wraggster
February 8th, 2012, 23:16
SoulCalibur 5 has entered the weekly Japanese software chart at number two, but sales are well below its predecessor.The latest entry in Namco's beat 'em up series sold a modest 34,328 copies on PlayStation 3 in its first week on shelves, compared to the 74,607 SoulCalibur 4 managed back in 2008.It was beaten to the top spot by last week (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-02-01-japan-chart-vita-finally-outsells-the-psp)'s number two, Resident Evil: Revelations. Capcom's 3DS adventure saw sales drop 70 per cent week-on-week to 43,575, but that was still enough to take the chart crown.Elsewhere in the top 10, re-tooled PS3 racer Gran Turismo 5 Spec II entered at nine and BioWare RPG Dragon Age 2 debuted at 10.Here's the full chart, courtesy of NeoGAF (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=462383):
Resident Evil: Revelations (Capcom, 3DS): 43,575 (Life to date: 190,134)
SoulCalibur 5 (Namco Bandai, PS3): 34,328 - NEW
PhotoKano (Kadokawa Games, PSP): 34,095 - NEW
Ragnarok Odyssey (GungHo Online Entertainment, Vita): 33,496 - NEW
Armored Core 5 (From Software, PS3): 30,775 (194,681)
Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo, 3DS): 26,791 (1,460,749)
Monster Hunter 3G (Capcom, 3DS): 24,128 (1,211,026)
Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo, 3DS): 22,817 (1,311,312)
Gran Turismo 5 Spec II (Sony Computer Entertainment, PS3): 21,416 - NEW
Dragon Age 2 (Spike, PS3): 19,928 - NEW
Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure (Sega, 3DS): 9511 (56,037)
Monster Hunter Frontier Online: Forward .3 Premium Package (Capcom, Xbox 360): 9047 -NEW
Inazuma Eleven Go: Shine/Dark (Level 5, 3DS): 8960 (379,764)
Tales of Innocence R (Bandai Namco Games, Vita): 8397 (63,250)
Just Dance Wii (Nintendo, Wii): 7851 (527.050)
Soul Calibur 5 (Namco Bandai Games, Xbox 360): 7679 - NEW
Monster Hunter Freedom 3 - PSP the Best (Capcom, PSP): 6875 (185,853)
Wii Sports Resort with Remote Plus (Nintendo, Wii): 5635 (862,118)
Final Fantasy 13-2 (Square Enix, PS3): 5336 (774,415)
Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo, Wii): 5068 (3,500,168)
It was business as usual over on the hardware chart, with 3DS continuing to dominate. It sold 75,018 units, down from 84,789 last week.PlayStation 3 was a distant second, with flat sales of 23,293, while Vita holds on to third. Sony's handheld sold 17,141 units, falling from 18,942.The full field lined up as follows:
3DS: 75,018 (Last week: 84,789)
PlayStation 3: 23,293 (22,924)
PS Vita: 17,141 (18,942)
PSP: 15,847 (16,008)
Wii: 8814 (10,396)
DS: 1759 (1918)
Xbox 360: 1382 (1235)
PlayStation 2: 481 (713)
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-02-08-japan-chart-soulcalibur-5-struggles-dragon-age-2-makes-top-10
Resident Evil: Revelations (Capcom, 3DS): 43,575 (Life to date: 190,134)
SoulCalibur 5 (Namco Bandai, PS3): 34,328 - NEW
PhotoKano (Kadokawa Games, PSP): 34,095 - NEW
Ragnarok Odyssey (GungHo Online Entertainment, Vita): 33,496 - NEW
Armored Core 5 (From Software, PS3): 30,775 (194,681)
Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo, 3DS): 26,791 (1,460,749)
Monster Hunter 3G (Capcom, 3DS): 24,128 (1,211,026)
Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo, 3DS): 22,817 (1,311,312)
Gran Turismo 5 Spec II (Sony Computer Entertainment, PS3): 21,416 - NEW
Dragon Age 2 (Spike, PS3): 19,928 - NEW
Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure (Sega, 3DS): 9511 (56,037)
Monster Hunter Frontier Online: Forward .3 Premium Package (Capcom, Xbox 360): 9047 -NEW
Inazuma Eleven Go: Shine/Dark (Level 5, 3DS): 8960 (379,764)
Tales of Innocence R (Bandai Namco Games, Vita): 8397 (63,250)
Just Dance Wii (Nintendo, Wii): 7851 (527.050)
Soul Calibur 5 (Namco Bandai Games, Xbox 360): 7679 - NEW
Monster Hunter Freedom 3 - PSP the Best (Capcom, PSP): 6875 (185,853)
Wii Sports Resort with Remote Plus (Nintendo, Wii): 5635 (862,118)
Final Fantasy 13-2 (Square Enix, PS3): 5336 (774,415)
Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo, Wii): 5068 (3,500,168)
It was business as usual over on the hardware chart, with 3DS continuing to dominate. It sold 75,018 units, down from 84,789 last week.PlayStation 3 was a distant second, with flat sales of 23,293, while Vita holds on to third. Sony's handheld sold 17,141 units, falling from 18,942.The full field lined up as follows:
3DS: 75,018 (Last week: 84,789)
PlayStation 3: 23,293 (22,924)
PS Vita: 17,141 (18,942)
PSP: 15,847 (16,008)
Wii: 8814 (10,396)
DS: 1759 (1918)
Xbox 360: 1382 (1235)
PlayStation 2: 481 (713)
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-02-08-japan-chart-soulcalibur-5-struggles-dragon-age-2-makes-top-10