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News Japanese Sales Charts: For Honor Fights Its Way Into First Place
Nioh keeps slashing in second
Not content with conquering the UK charts earlier this week, For Honor has fought its way to first place in the Japanese charts too, selling 40,062 copies on PlayStation 4. Not a huge number, but Ubisoft's latest had no real competition, with the likes of Nioh following just behind. Team Ninja's well received action...
News Play NieR: Automata with English Subtitles This Week
NieR-er than you think
Gagging for NieR: Automata? Of course you are – it's the next must-own PlayStation 4 exclusive after Horizon: Zero Dawn. And it's coming pretty soon: 7th March in North America and 10th March in Europe. But what if we told you there's a way to play it a little bit earlier? Tempting, eh? Well, pull up a pew, because we come...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Nioh Takes a Stab at Second Place
PS4 continues to top hardware
Unfortunately for PlayStation 4 exclusive Nioh, it's had to go up against a new Dragon Quest game during its first week on the Japanese market, meaning that it was never going to snatch that coveted top spot. The critically acclaimed action title skewered second place, selling 75,477 copies - not a gigantic amount, but...
News PlayStation Japan Goes Daft Punk with Latest PS4 Line Up Trailer
Technologic
The PlayStation 4 has enjoyed a decent start to the year in Japan, being the only console on the market that's actually seeing growth year-on-year - and its diverse software line up should help it maintain its promising sales over the coming months. In order to get the word out, PlayStation Japan has launched a new trailer, and like its...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Resident Evil 7 Regrows Its Limbs at the Top
Boruto also enters the fray
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard has remained at the top of the Japanese software charts, selling a further 52,665 copies on PlayStation 4. The horror title has almost hit the quarter of a million mark now, and it'll likely surpass that goal this week. It's not the kind of number worth screaming about, but it's a reasonably...
Feature 2017 Is an Insane Year for Japanese Games on PS4
The beast from the East
Japan seems to be going from strength to strength when it comes to making PlayStation 4 games. The country had a solid 2016, pumping out notable titles like Final Fantasy XV and The Last Guardian, while smaller releases such as Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth and Dragon Quest Builders were very positively received here in the...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Resident Evil 7 Doesn't Quite Kill It
Capcom's latest stalks the summit
There's only one new release worth talking about in the latest Japanese software charts, and that's Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. Capcom's well-received horror title entered in first place on PlayStation 4, selling 216,314 copies. Relatively speaking, it's not a bad number - most games these days do a lot less - but...
News Japan's Getting a Limited Edition NieR Automata PS4 Bundle
Shh, it's a secret
A limited edition NieR Automata PlayStation 4 hardware bundle will be announced for Japan next week, though Square Enix had the audacity to show it off during a stream overnight. The special console – which is a PS4 Slim as opposed to a PS4 Pro – will come with Emil's moonface plastered all over the chassis. Pricing and...
News Hundreds Line Up for PlayStation VR Restock in Japan
Many waited overnight for a chance to buy one
Hundreds of Japanese gamers lined up to buy PlayStation VR in Japan today. As we're sure you know, the headset launched last year in the region, but similarly to the rest of the world, it's been out of stock for months now. Sony's done such an awful job meeting demand that many people waited outside...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Gravity Rush Goes Top as Valkyria Revolution Flops
PS4 still the hardware king
Gravity Rush 2 has floated straight to the top of the latest Japanese software charts, shifting 74,361 copies. Certainly not an amazing number, but it's not quite terrible either, and it's an improvement over the sales of the original Gravity Rush. In any case, it's nice to see Kat at least make it to the summit - even if...
News Sony Went Above and Beyond for That Gravity Rush 2 Commercial
Topsy turvy world
How much did this cost? Remember that amazing Gravity Rush 2 commercial featuring a cute kitten? If you haven't watched it already, then do so through here. Back? Well, Sony has uploaded some behind the scenes footage revealing how the commercial was shot, and it included building a giant set on a rotating motor so that it could...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Kingdom Hearts and Danganronpa Race to the Top
PS4 still king of hardware
It's taken quite a few weeks, but PlayStation's finally managed to get a couple of titles to the top of the Japanese software charts. The ridiculously named Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue jumped straight into first place with sales of 137,797 copies. Not a huge amount, but certainly a solid opening. Behind...
