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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 come soon enough.

On the software side of things, there's only one point really worth making: Japan clearly wants Dynasty Warriors 9, not some strategic spin-off, as evidenced by Dynasty Warriors: Eiketsuden's dire opening sales. The new release racked up just 6,084 sales on PS4, while the Vita and PS3 versions didn't even chart.

Hardware sales

  1. New 3DS LL – 24,123 (24,118)
  2. PlayStation 4 – 16,469 (20,567)
  3. PlayStation Vita – 10,005 (11,016)
  4. New 3DS – 6,403 (3,973)
  5. Wii U – 4,435(5,228)
  6. PlayStation 3 – 1,120 (1,049)
  7. 3DS – 804 (783)
  8. 3DS LL – 219 (169)
  9. Xbox One – 45 (68)

Software sales

  1. [3DS] Etrian Odyssey V: The End of the Long Myth (Atlus, 08/04/16) – 92,518 (New)
  2. [3DS] Dragon Ball Fusions (Bandai Namco, 08/04/16) – 77,509 (New)
  3. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 3: Sushi / Tempura (Level-5, 07/16/16) – 64,179 (965,202)
  4. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons X: Kami no Shou / Ryuu no Shou (GungHo Online Entertainment, 07/28/16) – 20,870 (108,380)
  5. [3DS] 12-Sai. Koi Suru Diary (Happinet Games, 08/04/16) – 14,803 (New)
  6. [PSV] Toukiden 2 (Koei Tecmo, 07/28/16) – 13,407 (72,439)
  7. [PSV] Genkai Tokki: Seven Pirates (Compile Heart, 08/04/16) – 12,264 (New)
  8. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot (Nintendo, 04/29/16) – 11,856 (379,471)
  9. [PS4] Toukiden 2 (Koei Tecmo, 07/28/16) – 11,548 (57,882)
  10. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon, 11/21/14) – 10,432 (2,851,648)
  11. [Wii U] Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Mojang, 06/23/16) – 6,631 (73,304)
  12. [PSV] Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana (Falcom, 07/28/16) – 6,577 (64,190)
  13. [Wii U] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo, 06/23/16) – 6,302 (65,397)
  14. [PS4] The Idolmaster: Platinum Stars (Bandai Namco, 07/28/16) – 6,207 (82,372)
  15. [PS4] Dynasty Warriors: Eiketsuden (Koei Tecmo, 08/03/16) – 6,084 (New)
  16. [Wii U] Splatoon (Nintendo, 05/28/15) – 6,025 (1,440,010)
  17. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo, 02/18/16) – 5,562 (206,148)
  18. [PS4] Wasteland 2: Director's Cut (Spike Chunsoft, 08/04/16) – 5,471 (New)
  19. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi Mura wo Tsukurun Desu (Nippon Columbia, 07/28/16) – 5,164 (32,941)
  20. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (SIE, 03/19/15) – 5,072 (840,834)

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