Japanese sales numbers – Nintendo takes back seat to Dark Souls II

Wii U sales

This week’s sales numbers for both hardware and software are in from Japan and it’s not surprising to see Dark Souls II completely consume the country. From Software’s brutal action RPG has been popular in the country since the introduction of Demon’s Souls, so the fact that the top spot is claimed by Dark Souls II is no surprise to anyone.

Nintendo 3DS manages to hold on well with six of the top ten games belonging on the platform. The surprise runner up here is the PlayStation 3, which managed to have three of the top ten titles. PS Vita even managed to claim a top ten spot, while both the recently launched PlayStation 4 and Wii U slipped out of the top ten. The closest PS4 game is Battlefield 4 at the number 12 spot, while Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze sits at number 17.

Surprisingly, the Dark Souls II Xbox 360 edition managed to hit the charts at spot 14, despite the console not doing particularly well in the region. Japanese folks love their Dark Souls.

Software Sales

  1. [PS3] Dark Souls II (From Software, 03/13/14) โ€“ 255,197 (New)
  2. [3DS] Yokai Watch (Level-5, 07/11/13) โ€“ 37,247 (569,720)
  3. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Lucaโ€™s Wonderful Mysterious Keys (Square Enix, 02/06/14) โ€“ 18,728 (737,593)
  4. [PSV] Soul Sacrifice Delta (SCEJ, 03/06/14) โ€“ 17,357 (66,143)
  5. [3DS] Harvest Moon: Tsunagaru Shin Tenchi (Marvelous AQL, 02/27/14) โ€“ 15,883 (176,180)
  6. [3DS] Kaseki Horider: Mugen Gear (Nintendo, 02/27/14) โ€“ 13,362 (93,900)
  7. [3DS] Kirby: Triple Deluxe (Nintendo, 01/09/14) โ€“ 12,225 (501,835)
  8. [3DS] Pokemon X and Y (Pokemon, 10/12/13) โ€“ 10,106 (3,994,938)
  9. [PS3] Yakuza: Ishin (Sega, 02/22/14) โ€“ 10,034 (222,147)
  10. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V (Take-Two, 10/10/13) โ€“ 7,910 (736,810)

Hardware Sales

  1. PlayStation 4 โ€“ 29,677 (35,294)
  2. PlayStation Vita โ€“ 28,270 (31,325)
  3. 3DS LL โ€“ 23,372 (24,192)
  4. PlayStation 3 โ€“ 14,128 (12,102)
  5. 3DS โ€“ 10,772 (10,876)
  6. Wii U โ€“ 7,654 (7,773)
  7. PSP โ€“ 3,461 (3,425)
  8. PlayStation Vita TV โ€“ 1,447 (1,962)
  9. Xbox 360 โ€“ 278 (300)