Period: The week of May 2nd – May 8th (2016)
Top-seller: Kirby: Planet Robobot (3DS) – 79,807
Nintendo 3DS sales: 1,209
Nintendo 3DS LL sales: 171
New Nintendo 3DS sales: 5,187
New Nintendo 3DS LL sales: 19,675
PlayStation Vita sales: 18,090
Wii U sales: 7,224
PlayStation 4 sales: 24,880
PlayStation 3 sales: 1,340
Xbox One sales: 60
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Last week, Japan was wrapping up their Golden Week celebrations, so there weren’t any new releases. Kirby: Planet Robobot, Yo-kai Watch: Sangokushi, and Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2016 were the top-sellers. Media Create provides us with a look at software and hardware sales data from the week of May 2 through May 8, 2016.
Kirby: Planet Robobot made its debut the week prior at 144,846 copies sold at launch and followed up with 79,807 last week. Yo-kai Watch: Romance of the Three Kingdoms sold 33,996 copies to hop over Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyu 2016 for #2. As for the latest entry in the popular baseball series, it placed #3, #4, and #6 with 24,827 copies sold on PS Vita, 23,936 for PS4, and 14,035 on PS3.
Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 3 climbed its way back to #5 with 14,200 units moved last week. At #7, #8, and #9 are the regulars with Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (10,289 copies), Splatoon (9,478 copies), and Super Mario Maker (8,947). Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games is also hanging in there at #10 wit 7,040 units sold.
As far as hardware sales go, there wasn’t anything too noticeable but there was an overall slight decrease in sales across all platforms.
The top-20 chart for the week is as follows:
| Lw | Tw | Title | Weekly Sales | Total Sales | Sys. | Publisher |
| 01. | 01. | Kirby: Planet Robobot | 79,807 | 224,653 | 3DS | Nintendo |
| 05. | 02. | Yo-kai Watch: Romance of the Three Kingdoms | 33,996 | 498,883 | 3DS | Level-5 |
| 03. | 03. | Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyu 2016 | 24,827 | 109,800 | PSV | Konami |
| 02. | 04. | Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyu 2016 | 23,936 | 125,917 | PS4 | Konami |
| 07. | 05. | Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 3 | 14,200 | 586,555 | 3DS | Square Enix |
| 04. | 06. | Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyu 2016 | 14,035 | 70,512 | PS3 | Konami |
| 11. | 07. | Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition | 10,289 | 762,839 | PSV | SIE |
| 12. | 08. | Splatoon | 9,478 | 1,356,993 | Wii U | Nintendo |
| 10. | 09. | Super Mario Maker | 8,947 | 870,375 | Wii U | Nintendo |
| 19. | 10. | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games | 7,040 | 156,313 | 3DS | Nintendo |
| 18. | 11. | Disney Art Academy | 6,523 | 42,494 | 3DS | Nintendo |
| 08. | 12. | One Piece: Burning Blood | 6,178 | 49,058 | PSV | Bandai Namco |
| 14. | 13. | Star Fox Zero/Star Fox Guard Double Pack | 5,419 | 30,228 | Wii U | Nintendo |
| 06. | 14. | Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness | 5,273 | 25,301 | PS3 | Square Enix |
| ??? | 15. | Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Happy Price Selection) | 5,184 | 43,103 | 3DS | Nintendo |
| ??? | 16. | Pokkén Tournament | 5,029 | 136,478 | Wii U | Pokémon Company |
| 09. | 17. | One Piece: Burning Blood | 4,897 | 50,291 | PS4 | Bandai Namco |
| 15. | 18. | Dark Souls III | 4,674 | 286,944 | PS4 | From Software |
| 20. | 19. | Terraria | 3,659 | 14,878 | 3DS | Spike Chunsoft |
| ??? | 20. | Mario Kart 7 | 3,584 | 2,630,681 | 3DS | Nintendo |
Sales data acquired from 4Gamer and Media Create.
Published: May 11, 2016 12:30 pm