Media Create

January 21st-27th

01./02. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 82.370 / 2.366.126 (-15%)
02./01. [PS3] DmC: Devil May Cry <ACT> (Capcom) {2013.01.17} (¥6.990) – 31.627 / 142.056 (-71%)
03./00. [PSP] Gintama no Sugoroku <TBL> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.01.24} (¥6.280) – 27.011 / NEW
04./00. [PSV] Demon Gaze <RPG> (Kadokawa Games) {2013.01.24} (¥6.090) – 25.316 / NEW
05./00. [3DS] Fantasy Life <RPG> (Level 5) {2012.12.27} (¥5.800) – 25.042 / 187.772
06./00. [PSV] Genkai Totsuki Monster Monpiece # <TBL> (Compile Heart) {2013.01.24} (¥7.140) – 24.978 / NEW
07./00. [PS3] Kamisama to Unmei Kakumei no Paradox # <RPG> (Nippon Ichi Software) {2013.01.24} (¥7.140) – 23.417 / NEW
08./00. [PS3] Hitman: Absolution <ADV> (Square Enix) {2013.01.24} (¥7.980) – 22.233 / NEW
09./03. [PSP] Digimon Adventure <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.01.17} (¥6.280) – 13.991 / 61.798 (-71%)
10./04. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 12.834 / 1.886.476 (-28%)
11./05. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!) <ACT> (Capcom) {2012.11.15} (¥3.800) – 12.105 / 196.243 (-12%)
12./06. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone – Neppuu / Raimei <RPG> (Level 5) {2012.12.13} (¥5.500) – 8.942 / 400.331 (-26%)
13./08. [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star <ADV> (Nintendo) {2012.12.06} (¥4.800) – 8.185 / 504.107 (-26%)
14./12. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040) – 7.640 / 401.125 (-9%)
15./09. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥5.985) – 6.883 / 448.591 (-28%)
16./19. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040) – 6.852 / 367.165 (+17%)
17./07. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) – 6.761 / 406.143 (-42%)
18./15. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Dubbed Edition <ACT> (Square Enix) {2012.12.20} (¥7.980) – 6.111 / 112.964 (-17%)
19./10. [PS3] Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2012.12.20} (¥8.190) – 5.983 / 222.794 (-36%)
20./11. [WIU] Nintendo Land <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥4.935) – 5.914 / 276.831 (-32%)

Hardware Sales

3DS 75.124
PS3 18.322
Wii U 13.746
PSP 12.897
PS Vita 9.748
Wii 2.093
Xbox 360 611

January 28th – February 3rd

01./01. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 65.740 / 2.431.866 (-20%)
02./05. [3DS] Fantasy Life <RPG> (Level 5) {2012.12.27} (¥5.800) – 20.606 / 208.378 (-18%)
03./02. [PS3] DmC: Devil May Cry <ACT> (Capcom) {2013.01.17} (¥6.990) – 15.157 / 157.213 (-52%)
04./10. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 12.546 / 1.899.022 (-2%)
05./00. [PS3] PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale <FTG> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2013.01.31} (¥5.980) – 11.758 / NEW
06./11. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!) <ACT> (Capcom) {2012.11.15} (¥3.800) – 11.330 / 207.573 (-6%)
07./00. [PS3] Accel World: Kasoku no Chouten # <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.01.31} (¥7.330) – 10.551 / NEW
08./04. [PSV] Demon Gaze <RPG> (Kadokawa Games) {2013.01.24} (¥6.090) – 10.424 / 35.740 (-59%)
09./16. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040) – 10.125 / 377.290 (+48%)
10./00. [PSP] Accel World: Kasoku no Chouten # <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.01.31} (¥6.280) – 8.633 / NEW
11./12. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone – Neppuu / Raimei <RPG> (Level 5) {2012.12.13} (¥5.500) – 7.754 / 408.085 (-13%)
12./07. [PS3] Kamisama to Unmei Kakumei no Paradox # <RPG> (Nippon Ichi Software) {2013.01.24} (¥7.140) – 7.606 / 31.024 (-68%)
13./13. [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star <ADV> (Nintendo) {2012.12.06} (¥4.800) – 7.537 / 511.644 (-8%)
14./08. [PS3] Hitman: Absolution <ADV> (Square Enix) {2013.01.24} (¥7.980) – 7.490 / 29.723 (-66%)
15./14. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040) – 7.450 / 408.575 (-2%)
16./09. [PSP] Digimon Adventure <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.01.17} (¥6.280) – 7.397 / 69.195 (-47%)
17./17. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) – 7.288 / 413.432 (+8%)
18./00. [PSP] Renai 0 Kilometer Portable # <ADV> (Alchemist) {2013.01.31} (¥7.140) – 6.884 / NEW
19./15. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥5.985) – 6.338 / 454.929 (-8%)
20./18. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Dubbed Edition <ACT> (Square Enix) {2012.12.20} (¥7.980) – 6.166 / 119.129 (+1%)

Hardware Sales

3DS 77.682
PS3 18.106
Wii U 12.959
PSP 12.191
PS Vita 9.596
Wii 1.904
Xbox 360 870

Well, there’s plenty to celebrate if you’re a follower of Level-5’s Fantasy Life. The new RPG had disappeared from the Top 20 of the Media Create charts (heck, it disappeared from the Top 50) due to selling out the initial shipment. The good news: the new shipment is in and the game is back with a vengeance, scoring Top 5 honors the past two weeks and reaching the 200,000 sold mark for physical copies. Here’s hoping this game will be localized soon.

As for the rest of Nintendo’s offerings, it is a bit of a mixed blessing. The 3DS continues to dominate with Animal Crossing: New Leaf pushing sales for the handheld. New Super Mario Bros. 2 hits the Top 5 while closing in on being the 3DS’ second 2,000,000 seller in Japan, Paper Mario: Sticker Star eclipsed 500,000, and a slew of 3DS games litter the Top 20. Meanwhile, the Wii U isn’t quite so lucky. The new console has seen pedestrian sales in Japan with only two games making the Top 20 the past two weeks: Nintendo Land and New Super Mario Bros. U. Hopefully, this will change when the games begin coming in with regularity.

Also something to note: PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale released in Japan last week with a rather humbling return of under 12,000 physical units. Perhaps this is what ultimately led to Sony severing ties with developer SuperBot this past week.

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Jeff Neuenschwander
Jeff has been a supporter of the website and campaign since the beginning. Joining in for E3 2012, he worked his way up the ranks quickly, making it to the Editing Manager post at the beginning of 2013. Jeff has a wide variety of tastes when it comes to gaming and pretty much likes anything that is quirky, although his favorite genres are Action, Platforming, and RPG. Outside of gaming, Jeff is a musician, being trained as a trombonist for Jazz and Classical music, and holds a degree in Sound Recording.