Media Create Sales Japan Top 20 - Week #29
Here are the Media Create sales figures for Week #29 2018: [prebreak]1[/prebreak]
Only 1 new release for week 29 of the Media Create sales chart; Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! debuts straight in at #1 for Nintendo Switch, with a cool 70k units sold - enough to knock Octopath Traveler off the top spot after just 1 week. Octopath Traveler drops 80% in sales when compared to its week 28 launch, and now sits in the #2 spot with only 22k units sold (133k total), most likely due to supply shortages, acknowledged by Square Enix as they issued a second apology to gamers regarding the lack of stock:
品薄の状況が続き申し訳ありません。
— オクトパストラベラーII公式 (OCTOPATH TRAVELER II) (@OCTOPATH_PR) July 20, 2018
十分な数をお届けできるよう鋭意生産のうえ出荷をしてまいりますが、
直近の出荷数については、まだかなり少数になってしまう見込みです。
お待たせして大変申し訳ありません。よろしければダウンロード版もご検討いただければと存じます。#オクトパストラベラー
We will ship it after earnest production so that we can deliver enough number,
As for the latest number of shipments, it is expected that it will still be considerably few.
I am sorry to have kept you waiting. We hope that you will be able to consider the download version if you do not mind. # Octopus Traveler"
Nintendo now holds the first 12 places of the top 20, compared to last week's 7 - and have 16 titles in the chart overall, versus Sony's 4.
Switch hardware sales continues to rise, with another small 3k boost, we also see 3DS and PS4 gain similar increases in hardware sold for week 29. Xbox One has an 868% increase when compared to last week's figures.
<div style="width: 100%; overflow-x: auto; white-space: nowrap;"><table><tr><th>Position</th><th>Platform</th><th>Title</th><th>Genre</th><th>Publisher</th><th>Release date</th><th>Price</th><th>Weekly Sales</th><th>Total Sales</th><th>Difference</th></tr><tr><td>01 (NEW)</td><td>NSW</td><td>Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun!</td><td>ACT</td><td>Bandai Namco Games</td><td>2018.07.19</td><td>¥6.100</td><td style="text-align:right;">69.984</td><td style="text-align:right;">NEW</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>02 (01<span style="color:#800">▼</span>)</td><td>NSW</td><td>Octopath Traveler</td><td>RPG</td><td>Square Enix</td><td>2018.07.13</td><td>¥6.800</td><td style="text-align:right;">22.438</td><td style="text-align:right;">132.550</td><td><span style="color:#800">-80%</span></td></tr><tr><td>03 (04<span style="color:#080">▲</span>)</td><td>NSW</td><td>Splatoon 2</td><td>ACT</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>2017.07.21</td><td>¥5.980</td><td style="text-align:right;">21.913</td><td style="text-align:right;">2.469.695</td><td><span style="color:#080">+7%</span></td></tr><tr><td>04 (02<span style="color:#800">▼</span>)</td><td>NSW</td><td>Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker</td><td>ADV</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>2018.07.13</td><td>¥3.980</td><td style="text-align:right;">20.547</td><td style="text-align:right;">62.399</td><td><span style="color:#800">-51%</span></td></tr><tr><td>05 (03<span style="color:#800">▼</span>)</td><td>NSW</td><td>Mario Tennis Aces</td><td>SPT</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>2018.06.22</td><td>¥5.980</td><td style="text-align:right;">19.709</td><td style="text-align:right;">247.161</td><td><span style="color:#800">-10%</span></td></tr><tr><td>06 (05<span style="color:#800">▼</span>)</td><td>NSW</td><td>Minecraft</td><td>ADV</td><td>Microsoft Game Studios</td><td>2018.06.21</td><td>¥3.600</td><td style="text-align:right;">16.265</td><td style="text-align:right;">138.051</td><td><span style="color:#080">+8%</span></td></tr><tr><td>07 (07<span style="color:#00F">▬</span>)</td><td>NSW</td><td>Mario Kart 8 Deluxe</td><td>RCE</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>2017.04.28</td><td>¥5.980</td><td style="text-align:right;">13.435</td><td style="text-align:right;">1.641.109</td><td><span style="color:#080">+18%</span></td></tr><tr><td>08 (09<span style="color:#080">▲</span>)</td><td>3DS</td><td>Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon</td><td>RPG</td><td>Pokemon Co.</td><td>2017.11.17</td><td>¥4.980</td><td style="text-align:right;">7.554</td><td style="text-align:right;">1.676.067</td><td><span style="color:#080">+6%</span></td></tr><tr><td>09 (06<span style="color:#800">▼</span>)</td><td>3DS</td><td>Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker</td><td>ADV</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>2018.07.13</td><td>¥3.980</td><td style="text-align:right;">7.188</td><td style="text-align:right;">21.746</td><td><span style="color:#800">-51%</span></td></tr><tr><td>10 (10<span style="color:#00F">▬</span>)</td><td>NSW</td><td>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</td><td>ADV</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>2017.03.03</td><td>¥6.980</td><td style="text-align:right;">7.173</td><td style="text-align:right;">1.050.891</td><td><span style="color:#080">+8%</span></td></tr><tr><td>11 (11<span style="color:#00F">▬</span>)</td><td>NSW</td><td>Kirby Star Allies</td><td>ACT</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>2018.03.16</td><td>¥5.980</td><td