Japanese Sales Charts: Dragon Quest Heroes II Conquers the Top Spot with Ease

Realistically, there was only ever going to be one game to take the top spot of the latest Japanese software charts: Dragon Quest Heroes II. The super slimy sequel smashed into first place on PlayStation 4, selling through a very respectable 184,820 copies. It was followed by the Vita version in second, and the PlayStation 3 version in third. Square Enix will no doubt be chuffed with those figures, but it's worth pointing out that the first game actually did quite a bit better during its first week on the market when it launched in March 2015. A slightly worrying sign, perhaps.

Elsewhere, Overwatch blasted its way into fourth place, shifting a decent 58,363 copies on Sony's current-gen console, while enhanced brawler Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator rounded out the top five, selling through a rather meagre 17,829 copies. As for the hardware charts, the PS4 remained king for another week, its sales jumping to 24,813 units.

Hardware charts

1. PlayStation 4 – 24,813 (18,430)
2. PlayStation Vita – 14,956 (10,954)
3. New 3DS LL – 12,394 (12,051)
4. Wii U – 4,340 (4,109)
5. New 3DS – 2,495 (2,552)
6. PlayStation 3 – 1,017 (1,001)
7. 3DS – 696 (700)
8. 3DS LL – 78 (103)
9. Xbox One – 61 (72)

Software charts

1. [PS4] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End (Square Enix, 05/27/16) – 184,820 (New)
2. [PSV] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End (Square Enix, 05/27/16) – 120,664 (New)
3. [PS3] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End (Square Enix, 05/27/16) – 68,376 (New)
4. [PS4] Overwatch (Square Enix, 05/26/16) – 58,363 (New)
5. [PS4] Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator (Arc System Works, 05/26/16) – 17,829 (New)
6. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot (Nintendo, 04/29/16) – 17,313 (285,647)
7. [PS4] Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (SIE, 05/10/16) – 10,040 (159,919)
8. [PS3] Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator (Arc System Works, 05/26/16) – 9,385 (New)
9. [3DS] Yo-kai Sangokushi (Level-5, 04/02/16) – 7,493 (525,985)
10. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (SIE, 03/19/15) – 6,335 (780,431)
11. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 (Konami, 04/29/16) – 5,816 (131,889)
12. [PS4] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 (Konami, 04/29/16) – 5,685 (146,132)
13. [Wii U] Splatoon (Nintendo, 05/28/15) – 5,225 (1,372,492)
14. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 (Konami, 04/29/16) – 5,140 (85,532)
15. [PSV] ClaDun Sengoku (NIS, 05/26/16) – 4,459 (New)
16. [Wii U] Super Mario Maker (Nintendo, 09/10/15) – 4,412 (882,905)
17. [PS4] Homefront: The Revolution (Spike Chunsoft, 05/19/16) – 3,781 (13,204)
18. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 (Square Enix, 03/24/16) – 3,420 (599,789)
19. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo, 02/18/16) – 2,903 (164,951)
20. [3DS] My Hero Academia: Battle For All (05/19/16) – 2,810 (8,417)