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Japan: more sales data for Week 32, The Snack World: Trejarers (Media Create, Dengeki)

Week 32 (Media Create)

Today, Media Create published their weekly report on video game sales in Japan during Week 32, 2017. It reveals that total Software sales topped 657 000 units, which is more than last year during the same week (443 000 units). Splatoon 2 contributed to this strong performance, with 88 000 units sold, along with the two versions of Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (208 000 units combined).

And thanks to Obon, the sales of evergreen titles such as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe increased: it sold 17 000 units, so 125.41% of Week 31 sales. A nice boost!

As for Hardware sales, they topped 181 000 units, which is 273.01% of sales during the same week last year. Media Create point out that this increase is mostly due to the Nintendo Switch and the New Nintendo 2DS XL, though the PlayStation 4 is also contributing.

Media Create also have a few words about The Snack World: Trejarers, the latest cross-media project from Level-5. It had a decent debut, with 98 000 units sold during the first four days. That’s more than Yo-kai Watch did in 2013, with 54 000 units during the first week.

But like we did the other day, they also point out that the anime series has already started airing (which wasn’t the case for Yo-kai Watch). Still, they consider that The Snack World: Trejarers is off to a smooth start.

Source: Media Create

Week 32, 2017 (Dengeki)

Dengeki start by pointing out that the Nintendo 3DS version of Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age has been topping sales for three weeks in a row, with 129 000 units sold (213 000 units combined with the PlayStation 4 version). Since launch, the game has sold 2 794 000 units combined, with 1 567 000 units on Nintendo 3DS, and 1 227 000 units on PlayStation 4).

But how does it compare to the previous mainline Dragon Quest games after the same amount of weeks? Take a look for yourself:

  • Dragon Quest IX – 3.19 million units
  • Dragon Quest VIII – 2.9 million units
  • Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age – 2 794 000 units

So far, Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age is following a similiar sales pattern as Dragon Quest VIII, which ended up selling over 3 380 000 units total.

As for The Snack World: Trejarers, the latest cross-media project from Level-5, it’s off to a decent start with 85 000 units sold (that’s quite the difference with Media Create’s data). According to Dengeki, the sell-through ratio is 55%, which would seem a tad low if not for Obon: Level-5 simply shipped a lots of copies for that important “week”.

Here’s how the other cross-media project from Level-5 fared at launch:

  • Inazuma Eleven: 38 000 units (434 000 units LTD)
  • The Little Battlers: 167 000 units (365 000 units)
  • Yo-kai Watch: 54 000 units (1.28 million units)

Just like Media Create, they point out that the anime series has already begun airing (which wasn’t the case for Inazuma Eleven or Yo-kai Watch when they debuted), which is why they’re going to take a close look at sales in the future, to see if the game has potential or not.

Next, here’s Software sales for each platform:

Platforms This week This week (%) Fiscal Year Fiscal Year (%)
PS4 178,004 26.4% 3,033,532 29.8%
PS3 2,252 0.3% 60,590 0.6%
Vita 22,165 3.3% 583,813 5.7%
Switch 128,491 19.1% 2,286,003 22.4%
Wii U 6,397 0.9% 157,803 1.5%
3DS 336,352 49.9% 4,061,993 39.9%
X One 120 0.0% 6,145 0.1%
Total 673,781 100.0% 10,189,879 100.0%

And here’s Hardware sales:

Platforms This week This week (%) Fiscal Year Fiscal Year (%)
PS4 41,954 24.3% 551,976 25.8%
PS3 67 0.0% 6,005 0.3%
Vita 4,603 2.7% 94,039 4.4%
Switch 76,479 44.3% 850,379 39.8%
Wii U 110 0.1% 3,375 0.2%
3DS 19,959 11.6% 335,184 15.7%
2DS 29,358 17.0% 293,115 13.7%
X One 74 0.0% 1,679 0.1%
Total 172,604 100.0% 2,135,752 100.0%

And finally, here’s the Top 50 Software:

01./01. [3DS] Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (Square Enix) {2017.07.29} – 129,406 / 1,567,082
02./03. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} – 89,589 / 923,592
03./00. [3DS] The Snack World: TreJarers (Level 5) {2017.08.10} – 85,205 / NEW
04./02. [PS4] Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (Square Enix) {2017.07.29} – 84,025 / 1,227,207
05./00. [PS4] Hitman: The Complete First Season (Square Enix) {2017.08.10} – 17,711 / NEW
06./07. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} – 15,911 / 676,636
07./04. [3DS] Great Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 2 – Naruhodou Ryuunosuke no Kakugo (Capcom) {2017.08.03} – 11,680 / 71,408
08./05. [PS4] Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.08.03} – 10,475 / 31,816
09./06. [3DS] Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaire’s Conspiracy (Level 5) {2017.07.20} – 9,306 / 117,129
10./08. [3DS] Hey! Pikmin (Nintendo) {2017.07.13} – 8,533 / 123,404
11./11. [NSW] ARMS (Nintendo) {2017.06.16} – 6,917 / 203,598
12./00. [PS4] Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 (Capcom) {2017.08.10} – 6,209 / NEW
13./10. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Koko, Dokonan Desu? (Nippon Columbia) {2017.07.20} – 5,689 / 37,086
14./13. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} – 5,611 / 533,170
15./14. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} – 4,489 / 198,935
16./15. [PS4] Final Fantasy XV (Square Enix) {2016.11.29} – 4,356 / 990,662
17./16. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.04.27} – 3,489 / 187,280
18./24. [NSW] 1-2-Switch (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} – 3,400 / 257,637
19./17. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2016.12.01} – 3,206 / 1,091,145
20./20. [PS4] Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2015.12.03} – 3,200 / 236,448
21./12. [PS4] Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age (Square Enix) {2017.07.13} – 3,169 / 133,494
22./18. [PSV] Minecraft: Playstation Vita Edition (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2015.03.19} – 3,042 / 1,120,493
23./23. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} – 2,833 / 2,658,694
24./25. [3DS] Pokemon Sun (Pokemon Co.) {2016.11.18} – 2,639 / 1,726,034
25./29. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki (Level 5) {2016.12.15} – 2,583 / 782,592
26./21. [3DS] Monster Hunter Double Cross (Capcom) {2017.03.18} – 2,422 / 1,632,232
27./27. [3DS] Pokemon Moon (Pokemon Co.) {2016.11.18} – 2,378 / 1,582,105
28./26. [PS4] NieR Automata (Square Enix) {2017.02.23} – 2,233 / 346,204
29./32. [3DS] Mario Sports Superstars (Nintendo) {2017.03.30} – 2,161 / 116,699
30./28. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} – 2,100 / 299,093
31./36. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot (Nintendo) {2016.04.28} – 1,906 / 540,477
32./19. [PS4] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.07.27} – 1,883 / 10,212
33./38. [3DS] Pro Baseball Famista Climax (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.04.20} – 1,861 / 94,384
34./42. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2014.09.13} – 1,767 / 2,433,253
35./34. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 (Square Enix) {2016.03.24} – 1,706 / 679,258
36./35. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III – Game of the Year Edition (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.06.29} – 1,594 / 15,362
37./51. [NSW] Super Bomberman R (Konami) {2017.03.03} – 1,506 / 109,938
38./44. [3DS] Miitopia (Nintendo) {2016.12.08} – 1,472 / 230,832
39./31. [PS4] Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege (Ubisoft) {2015.12.10} – 1,433 / 222,554
40./09. [3DS] Great Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 1 & 2 Special Edition (Capcom) {2017.08.03} – 1,422 / 10,150
41./40. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Microsoft Game Studios) {2016.06.23} – 1,411 / 323,723
42./22. [PS4] Gundam Versus (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.07.06} – 1,411 / 152,256
43./100. [3DS] Super Run For Money Tousouchuu Atsumare! Saikyou no Tousou Monotachi (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.08.03} – 1,375 / 1,793
44./37. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 + II.5 ReMIX (Square Enix) {2017.03.09} – 1,356 / 120,745
45./43. [3DS] 100% Pascal Sensei: Kanpeki Paint Bombers (Konami) {2017.07.13} – 1,311 / 11,870
46./45. [3DS] Tomodachi Life [Nintendo Selects] (Nintendo) {2016.03.17} – 1,278 / 114,336
47./39. [PS4] DiRT 4 (Ubisoft) {2017.07.27} – 1,228 / 5,425
48./33. [3DS] Ever Oasis (Nintendo) {2017.07.13} – 1,194 / 26,211
49./55. [PS4] Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (Sega) {2016.12.08} – 1,160 / 369,696
50./66. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer (Nintendo) {2015.07.30} – 1,139 / 1,492,290

Source: Dengeki
Top 50 data compiled by ZSaberlink

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