Japan: more sales data (December 2015, Monthly Hardware sales, more)
December 2015
Yesterday, Famitsu published its montly report for the Japanese market. First, we have the 5 best-selling games of the month:
- [3DS] Monster Hunter X (Capcom): 899 873 units sold
- [3DS] Monster Strike (mixi): 636 709 units sold
- [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters (Level-5): 309 674 units sold
- [Wii U] Splatoon (Nintendo): 244 957 units sold
- [Wii U] Super Mario Maker (Nintendo): 240 511 units sold
Next, we have the two best-selling platforms:
- Nintendo 3DS: 503 619 units sold (238 602 units in November)
- Wii U: 253 209 units sold (PlayStation 4 was #2 last month with 131 581 units sold)
Finally, the Top 3 of Publishers:
- Nintendo: 1.36 million units sold
- Capcom: 927 000 units sold
- mixi: 637 000 units sold
Sales go from November 30th to December 27th.
Source: Famitsu
Head after the break for the rest of this post!
Media Create – Year 2015
01./00. [3DS] Monster Hunter X # <ACT> (Capcom) {2015.11.28} (¥6.264) – 2.521.859
02./00. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad <ACT> (Level 5) {2015.07.11} (¥4.968) – 2.124.427
03./00. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2015.07.30} (¥4.320) – 1.301.227
04./00. [WiiU] Splatoon # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥6.156) – 1.153.989
05./00. [3DS] Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King <RPG> (Square Enix) {2015.08.27} (¥6.458) – 801.043
06./00. [WiiU] Super Mario Maker # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2015.09.10} (¥6.156) – 726.885
07./00. [3DS] Monster Strike <RPG> (Mixi) {2015.12.17} (¥4.860) – 699.436
08./00. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best+ <ACT> (Nintendo) {2015.06.11} (¥5.076) – 620.782
09./00. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.592) – 584.717
10./04. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi <RPG> (Level 5) {2014.12.13} (¥4.968) – 577.779 / 2.616.984 (-78%)
11./00. [PS3] Dragon Quest Heroes <RPG> (Square Enix) {2015.02.26} (¥7.344) – 442.854
12./00. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2015.02.14} (¥5.076) – 427.697
13./00. [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright / Conquest <SLG> (Nintendo) {2015.06.25} (¥5.076) – 417.060
14./00. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain # <ADV> (Konami) {2015.09.02} (¥9.072) – 415.820
15./03. [3DS] Pokémon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire <RPG> (Pokémon Co.) {2014.11.21} (¥4.937) – 412.517 / 2.695.861 (-85%)
16./00. [PS3] Tales of Zestiria <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.01.22} (¥8.715) – 378.602
17./07. [WiiU] Mario Kart 8 # <RCE> (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} (¥6.156) – 335.794 / 1.187.570 (-72%)
18./05. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS <FTG> (Nintendo) {2014.09.13} (¥5.616) – 330.135 / 2.332.070 (-86%)
19./00. [PS4] Dragon Quest Heroes # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2015.02.26} (¥8.424) – 327.389
20./00. [PSV] God Eater 2: Rage Burst <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.02.19} (¥6.145) – 299.945
21./00. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition <RPG> (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2015.04.29} (¥4.320) – 288.718
22./00. [3DS] Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon <RPG> (Pokémon Co.) {2015.09.17} (¥5.076) – 288.585
23./00. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III # <ACT> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.11.06} (¥8.532) – 266.459
24./00. [3DS] Disney Magic World 2 # <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.11.05} (¥6.145) – 252.344
25./16. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 242.094 / 4.110.542 (-10%)
26./00. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam <RPG> (Nintendo) {2015.12.03} (¥5.076) – 198.315
27./11. [WiiU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2014.12.06} (¥7.776) – 197.319 / 668.555 (-70%)
28./00. [PS4] Star Wars: Battlefront # <ACT> (Electronic Arts) {2015.11.19} (¥8.424) – 192.475
29./00. [PS4] Bloodborne # <RPG> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.26} (¥7.452) – 190.631
30./00. [PS3] Yakuza 0 <ADV> (Sega) {2015.03.12} (¥8.845) – 189.203
NB: updated numbers will be available when the 2016 edition of the Media Create White Book is released, later this year.
Finally, here’s the Hardware sales for 2015 (top) and 2014 (bottom), which allows us to see clearly which platforms went up this year, and which ones went down:
