Japanese sales: Hyrule Warriors is a hit, Wii U sales up

Last week marks the first full week of numbers for Japan in which Hyrule Warriors debuted at number two. The hybrid game wasn’t popular enough to knock the number one spot away from Yokai Watch 2, but Yokai Watch 2 is hugely popular in Japan right now to the point that is has sold two million copies in a little over a month. For its first week, Hyrule Warriors has sold 69k copies, which is a respectable number for a home console debut.

This boost in games sold also contributed to the number of consoles sold, where the Wii U clocked in at 18k this week. It’s a significant jump from previous weeks so it’s obvious that the release of Hyrule Warriors caused a jump in console sales, but how long that will last remains to be seen. We’re sure Hyrule Warriors will stay on the charts for a while, as Mario Kart has, though it has been bumped to number four in favor of Nintendo’s newer releases. Still, the top five spots are dominated by Nintendo systems, with the only two things from Sony on the chart this week being Monster Hunter Frontier G for the PS Vita and Ultra Street Fighter IV for the PS3.

Software Sales

1. [3DS] Yokai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke (Level-5, 07/10/14) – 118,526 (2,212,518)
2. [Wii U] Hyrule Warriors (Koei Tecmo, 08/14/14) – 69,090 (New)
3. [3DS] Yoshi’s New Island (Nintendo, 07/24/14) – 29,933 (144,162)
4. [Wii U] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo, 05/29/14) – 28,221 (627,635)
5. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 (Bandai Namco, 08/07/14) – 27,273 (108,857)
6. [PSV] Monster Hunter Frontier G Beginners Package (Capcom, 08/13/14) – 21,169 (New)
7. [PS3] Ultra Street Fighter IV (Capcom, 08/07/14) – 11,604 (53,931)
8. [3DS] Taiko Drum Master: Don and Katsu’s Space-Time Great Adventure (Bandai Namco, 06/26/14) – 10,879 (138,721)
9. [3DS] Yokai Watch (Level-5, 07/11/13) – 10,420 (1,245,042)
10. [3DS] Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson (Marvelous, 08/07/14) – 9,624 (56,119)

Hardware Sales

1. 3DS LL – 42,365 (33,172)
2. PlayStation Vita – 20,825 (17,084)
3. Wii U – 18,161 (13,598)
4. 3DS – 9,429 (7,873)
5. PlayStation 4 – 6,913 (5,470)
6. PlayStation 3 – 6,260 (6,486)
7. PlayStation Vita TV – 1,491 (1,344)
8. PSP – 416 (301)
9. Xbox 360 – 160 (151)