Japan: Tsutaya / Geo sales for 2016

Tsutaya

Today, Tsutaya shared their Top 20 Software for 2016, along with some comments for the full year (January 1st – December 14th).

They note that sales in 2016 were solid (compared to 2015), with one exception: the Wii U, which doesn’t have a single game in the Top 20 below. The Nintendo 3DS (the “standard” handheld for kids) did pretty much as well as last year, with 10 titles in the Top 20 (as opposed to 11 titles in 2015). That being said, the absence of a title like Monster Hunter Generations didn’t go unnoticed.

According to Tsutaya, the Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer was pretty popular, and was incredibly successful in attracting a lot of “dormant users” (aka people who have not bought a game console in a while, and are therefore not regular players… at least, not on dedicated gaming machines). They believe that it’s pretty good news for the Nintendo Switch, to be launched in March 2017.

Software

1. [3DS] Pokémon Sun
2. [3DS] Pokémon Moon
3. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 3
4. [PS4] Final Fantasy XV
5. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 3: Sushi
6. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 3: Tempura
7. [3DS] Yo-kai Sangokushi
8. [PS4] Dark Souls III
9. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot
10. [PSV] Dragon Quest Builders
11. [PS4] Dragon Quest Heroes II
12. [3DS] Monster Hunter Stories
13. [3DS] Monster Hunter Generations
14. [PS4] Persona 5
15. [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice
16. [PS4] Tales of Berseria
17. [PSV] Dragon Quest Heroes II
18. [PSV] Minecraft
19. [PS4] Battlefield 1
20. [PS4] Dragon Quest Builders

Source: Mantan Web

Geo

This week, Geo shared the Top 10 of games and consoles for 2016, with separate charts for New and Used.

Software – New

1. [3DS] Pokémon Sun (The Pokémon Company)
2. [3DS] Pokémon Moon (The Pokémon Company)
3. [PS4] Final Fantasy XV (Square-Enix)
4. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 3 (Square-Enix)
5. [PS4] Dark Souls III (From Software)
6. [PS4] Persona 5 (Atlus)
7. [PS4] Battlefield 1 (Electronic Arts)
8. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 3: Sushi (Level-5)
9. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 3: Tempura (Level-5)
10. [PS4] Dragon Quest Heroes II (Square-Enix)

Software – Used

1. [3DS] Monster Hunter Generations (Capcom)
2. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
3. [Wii U] Splatoon (Nintendo)
4. [Wii U] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Nintendo)
5. [PS4] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Spike-Chunsoft)
6. [PS4] Dark Souls III (From Software)
7. [PS4] Rainbow Six: Siege (Ubisoft)
8. [PS4] Fallout 4 (Bethesda Softworks)
9. [3DS] Pokémon Alpha Sapphire (The Pokémon Company)
10. [3DS] Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (Square-Enix)

Hardware – New

1. PlayStation4 Jet Black 500GB CUH-1200
2. PlayStation4 Jet Black 500GB CUH-2000
3. PlayStation4 Glacier White 500GB CUH-1200
4. PlayStation4 Jet Black 1TB CUH-1200
5. PlayStation Vita（PCH-2000 Series） Wi-Fi Model Aqua Blue
6. PlayStation4 Pro Jet Black 1TB CUH-7000
7. PlayStation4 Jet Black 1TB CUH-2000
8. PlayStationVita（PCH-2000 Series）Wi-Fi Model Black
9. Wii U Premium Set 32GB (shiro)
10. Wii U Premium Set Super Mario Maker 32GB(shiro)

Hardware – Used

1. PlayStation4 Jet Black 500GB CUH-1200
2. PlayStation4 Glacier White 500GB CUH-1200
3. Wii U Premium Set 32GB (shiro)
4. Wii U Premium Set Super Mario Maker 32GB (shiro)
5. PlayStation4 Jet Black 1TB CUH-1200
6. New Nintendo 3DS XL Metallic Red
7. New Nintendo 3DS XL Metallic Black
8. New Nintnedo 2DS XL Metallic Blue
9. PlayStation Vita（PCH-2000 Series） Wi-Fi Model Black
10. New Nintendo 3DS XL Pearl White

Source: 4Gamer