Every Wednesday Media Create post release charts for Japan, and they usually provide some interesting reading. Not only did they reveal a milestone had been passed for the PlayStation 4 but also showed the continued dominance of the Nintendo 3DS.
DualShockers have revealed the Media Create figures and they can be viewed below:
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III – PS4 – 43,629
- Project X Zone 2 – 3DS – 40,945
- Assassin’s Creed Syndicate – PS4 – 32,078
- Splatoon – Wii U – 21,098
- Disney Magical World 2 – 3DS – 19,605
- Need for Speed – PS4 – 18,598
- Yo-kai Watch Busters – 3DS – 15,580
- Super Mario Maker – Wii U – 12,442
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III – PS3 – 11,123
- God Eater Resurrection – PS Vita – 8,752
- Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – 3DS – 7,670
- Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – PS Vita – 6,880
- Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 3DS – 5,645
- Pro Yakyuu Famista Returns – 3DS – 4,618
- Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – 3DS – 3,960
- Picross 3D 2 – 3DS – 3,482
- World Soccer Winning Eleven 2016 – PS3 – 3,093
- Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force – PS4 – 3,057
- God Eater Resurrection – PS4 – 2,907
- PriPara Mezase! Idol: Grand Prix No.1! – 3DS – 2,819
Hardware chart:
- PS4 – 27,311
- New 3DS XL – 21,800
- Wii U – 17,921
- PS Vita – 11,821
- New 3DS – 5,264
- PS3 – 1,751
- 3DS – 968
- PS Vita TV – 680
- 3DS XL – 561
- Xbox One – 524
As is easy to see Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 and PlayStation 4 do reign at the top of the charts, but what can’t be ignored is the dominance of 3DS titles in the list, as well as the 3DS handheld console itself. With the device holding 2nd, 5th, 7th, and 9th positions on the charts, if these were added together the 3DS would easily outmatch other consoles.
The Wii U hasn’t done badly either with 20,000 units sold. The Xbox One sits at the bottom of the chart with only 524 sold.
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