PlayStation 4 sales rise in Japan

Sales of Sony’s PlayStation 4 have risen by 17 percent in Japan thanks to the release of Falcom’s Ys VIII, which has finally knocked Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Edition off of the top software sales chart.

Hardware sales show that the Nintendo Switch is still the best selling console in Japan, though PlayStation 4 sales have risen by 17 percent, in addition to a 12 percent increase in PlayStation 4 Pro sales and a 5 percent sales increase for the PlayStation Vita.

Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana is due for release in the UK this September, but in Japan the game has sold 30,764 copies in the first four days after launch. The game has managed to beat Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Edition in sales this week after a month of being on top.

Another new entry to the chart was Ultra Street Fighter 2: The Final Challengers, which managed to make it to number 3 and beat Guilty Gear Xrd: Rev 2, selling 16,781 copies. The Idea Factory’s Marginal #4 Road to Galaxy released on Vita this week also, and made it to eighth position in the chart. Three Kingdoms from Koei Tecmo, also for Vita, made it to tenth place in the chart bringing up the final place.

Monster Hunter XX from Capcom fell to fifth position this week, with sales dropping by 15 percent week on week. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild also dropped, this time by three positions to sixth place, though it only saw a sales decline of 6 percent.

The full software sales chart for the week ending May 28th is as follows:

1. Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA – 30,764 copies
2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Edition – 21,269 copies
3. Ultra Street Fighter 2: The Final Challengers – 16,781 copies
4. Guilty GEar Xrd: Rev 2 – 13,177 copies
5. Monster Hunter: XX – 9,841 copies
6. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 7,265 copies
7. Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X – 6,250 copies
8. MArginal #4: Road to Galaxy – 4,011 copies
9. NieR: Automata – 3,526 copies
10. Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13 with Power up kit – 3,280 copies

Hardware sales for that same period were as follows:

1. Nintendo Switch – 27,440
2. PlayStation 4 – 15,050
3. New Nintendo 3DS LL – 9,784
4. PlayStation Vita – 4,867
5. PlayStation 4 Pro – 4,697
6. Nintendo 2DS – 2,851
7. New Nintendo 3DS – 414
8. PlayStation 3 – 246
9. Wii U – 229
10. Xbox One S – 102

Related Topics: Video game charts

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