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Well, there's only one worthwhile story to extract from the latest Japanese sales charts. Soaring straight to the top of the software list, Tekken 7 shifted 58,736 copies on PlayStation 4 during its debut. Certainly not an amount worth shouting about, but it's worth remembering that the series has traditionally moved more units in Western territories. It'll be interesting to see how fast that number shrinks over the coming weeks.

On the hardware side of things, Sony's current-gen console continues to sit around the 20,000 mark. Consoles aren't having the best of times in the Land of the Rising Sun - even the recently released Nintendo Switch appears to be falling away bit by bit, although that could have something to do with stock shortages. Either way, we're looking at a very quiet period right now. Hopefully the impending release of Dragon Quest XI shakes things up a little.

Hardware sales

  1. Switch – 23,524 (27,146)
  2. PlayStation 4 – 15,854 (13,972)
  3. New 3DS LL – 12,676 (14,610)
  4. PlayStation 4 Pro – 5,492 (5,030)
  5. PlayStation Vita – 4,454 (4,092)
  6. 2DS – 2,904 (2,667)
  7. New 3DS – 915 (1,018)
  8. PlayStation 3 – 714 (258)
  9. Wii U – 221 (177)
  10. Xbox One – 167 (121)

Software sales

  1. [PS4] Tekken 7 (Bandai Namco, 06/01/17) – 58,736 (New)
  2. [NSW] Seiken Densetsu Collection (Square Enix, 06/01/17) – 29,564 (New)
  3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 20,984 (488,673)
  4. [PSV] Tsukitomo. Tsukuita. 12 Memories (Bandai Namco, 06/01/17) – 12,763 (New)
  5. [3DS] Monster Hunter XX (Capcom, 03/16/17) – 12,263 (1,502,606)
  6. [PS4] Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana (Falcom, 05/25/17) – 10,201 (37,492)
  7. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 9,666 (485,687)
  8. [PSV] Death Mark (Experience, 06/01/17) – 7,099 (New)
  9. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X (Bandai Namco, 04/27/17) – 5,935 (158,859)
  10. [NSW] Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers (Capcom, 05/27/17) – 4,735 (21,139)
  11. [PS4] Guilty Gear Xrd: Rev 2 (Arc System Works, 05/25/17) – 3,891 (14,500)
  12. [PS4] NieR: Automata (Square Enix, 02/23/17) – 3,591 (338,144)
  13. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Pokemon Moon (Nintendo, 11/18/16) – 3,312 (3,269,509)
  14. [PS4] Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft, 12/10/15) – 3,187 (200,144)
  15. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (Low Price Version) (Take-Two, 10/08/15) – 3,092 (342,821)
  16. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo, 12/01/16) – 2,972 (1,047,077)
  17. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf Amiibo+ (Nintendo, 11/23/16) – 2,831 (184,674)
  18. [3DS] Pro Yakyuu Famista Climax (Bandai Namco, 04/20/17) – 2,824 (82,293)
  19. [Wii U] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 2,733 (128,502)
  20. [3DS] Mario Sports Superstars (Nintendo, 03/30/17) – 2,721 (98,459)

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