wraggster
October 10th, 2012, 23:07
Capcom's Resident Evil 6 on PS3 has topped the Japanese chart with an incredible opening week, selling over 600,000 units. In addition to taking first place with PS3, the survival horror also took fifth place on the chart with its Xbox 360 SKU.
Combined sales of 672,411 mean that the game has sold more in its first week than Resident Evil 5 has in lifetime sales to date, making it the second best selling opening week ever in Japan, second only to Final Fantasy XIII.
All of the rest of the Japanese top five are new titles, with PES 2013 on PS3 in second, the PSP's Summon Night 3 in third, and Soul Trigger in fourth, also on PSP.
Despite having no games in the top twenty, Sony's Vita managed to finally pass the million unit sales total this week, putting it on a slower sales trend than the Dreamcast. The 3DS retained top position on the hardware chart again, despite a dip in sales from last week.
Japanese Software chart October 1-7. Courtesy of Media Create.
<thead>
Last Week
This Week
Title
Sales this week
Lifetime sales
</thead><tbody>
New entry
1
Resident Evil 6: PS3
663,4933
N/A
New entry
2
World Soccer Winning Eleven 2013: PS3
223,884
N/A
New entry
3
Summon Night 3: PSP
51,453
N/A
New entry
4
Sol Trigger: PSP
42,037
N/A
New entry
5
Resident Evil 6: Xbox 360
41,652
N/A
3
6
Style Savvy: Trendsetters: 3DS
34.288
100,196
5
7
New Super Mario Bros. 2: 3DS
29,978
1,217,056
1
8
SD Gundam G Generation: Overworld: PSP
28,730
238,545
New Entry
9
F1 2012: PS3
14,454
N/A
12
10
Pokemon Black/White 2 : 3DS
12,208
2,789,367
15
11
Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire!: 3DS
11,385
171,912
11
12
Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone: 3DS
10,367
78,759
02
13
Dead or Alive 5: PS3
9,490
76,076
08
14
Final Fantasy III: PSP
7,496
69,070
18
15
Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb: 3DS
6,891
229,265
16
16
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning: PS3
6,559
36,011
New Entry
17
Entaku no Seito: The Eternal Legend: PSP
5,725
N/A
14
18
Medarot 7: Kabuto/Kuwagata: 3DS
5,676
82,205
20
19
Brain Age: Concentration Training: 3DS
5,345
174,152
19
20
Dragon Quest X: Mezameshi Itsutsu no Shuzoku Online: Wii
5,184
567,930
</tbody>
Japanese hardware chart, October 1-7. Last week's sales in brackets.
1) 3DS - 63,669 (80,175)
2) PS3 - 42,218 (8,935)
3) PSP - 17,769 (23,061)
4) Vita - 7,957 (14,469)
5) Xbox 360 - 4,894 (742)
6) Wii - 4,849 (5,421)
7) PS2 - 894 (1,103)
8) DS - 674 (794)
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-10-10-resident-evil-6-secures-first-place-on-japanese-chart
Combined sales of 672,411 mean that the game has sold more in its first week than Resident Evil 5 has in lifetime sales to date, making it the second best selling opening week ever in Japan, second only to Final Fantasy XIII.
All of the rest of the Japanese top five are new titles, with PES 2013 on PS3 in second, the PSP's Summon Night 3 in third, and Soul Trigger in fourth, also on PSP.
Despite having no games in the top twenty, Sony's Vita managed to finally pass the million unit sales total this week, putting it on a slower sales trend than the Dreamcast. The 3DS retained top position on the hardware chart again, despite a dip in sales from last week.
Japanese Software chart October 1-7. Courtesy of Media Create.
<thead>
Last Week
This Week
Title
Sales this week
Lifetime sales
</thead><tbody>
New entry
1
Resident Evil 6: PS3
663,4933
N/A
New entry
2
World Soccer Winning Eleven 2013: PS3
223,884
N/A
New entry
3
Summon Night 3: PSP
51,453
N/A
New entry
4
Sol Trigger: PSP
42,037
N/A
New entry
5
Resident Evil 6: Xbox 360
41,652
N/A
3
6
Style Savvy: Trendsetters: 3DS
34.288
100,196
5
7
New Super Mario Bros. 2: 3DS
29,978
1,217,056
1
8
SD Gundam G Generation: Overworld: PSP
28,730
238,545
New Entry
9
F1 2012: PS3
14,454
N/A
12
10
Pokemon Black/White 2 : 3DS
12,208
2,789,367
15
11
Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire!: 3DS
11,385
171,912
11
12
Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone: 3DS
10,367
78,759
02
13
Dead or Alive 5: PS3
9,490
76,076
08
14
Final Fantasy III: PSP
7,496
69,070
18
15
Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb: 3DS
6,891
229,265
16
16
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning: PS3
6,559
36,011
New Entry
17
Entaku no Seito: The Eternal Legend: PSP
5,725
N/A
14
18
Medarot 7: Kabuto/Kuwagata: 3DS
5,676
82,205
20
19
Brain Age: Concentration Training: 3DS
5,345
174,152
19
20
Dragon Quest X: Mezameshi Itsutsu no Shuzoku Online: Wii
5,184
567,930
</tbody>
Japanese hardware chart, October 1-7. Last week's sales in brackets.
1) 3DS - 63,669 (80,175)
2) PS3 - 42,218 (8,935)
3) PSP - 17,769 (23,061)
4) Vita - 7,957 (14,469)
5) Xbox 360 - 4,894 (742)
6) Wii - 4,849 (5,421)
7) PS2 - 894 (1,103)
8) DS - 674 (794)
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-10-10-resident-evil-6-secures-first-place-on-japanese-chart