PS4 sales have had a remarkable streak of weekly growths in Japan ever since the announcement of Monster Hunter: World in the past E3 and the closer it gets to the launch of Dragon Quest XI at the end of this month. This week’s sales numbers provided by Media Create show Sony’s console at the top of the hardware chart with 29.194 sales, an increase from last week’s 25.680.

PS4 is able to lead the charts in part due to the severe stock issues that still affect to Nintendo Switch. While the hybrid console is expected to be widely available in time for the release of Splatoon 2 in two weeks, for now it continues to have very limited shipments.

On the software chart, Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology was the best selling game in a week with soft numbers despite the multiple releases. The game is a 3DS port of the original Nintendo DS title, which adds new content and features like voice acting, new visuals and music. Other new entries include Osomatsu-San: The Game, Portal Knights, LEGO City Undercover, and Call of Duty: Black Ops III – Game of the Year Edition, with none of them making a particularly strong impression.

Software List

  1. [3DS] Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology – 24.596 / NEW
  2. [NSW] Arms – 19.307 / 148.707 (-33%)
  3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 14.423 / 550.059 (+6%)
  4. [PSV] Osomatsu-San: The Game – Hang-Up Finding Employment Advice – Dead or Work – 11.579 / NEW
  5. [PS4] Portal Knights – 11.498 / NEW
  6. [3DS] The Alliance Alive – 10.085 / 36.506 (-62%)
  7. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 9.144 / 522.182 (+10%)
  8. [3DS] Monster Hunter Double Cross – 6.003 / 1.534.666 (-17%)
  9. [NSW] LEGO City Undercover – 5.351 / NEW
  10. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition] – 3.927 / 357.211 (+6%)
  11. [PS4] Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana – 3.681 / 56.687 (-27%)
  12. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III – Game of the Year Edition – 3.244 / NEW
  13. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 3.175 / 1.170.416 (+4%)
  14. [PSV] Tsumigui: Sen no Noroi, Sen no Inori for V – 3.105 / NEW
  15. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon – 3.069 / 3.281.483 (+2%)
  16. [PSV] Karumaruka Circle – 2.937 / NEW
  17. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo – 2.880 / 195.892 (+8%)
  18. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X – 2.764 / 172.897 (-10%)
  19. [PS4] Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege – 2.575 / 208.764
  20. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS – 2.470 / 1.057.256 (+4%)

Hardware List

  1. PlayStation 4 – 29.194
  2. Nintendo Switch – 25.805
  3. Nintendo 3DS – 15.720
  4. PlayStation Vita – 4.403
  5. Xbox One – 228 06. Wii U – 193
  6. PlayStation 3 – 153
  • This article was updated on March 8th, 2018

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