Japan – Media Create sales for Week 13, 2015 (March 23 – 29) [Top 50]
This week, there’s two new games on Nintendo platforms in the Top 20: Theatrhythm Dragon Quest (# 4) and Kuroko no Basket: Mirai e no Kizuna (#11). The first one had a rather decent launch, with 76 858 units sold: that’s about 40-60% of all units shipped to retailers according to Famitsu.
It looks like Square-Enix chose to be safe and shipped more copies than needed, which is quite understandable. After all, the very first Theatrhythm game was pretty hard to find at launch, back in 2012. What’s more, Dragon Quest is a really popular IP in Japan, so retailers really shouldn’t have any problems selling the copies they received for launch.
As for Kuroko no Basket: Mirai e no Kizuna, it also had a decent launch with 35 415 units sold during the first 4 days: that’s actually “ok” for a low-budget licenced game from Bandai-Namco, who didn’t ship too many copies to retailers. After all, roughly 60-80% of all copies sent to retailers were actually sold.
As for Hardware, there’s nothing really noteworthy this week. Nintendo 3DS sales are slightly up: 31 229 units were sold during Week 13, compared to 28 704 during Week 12. It looks like the release of Theatrhythm Dragon Quest had a positive, albeit limited, impact on sales. As for Wii U sales, they’re down compared to the previous week: they went from 7 595 units to 6 698 units.
Software
01./00. [PS4] Bloodborne # <RPG> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.26} (¥7.452) – 152.567 / NEW
02./00. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Lost Song # <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.03.26} (¥6.664) – 139.298 / NEW
03./00. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.03.26} (¥8.424) – 97.362 / NEW
04./00. [3DS] Theatrhythm Dragon Quest <ACT> (Square Enix) {2015.03.26} (¥6.264) – 76.858 / NEW
05./00. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2015 <SPT> (Konami) {2015.03.26} (¥8.208) – 62.197 / NEW
06./00. [PS3] Sword Art Online: Lost Song <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.03.26} (¥7.690) – 55.090 / NEW
07./00. [PSV] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.03.26} (¥7.344) – 54.308 / NEW
08./00. [PS4] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.03.26} (¥8.424) – 46.693 / NEW
09./00. [PSV] Pro Baseball Spirits 2015 <SPT> (Konami) {2015.03.26} (¥7.538) – 46.326 / NEW
10./00. [PSV] Senran Kagura Estival Versus # <ACT> (Marvelous) {2015.03.26} (¥7.538) – 44.548 / NEW
11./00. [3DS] Kuroko’s Basketball: Ties to the Future <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.03.26} (¥6.145) – 35.415 / NEW
12./00. [PS4] Senran Kagura Estival Versus # <ACT> (Marvelous) {2015.03.26} (¥8.618) – 30.247 / NEW
13./00. [PS4] Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance # <SLG> (Nippon Ichi Software) {2015.03.26} (¥7.776) – 22.725 / NEW
14./05. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.592) – 21.069 / 57.220 (-42%)
15./02. [PS3] Resident Evil: Revelations 2 <ADV> (Capcom) {2015.03.19} (¥5.389) – 19.692 / 93.065 (-73%)
16./09. [WIU] Mario Party 10 # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2015.03.12} (¥5.616) – 17.433 / 89.078 (-19%)
17./06. [PS3] Yakuza 0 <ADV> (Sega) {2015.03.12} (¥8.845) – 13.813 / 189.203 (-53%)
18./11. [PSV] Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.03.12} (¥7.171) – 13.365 / 110.291 (-34%)
19./14. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi <RPG> (Level 5) {2014.12.13} (¥4.968) – 12.240 / 2.563.478 (+8%)
20./03. [PS4] Battlefield: Hardline <ACT> (Electronic Arts) {2015.03.19} (¥7.884) – 12.149 / 80.971 (-82%)
21./01. [PS4] Final Fantasy Type-0 HD # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2015.03.19} (¥7.344)
22./07. [PS3] Battlefield: Hardline <ACT> (Electronic Arts) {2015.03.19} (¥7.884)
23./16. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2014.11.21} (¥4.937)
24./15. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2015.02.14} (¥5.076)
25./04. [PS4] Resident Evil: Revelations 2 <ADV> (Capcom) {2015.03.19} (¥5.389)
26./20. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS <FTG> (Nintendo) {2014.09.13} (¥5.616)
27./12. [PS3] Dragon Quest Heroes <RPG> (Square Enix) {2015.02.26} (¥7.344)
28./13. [PS4] Yakuza 0 <ADV> (Sega) {2015.03.12} (¥8.845)
29./28. [3DS] Etrian Mystery Dungeon <RPG> (Atlus) {2015.03.05} (¥7.538)
30./23. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 # <RCE> (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} (¥6.156)
31./25. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800)
32./00. [PSV] Deception IV: Another Princess # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2015.03.26} (¥6.264)
33./22. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate # <ACT> (Capcom) {2014.10.11} (¥6.264)
34./24. [3DS] LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins <ADV> (Nintendo) {2015.03.05} (¥5.076)
35./18. [3DS] Mario Vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars <PZL> (Nintendo) {2015.03.19} (¥3.024)
36./17. [PS4] Dragon Quest Heroes # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2015.02.26} (¥8.424)
37./00. [PS4] Deception IV: Another Princess # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2015.03.26} (¥7.344)
38./36. [3DS] Nanatsu no Taizai: The Seven Deadly Sins – Unjust Sin <ADV> (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.02.11} (¥6.145)
39./21. [PSV] God Eater 2: Rage Burst <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.02.19} (¥6.145)
40./27. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2014.12.06} (¥7.776)
41./10. [3DS] PriPara & Pretty Rhythm: PriPara Detsuka Eruoshare Item 1450! <ACT> (Takara Tomy) {2015.03.19} (¥4.299)
42./31. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke <RPG> (Level 5) {2014.07.10} (¥4.937)
43./00. [3DS] Nashi-jiru Busha!! Funassyi Vs. Dragons <RPG> (Rocket Company) {2015.03.26} (¥5.184)
44./32. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800)
45./00. [PSV] Friend to Lover # <ADV> (Kaga Create) {2015.03.26} (¥7.344)
46./29. [3DS] Doraemon: Nobita no Uchuu Eiyuuki <ADV> (FuRyu) {2015.03.05} (¥5.378)
47./00. [PS3] Deception IV: Another Princess # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2015.03.26} (¥7.344)
48./00. [PSV] Ken ga Kimi for V # <ADV> (Rejet) {2015.03.26} (¥6.264)
49./38. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe <ACT> (Nintendo) {2014.01.11} (¥4.800)
50./08. [PSV] Phantasy Star Online 2 Episode 3: Deluxe Package <RPG> (Sega) {2015.03.19} (¥5.378)
Number of games per platform
3DS – 18
PSV – 11
PS4 – 10
PS3 – 8
WIU – 3
Hardware
Source: Media Create
Via: NeoGAF / 4Gamer.net
