wraggster
July 15th, 2015, 20:26
The latest video game craze in Japan is yet to run out of steam.
The Yo-Kai Watch franchise has already shifted more thanseven million copies (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/yo-kai-watch-series-surpasses-7m-sales/0147326), propelled by the success of the first two entries in the series.
Last week, the latest title from developer Level 5, Yo-Kai Watch Busters, shot straight to the top of the Japanese retail charts, shifting almost 700,000 copies in its first week on sale.
Busters is based upon a mini-game in predecessor Yo-Kai Watch 2, allowing players to take control of the titular creatures in order to take down bosses.
Meanwhile, a prequel instalment in the cult Ace Attorney series, Dai Ace Attorney: Naruhodo Ryunosuke no Boken, landed in second place, selling over 136,000 units during its debut week.
Both 3DS-exclusive titles, Busters and Ace Attorney helped Nintendos New 3DS XL handheld remain top of the hardware heap, comfortably out-selling Sonys competing Vita. However, New 3DS XL sales were only marginally higher than the week previous.
The Vita was helped into second place by the release of Taiko Drum Master: V Version for the platform, which was the third-best-selling game of the week.
Further down, rhythm game spin-off Persona 4: Dancing All Night vanished from the software Top Ten after just two weeks in the chart.
Here is the Top Ten for the week ending July 12th, according to the latest Famitsu data:
Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Akaneko-dan / Shiroinu-tai (Level 5) 3DS 688,386
Dai Ace Attorney: Naruhodo Ryunosuke no Boken (Capcom) 3DS 136,191
Taiko Drum Master: V Version (Bandai Namco) Vita 41,400
Fire Emblem Fates: White Kingdom / Black Kingdom (Nintendo) 3DS 31,523
Rhythm Heaven: The Best+ (Nintendo) 3DS 24,033
Splatoon (Nintendo) Wii U 22,860
Cho Tosochu: Atsumare! Saikyo no Tososha-tachi (Bandai Namco) 3DS 14,864
Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Sony) Vita 9,642
Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo) Wii U 7,022
Tobidase Dobutsu no Mori (Animal Crossing: New Leaf) (Nintendo) 3DS 5,457
And here are the hardware rankings for the same period:
New Nintendo 3DS XL 21,544
PS Vita 13,063
PS4 12,906
Wii U 10,981
New Nintendo 3DS 4,627
PS3 2,589
Nintendo 3DS 971
Nintendo 3DS XL 901
PS Vita TV 551
Xbox One 129
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/yo-kai-watch-dominates-japanese-charts-again-as-busters-sells-almost-700-000/0152663
The Yo-Kai Watch franchise has already shifted more thanseven million copies (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/yo-kai-watch-series-surpasses-7m-sales/0147326), propelled by the success of the first two entries in the series.
Last week, the latest title from developer Level 5, Yo-Kai Watch Busters, shot straight to the top of the Japanese retail charts, shifting almost 700,000 copies in its first week on sale.
Busters is based upon a mini-game in predecessor Yo-Kai Watch 2, allowing players to take control of the titular creatures in order to take down bosses.
Meanwhile, a prequel instalment in the cult Ace Attorney series, Dai Ace Attorney: Naruhodo Ryunosuke no Boken, landed in second place, selling over 136,000 units during its debut week.
Both 3DS-exclusive titles, Busters and Ace Attorney helped Nintendos New 3DS XL handheld remain top of the hardware heap, comfortably out-selling Sonys competing Vita. However, New 3DS XL sales were only marginally higher than the week previous.
The Vita was helped into second place by the release of Taiko Drum Master: V Version for the platform, which was the third-best-selling game of the week.
Further down, rhythm game spin-off Persona 4: Dancing All Night vanished from the software Top Ten after just two weeks in the chart.
Here is the Top Ten for the week ending July 12th, according to the latest Famitsu data:
Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Akaneko-dan / Shiroinu-tai (Level 5) 3DS 688,386
Dai Ace Attorney: Naruhodo Ryunosuke no Boken (Capcom) 3DS 136,191
Taiko Drum Master: V Version (Bandai Namco) Vita 41,400
Fire Emblem Fates: White Kingdom / Black Kingdom (Nintendo) 3DS 31,523
Rhythm Heaven: The Best+ (Nintendo) 3DS 24,033
Splatoon (Nintendo) Wii U 22,860
Cho Tosochu: Atsumare! Saikyo no Tososha-tachi (Bandai Namco) 3DS 14,864
Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Sony) Vita 9,642
Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo) Wii U 7,022
Tobidase Dobutsu no Mori (Animal Crossing: New Leaf) (Nintendo) 3DS 5,457
And here are the hardware rankings for the same period:
New Nintendo 3DS XL 21,544
PS Vita 13,063
PS4 12,906
Wii U 10,981
New Nintendo 3DS 4,627
PS3 2,589
Nintendo 3DS 971
Nintendo 3DS XL 901
PS Vita TV 551
Xbox One 129
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/yo-kai-watch-dominates-japanese-charts-again-as-busters-sells-almost-700-000/0152663