Period: The week of July 9th – July 15th (2012)
Top-seller: Pokémon Black/White 2 – 122,242
Nintendo 3DS sales: 47,063 | Total sales: 6,518,472
PlayStation Vita sales: 13,427 | Total sales: 831,924
<< Last week’s software sales chart
Pokémon Black/White 2 still refuse to budge from the top spot on the weekly software sales chart in Japan. This means that last week’s best-selling new game, Taiko Drum Master for the 3DS, had to settle for the #2 spot. Taiko sold 65,462 copies in its first week.
At #3 was another new release—Pocket Soccer League: Calcio Bit from Nintendo, which sold 26,449 copies. While that number seems low, it probably isn’t. Here’s what Calcio Bit looks like.
Finally, Level 5’s sci-fi adventure, Time Travelers, was released last week as well, on the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita. The Vita version slightly outsold its 3DS counterpart (by about 300 copies), probably owing to less competition on the Vita. The more interesting question is: Is this why the PSP version was delayed?
The top-20 software sales chart for the week is as follows:
| Lw | Tw | Title | Weekly Sales | Total Sales | Sys. | Publisher |
| 01. | 01. | Pokémon Black/White 2 | 122,242 | 2,289,408 | DS | Pokémon Co. |
| New | 02. | Taiko Drum Master: The Little Dragon and the Mysterious Orb | 65,462 | New | 3DS | Namco Bandai |
| New | 03. | Pocket Soccer League: Calcio Bit | 26,449 | New | 3DS | Nintendo |
| 06. | 04. | Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry’s Wonderland 3D | 18,245 | 812,452 | 3DS | Square Enix |
| 03. | 05. | The Little Battlers: Explosive Boost | 18,152 | 72,507 | 3DS | Level 5 |
| 04. | 06. | Toriko: Gourmet Survival 2 | 15,187 | 53,827 | PSP | Namco Bandai |
| 02. | 07. | Etrian Odyssey IV | 14,639 | 110,145 | 3DS | Atlus |
| New | 08. | Time Travelers | 9,332 | New | PSV | Level 5 |
| 11. | 09. | Mario Party 9 | 9,090 | 481,414 | Wii | Nintendo |
| New | 10. | Time Travelers | 9,054 | New | 3DS | Level 5 |
| 07. | 11. | Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier | 8,675 | 31,994 | PS3 | Ubisoft |
| 09. | 12. | Atelier Ayesha | 6,813 | 81,147 | PS3 | Gust |
| 12. | 13. | Mario Tennis Open | 6,491 | 224,754 | 3DS | Nintendo |
| 10. | 14. | Culdcept | 6,162 | 73,650 | 3DS | Nintendo |
| 13. | 15. | Persona 4: The Golden | 6,001 | 195,750 | PSV | Atlus |
| 08. | 16. | Anarchy Reigns | 5,717 | 27,633 | PS3 | Sega |
| 15. | 17. | Tokyo Jungle | 5,332 | 190,344 | PS3 | Sony |
| 22. | 18. | Wii Sports Resort | 5,225 | 981,189 | Wii | Nintendo |
| 18. | 19. | Metal Gear Solid HD Collection | 5,192 | 31,789 | PSV | Konami |
| New | 20. | Resistance: Burning Skies | 5,138 | New | PSV | Sony |
Sales data acquired from 4Gamer, Media Create and Geimin.net.
Published: Jul 18, 2012 02:31 pm