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Here it is, folks - the day of reckoning is upon us. For months we've been meditating on Final Fantasy XV and the impact that it may have on the Japanese console scene - but now it's finally time to see how the blockbuster has performed over in the East.

Unsurprisingly, Final Fantasy XV stormed to the top of the software charts, selling through 690,471 copies on PlayStation 4. Given the current Japanese market, that's a respectable amount, even though it shows a sharp decline when compared to the opening sales of Final Fantasy XIII. The last mainline single player Final Fantasy title, XIII shifted a whopping 1.5 million copies at launch. At this point, it does't look like home consoles will ever be able to recapture the Japanese masses. A sad state of affairs, but hey, times change.

The better news is that thanks to Final Fantasy XV, PS4 numbers rocketed by around 80,000 units, hitting a figure of 110,318 for the week. After a few weeks of Pokémon domination, Sony's system is back on top by quite some distance.

Of course, the question now is whether Final Fantasy XV will drop like a rock over the coming weeks, or stand strong near the summit.

Hardware sales

  1. PlayStation 4 – 110,318 (33,859)
  2. New 3DS LL – 53,414 (45,622)
  3. PlayStation Vita – 20,141 (12,240)
  4. 2DS – 17,623 (18,158)
  5. PlayStation 4 Pro – 8,032 (8,243)
  6. New 3DS – 7,432 (6,955)
  7. Wii U – 4,718 (3,493)
  8. PlayStation 3 – 704 (623)
  9. 3DS – 368 (482)
  10. Xbox One – 256 (778)
  11. 3DS LL – 92 (95)

Software sales

  1. [PS4] Final Fantasy XV (Limited and Bundled Editions Included) (Square Enix, 11/29/16) – 690,471 (New)
  2. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Pokemon Moon (Nintendo, 11/18/16) – 223,051 (2,189,345)
  3. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo, 12/01/16) – 162,180 (New)
  4. [PS4] Watch Dogs 2 (Ubisoft, 12/01/16) – 39,965 (New)
  5. [3DS] All Kamen Rider: Rider Revolution (Bandai Namco, 12/01/16) – 23,308 (New)
  6. [PSV] SD Gundam G Generation Genesis (Bandai Namco, 11/24/16) – 10,112 (98,436)
  7. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome Amiibo (Nintendo, 11/24/16) – 9,910 (26,827)
  8. [PS4] SD Gundam G Generation Genesis (Bandai Namco, 11/24/16) – 8,500 (96,069)
  9. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (SIE, 03/19/15) – 8,028 (933,983)
  10. [3DS] Mario Party: Star Rush (Nintendo, 10/20/16) – 7,859 (78,084)
  11. [3DS] Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters (Bandai Namco, 12/01/16) – 7,255 (New)
  12. [Wii U] Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Mojang, 06/23/16) – 6,931 (189,150)
  13. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot (Nintendo, 04/28/16) – 5,011 (478,487)
  14. [PS4] Samurai Warriors: Sanada Maru (Koei Tecmo, 11/24/16) – 4,877 (31,559)
  15. [PS4] Battlefield 1 (EA, 10/21/16) – 4,869 (214,373)
  16. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi Mura wo Tsukurun Desu (Nippon Columbia, 07/21/16) – 4,626 (81,344)
  17. [PS4] Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (Activision, 11/04/16) – 4,403 (153,863)
  18. [3DS] Beyblade Burst (FuRyu, 11/10/16) – 3,895 (29,867)
  19. [XBO] Final Fantasy XV (Limited Edition Included) (Square Enix, 11/29/16) – 3,791 (New)
  20. [Wii U] Splatoon (Nintendo, 05/28/15) – 3,714 (1,501,713)

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