Yesterday was a public holiday in Japan, so Media Create released its top 20 software chart and hardware chart one day later. As expected, Pokémon Sun and Moon took the local market by storm, also pushing the 3DS higher than it has fared in quite a while.
- Pokémon Sun and Moon - 3DS - 1,590,629 / New
- Pokémon Sun and Moon (Double Pack) - 3DS - 151,379 / New
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare - PS4 - 11,120 / 142,954
- Fate/EXTELLA: The Umbral Star - PS Vita - 9,276 / 82,295
- Fate/EXTELLA: The Umbral Star - PS4 - 6,450 / 76,079
- Battlefield 1 - PS4 - 8,494 / 203,863
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition - PS4 - 7,587 / 34,917
- Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 - PS4 - 6,703 / 87,105
- Mario party: Star Rush - 3DS - 6,021 / 63,897
- Beyblade Burst - 3DS - 5,611 / 22,127
- Minecraft: Wii U Edition - Wii U - 4,932 / 176,825
- Monster Hunter Stories - 3DS - 4,778 / 271,566
- Minecraft: PS Vita Edition - PS Vita - 4,727 /920,327
- Titanfall 2 - PS4 - 4,583 /46,709
- Pripara Mezameyo - 3DS - 4,086 / 32,951
- Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization - PS Vita - 3,991 / 95,670
- World of Final Fantasy - PS Vita - 3,513 / 72,437
- Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization - PS4 - 3,363 / 96,395
- Hakuouki: Yuugi Roku - Taishitachi no Daienkai - PS Vita - 3,288 / New
- Kirby: Planet Robobot - 3DS - 3,100 / 469,860
Below you can also see the hardware chart:
- New 3DS XL - 81,044
- PS4 - 25,605
- 2DS - 17,769
- PS4 Pro - 12,421
- PS Vita - 9,191
- New 3DS - 8,193
- Wii U - 3,251
- PS3 - 625
- 3DS - 529
- Xbox One - 186
- 3DS XL 96
The explosion of Pokèmon sales was absolutely expected, and so was the boost to 3DS unit sales. This certainly shows that the franchise is definitely still strong on Nintendo's portable despite the mobile parenthesis.
Overall PS4 sales dropped significantly from last week, but the decrease is seen mostly on PS4 Pro units, while standard PS4 unit sales are pretty much flat.
This appears to give credence to signals indicating that the newer console was in short supply in Japan last week, but we'll have to wait and see how momentum carries in the next few weeks leading into the Japanese Holiday season.