
The latest Japanese software charts are in, and Dark Souls III has done incredibly well for itself. The action role-playing game, which isn't officially out here in the West until next month, sold through a very impressive 210,141 copies. That's a fantastic start for From Software's latest adventure, but despite shifting so many units, the latest Dragon Quest release beat it to first place.
But hey, there's no shame in losing to Dragon Quest - especially when it's a 3DS exclusive. Elsewhere, Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 bounced into fourth on PlayStation 4, while the Vita version tumbled into sixth.
On the hardware side of things, Sony's current-gen console remained at the top, boasting boosted sales of 34,377 units. The Vita, meanwhile, slipped into third place, but sales of the handheld did actually increase very slightly, jumping to 20,068 units. Overall, it certainly wasn't a bad week for PlayStation.
Hardware sales
- PlayStation 4 – 34,377 (28,370)
- New 3DS LL – 22,639 (18,353)
- PlayStation Vita – 20,068 (19,028)
- New 3DS – 5,773 (5,142)
- Wii U – 4,545 (12,998)
- 3DS – 2,322 (2,187)
- PlayStation 3 – 1,290 (1,462)
- 3DS LL – 365 (370)
- Xbox One – 55 (91)
Software sales
- [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 (Square Enix, 03/24/16) – 368,665 (New)
- [PS4] Dark Souls III (Bandai Namco, 03/24/16) – 210,141 (New)
- [PSV] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X (Sega, 03/24/16) – 69,438 (New)
- [PS4] Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Fortune (Koei Tecmo, 03/24/16) – 44,723 (New)
- [Wii U] Pokken Tournament (Pokemon, 03/18/16) – 28,331 (98,007)
- [PSV] Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Venus (Koei Tecmo, 03/24/16) – 21,959 (New)
- [PS4] Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence Sengoku Risshiden (Koei Tecmo, 03/24/16) – 20,322 (New)
- [3DS] Assassination Classroom: Assassin Training Plan (Bandai Namco, 03/24/16) – 19,498 (New)
- [PSV] Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence Sengoku Risshiden (Koei Tecmo, 03/24/16) – 13,482 (New)
- [PS3] Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence Sengoku Risshiden (Koei Tecmo, 03/24/16) – 13,050 (New)
- [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo, 02/18/16) – 11,543 (119,188)
- [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (SCE, 03/19/15) – 10,639 (712,822)
- [PS4] The Division (Ubisoft, 03/10/16) – 10,581 (114,414)
- [PSV] Digimon World: Next Order (Bandai Namco, 03/17/16) – 10,272 (74,490)
- [Wii U] Splatoon (Nintendo, 05/28/15) – 8,980 (1,310,480)
- [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Happy Price Selection) (Nintendo, 03/17/16) – 7,806 (14,737)
- [Wii U] Super Mario Maker (Nintendo, 09/10/15) – 7,047 (829,358)
- [PSV] Dance with Devils (Rejet, 03/24/16) – 5,129 (New)
- [3DS] Tomodachi Life (Happy Price Selection) (03/17/16) – 5,120 (8,252)
- [PSV] Gundam Breaker 3 (Bandai Namco, 03/03/16) – 4,908 (105,708)
[source 4gamer.net, via gematsu.com]
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Huge opening for Dark Souls.
Dark Souls 3, it's so good I could cry
I've never been a huge fan of let's plays or twitch streaming, watching maybe a minute or two just to check out random games once every few months. But yesterday I found myself glued to it watching someone run through dark souls 3. The tanky style of previous souls games never suited me, but watching 3 I was pleasantly surprised. It looks like they really nailed it, and my hype meter is officially full. After a little over an hour of watching that stream I'm so ready it's not funny.
Did well in the land of the rising sun, no big surprise there. I have a feeling that most people interested in this for ps4 already purchased a ps4 for Bloodborne. Not sure if I want to dive into this. Having played all of the previous installments including Bloodborne, I am a little burnt on the From formula. The itch will come back I am sure, but right now I think I would rather jump into something like Ratchet and Clank for a little mindless fun.
Considering everybody "was" saying that home consoles are dead in Japan, it's refreshing to see the PS4 do so well week after week.
Those Wii U numbers are pretty bad though.
@Grawlog
Where is SFV?
@Grawlog
There's still people defending the game, which is just insane, but it is a PS4 exclusive so I'm not shocked. I just hope this is a lesson learned for Capcom but I doubt it. We have officially reached the point where the next step for this idiotic company is to start charging $60 for the prologue then another $60 for the middle and $100 for the ending/endings. I should be loving SF V, I should be thrilled about the possibility of a new DMC and the upcoming REmake 2 but I'm not because after the half-a$$ed job on Street Fighter, I know Capcom is going to F it all up somehow.
@GraveLordXD Fatigued? You have to "rekindle the flame."
@Gamer83 Capcom haven't learnt their lesson, they are moving away from the bread and butter hardcore gamer to casual games.
Fact.
Ive just read the CEOs New years statement as Im still waiting on the end of year financial report and only have last quarters data to look at. I will try to find it and post an extract,
On the other hand, we are aware that a number of challenges remain regarding our content branding and success in the mobile and online arenas. Mobile market has entered a new era, and with children growing more engrossed in their enjoyment of mobile games and devices we expect this to be a promising market for us. Our commitment to continuing to develop games for core users around the world will not change; however, in considering the potential of the mobile market we must continuously rise to the challenge of delighting both younger players and light users with our IP. Branding also opens up a new world to us, where we develop content based on product concepts created to suit the needs of consumers. We will work to establish brands for the next generation, based upon our imaginative and creative ideas.
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