The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds - Media Create | oprainfall

DECEMBER 23-29

Software Sales

01./00. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds <ADV> (Nintendo) {2013.12.26} (¥4.800) – 224.143 / NEW
02./01. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z <RPG> (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2013.12.12} (¥4.400) – 205.654 / 1.005.658 (-20%)
03./00. [PS3] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster <RPG> (Square Enix) {2013.12.26} (¥7.140) – 185.918 / NEW
04./02. [3DS] Pokemon X & Y <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 153.767 / 3.726.596 (-28%)
05./00. [PSV] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster: Twin Pack <RPG> (Square Enix) {2013.12.26} (¥7.140) – 149.132 / NEW
06./05. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.11.21} (¥5.985) – 64.573 / 392.087 (-25%)
07./09.  [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 <ACT> (Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) – 42.927 / 3.110.240 (+16%)
08./03. [PS3] New Dynasty Warriors: Gundam <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.12.19} (¥7.980) – 37.626 / 163.645 (-70%)
09./07. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 33.875 / 3.597.999 (-18%)
10./10. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven GO 3: Galaxy – Big Bang & Supernova <RPG> (Level 5) {2013.12.05} (¥5.500) – 30.383 / 185.871 (-9%)
11./08. [3DS] Tomodachi Collection: New Life <ETC> (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) – 27.915 / 1.612.037 (-27%)
12./00. [PSV] Final Fantasy X HD Remaster <RPG> (Square Enix) {2013.12.26} (¥3.990) – 25.443 / NEW
13./14. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited World Red <ADV> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.21} (¥5.980) – 23.793 / 193.181 (-15%)
14./04. [PS3] Drakengard 3 <RPG> (Square Enix) {2013.12.19} (¥7.980) – 22.472 / 136.496 (-80%)
15./18. [3DS] Sentouchu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.10.17} (¥4.980) – 21.923 / 180.163 (-12%)
16./06. [PSV] New Dynasty Warriors: Gundam <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.12.19} (¥6.980) – 21.543 / 74.210 (-59%)
17./17. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 21.098 / 2.226.905 (-16%)
18./12. [3DS] Aikatsu! 2-nin no My Princess <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.21} (¥5.480) – 21.012 / 167.910 (-28%)
19./19. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 20.940 / 2.203.347 (-13%)
20./20. [WIU] Wii Party U <ETC> (Nintendo) {2013.10.31} (¥4.935) – 20.633 / 139.733 (-14%)

Hardware Sales

3DS 201.703
PS Vita 87.142
Wii U 73.178
PS3 30.321
PSP 10.310
Wii 1.715
Xbox 360 616

We’ll get to the numbers for the first week of 2014 later, but let’s focus on the final week of 2013 in the Media Create charts first.

First things first, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds lead the week with 224,143 units sold. While it did help in getting the 3DS over 200,000 that week, it wasn’t enough to get the console above the 5 million mark for a second straight year.

However, things are still pretty good for the 3DS as the handheld had the fourth best year in the region over the past ten years. While it’s not quite clear where the year ranks overall, I guess it’s pretty high on the list.

Final Fantasy X HD - Media Create | oprainfall

Also releasing during the week was Final Fantasy X, both in the individual Vita package and the X/X-2 Vita and PS3 package. The game gave a nice boost to both the Vita and the PS3.

One final bit of news: this is the last week that the Wii will be listed in the Media Create charts. While this is not surprising since the system is no longer being produced in the region, it’s still sad as it was doing better than a certain cellar-dwelling 7th generation console. The Wii leaves the charts with 12,710,918 sold in its lifetime.

DECEMBER 30-JANUARY 05

Software Sales

01./02. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z <RPG> (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2013.12.12} (¥4.400) – 157.883 / 1.163.541 (-23%)
02./04. [3DS] Pokemon X & Y <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 109.350 / 3.835.946 (-29%)
03./01. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds <ADV> (Nintendo) {2013.12.26} (¥4.800) – 73.072 / 297.216 (-67%)
04./07. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 <ACT> (Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) – 49.814 / 3.160.054 (+16%)
05./06. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.11.21} (¥5.985) – 47.354 / 439.442 (-27%)
06./03. [PS3] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster <RPG> (Square Enix) {2013.12.26} (¥7.140) – 39.529 / 225.448 (-79%)
07./05. [PSV] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster: Twin Pack <RPG> (Square Enix) {2013.12.26} (¥7.140) – 33.038 / 182.170 (-78%)
08./09. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 32.393 / 3.630.392 (-4%)
09./15. [3DS] Sentouchu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.10.17} (¥4.980) – 31.041 / 211.204 (+42%)
10./08. [PS3] New Dynasty Warriors: Gundam <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.12.19} (¥7.980) – 28.619 / 192.263 (-24%)
11./11. [3DS] Tomodachi Collection: New Life <ETC> (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) – 26.336 / 1.638.374 (-6%)
12./17. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 24.138 / 2.251.043 (+14%)
13./10. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven GO 3: Galaxy – Big Bang & Supernova <RPG> (Level 5) {2013.12.05} (¥5.500) – 23.724 / 209.594 (-22%)
14./19. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 22.039 / 2.225.386 (+5%)
15./13. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited World Red <ADV> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.21} (¥5.980) – 20.092 / 213.273 (-16%)
16./21. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.01} (¥5.480) – 19.562 / 418.735 (-5%)
17./18. [3DS] Aikatsu! 2-nin no My Princess <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.21} (¥5.480) – 19.417 / 187.326 (-8%)
18./22. [WIU] Taiko no Tatsujin: Wii U Version! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.21} (¥5.480) – 19.387 / 112.880
19./26. [3DS] Youkai Watch <RPG> (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 18.449 / 294.751
20./24. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.11.03} (¥4.800) – 18.177 / 1.973.715

Hardware Sales

3DS 176.555
PS Vita 75.400
Wii U 51.271
PS3 40.085
PSP 13.283
Xbox 360 447

And we begin the new year almost the same way we left then old one. The 3DS is dominant 15 titles making the Top 20. Everyone but the Xbox 360 is in the tens of thousands thanks to a lingering holiday bump. And Final Fantasy X/X-2 is keeping Sony’s consoles relevant this week.

Nintendo 3DS - Media Create | oprainfall

One thing to note is the 3DS lifetime totals. The handheld is a little over 160,000 unit away from hitting the 15 million mark. With a repeat performance, it will eclipse the mark. However, with the holidays ending and the bump starting to level off, it might just miss the mark.

SOURCES: 1, 2

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.