Well, we're not sure we saw this one coming. Middle-earth: Shadow of War has claimed the top spot of the Japanese hardware charts, despite shifting only 20,000 copies on PlayStation 4. In other words, this has been a really poor week for new releases. Indeed, traditionally styled role-playing game Lost Sphear absolutely bombed at retail, selling just over 7000 copies on Sony's system. A paltry sum, but still enough to get into the top ten.
The hardware charts aren't looking much better for PlayStation, either. Combined with PS4 Pro, total PS4 sales settle around the 23,000 mark. What's new?
Hardware sales
- Switch – 40,803 (38,204)
- PlayStation 4 – 16,933 (16,680)
- New 2DS LL – 10,569 (12,658)
- New 3DS LL – 8,369 (8,534)
- PlayStation 4 Pro – 5,773 (5,869)
- PlayStation Vita – 3,938 (3,545)
- 2DS – 1,565 (1,594)
- New 3DS – 242 (265)
- Xbox One – 71 (186)
- PlayStation 3 – 65 (72)
- Wii U – 58 (45)
Software sales
- [PS4] Middle-earth: Shadow of War (Warner Bros., 10/12/17) – 20,144 (New)
- [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 19,622 (1,232,523)
- [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04,28,17) – 13,321 (747,454)
- [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions (Nintendo, 10/05/17) – 12,215 (38,003)
- [NSW] Pokken Tournament DX (Nintendo, 09/22/17) – 8,367 (97,135)
- [PS4] Lost Sphear (Square Enix, 10/12/17) – 7,363 (New)
- [PS4] FIFA 18 (Limited Editions and Bundles Included) (Electronic Arts, 09/29/17) – 6,703 (75,791)
- [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 6,088 (610,953)
- [NSW] Lost Sphear (Square Enix, 10/12/17) – 5,770 (New)
- [PS4] No Heroes Allowed! VR (SIE, 10/14/17) – 5,457 (New)
- [PS4] The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III (Limited Edition Included) (Falcom, 09/28/17) – 5,457 (105,298)
- [PS4] Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 (Konami, 09/14/17) – 4,307 (102,018)
- [PS4] Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 (Ubisoft, 10/05/17) – 4,093 (14,919)
- [NSW] Fire Emblem Warriors (Nintendo, 09/28/17) – 4,016 (53,531)
- [NSW] Monster Hunter XX Nintendo Switch Ver. (Capcom, 08/25/17) – 3,966 (155,634)
- [3DS] The Snack World: Trejarers (Level-5, 08/10/17) – 3,939 (180,898)
- [NSW] Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 for Nintendo Switch (Bandai Namco, 09/07/17) – 3,815 (44,239)
- [3DS] Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (Square Enix, 07/29/17) – 3,659 (1,741,582)
- [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf Amiibo+ (Nintendo, 11/23/16) – 3,497 (253,665)
- [PSV] Yoshiwara Higanbana: Kuon no Chigiri (Prototype, 10/12/17) – 3,396 (New)
[source 4gamer.net, via gematsu.com]
Comments 16
Only just, but it does look like the only 'New' entry in the top 5. Switch is clearly dominating the console sales and maybe those 40K new owners were split between buying the older games. Its interesting to see that the Pro is making up more than a quarter of all PS4 sales - it seems to be holding 'steady' - maybe creeping up more and/or the numbers of base PS4's are 'dropping' a bit. I know Sony expected the Base to be the bigger sales but Japan seems to have embraced it more than the Rest of the World - although my figures are really out of date but I recall Sony saying it was selling 1 for every 5 where as in Japan its selling a little more than 1 for every 3.
I am not surprised that Software sales may be a bit lower than normal as there are some big hitters releasing in the next month or 2...
@blp_software Eh, about 13,000 between PS4 and NS sales places it at 3rd place. Not bad for the pre-holiday rush.
No Heroes Allowed! VR giga bombed compared to the earlier games. Sony sure made a good decision abandoning handheld for virtual reality peripherals ...
@BLP_Software actually it’s still listed for Jan 23, 2018
Actually since Switch ain’t getting Monster Hunter World (MHW comes out just a little later...)
People prob are gonna eat up Lost Shear...
Hmm PS4 is actually wrecking 3DS now dang...
Shadow of war has claimed top spot in the hardware charts 😳 impressive
@Derpie1 3DS is six years old and has a successor on the market.
Loving shadow of war . People are idiots that avoid the game cos of loot boxes . Not touched one loot thing 😁😁😁
Yay for PS4/Switch. My two consoles of choice!
@wakkawakka yea ofc but ya know...
@johnny30 Yeah sure im missing out ill pick the complete edition for half the price. 😀 😁 😂 🤣
@wakkawakka There is more then Japan and lets be honest the Vita does not sell in Europe and America.
@Flaming_Kaiser Japan is the main market for this game. Elsewhere, the title is so low key it's not even getting a physical release. Let's be honest, PSVR does not sell well ... anywhere.
@Derpie1 um do you know how to add? PS4+Pro is about 20k and all 3DS models (New 2DS LL, New 3DS LL, 2DS, New 3DS) are also about 20k.
@manu0 PS4 + Pro is near 22K
All 3DSs n 2DSs together is 21K
@Derpie1 bravo. and how exactly is the PS4 "wrecking" the 3DS now then?
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