News Sony's Using a Cute Kitten to Market Gravity Rush 2 in Japan
Gravity Cat
Everyone knows that if you want to go viral on YouTube, you've got to film a cute kitten. But what about a pretty little kitty walking up walls? That's exactly what Sony's hoping will sell Gravity Rush 2 in Japan, as it's put together a pretty impressive first-person video that plays with the physics defying theme from the first-party...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Keeps a Healthy Lead as Final Fantasy XV Nears 1 Million
Fantasy's almost a reality
There's not too much going on in the latest Japanese hardware and software charts, but it's nice to see both the PlayStation 4 and Vita ticking along rather nicely. Sony's current-gen console has enjoyed a relatively healthy run of late, and it's sold another 78,927 units last week. Given that the PS4 averaged around...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Ends 2016 On Top
Last but not least
The final Japanese hardware and software charts of 2016 are in, and the PlayStation 4 has reclaimed its place at the top of the former. Sony's current-gen console jumped Nintendo's New 3DS LL, shifting a relatively healthy 73,421 units. That means the PS4 manged to sell through almost 1.8 million units in Japan last year. Not an...
News Minecraft Vita Is Sony's First Japanese Million Seller in Over a Decade
And it's technically a Microsoft game
Minecraft: PS Vita Edition has sold over one million units at retail in Japan according to tracking firm Media Create. This means that – despite the brand being owned by Microsoft – it's the first Sony published title since 2004 to hit seven digits. The last first-party release to achieve the target was Gran...
News PS4 Quietly Crosses Four Million Units Milestone in Japan
Pyrrhic victory?
Japan's no longer the focus of Sony's attention, but the PlayStation 4 has still managed to quietly cross the four million units milestone in its home nation. The news comes courtesy of the latest Media Create report tracking sales for the week ending 25th December, where Sony's new-gen system sold 100,238 units – enough to push...
News Japanese Sales Charts: 3DS Software Rules the Roost While PS4 Hardware Holds
Yakuza 6 and Final Fantasy XV still in Top Ten
With the big PlayStation 4 releases all out, there was a chance that Sony's system may sag, but it registered a decent hold in this week's Media Create report. The bog-standard box shifted some 70,031 units for the week, while the PS4 Pro added another 9,317 units on top – not enough to displace the...
News Gravity Rush: The Animation Bridges the Narrative Gap
Anime short to fill in Kat's story
It won't be long before Kat tumbles back into all our lives in Gravity Rush 2, but Gravity Rush: The Animation is aiming to at least keep Japanese fans occupied until early January. The 20-minute Studio Khara produced anime will premiere on TV Tokyo on 26th January, and promises to bridge the gap between the first...
News Dragon Quest XI Deploys in 2017, Dazzles in New PS4 Gameplay
Quest completed
Dragon Quest XI will deploy on the PlayStation 4 in Japan next year, Square Enix announced during a Jump Festa stage event earlier today. The sequel – which is also set to release on the Nintendo 3DS, albeit using a different engine and art style – is likely to have Sony rubbing its hands, as it will almost certainly be a big...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Yakuza 6, The Last Guardian Maintain Strong PS4 Sales
Final Fantasy drops as Kazuma tops
It's been a decent period for the PlayStation 4 in its home nation, and that continued this week with the release of Yakuza 6 and The Last Guardian. The long-awaited latter title actually did unexpectedly well, shifting some 82,260 units – a not exactly awe-inspiring sum, but much better than we anticipated...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Final Fantasy XV Takes a Trip to the Top as PS4 Numbers Rocket
The boys are back
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,...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4, PS4 Pro Hold Steady as Gundam Chases Pokémon
The G generation
The new Pokémon games dominated the Japanese charts last time around, and unsurprisingly, they're at it again. Nothing's going to stop Nintendo's juggernaut for at least another week or so, but the latest Gundam title at least boosted into view with some relatively strong opening numbers on both Vita and PlayStation 4. And before...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Pokémon Rules the Sun and Moon
And, honestly, the stars right now as well
As expected, Pokémon has attacked the Japanese sales charts with all the force of several suns and moons combined. The game sold over 1.5 million copies in the Land of the Rising Sun, and helped seriously propel Nintendo 3DS sales as a result. This means that the PlayStation 4 slipped down the hardware...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Pro Launch Provides a Huge Boost for PS4
Gone Pro
It would seem that Japan has taken to the recently released PS4 Pro rather well, as sales of Sony's system saw a significant boost last week. PlayStation 4 numbers rocketed by around 60,000 units, hitting a total of 92,344 sales, which is a very similar increase to the jump that we saw when the PS4 Slim arrived on store shelves several...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Rockets to the Top on PS4
Dragon Ball XenoVerse powers up in second
Call of Duty isn't just a sales juggernaut here in the West; the series has been selling reasonably well for years in Japan, and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is looking to continue that trend. Activision's latest blockbuster entered the most recent Japanese software charts in first place, selling through...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Sword Art Online Cuts Through World of Final Fantasy on PS4
Berserk, Titanfall 2, and Mafia III also arrive
The latest Japanese charts are in, and they make for relatively interesting reading thanks to an influx of new releases on Sony platforms. To start things off, Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization did pretty well for itself in first place, shifting a respectable 70,871 copies on PlayStation 4. The...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Battlefield 1 Blasts into First Place on PS4
Sony's console still on top
Battlefield 1's debut is the big talking point of the latest Japanese sales charts, with EA's World War shooter claiming the top spot of the software list. The historical foray sold through a relatively impressive 113,081 copies on PlayStation 4. Aside from NBA 2K17 entering in sixth, though, it's been another quiet week...
