Period: The week of August 13th – August 19th (2012)
Top-seller: New Super Mario Bros. 2 – 148,225
Nintendo 3DS sales: 45,445 | Total sales: 6,730,626
Nintendo 3DS XL sales: 66,412 | Total sales: 400,798
PlayStation Vita sales: 11,298 | Total sales: 884,484
<< Last week’s software sales chart
Summer break and the Obon festival means slower releases in Japan, so there were no new games on the software sales chart last week. Instead, New Super Mario Bros. 2 claimed the #1 spot on the chart again, and should cross the million mark in next week’s chart (or the week after).
At #2 were Pokémon Black/White 2, with 2.64 million sold thus far, and at #3 was Dragon Quest X, closing in on the 500k mark.
Meanwhile, other popular software has been holding up relatively well, too. Rune Factory 4, Run for Money Tousouchuu, Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry’s Wonderland 3D, and The Little Battlers: Explosive Boost have been performing well on the Nintendo 3DS front. That last one is particularly impressive, considering Explosive Boost is the third release of The Little Battlers.
On the PSP front, Digimon World Re:Digitize and Kuroko’s Basketball continue to move copies as well, as does Persona 4: Arena on the PlayStation 3.
The top-20 software sales chart for the week was as follows:
| Lw | Tw | Title | Weekly Sales | Total Sales | Sys. | Publisher |
| 01. | 01. | New Super Mario Bros. 2 | 148,225 | 912,597 | 3DS | Nintendo |
| 03. | 02. | Pokémon Black/White 2 | 62,274 | 2,644,459 | DS | Pokémon Co. |
| 02. | 03. | Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Online | 47,065 | 487,917 | Wii | Square Enix |
| 06. | 04. | Just Dance Wii 2 | 23,231 | 137,423 | Wii | Nintendo |
| 07. | 05. | Demon Training | 20,372 | 115,695 | 3DS | Nintendo |
| 10. | 06. | Taiko Drum Master: The Little Dragon and the Mysterious Orb | 18,825 | 166,588 | 3DS | Namco Bandai |
| 11. | 07. | Wii Sports Resort | 15,682 | 1,043,307 | Wii | Nintendo |
| 05. | 08. | Run For Money Tousouchuu | 13,836 | 89,944 | 3DS | Namco Bandai |
| 09. | 09. | Kirby’s Dream Collection: Special Edition | 13,067 | 179,934 | Wii | Nintendo |
| 12. | 10. | Kobitodsukan Kobito Kansatsu Set | 12,646 | 60,196 | 3DS | Nippon Columbia |
| 04. | 11. | Kuroko’s Basketball: Miracle Match | 12,097 | 49,526 | PSP | Namco Bandai |
| 08. | 12. | Persona 4: Arena | 10,603 | 176,476 | PS3 | Atlus |
| 16. | 13. | Mario Party 9 | 10,339 | 529,710 | Wii | Nintendo |
| 15. | 14. | Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry’s Wonderland 3D | 9,828 | 868,267 | 3DS | Square Enix |
| 17. | 15. | Rune Factory 4 | 8,340 | 135,376 | 3DS | Marvelous AQL |
| 14. | 16. | Digimon World Re:Digitize | 8,196 | 153,581 | PSP | Namco Bandai |
| 21. | 17. | The Little Battlers: Explosive Boost | 7,935 | 114,565 | 3DS | Level 5 |
| 18. | 18. | All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation 2 | 7,774 | 36,086 | DS | Namco Bandai |
| 20. | 19. | Power Pro Baseball 2012 | 6,796 | 108,741 | PS3 | Konami |
| 23. | 20. | Mario Tennis Open | 6,680 | 254,391 | 3DS | Nintendo |
Sales data acquired from 4Gamer, Media Create and Geimin.net.
Published: Aug 22, 2012 02:10 pm