Japanese sales: Mario Kart 8 still hanging on

Media Create has released their sales figures for last week in Japan, where Freedom Wars on the PS Vita is still the top-selling title, knocking Yokai Watch for the Nintendo 3DS down to second spot again. The Wii U’s only title on the list clocks in at 4th place. Mario Kart 8 has remained in the top ten for a full month now and as we reported yesterday, has managed to sell 512k units in Japan alone.

Watch Dogs for both the PS3 and the PS4 hang on to respectable fifth and sixth slots, while the rest of the chart is rounded out by PS3 and 3DS releases. FIFA 14 for PS4 manages to claim a spot, most likely thanks to the World Cup events that are happening in Brazil.

In terms of hardware sales the PS Vita is still neck and neck with the Nintendo 3DS in Japan, claiming second spot and selling just a few less than the Nintendo 3DS in top spot. Wii U sits at just under 10k, which means the console is beginning to go back to pre-Mario Kart 8 numbers. Hopefully some of the upcoming games like Hyrule Warriors and Bayonetta 2 can begin moving that number back up.

Sofware Sales

1. [PSV] Freedom Wars – 43,160 (232,048)
2. [3DS] Yokai Watch – 28,933 (1,176,134)
3. [3DS] Taiko Drum Master: Don and Katsu’s Space-Time Great Adventure – 24,412 (77,508)
4. [Wii U] Mario Kart 8 – 19,386 (512,223)
5. [PS4] Watch Dogs – 12,783 (78,378)
6. [PS3] Watch Dogs – 12,656 (43,684)
7. [PS3] Kamen Rider: Battride War II – 10,651 (73,300)
8. [3DS] Pokemon Art Academy – 10,003 (56,456)
9. [PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2014: Aoki Samurai no Chousen – 7,607 (144,500)
10. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V Low Price Version – 5,717 (12,448)
11. [3DS] Pro Evolution Soccer 2014: Aoki Samurai no Chousen – 5,703 (62,446)
12. [PS4] FIFA 14 – 5,065 (58,878)
13. [3DS] Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth – 4,996 (242,375)
14. [3DS] Pokemon X and Y – 4,595 (4,097,248)
15. [PS3] Date A Live: Ars Install – 4,383 (14,086)
16. [PSV] Girls und Panzer: Master the Tankery – 4,016 (35,542)
17. [PS4] Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed – 3,602 (New)
18. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 – 3,327 (3,304,016)
19. [3DS] Mario Party: Island Tour – 3,305 (404,211)
20. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 – 3,214 (2,346,622)

Hardware Sales

1. 3DS LL – 21,914 (22,803)
2. PlayStation Vita – 18,438 (22,192)
3. Wii U – 9,961 (10,653)
4. PlayStation 4 – 7,876 (8,059)
5. PlayStation 3 – 7,511 (7,480)
6. 3DS – 5,424 (5,081)
7. PlayStation Vita TV – 2,217 (2,727)
8. PSP – 1,579 (1,445)
9. Xbox 360 – 180 (201)