Here are Japan's 30 best-selling games for the week of Dec. 22-28, typically the biggest sales week of the year. You ready for some disappointment?
1. (3DS) Yokai Watch 2: Shin Uchi – 265,226
2. (3DS) Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire – 144,435
3. (3DS) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS – 97,669
4. (WIU) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 86,752
5. (3DS) Final Fantasy Explorers – 48,360
6. (3DS) Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 46,471
7. (WIU) Mario Kart 8 – 43,564
8. (3DS) Yokai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke – 34,336
9. (PSV) Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Out of Order – 27,639
10. (PSV) Gundam Breaker 2 – 23,655
11. (PS3) Gundam Breaker 2 – 23,092
12. (3DS) Sumikko Gurashi: Koko ga Ochitsukundesu – 19,406
13. (3DS) Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 19,381
14. (WIU) Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – 17,869
15. (3DS) Aikatsu! 365-Hi no Idol Days – 16,764
16. (PS4) Grand Theft Auto V – 15,410
17. (PS4) Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor – 14,206
18. (3DS) Mario Kart 7 – 13,104
19. (3DS) Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind – Chain – 12,565
20. (3DS) Gotouchi Tetsudou – 12,420
21. (3DS) Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken – 11,286
22. (WIU) Taiko no Tatsujin: Tokumori! – 11,048
23. (3DS) One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X – 10,727
24. (3DS) Yoshi's New Island – 9,380
25. (3DS) Kirby Triple Deluxe – 8,485
26. (3DS) Mario Party: Island Tour – 8,256
27. (PS3) Shining Resonance – 8,167
28. (3DS) 12-Sai. Honto no Kimochi – 7,958
29. (3DS) Tomodachi Life – 7,242
30. (PS3) World Soccer Winning Eleven 2015 – 7,032
Those numbers are dragging ass.
Hardware sales went like this:
3DS – 218,351
Wii-U – 48,927
Vita – 40,525
PS4 – 30,145
PS3 – 10,142
XB1 – 815
This particular week of the year is almost always the biggest for any console (unless it launches in that year, in which case launch week is the biggest), yet Xbox One sales managed to cut in half from the previous week's figure. Everything else got boosts, but not nearly the type which past holidays have given.
We've said it a lot, but this chart shows that the game market in Japan is ever shrinking.
[Source: Famitsu]
