It was a crazy week for new releases (especially PlayStation ones!) in Japan, with the top 20 comprised of 14 new entries, including Mario Party: Island Tour for the 3DS, which took home 1st place with over 130,000 in sales. Past that there are three PS3 titles: Samurai Warriors 4 at over 120,000, Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes at just under 120,000, and J-Stars Victory VS at just over 118,000.
While PlayStation 4 hardware saw a slight uptick in sales during the week to over 30,000, only one game from the new system made it onto the chart: Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes with just shy of 92,000 copies sold. Sticking with hardware, the PS Vita actually beat the PS4 by moving over 35,000 units, but the combined totals of the 3DS beat everyone once again.
Here’s how each system sold, along with the top 20 selling games in Japan between March 17th – 23rd, 2014, according to Media Create:
Systems (Last Week in Parentheses)
- PlayStation Vita – 35,374 (28,270)
- PlayStation 4 – 30,201 (29,677)
- 3DS LL – 28,291 (23,372)
- PlayStation 3 – 15,455 (14,128)
- 3DS – 11,985 (10,772)
- Wii U – 9,982 (7,654)
- PSP – 3,563 (3,461)
- PlayStation Vita TV – 1,754 (1,447)
- Xbox 360 – 288 (278)
Games (Lifetime in Parentheses)
- Mario Party: Island Tour (3DS) – 132,668
- Samurai Warriors 4 (PS3) – 120,452
- Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (PS3) – 119,615
- J-Stars Victory VS (PS3) – 118,240
- J-Stars Victory VS (PS Vita) – 97,821
- Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (PS4) – 91,903
- Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2014 (PS3) – 63,898
- Yokai Watch (3DS) – 44,659 (614,379)
- Samurai Warriors 4 (PS Vita) – 39,597
- Dark Souls II (PS3) – 37,285 (292,482)
- Game Center CX: 3-Choume no Arino (3DS) – 33,618
- Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2014 (PS Vita) – 30,261
- Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2014 (PSP) – 27,823
- Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 2: Sisters Generation (PS Vita) – 26,845
- Phantasy Star Online 2: Episode 2 Deluxe Package (PS Vita) – 16,152
- Hero Bank (3DS) – 15,060
- Kirby Triple Deluxe (3DS) – 14,060 (515,895)
- Kaseki Horider: Mugen Gear (3DS) – 13,512 (107,413)
- Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca’s Wonderful Mysterious Keys (3DS) – 13,283 (750,876)
- Harvest Moon: Tsunagaru Shin Tenchi (3DS) – 10,293 (186,473)
How do you think Ground Zeroes will perform in its second week on the market in Japan? Let us know in the comments below.
