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[Media Create / Dengeki] Japan: more sales data for Week 21, 2016, May 2016

Media Create – Week 21, 2016

Today, Media Create released its weekly report for video game sales in Japan, providing us with more sales data for Week 21. During that week, a total of 676 000 games were sold, which is a major increased compared to the previous week (that’s 271.10% of Week 20 sales). Thanks to the popular releases on PS4 and PSV, sales are above the 500 000 units threshold for the first time in 4 weeks.

Source: Media Create

Media Create / Dengeki – May 2016

Dengeki provides some data about May 2016 (May 2 – 29th), and reveals that total Hardware sales reached 230 000 units during that month: that’s a decrease of 2.4% (by units) compared to May 2015. On the other hands, Software sales are on the rise, with 1.78 million units (+30.4%). If you look at sales by Yen, we get 6.1 billion Yen (-1.9%) for Hardware, and 11.1 billion Yen for Software (+45.3%) with the first increase in 4 months. Sales for the market as whole amount to 17.2 billion Yen in May.

Next, we have the Top 37 for May (based on Weekly Top 20 data from Media Create, compiled by horuhe). Kirby: Planet Robobot was the best-seller on Nintendo platforms, with 140 801 units sold (-3%, so as much as during its launch week). Sales remain rather steady, but they’re still lagging behind those of Kirby Triple Deluxe.

Kirby Planet RobobotYo-kai Watch also kept selling well (with 61 099 units sold), and is expected to do until July. On the other hand, sales for Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 simply plummeted with -74% in a month. Finally, we have Animal Crossing: New Leaf with +95%: a dramatic increase in sales for this Happy Price Selection edition.

Here’s the Top 5 for publishers according to Media Create:

01. Square Enix – 467.505 [38.78%]
02. Nintendo – 240.289 [19.93%]
03. Sony Computer Entertainment – 189.997 [15.76%]
04. Konami – 120.122 [9.96%]
05. Level 5 – 61.099 [5.07%]

Nintendo isn’t #1, and for a good reason… the company didn’t release anything in May! It still managed to get a 19.93% market share, mostly thanks to Kirby: Planet Robobot. Reminder: that data is only based on the weekly Top 20, and Nintendo did sell (a lot) more games in May.

Head after the break for the full Top 37 from Media Create, and the Wii U / 3DS Top sellers!

