Japanese sales: Wii U sees slight rise as PS4 dethrones 3DS this week

While Japan’s top twenty list continues to be dominated by Nintendo 3DS titles, PlayStation 3’s Dragon Quest Heroes continued at the top of the charts, followed by the newly released Etrian Mystery Dungeon sandwiched just before the PlayStation 4 version of Dragon Quest Heroes. It’s interesting to see the adoption rates between the two consoles, as the PS3 version sold nearly double what the PS4 version did. I think that’s plenty proof that people in Japan just haven’t seen the need to upgrade their home consoles from the last generation.

Evolve launched in Japan this week as well, with only 16k sold on PS4 during the launch week. To find Wii U games we need to look further down the chart, where Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros. have been falling steadily over the course of the past few weeks. Still, it’s not hard to see that Japan is still dominated by the Nintendo 3DS, even if the PlayStation brand continues with new releases.

Here’s a look at software charts this week with total lifetime sales of the title followed in parentheses.

Software Charts

1. [PS3] Dragon Quest Heroes (Square Enix, 02/26/15) – 67,514 (392,960)
2. [3DS] Etrian Mystery Dungeon (Atlus, 03/05/15) – 65,226 (New)
3. [PS4] Dragon Quest Heroes (Square Enix, 02/26/15) – 35,425 (304,729)
4. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D (Nintendo, 02/14/15) – 23,764 (365,761)
5. [3DS] New Prince of Tennis: Go to the Top (FuRyu, 03/05/15) – 22,568 (New)
6. [PSV] God Eater 2: Rage Burst (Bandai Namco, 02/19/15) – 17,710 (289,539)
7. [PS4] Evolve (2K Games, 03/05/15) – 16,851 (New)
8. [3DS] Yokai Watch 2: Shinuchi (Level-5, 12/14/14) – 14,278 (2,528,184)
9. [3DS] LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins (Nintendo, 03/05/15) – 13,284 (New)
10. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon, 11/21/14) – 11,297 (2,549,155)
11. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo, 09/13/14) – 7,431 (2,173,243)
12. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Capcom, 10/11/14) – 6,673 (2,492,332)
13. [PS3] Dragon Ball Xenoverse (Bandai Namco, 01/29/15) – 5,787 (86,874)
14. [PS3] River City Super Sports Challenge: All-Star Special (Arc System Works, 03/05/15) – 5,473 (New)
15. [Wii U] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo, 05/29/14) – 5,342 (931,332)
16. [PSV] Diabolik Lovers: Dark Fate (Idea Factory, 02/26/15) – 4,902 (12,164)
17. [Wii U] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Nintendo, 12/06/14) – 4,829 (602,560)
18. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo, 11/08/12) – 4,671 (3,933,006)
19. [3DS] Doraemon Shin Nobita no Daimakyo: Peko to 5-nin no Tankentai (FuRyu, 03/05/15) – 4,663 (New)
20. [PS4] God Eater 2: Rage Burst (Bandai Namco, 02/19/15) – 3,654 (48,883)

Hardware Sales

1. PlayStation 4 – 33,753 (46,139)
2. New 3DS LL – 21,402 (22,620)
3. PlayStation Vita – 19,757 (23,619)
4. New 3DS – 7,661 (8,515)
5. PlayStation 3 – 7,645 (8,926)
6. Wii U – 7,379 (6,606)
7. 3DS – 2,566 (2,795)
8. 3DS LL – 2,321 (2,666)
9. PlayStation Vita TV – 621 (838)
10. Xbox One – 445 (703)