3DS Narrowly Grabs Back top Hardware Spot in Japan; Quantum Break Makes the Top 20

After quite a few weeks of PS4 domination, the 3DS managed to inch ahead with its combined sales in the latest Media Create charts, released today. Check them out below.

Hardware chart:

1. PS4: 23,889
2. New 3DS XL: 18,042
3. PS Vita: 13,278
4. Wii U: 4,963
5. New 3DS: 4,420
6. 3DS: 1,411
7. PS3: 1,296
8. 3DS XL: 242
9. Xbox One: 212

Software chart:

1. Yo-kai Sangokushi – 3DS – 90,196 / 359,712
2. Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 – 3DS – 49,847 / 517,146
3. Far Cry Primal – 25,302 / New
4. Disney Art Academy – 3DS – 17,717 / New
5. Dark Souls III – PS4 – 15,274 / 258,821
6. Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness – PS4 – 10,386 / 123,408
7. Pokkén Tournament – Wii U – 8,065 / 120,366
8. Minecraft: PS Vita Edition – PS Vita – 7,374 / 730,853
9. Splatoon – Wii U – 6,902 / 1,325,502
10. Mario and Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 3DS – 6,666 / 136,148
11. Super Mario Maker – Wii U – 5,892 / 840,123
12. Assassination Classroom: Assassin Training Plan – 3DS – 5,205 / 34,852
13. Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Happy Price) – 3DS – 5,128 / 27,492
14. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X – PS Vita – 4,623 / 84,135
15. Brothers Conflict: Precious Baby – PS Vita – 3,476 / New
16. Tom Clancy’s The Division – PS4 – 3,422 / 123,282
17. Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sengoku Risshiden – PS4 – 3,325 / 28,332
18. Tomodachi Life (Happy Price) – 3DS – 3,166 / 16,389
19. Quantum Break – Xbox One – 3,124 / New
20. Yo-kai Watch Busters – 3DS – 2,671 / 2,243,803

Yo-kai Sangokushi and Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 kept on trucking with very little opposition, even if Far Cry Primal didn’t do badly for a western game, partly thanks to a very strong advertisement campaign.

Dark Souls III stops just above 250,000 copies sold on PS4 since its launch, while Star Ocean 5 is just shy of 125,000.

The real dark horse of the week is probably Quantum Break, that managed to enter the top 20 charts. In Japan this is a quite heroic deed for an Xbox One exclusive, in which many other games (including some that were advertised locally a lot more) failed.