01./00. [PS4] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and Prophecy’s End <RPG> (Square Enix) {2016.05.27} (¥7.800) – 184.820 / NEW
02./00. [PS4] Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End # <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2016.05.10} (¥7.900) – 159.919 / NEW
03./02. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot <ACT> (Nintendo) {2016.04.28} (¥4.700) – 140.801 / 285.647 (-3%)
04./00. [PSV] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and Prophecy’s End <RPG> (Square Enix) {2016.05.27} (¥6.800) – 120.664 / NEW
05./00. [PS3] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and Prophecy’s End <RPG> (Square Enix) {2016.05.27} (¥6.800) – 68.376 / NEW
06./01. [3DS] Yo-Kai Sangokushi <SLG> (Level 5) {2016.04.02} (¥4.600) – 61.099 / 525.985 (-69%)
07./00. [PS4] Overwatch <ACT> (Square Enix) {2016.05.24} (¥7.800) – 58.363 / NEW
08./05. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 <SPT> (Konami) {2016.04.28} (¥6.980) – 46.916 / 131.889 (-45%)
09./04. [PS4] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 <SPT> (Konami) {2016.04.28} (¥7.980) – 44.151 / 146.132 (-57%)
10./06. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 <SPT> (Konami) {2016.04.28} (¥6.980) – 29.055 / 85.532 (-49%)
11./12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 27.882 / 780.431 (-4%)
12./03. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 <RPG> (Square Enix) {2016.03.24} (¥5.250) – 27.434 / 599.789 (-74%)
13./13. [WiiU] Splatoon # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥5.700) – 24.977 / 1.372.492 (-14%)
14./14. [WiiU] Super Mario Maker # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2015.09.10} (¥5.700) – 21.478 / 882.905 (-21%)
15./00. [PS4] Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator # <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2016.05.26} (¥6.800) – 17.829 / NEW
16./25. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf [Nintendo Selects] <ETC> (Nintendo) {2016.03.17} (¥2.700) – 16.879 / 47.974 (+93%)
17./18. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games <SPT> (Nintendo) {2016.02.18} (¥4.700) – 14.678 / 163.951 (-26%)
18./00. [PS4] Homefront: The Revolution <ACT> (Spike Chunsoft) {2016.05.19} (¥7.980) – 13.204 / NEW
19./22. [WiiU] Pokkén Tournament # <FTG> (Pokémon Co.) {2016.03.18} (¥7.200) – 11.763 / 136.478 (-5%)
20./15. [WiiU] Star Fox Zero + Star Fox Guard Double Pack <STG> (Nintendo) {2016.04.21} (¥6.500) – 11.369 / 36.177 (-54%)
21./00. [PS3] Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator # <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2016.05.26} (¥6.800) – 9.385 / NEW
22./32. [PS4] Dying Light: The Following – Enhanced Edition <ADV> (Warner Entertainment Japan) {2016.04.21} (¥5.980) – 8.860 / 15.336 (+37%)
23./08. [PSV] One Piece: Burning Blood # <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.04.21} (¥6.800) – 8.648 / 51.528 (-80%)
24./00. [PSV] Kenka Bancho Otome <ADV> (Spike Chunsoft) {2016.05.19} (¥5.980) – 8.534 / NEW
25./00. [3DS] My Hero Academia: Battle for All <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.05.19} (¥5.700) – 8.417 / NEW
26./17. [PS3] Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness <RPG> (Square Enix) {2016.04.28} (¥7.980) – 7.848 / 27.875 (-61%)
27./09. [PS4] Dark Souls III <RPG> (From Software) {2016.03.24} (¥7.430) – 7.317 / 289.586 (-81%)
28./07. [PS4] One Piece: Burning Blood # <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.04.21} (¥7.600) – 7.198 / 52.592 (-84%)
29./11. [3DS] Disney Art Academy <HOB> (Nintendo) {2016.04.07} (¥3.700) – 6.523 / 42.494 (-82%)
30./00. [PS4] Doom <ACT> (Bethesda Softworks) {2016.05.19} (¥7.980) – 6.164 / NEW
31./00. [PS4] Battleborn <ACT> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2016.05.19} (¥7.700) – 5.145 / NEW
32./00. [PSV] Cladun Sengoku <RPG> (Nippon Ichi Software) {2016.05.26} (¥4.800) – 4.459 / NEW
33./00. [PSV] Period Cube: Torikago no Amadeus # <ADV> (Idea Factory) {2016.05.19} (¥6.300) – 3.850 / NEW
34./23. [3DS] Terraria <ADV> (Spike Chunsoft) {2016.04.21} (¥3.800) – 3.659 / 14.878 (-8%)
35./00. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.571) – 3.584 / 2.630.681
36./00. [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.12.03} (¥2.400) – 2.196 / 92.165 (-x%)
37./00. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition] <ACT> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990) – 2.194 / 108.023 (-x%)

Top 37

PS4 – 13
3DS – 9
PSV – 7
WiiU – 4
PS3 – 4

Wii U

01./01. [WiiU] Splatoon # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥5.700) – 24.977 / 1.372.492 (-14%)
02./02. [WiiU] Super Mario Maker # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2015.09.10} (¥5.700) – 21.478 / 882.905 (-21%)
03./04. [WiiU] Pokkén Tournament # <FTG> (Pokémon Co.) {2016.03.18} (¥7.200) – 11.763 / 136.478 (-5%)

Nintendo 3DS

01./02. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot <ACT> (Nintendo) {2016.04.28} (¥4.700) – 140.801 / 285.647 (-3%)
02./01. [3DS] Yo-Kai Sangokushi <SLG> (Level 5) {2016.04.02} (¥4.600) – 61.099 / 525.985 (-69%)
03./03. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 <RPG> (Square Enix) {2016.03.24} (¥5.250) – 27.434 / 599.789 (-74%)

Source: Dengeki / Media Create

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