News PlayStation VR Shifted Over 50,000 Units at Launch in Japan
VReasonable
PlayStation VR got off to a solid if unspectacular start in Japan, with the futuristic facemask shifting 51,644 units during its first week on sale. Reports coming out of the East suggest that the accessory is totally sold out, so this is likely the sum of what Sony shipped to its home region. PlayStation VR Worlds moved a disappointing...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Tomb Raider Leaps into the Top 5 as PS4 Stays Strong
Only one VR title makes it into top 20
Rise of the Tomb Raider jumped straight into the top five of the latest Japanese software charts on PlayStation 4, selling through 21,152 copies in second place. Not a huge amount, but it's really the only new PlayStation entry worth talking about. Well, aside from PlayStation VR Worlds, which sold through just...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Enjoys Another Week at the Top
Holding steady
Unless you really like Monster Hunter spin-offs, there's not really much to talk about when it comes to the latest Japanese sales charts. Capcom's new Nintendo 3DS title unsurprisingly topped the software list, while the only fresh PlayStation release to make the top 20 was BlazBlue: Central Fiction. The stylish fighting game sequel...
News Persona 5 Is Three Weeks Old and It's Already Atlus' Best Selling Game Ever in Japan
JPRG approaches half a million sales
According to the latest Media Create sales charts, Persona 5 currently sits at 427,795 copies sold across PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. Not quite Yo-kai Watch numbers, but still reasonably impressive given that Atlus titles have never been sales juggernauts. Even more impressive is that Persona 5 is now...
News Japanese Sales Charts: FIFA 17 Tops the Software Table on PS4
Through on goal
FIFA 17 had a sort-of-decent opening week in Japan, selling through 57,012 copies on PlayStation 4 and topping the software charts. For the sake of comparing, PES 2017: Pro Evolution Soccer currently sits at 90,575 copies on Sony's current-gen console, so with a few more weeks under its belt, EA's latest entry could end up matching...
News Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash Goes Third-Person Shooter on PS4
Out in Japan next year with VR support incoming
Senran Kagura is back, and this time, it's moving away from the series' hack and slash roots. Revealed in an article by Famitsu, which has been translated by Gematsu, the wonderfully named Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash is a third-person shooter that sees players partake in "exciting team battles"...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Tops Hardware as Lifetime Numbers Pass Wii U
Up and over
Following the PlayStation 4's emphatic return to the top of the charts thanks to the introduction of the new Slim model, Sony's current-gen console hit another milestone last week when it surpassed the Wii U's lifetime sales in Japan. To date, Nintendo's console has shifted 3,265,329 units, while the PS4 has now sold through 3,267,243...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Numbers Skyrocket Thanks to Slim Release and Persona 5
That's more like it
Remember last week when we speculated that the PlayStation 4 would probably jump back to around the 20,000 mark and continue to stay there? Well, it turns out that we underestimated the Power of PlayStation, as it were. With the help of the newly released Slim model, sales of Sony's current-gen console absolutely skyrocketed,...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Hits Rock Bottom as Slim Approaches
One more time
The PlayStation 4 Slim launches tomorrow in Japan alongside Persona 5, meaning that regular PlayStation 4 sales have fallen off a cliff. The current-gen console managed to shift just 560 units last week, with the PlayStation 3 actually selling more than double that. All eyes are now on next Wednesday's charts, as they'll feature the...
