Software Sales
| 01./00. | [PS4] Knack <ACT> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.02.22} (¥5.145) – 309.304 / NEW |
| 02./00. | [PS3] Yakuza: Ishin! <ADV> (Sega) {2014.02.22} (¥8.600) – 138.158 / NEW |
| 03./00. | [PS4] Yakuza: Ishin! <ADV> (Sega) {2014.02.22} (¥8.600) – 82.540 / NEW |
| 04./01. | [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru to Ruka no Fushigi na Fushigi na Kagi <RPG> (Square Enix) {2014.02.06} (¥5.490) – 72.350 / 634.433 (-39%) |
| 05./00. | [3DS] Kuroko’s Basketball: The Path to Victory <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.02.20} (¥5.980) – 45.681 / NEW |
| 06./05. | [3DS] Yo-kai Watch <RPG> (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 35.125 / 458.961 (+58%) |
| 07./00. | [PS4] Killzone: Shadow Fall <ACT> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.02.22} (¥7.245) – 32.336 / NEW |
| 08./00. | [PS4] Battlefield 4 <ACT> (Electronic Arts) {2014.02.22} (¥7.665) – 24.799 / NEW |
| 09./04. | [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe <ACT> (Nintendo) {2014.01.11} (¥4.800) – 17.665 / 457.796 (-23%) |
| 10./07. | [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z <RPG> (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2013.12.12} (¥4.400) – 15.092 / 1.374.333 (-2%) |
| 11./00. | [PS4] Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition<ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2014.02.22} (¥8.190) – 14.356 / NEW |
| 12./02. | [WIU] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze <ACT> (Nintendo) {2014.02.13} (¥5.985) – 14.330 / 50.047 (-60%) |
| 13./00. | [PS4] Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag <ACT> (Ubisoft) {2014.02.22} (¥8.820) – 13.862 / NEW |
| 14./00. | [PS4] Call of Duty: Ghosts – Dubbed Edition <ACT> (Square Enix) {2014.02.22} (¥7.980) – 13.701 / NEW |
| 15./00. | [PS4] Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition <ADV> (Square Enix) {2014.02.22} (¥4.800) – 12.093 / NEW |
| 16./10. | [3DS] Pokemon X & Y <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 11.302 / 3.961.624 (-11%) |
| 17./08. | [3DS] Puyo Puyo Tetris <PZL> (Sega) {2014.02.06} (¥5.229) – 8.859 / 67.204 (-35%) |
| 18./00. | [PS4] FIFA 14 <SPT> (Electronic Arts) {2014.02.22} (¥7.665) – 8.808 / NEW |
| 19./09. | [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Full Boost <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.01.30} (¥7.980) – 7.763 / 321.054 (-43%) |
| 20./00. | [PS4] Need for Speed: Rivals <RCE> (Electronic Arts) {2014.02.22} (¥7.665) – 6.602 / NEW |
Hardware Sales
| PS4 | 309.154 |
| 3DS | 32.151 |
| PS Vita | 18.240 |
| PS3 | 9.983 |
| Wii U | 8.407 |
| PSP | 3.171 |
| Xbox 360 | 241 |
A lot of new stuff this week in the Media Create charts. The biggest of the new stuff was the PlayStation 4 releasing last Saturday in Japan. The system had a pretty good start with about 309,154 units sold. But it wasn’t quite as good as the start that Knack had with 309,304 units sold- which is odd when you see that Knack was bundled with the system. I’m not quite sure how that happened… unless you had 150 collectors buying the individual game for collection purposes… or that whole “buy one to play, buy one to lend, buy one to shelf” thing was executed for 75 people… or perhaps Media Create made a typo since the Famitsu charts had the two dead even at 322,083.
But even with the anomaly in the charts, the PS4 did well in software, capturing 10 of the Top 20 spots this week. Most of these games have already released in the West. One, Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition, will be coming in the next couple of months to Western regions. The only one that doesn’t appear to be coming is Yakuza: Ishin!, coming in third with 82,540 units sold for the PS4 version (PS3 version sold 138,158 unit).
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And in case you’re wondering about head-to-head opening numbers, the PS4 beat the Wii U… by about 1000 units.
| PS4’s First Two Days (February 22-23, 2014) | 309.154 |
| Wii U’s First Two Days (December 8-9, 2012) | 308.142 |
Will this mean that the PS4 will be headed on the same trajectory as the Wii U in Japan? Not necessarily. SCEJA will need to make sure they have a consistent line-up if they want to break through with a wider Japanese audience.
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Outside of the PS4, there’s not much going on this week. Bandai Namco released the only other new game this week: Kuroko’s Basketball: The Path to Victory for 3DS, based on the Kuroko’s Basketball manga and anime. The Vita held, losing only 108 units from last week, coming in with 18,240 units sold. Dragon Quest Monsters 2 continued to sell well, securing 4th place with 72,350 units sold. And Yo-kai Watch continues to gain steam thanks to the success of the anime, raising its output by 58% from the previous week for 35,125 units sold for the week and 458,961 units sold lifetime.
SOURCES: This week, Wii U’s Launch Week
