Japanese sales: Wii U sales falling while 3DS dominates

Now that the holiday shopping period has passed, we’re starting to see console sales drop back to their pre-holiday levels. The New Nintendo 3DS continues to dominate, while the PlayStation 4 and the Vita have had a slight boost in sales. The Wii U only sold 10k last week and this week it’s back down to just 8k, which is where it hovered for weeks when no games were scheduled for release. It’s a pretty typical week for Japan, so there’s not really any new trends to be set here.

Software Sales

1. [3DS] Yokai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 50,244 (2,372,371)
2. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire – 24,964 (2,457,623)
3. [3DS] Kenka Bancho 6: Soul & Blood – 24,274 (New)
4. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 15,588 (2,428,056)
5. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS – 15,443 (2,111,958)
6. [Wii U] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 12,858 (560,986)
7. [3DS] Yokai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke – 7,906 (3,082,408)
8. [Wii U] Mario Kart 8 – 6,915 (895,979)
9. [PSV] Gundam Breaker 2 – 6,670 (117,899)
10. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 6,142 (3,899,253)
11. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V – 6,006 (150,882)
12. [3DS] Final Fantasy Explorers – 5,515 (244,319)
13. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V Budget Version – 4,886 (112,500)
14. [PSV] Diabolik Lovers More Blood Limited V Edition – 4,083 (New)
15. [PS3] Gundam Breaker 2 – 4,032 (115,082)
16. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 – 3,474 (2,458,465)
17. [PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 – 3,175 (147,350)
18. [3DS] Aikatsu! 365-Hi no Idol Days – 2,672 (103,141)
19. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe – 2,639 (692,358)
20. [3DS] Tomodachi Life – 2,602 (1,779,383)

Hardware Sales

1. New 3DS LL – 25,299 (30,455)
2. PlayStation Vita – 16,823 (21,536)
3. PlayStation 4 – 15,480 (19,118)
4. New 3DS – 9,916 (14,226)
5. Wii U – 8,894 (10,803)
6. PlayStation 3 – 7,036 (8,216)
7. 3DS LL – 4,776 (6,308)
8. 3DS – 4,238 (6,685)
9. PlayStation Vita TV – 682 (791)
10. Xbox One – 300 (563)