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Well would you look at that - the PlayStation 4's back on top in Japan. Granted, the actual numbers aren't that great, but it just goes to show that with the right software, Sony's latest console still has a chance of seeing growth in The Land of the Rising Sun. The new-gen machine racked up 24,266 sales last week, which is almost a 10,000 unit increase from the week prior.

Helping the PS4 back to the summit was Batman: Arkham Knight, which debuted in second place in the software charts, shifting a reasonable 48,000 copies. Godzilla also rampaged onto the system last week, and smashed its way into tenth, while The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is still marauding around the rankings, eventually settling in 17th.

Hardware sales

  1. PlayStation 4 – 24,266 (15,779)
  2. New 3DS LL – 19,432 (21,069)
  3. PlayStation Vita – 13,190 (13,632)
  4. Wii U – 11,028 (10,789)
  5. New 3DS – 5,437 (5,551)
  6. PlayStation 3 – 2,947 (2,979)
  7. 3DS – 1,376 (1,184)
  8. 3DS LL – 726 (899)
  9. PlayStation Vita TV – 618 (613)
  10. Xbox One – 242 (149)

Software sales

  1. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad (Nintendo, 07/11/15) – 220,998 (914,536)
  2. [PS4] Batman: Arkham Knight (Warner Bros., 07/16/15) – 48,802 (New)
  3. [Wii U] Yoshi's Woolly World (Nintendo, 07/16/15) – 31,158 (New)
  4. [3DS] The Great Ace Attorney (Capcom, 07/09/15) – 23,917 (159,607)
  5. [Wii U] Splatoon (Nintendo, 05/28/15) – 22,557 (430,869)
  6. [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright / Conquest (Nintendo, 06/25/15) – 18,499 (363,752)
  7. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best+ (Nintendo, 06/11/15) – 17,650 (343,493)
  8. [PSV] Taiko Drum Master: V Version (Bandai Namco, 07/09/15) – 12,581 (58,681)
  9. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (SCE, 03/19/15) – 9,878 (253,306)
  10. [PS4] Godzilla (Bandai Namco, 07/16/15) – 7,729 (New)
  11. [Wii U] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo, 05/29/14) – 6,995 (1,067,437)
  12. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon, 11/21/14) – 5,357 (2,663,019)
  13. [3DS] Chou Tousouchuu Atsumare! Saikyou no Tousou Monotachi (Bandai Namco, 07/09/15) – 4,948 (18,520)
  14. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo, 11/08/12) – 4,740 (4,001,701)
  15. [PSV] I DOLL U (Idea Factory, 07/16/15) – 3,615 (New)
  16. [3DS] Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden (Bandai Namco, 06/11/15) – 3,094 (113,181)
  17. [PS4] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Spike Chunsoft, 05/21/15) – 2,919 (131,333)
  18. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo, 09/13/14) – 2,740 (2,259,067)
  19. [3DS] Girls Mode 3: Kira Kira Code (Nintendo, 04/16/15) – 2,714 (167,149)
  20. [PS4] Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition (Capcom, 06/18/15) – 2,445 (52,462)

[source 4gamer.net, via gematsu.com]