It's Wednesday, and Media Create resumed its regular release of weekly sales figures for the Japanese market. This week's data, featuring sales between December 28th and January 3rd, is one of the most relevant of the year, as the "Otoshidama" (New Year's money given by parents to their kids) tradition normally brings a nice influx of currency into the retail chain.
But without further ado, here are the software sales:
- Monster Hunter X – 3DS –130,063 / 2,521,859
- Monster Strike – 3DS –91,572 / 699,436
- Splatoon – Wii U – 60,447 / 1,153,989
- Super Mario Maker – Wii U – 52,753 / 726,885
- Yo-kai Watch Busters – 3DS –49,533 / 2,124,427
- Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – PS Vita – 48,222 / 584,717
- Rhythm Heaven: The Best + – 3DS –26,513 / 620,782
- Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 3DS –24,539 / 1,301,227
- Fallout 4 – PS4 – 22,378 / 178,420
- Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam – 3DS –22,343 / 198,315
- Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs Force – PS Vita – 20,508 / 107,763
- Disney Magical World 2 – 3DS –16,139 / 252,344
- Star Wars Battlefront – PS4 – 13,216 / 192,475
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III – PS4 – 11,150 / 266,459
- Downtown no Kagi no Tsukai ya Arahen de! – 3DS –9,962 / 22,420
- Mario Kart 8 – Wii U – 9,875 / 1,187,570
- New Super Mario Bros. 2 – 3DS –9,828 / 2,421,040
- Minecraft: PS4 Edition – PS4 – 8,835 / 32,901
- Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 3DS –8,499 / 4,110,542
- Mario Kart 7 – 3DS –8,122 / 2,589,230
And here are the hardware sales:
- New 3DS xL: 73,778
- PS4: 65,427
- PS Vita: 63,811
- Wii U: 53,547
- 3DS: 21,621
- New 3DS: 21,501
- PS3: 4,221
- 3DS xL: 3,205
- Xbox One: 765
- Ps Vita TV:670
Nintendo unsurprisingly keeps dominating the portable market, with strong sales for the 3DS, driven by the long tail of Monster Hunter X and Monster Strike.
On the home console side, Splatoon and Super Mario Maker keep pushing the Wii U, but this time it's not enough to beat the PS4, that regains the top of its category after multiple weeks behind Nintendo's console.
Considering the totals, though, we can definitely still say that Nintendo brought home the Japanese Holiday season in both categories, probably due to its consoles' wider target.