News Japan Has a Killer PS4 Line Up Over the Next Few Months
Crazy new ad says it all
It's time for another crazy Japanese PlayStation television ad, so we hope that you've come prepared. Featuring a man who can only be described as incredibly enthusiastic, the clip highlights 16 titles coming to the PlayStation 4 before the year is out in Japan. Oh, and there's a mad mention of PlayStation VR as well...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Flatlines as Slim Model Nears
The Witcher 3's back, though
As you'd expect, PlayStation 4 sales are plummeting in Japan ahead of the Slim's imminent arrival. Sony's system sold through just 1828 units last week as the standard PS4 model is slowly phased out to make room for its sleeker sibling. Meanwhile, on the software side of things, there's no really too much to see. The...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Software Disappoints Across the Board
Better, but not by much
You wait weeks for a steady stream of PlayStation 4 titles to release in Japan, and then four come along at once. That's good news, right? Well, it's obviously better than nothing, but when we actually take a step back and look at these latest software numbers, we find ourselves struggling to pick out any real positives. No...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Tales of Berseria Plunders the Top Spot on PS4
Another tale to tell
Well would you look at that, a reasonably important PlayStation 4 release has made it to the top of the Japanese software charts - and it's about bloody time. Bandai Namco's Tales of Berseria entered the charts with sales of 173,537 copies on Sony's current-gen console and 76,186 copies on PS3. At first glance, those figures...
News Sony Schedules Japanese PlayStation Presser for 13th September
Can you feel the hype?
Brace yourself, because you're getting two PlayStation press conferences next month. In addition to the previously revealed PlayStation Meeting show on 7th September, the platform holder has also confirmed that it will be taking to the stage on 13th September in Japan for its annual pre-Tokyo Game Show event. The presser will...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Ratchet & Clank Stumbles into Top 5 on PS4
Lombax in action
There's only one real talking point when it comes to the latest Japanese sales charts: PlayStation 4 exclusive Ratchet & Clank entered in third place, selling through a kind-of-okay 27,534 copies. Funnily enough, the superb looking action-platformer was the only new title to to make it into the top 20. On the hardware side of...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Numbers Drop as New Dynasty Warriors Game Bombs
Please save us, Persona 5
Dear oh dear, the latest Japanese sales charts don't make for particularly pleasant reading for PlayStation enthusiasts. For the first time in months, PS4 numbers dropped below the 20,000 mark, with Sony's current-gen console selling through just 16,469 units. Simply put, the likes of Persona 5 and Final Fantasy XV can't...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Toukiden 2 Slays Its Way Into Top 5 on PS4, Vita
Demon hunting sequel has a decent start
Would you believe it - we've actually got something worth writing about when it comes to the latest Japanese sales charts. Toukiden 2 entered the software charts in fourth and fifth place on Vita and PlayStation 4 respectively, but neither version sold especially well, racking up around 100,000 units between...
News Japanese Sales Charts: The PS4 Software Drought Continues
At least a new Vita game's in the top 20
We're starting to feel bad about asking you lot to give these Japanese charts articles a click - there's just nothing particularly interesting happening in the Land of the Rising Sun when it comes to Sony's systems, and it's probably going to stay that way until the PlayStation 4 gets a few new blockbusters...
News Berserk on PS4, Vita Gets Smashed with a Delay in Japan
Still no specific release date in the West
Berserk, the Warriors-style adaptation of the dark fantasy manga and anime series of the same name, has been hit with a delay in Japan. The bloody hack and slasher was due out on the 21st September, but it's now been pushed back more than a month to the 27th October. The delay could potentially have an...
News Japanese Sales Charts: If We Were Nintendo Life, We'd Have Something to Write About
We're going home
The PlayStation 4 is still selling around the 20k mark. The PlayStation 4 still doesn't have any new games. See you next Wednesday. Hardware sales New 3DS LL – 23,382 (16,505) PlayStation 4 – 20,395 (22,717) PlayStation Vita – 10,991 (11,042) Wii U – 7,601 (15,470) New 3DS – 3,665 (3,284) PlayStation 3 – 1,045...
Rumour Gravity Rush 2 Floats to Japanese PS4s on 1st December
Purrrr-fect
Kat will arrive in time for Christmas it seems, as a Japanese retailer has listed PlayStation 4 exclusive Gravity Rush 2 for release on 1st December. Sony was set to officially announce the launch date during a press event on 19th July, but seeing as the aforementioned date is a Thursday – when titles typically release in Japan – we...
News Hatsune Miku, Schoolgirls Star in Japanese PS VR Sizzle Trailer
Goodbye cruel world
PlayStation VR's less than three months away now, and Sony's trying to drum up one last blast of enthusiasm before 13th October. This all-new sizzle trailer has been released for the Japanese audience, and centres on experiences such as Summer Lesson and Hatsune Miku VR: Future Live. It also spotlights a handful of games we...