[Due to the Holiday season and a broken broadband cable in Sweden, this week’s Media Create article was slightly delayed. On the bright side however, there’s two week’s worth of sales numbers below – which means double the fun!]
December 24-30
| 01./01. | [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 159.712 / 1.969.955 |
| 02./00. | [3DS] Fantasy Life <RPG> (Level 5) {2012.12.27} (¥5.800) – 117,071 / NEW |
| 03./06. | [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 65.474 / 1.743.791 |
| 04./04. | [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star <ADV> (Nintendo) {2012.12.06} (¥4.800) – 58.598 / 402.133 |
| 05./02. | [PSP] One Piece: Romance Dawn – Bouken no Yoake # <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.12.20} (¥5.980) – 57.499 / 224.602 |
| 06./08. | [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥5.985) – 57.103 / 369.392 |
| 07./07. | [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone – Neppuu / Raimei <RPG> (Level 5) {2012.12.13} (¥5.500) – 50.930 / 314.016 |
| 08./05. | [PS3] Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2012.12.20} (¥8.190) – 48.545 / 164.976 |
| 09./13. | [WIU] Nintendo Land <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥4.935) – 44.056 / 209.047 |
| 10./14. | [PS3] Yakuza 5 # <ADV> (Sega) {2012.12.06} (¥8.800) – 38.339 / 518.224 |
| 11./09. | [3DS] Pokèmon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity <RPG> (Pokèmon Co.) {2012.11.23} (¥4.800) – 32.018 / 373.699 |
| 12./12. | [3DS] Magician’s Quest: Magical Town <ETC> (Konami) {2012.12.20} (¥4.980) – 29.354 / 80.750 |
| 13./10. | [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040) – 26.328 / 321.959 |
| 14./00. | [3DS] Inazuma Eleven 1-2-3!! Endou Mamoru Densetsu <RPG> (Level 5) {2012.12.27} (¥5.800) – 26.052 / NEW |
| 15./24. | [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!) <ACT> (Capcom) {2012.11.15} (¥3.800) – 25.652 / 123.595 |
| 16./03. | [PSP] AKB1/149: Love Election # <ADV> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.12.20} (¥7.329) – 21.775 / 165.549 |
| 17./17. | [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) – 20.748 / 337.472 |
| 18./11. | [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Dubbed Edition <ACT> (Square Enix) {2012.12.20} (¥7.980) – 20.309 / 71.971 |
| 19./29. | [PS3] Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational # <SPT> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2012.11.22} (¥4.980) – 19.843 / 220.179 |
| 20./23. | [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 18.542 / 1.908.966 |
Hardware Sales
| 3DS | 250.205 |
| WiiU | 69.386 |
| PS3 | 53.222 |
| PSP | 41.914 |
| Vita | 20.492 |
| Wii | 6.741 |
| PS2 | 2.071 |
| 360 | 1.986 |
January 01-06
| 01./01. | [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 133.134 / 2.103.089 (-17%) |
| 02./03. | [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 90.264 / 1.834.055 (+38%) |
| 03./04. | [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star <ADV> (Nintendo) {2012.12.06} (¥4.800) – 68.262 / 470.394 (+16%) |
| 04./07. | [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone – Neppuu / Raimei <RPG> (Level 5) {2012.12.13} (¥5.500) – 51.519 / 365.536 (+1%) |
| 05./06. | [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥5.985) – 50.319 / 419.710 (-12%) |
| 06./02. | [3DS] Fantasy Life <RPG> (Level 5) {2012.12.27} (¥5.800) – 42.291 / 159.361 (-64%) |
| 07./09. | [WIU] Nintendo Land <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥4.935) – 41.426 / 250.473 (-6%) |
| 08./05. | [PSP] One Piece: Romance Dawn – Bouken no Yoake # <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.12.20} (¥5.980) – 40.137 / 264.739 (-30%) |
| 09./12. | [3DS] Magician’s Quest: Magical Town <ETC> (Konami) {2012.12.20} (¥4.980) – 38.986 / 119.735 (+33%) |
| 10./17. | [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) – 35.624 / 373.096 (+72%) |
| 11./11. | [3DS] Pokèmon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity <RPG> (Pokèmon Co.) {2012.11.23} (¥4.800) – 35.190 / 408.889 (+10%) |
| 12./22. | [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040) – 34.529 / 375.062 |
| 13./15. | [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!) <ACT> (Capcom) {2012.11.15} (¥3.800) – 32.007 / 155.601 (+25%) |
| 14./20. | [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 30.291 / 1.939.257 (+63%) |
| 15./23. | [3DS] Professor Layton Vs. Ace Attorney <ADV> (Level 5) {2012.11.29} (¥5.980) – 30.235 / 249.689 |
| 16./08. | [PS3] Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2012.12.20} (¥8.190) – 29.180 / 194.157 (-40%) |
| 17./13. | [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040) – 28.001 / 349.960 (+6%) |
| 18./10. | [PS3] Yakuza 5 # <ADV> (Sega) {2012.12.06} (¥8.800) – 26.631 / 544.855 (-31%) |
| 19./25. | [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.09.27} (¥4.800) – 23.172 / 282.642 |
| 20./24. | [3DS] Kobito Zukan: Kobito Kansatsu Set <ETC> (Nippon Columbia) {2012.07.26} (¥5.040) – 21.110 / 226.888 (+26%) |
Hardware Sales
| 3DS | 279.259 |
| WiiU | 67.083 |
| PS3 | 64.352 |
| PSP | 54.873 |
| Vita | 33.309 |
| Wii | 5.632 |
| 360 | 1.893 |
| PS2 | 207 |
Unsurprisingly, the two weeks following the big holiday season have, in general, been rather unremarkable in terms of large surges of games sales and new releases. However there is one attention worthy upstart title worth keeping an eye on: Fantasy Life for the 3DS. The game has already sold out in Japan, far exceeding developer Level 5’s initial expectations.
Here’s hoping these sales encourage Level 5 to localise this adorable little RPG to the west. I for one would jump at the chance to play a game which mixes town-life game play akin to Animal Crossing filled with charming open-world RPG quests to further flesh out some already infinitely addictive game play. Just take a peek at the trailer below – I dare you to tell me you aren’t even slightly charmed by the gushingly cute visuals.
Also, observe the sudden increase in Vita sales! It has almost doubled in sales since the week prior. I know it may be wishful thinking, but could this perhaps be the much needed rebirth we’ve all been waiting for?
[The next Media Create Sales article is due Wednesday as per usual.]
