PlayStation has enjoyed a pretty great week in Japan as we enter the holiday period. Two new PlayStation 4 titles took the top spots of the software charts, with Yakuza: Kiwami 2 and Earth Defense Force 5 both breaking 100,000 copies.
Equally positive are the hardware charts, where Sony's current-gen system saw a large jump in sales across both the standard PS4 model and the PS4 Pro. Combined, the platform shifted 86,000 units, with the more expensive Pro chalking up an impressive 45,000 of that total.
How did it manage that? Well, last week saw the release of the limited edition Monster Hunter: World PS4 Pro, and we all know how much the Japanese love Monster Hunter.
Hardware sales
- Switch – 164,908 (124,770)
- PlayStation 4 Pro – 45,163 (8,244)
- PlayStation 4 – 40,524 (25,163)
- New 2DS LL – 27,074 (20,712)
- New 3DS LL – 15,059 (12,431)
- PlayStation Vita – 8,483 (6,127)
- 2DS – 3,192 (2,747)
- Xbox One – 406 (295)
- New 3DS – 248 (348)
- Xbox One X – 75 (213)
- Wii U – 70 (45)
- PlayStation 3 – 48 (48)
Software sales
- [PS4] Yakuza: Kiwami 2 (Limited Edition Included) (Sega, 12/07/17) – 131,931 (New)
- [PS4] Earth Defense Force 5 (D3 Publisher, 12/07/17) – 111,075 (New)
- [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon (Nintendo, 11/17/17) – 106,094 (1,050,168)
- [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 95,816 (949,470)
- [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 50,594 (1,460,370)
- [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04,28,17) – 33,315 (894,553)
- [PS4] Kamen Rider: Climax Fighters (Limited Edition Included) (Bandai Namco, 12/07/17) – 21,971 (New)
- [NSW] Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 12/01/17) – 19,678 (117,409)
- [3DS] Kirby: Battle Royale (Nintendo, 11/30/17) – 19,325 (47,348)
- [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 14,342 (682,992)
- [PS4] Dead Rising 4: Frank’s Big Package (Capcom, 12/07/17) – 13,029 (New)
- [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf Amiibo+ (Nintendo, 11/23/16) – 11,878 (306,517)
- [PS4] Call of Duty: WWII (SIE, 11/03/17) – 11,589 (318,089)
- [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon Double Pack (Nintendo, 11/17/17) – 11,198 (290,149)
- [3DS] Style Savvy: Styling Star (Nintendo, 11/03/17) – 9,649 (70,704)
- [NSW] Sumikko Gurashi: Sumikko Park he Youkoso (Nippon Columbia, 12/07/17) – 9,435 (New)
- [NSW] Pokken Tournament DX (Nintendo, 09/22/17) – 8,362 (139,637)
- [PS4] Nioh Complete Edition (Koei Tecmo, 12/07/17) – 8,021 (New)
- [NSW] 1-2-Switch (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 7,604 (295,470)
- [PS4] Horizon: Zero Dawn Complete Edition (SIE, 12/07/17) – 7,309 (New)
[source 4gamer.net, via gematsu.com]
Comments 19
EDF! EDF! EDF!
Huge numbers all around this week. Disappointing Yakuza sales, though.
@YummyHappyPills It's done pretty well, but Yakuza used to do huge numbers on PS3. Like, 400k.
Then again, they have been releasing them annually for near-enough a decade now so it makes sense there'd be some decline.
Ah that's why the sudden jump in Pro sales, and it was only for a demo, Japan really does love it's MH. Just imagine the numbers for what must be an inevitable edition for the full release. MHW numbers will be fascinating given it's home has been on the 3DS for a number of years.
SWBF2 dropped out of the charts I see.
85,000 PS4's. That's impressive.
@get2sammyb Is it really? It's a remake after all, and PS4 sales aren't as high in Japan as PS3 were.
Yakuza is love Yakuza is life
The Switch is doing ridiculous numbers. Well done PS4 85k cant be sniffed at, what worries me though is if Japanese game companies start developing primarily for switch and we get ports which dont take advantage of the better performing chips in the ps4.
I really need to get into the Yakuza series ... <sigh>
I’m curious, is Kiwami 2 to be released at the lower price point like Kiwami was? I think I’m seeing it at full ~$60 online, but not sure is that is legit pricing yet given that the Western release is not near. If so, why sell Kiwami for $30, then K2 at $60? Maybe that hurt sales in Japan?
@Th3solution Was it even confirmed for western release?
The only one we got confirmed is 6 I think
@themcnoisy debatable as Japanese Devs do Know of the PS4’s success and Sony is something that can’t be ignored to an extent...
A good week for my fav consoles!
Even Xbone nearly broke the 500 barrier! (combined)
@Athrum Yeah, I think no official Western release is announced, but I feel there is a better chance than not. I guess my curiosity is just if Kiwami 2 is the same price as Kiwami 1 in Japan? If so, then maybe we can infer that the Kiwami 2 remake will launch at the cheaper price point when/if it makes its way to the West, like Kiwami 1 did. When I searched online, all I get are links regarding buying imported copies and not sure those prices are indicative of what the Japanese consumer is paying.
@Th3solution Well, lets hope it's the same price. I mean, I don't mind paying full price for a Yakuza game, even have all the japanese versions, but getting Kiwami special edition for 36€ was awesome.
PS4 closing in on 6 million fast.
@Kidfried Actually, PS4 has sold more in Japan than PS3 did in the same timeframe.
Still, good sales for remake like you said.
@Mahe Interesting! I never would have guessed, so thanks.
Wow. Switch is a beast. As for Yakuza sales, i wouldn't be too concerned. If sales were low for the next mainline game it would be more of a worry. But as good as it seems to be, kiwami 2 is still a remake. And up against alot of competition.
As for a european/ western release, i almost hope we have to wait a little while for this one bizarrely. 0, kiwami and 6 will all have released within a year of each other, and people might get burnt out on kamurocho if not handled properly. I don't want another situation where sega see a lack of sales and attribute it to a lack of interest. Im a little worried already for Y6 launching during such a busy spring
I have just finished playing Yakuza: Kiwami main story and some of the side stuff but there is still a ton of the game yet to do. I don’t know how ppl have the time for all these Yakuza games. I have Yakuza 0 & 5 on backlog😩
What is Earth defense force 5?
EDF flying high. Our Eastern brethren know a good series when they play one.
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