Like every Wednesday, Media Create released its software and
hardware sales chart for the Japanese market, and last week we had quite a few new games debuting.
Following Media Create's software sales chart, they have released
the hardware sales chart for the week of June 7 through June 13.
During the 3DS's launch week in Japan, the glasses - free 3D handheld easily topped
the hardware sales charts, but found its best - selling title peaking at third place, behind a pair of newly released games for Sony's systems.
Not exact matches
Nintendo handheld's run atop the
hardware charts ends six weeks after launch; Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional tops software
sales in debut week.
The 40 percent price cut that Nintendo bestowed upon its handheld 3D console helped it claim top spot in the
hardware chart, selling around five times the number of PSPs which came in second with
sales of just over 40,000.
As expected, the Nintendo Switch is still on top of the
hardware charts with a significant bump in
sales compared to last week.
Koei Tecmo beat -»em - up cruises to first - place finish on Japanese
sales charts; 3DS tops
hardware list for third straight week as Professor Layton, Nintendogs + Cats retain positions.
New handheld adventure featuring Nintendo's mascot easily leads
sales charts, pushes 3DS to top of
hardware heap.
The Japanese Wii U version of the game entered the Media Create
sales charts as the highest - selling game in the country during its debut week, with 69,675 copies sold, and was credited for a sharp increase in Wii U
hardware sales in the same period.
2011 ended with a thud for Sony, with the publisher's newly released portable system, the PlayStation Vita, sagging in
sales on the Japanese software and
hardware charts for the week of December 26 to January 1.
Hardware revenues drop 28 percent year - over-year; software
sales slide 14 percent with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 topping the
charts.
From Software's mech combat sequel and Capcom's 3DS survival horror title top software sellers as PS Vita sees slight
sales boost and 3DS easily tops
hardware chart.
During the Golden Week kids are out of school in Japan, so there is normally a spike in
hardware sales and software dedicated to younger audiences, so much so that even Animal Crossing: New Leaf — Welcome amiibo is back in the
charts after a while.
It was a better week for games for Nintendo
hardware in Japan, as two new releases, One Piece Unlimited Cruise SP for Nintendo 3DS and Pandora's Tower for Wii,
charted high in the land where those platforms are now doing so - so
sales.
On the
hardware side, the Nintendo 3DS continues to dominate the
sales charts, with the PlayStation 3 trailing by nearly half in Japan.
For
hardware sales, all PlayStation platforms were down, though the PS4 did stay atop the
charts by selling 33,700 units.
New entry in Sega's rhythm game and Sengoku Basara offshoot occupy top spots of
sales chart; 3DS again tops
hardware sales with room to spare.
Because of Yo - kai Watch 3,
sales of the New 3DS LL rose by nearly 7,000, putting it ahead of the PlayStation 4, which moved 20,4000 units and settled for second place on the
hardware chart.
Miyamoto's newest moneymaker, the Wii, tops both the
hardware and software
sales charts, with the DS coming in second.
The NPD Group will soon release their
sales data for September, and it seems Nintendo is once again sitting pretty atop the
hardware charts.
29 November 2006 — Figures released today courtesy of the UK's leading independent music, video and software performance and
sales tracking company,
Chart Track, show Nintendo UK is now the 2006 UK market leader in video games
hardware surpassing all competition in both the home console and handheld console markets.
Below is the full
hardware chart, for July 11th - 17th, is as follows (last weeks
sales are bracketed): 1.
Nintendo continue to comfortably lead Japan's software and
hardware sales, with Fire Emblem Fates, Rhythm Heaven: The Best + and Splatoon leading Media Create's latest
sales chart.
Meanwhile, the Xbox 360 sold just 11,423 units and the PlayStation 2 is last in the
hardware charts with
sales of 5,628 units.
That's right, Nintendo has been dominating the
sales charts lately and they dominated October's
hardware sales like a champ.
The latest Media Create
sales figures are in, and they show that this week Nintendo leads the Japanese
Charts both in terms of software and
hardware.
Today is Wednesday, and Media Create released its weekly
sales chart for both
hardware and software, giving us a picture of the situation on the Japanese video game market.