstream gaming platforms aside from the Xbox One.

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Yoshi’s New World sold 58,285 copies in its first week, based on data from Media Create. The game also sold through 57.59 percent of its initial shipment.

The last mainline Yoshi game, Yoshi’s Island DS, moved 303,114 copies at launch with a sell-through rate of 84.82 percent. There’s definitely a big difference between the two, though there are important factors to consider.

Perhaps biggest of all is that Yoshi’s New Island is included in Nintendo’s “Monthly Recommended Software Campaign”. New 3DS owners are able to download one game for free (or choose from other titles) through the end of August.

Media Create reports that Yoshi’s Island DS sold to younger and older Mario fans. Yoshi’s New Island, however, was mainly purchased by a younger audience.

Yoshi’s New Island could end up selling quite a bit more down the line. Yoshi’s Island DS eventually went on to move one million copies in Japan, so something similar could happen with the new 3DS title.

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SEGA reported its first quarter financial results earlier today, which unfortunately have brought about some disappointing news.

For the period ending June 30, SEGA’s profits dropped by 57.4 percent. While revenue rose slightly year-over-year to ¥88.3 billion ($858 million), net profits dipped to ¥5.5 billion. Half-year losses are estimated to come in at ¥7 billion ($68 million).

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth was the only title released this quarter. It did quite well having sold 250,000 copies in Japan. Another 1.7 million game units originated from older titles.

SEGA’s arcade business primarily drove revenue for the company. Pachinko and Pachislot drove ¥47.5 billion ($461 million) in revenue and an operating profit of ¥13 billion ($126 million).

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