Only in Japan

Ever since its stunning March lineup concluded, the PlayStation 4 has been slowly sliding down the Japanese sales charts – but it's enjoyed a lift this week, courtesy of Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory II. In truth, the Compile Heart sequel only sold 22,609 copies – but it was enough to boost sales of Sony's new-gen system up from 15,419 units to 20,112 units.

This actually put it on top of the hardware charts, but only if you count Nintendo 3DS models separately; cumulatively, the Kyoto company's pocketable platform remained on top. It was a decent enough week for the PS4, though, with the likes of Tropico 5 and BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend all charting – albeit with pretty low numbers. Golden Week should boost figures all around in next week's report.

We should just mention that the PlayStation Vita continued to hold well, selling 15,467 units – and Minecraft: PS Vita Edition is showing some impressive legs on the system, where it propelled its life-to-date sales up to over 100k copies this week. To recap: a Microsoft-owned property is selling extraordinarily well on a Sony handheld in Japan. It's a weird and wonderful world, eh?

Hardware Charts

  1. PlayStation 4 – 20,112 (15,419)
  2. PlayStation Vita – 15,467 (14,568)
  3. New 3DS LL – 13,981 (14,047)
  4. Wii U – 7,210 (6,324)
  5. New 3DS – 5,329 (5,324)
  6. PlayStation 3 – 4,248 (4,175)
  7. 3DS LL – 1,253 (1,309)
  8. 3DS – 1,095 (1,144)
  9. PlayStation Vita TV – 558 (491)
  10. Xbox One – 201 (170)

Software Charts

  1. [3DS] Bravely Second: End Layer (Square Enix, 04/23/15) – 100,047 (New)
  2. [PS3] TV Anime The Idolmaster: Cinderella Girls G4U! Pack Vol. 1 (Bandai Namco, 04/23/15) – 24,341 (New)
  3. [3DS] Girls Mode 3: Kirakira Code (Nintendo, 04/16/15) – 23,724 (78,903)
  4. [PS4] Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory II (Compile Heart, 04/23/15) – 22,609 (New)
  5. [PS3] BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend (Arc System Works, 04/23/15) – 15,550 (New)
  6. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (SCE, 03/19/15) – 12,667 (109,784)
  7. [PSP] Meiji Toukyou Renka: Twilight Kiss (Broccoli, 04/23/15) – 10,083 (New)
  8. [PS4] Tropico 5 (Square Enix, 04/23/15) – 8,706 (New)
  9. [PS4] BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend (Arc System Works, 04/23/15) – 7,589 (New)
  10. [PS4] Dying Light (Warner Bros., 04/16/15) – 7,030 (32,560)
  11. [3DS] Assassination Classroom: Grand Siege on Koro-sensei (Bandai Namco, 03/12/15) – 6,845 (56,672)
  12. [PSV] Clock Zero: Shuuen no Byou ExTime (Idea Factory, 04/23/15) – 6,306 (New)
  13. [PS4] Toukiden: Kiwami (Koei Tecmo, 04/23/15) – 6,103 (New)
  14. [Wii U] Mario Party 10 (Nintendo, 03/12/15) – 5,033 (123,465)
  15. [Wii U] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo, 05/29/14) – 4,989 (966,494)
  16. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon, 11/21/14) – 4,973 (2,603,857)
  17. [3DS] Yokai Watch 2: Shinuchi (Level-5, 12/14/14) – 4,851 (2,591,702)
  18. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 (Bandai Namco, 03/26/15) – 4,770 (141,981)
  19. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo, 09/13/14) – 4,109 (2,215,255)
  20. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Lost Song (Bandai Namco, 03/26/15) – 4,001 (147,155)

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