style="text-align:right;">6.407</td><td style="text-align:right;">566.171</td><td><span style="color:#080">+4%</span></td></tr><tr><td>12 (13<span style="color:#080">▲</span>)</td><td>NSW</td><td>Super Mario Odyssey</td><td>ACT</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>2017.10.27</td><td>¥5.980</td><td style="text-align:right;">5.695</td><td style="text-align:right;">1.772.133</td><td><span style="color:#080">+14%</span></td></tr><tr><td>13 (19<span style="color:#080">▲</span>)</td><td>PS4</td><td>Detroit: Become Human</td><td>ADV</td><td>Sony Interactive Entertainment</td><td>2018.05.25</td><td>¥6.900</td><td style="text-align:right;">4.613</td><td style="text-align:right;">94.973</td><td><span style="color:#080">+39%</span></td></tr><tr><td>14 (33<span style="color:#080">▲</span>)</td><td>3DS</td><td>Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo</td><td>ETC</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>2016.11.23</td><td>¥2.700</td><td style="text-align:right;">4.354</td><td style="text-align:right;">425.839</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>15 (21<span style="color:#080">▲</span>)</td><td>NSW</td><td>Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit</td><td>EDU</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>2018.04.20</td><td>¥6.980</td><td style="text-align:right;">3.842</td><td style="text-align:right;">205.809</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>16 (17<span style="color:#080">▲</span>)</td><td>NSW</td><td>Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze</td><td>ACT</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>2018.05.03</td><td>¥5.980</td><td style="text-align:right;">3.378</td><td style="text-align:right;">193.708</td><td><span style="color:#800">-7%</span></td></tr><tr><td>17 (08<span style="color:#800">▼</span>)</td><td>PS4</td><td>Mary Skelter: Nightmares 2</td><td>RPG</td><td>Compile Heart</td><td>2018.07.12</td><td>¥7.200</td><td style="text-align:right;">2.986</td><td style="text-align:right;">13.356</td><td><span style="color:#800">-71%</span></td></tr><tr><td>18 (14<span style="color:#800">▼</span>)</td><td>PS4</td><td>The Crew 2</td><td>RCE</td><td>Ubisoft</td><td>2018.06.29</td><td>¥8.400</td><td style="text-align:right;">2.728</td><td style="text-align:right;">35.004</td><td><span style="color:#800">-45%</span></td></tr><tr><td>19 (12<span style="color:#800">▼</span>)</td><td>PS4</td><td>New Gundam Breaker</td><td>ACT</td><td>Bandai Namco Games</td><td>2018.06.21</td><td>¥7.600</td><td style="text-align:right;">2.639</td><td style="text-align:right;">84.716</td><td><span style="color:#800">-47%</span></td></tr><tr><td>20 (N/A)</td><td>3DS</td><td>Mario Kart 7</td><td>RCE</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>2011.12.01</td><td>¥4.571</td><td style="text-align:right;">2.614</td><td style="text-align:right;">2.903.441</td><td> </td></tr></table></div>
Hardware sales figures
<div style="width: 100%; overflow-x: auto; white-space: nowrap;"><table><tr><th> </th><th>System</th><th>This Week</th><th>Last Week</th><th>Last Year</th><th>YTD</th><th>Last YTD</th><th>LTD</th></tr><tr><td style="background:#FF0000;"> </td><td>NSW</td><td style="text-align:right;">53.745</td><td style="text-align:right;">50.239</td><td style="text-align:right;">98.999</td><td style="text-align:right;">1.365.361</td><td style="text-align:right;">1.196.986</td><td style="text-align:right;">4.677.980</td></tr><tr><td style="background:#094697;"> </td><td>PS4</td><td style="text-align:right;">20.309</td><td style="text-align:right;">17.596</td><td style="text-align:right;">30.878</td><td style="text-align:right;">1.045.602</td><td style="text-align:right;">901.699</td><td style="text-align:right;">6.938.005</td></tr><tr><td style="background:#E7E7E7;"> </td><td>3DS</td><td style="text-align:right;">11.577</td><td style="text-align:right;">7.131</td><td style="text-align:right;">34.145</td><td style="text-align:right;">305.489</td><td style="text-align:right;">793.806</td><td style="text-align:right;">24.128.268</td></tr><tr><td style="background:#474747;"> </td><td>PSV</td><td style="text-align:right;">4.277</td><td style="text-align:right;">4.112</td><td style="text-align:right;">4.545</td><td style="text-align:right;">118.355</td><td style="text-align:right;">225.758</td><td style="text-align:right;">5.906.235</td></tr><tr><td style="background:#40A23F;"> </td><td>XB1</td><td style="text-align:right;">765</td><td style="text-align:right;">79</td><td style="text-align:right;">77</td><td style="text-align:right;">9.701</td><td style="text-align:right;">5.055</td><td style="text-align:right;">98.137</td></tr><tr><td style="background:#FFFFFF;"> </td><td>ALL</td><td style="text-align:right;">90.673</td><td style="text-align:right;">79.157</td><td style="text-align:right;">168.962</td><td style="text-align:right;">2.844.508</td><td style="text-align:right;">3.155.976</td><td style="text-align:right;">41.748.625</td></tr></table></div>
This week's hardware sales
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