The 3DS sequel to March 2012's Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai got the top spot this week
- 90,450 copies were sold
- Project Mirai 2 had a ~65% sell-through rate, so we can estimate approximately 139,200 copies were shipped to retailers
- Project Mirai debuted last year at 95K and sold-through 213K units in total
- Project Mirai 2's debut (90K) is bit dull by comparison
PS3's Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII took second place with 54K units sold
- Total number of sales pass 348K (343K PS3 version, 5K 360 version)
- In two weeks, Lightning Returns has surpassed the 300,000 super-hit mark
The PS3 versions of Dynasty Warriors 8: Extreme and Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag debuted side-by-side with a narrow margin separating them
- 63K total for Dynasty Warriors (combining all releases together)
- 51K PS3 versions (Xtreme Legends 37K + with Extreme Legends 14K)
- 12K Vita version (with Extreme Legends)
- 41K total for Assassin's Creed
- 36K PS3 version
- 4K 360 version
- 1K Wii U version
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DENGEKI TOP 50 SOFTWARE SALES Week 48, 2013 (Nov 25 - Dec 01) RANK/L.WK TITLE PUBLISHER RELEASE SALES LTD WK. CHANGE 1/- 3DS Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 Sega 13/11/28 90,450 90,450 2/1 PS3 Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Square Enix 13/11/21 53,981 342,510 -81% 3/7 3DS Pokémon X Pokémon Co. 13/10/12 43,761 1,695,223 32% 4/2 Wii U Super Mario 3D World Nintendo 13/11/21 38,044 135,388 -61% 5/- PS3 Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Koei Tecmo 13/11/28 36,568 36,568 6/- PS3 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Ubisoft 13/11/28 36,303 36,303 7/9 3DS Pokémon Y Pokémon Co. 13/10/12 36,250 1,572,481 33% 8/10 Wii U Wii Party U Nintendo 13/10/31 32,867 176,784 32% 9/14 Wii U New Super Mario Bros. U Nintendo 12/12/08 26,817 674,783 41% 10/12 3DS Monster Hunter 4 Capcom 13/09/14 24,141 3,046,238 6% 11/6 Vita God Eater 2 Bandai Namco Games 13/11/14 21,794 298,863 -41% 12/5 PS3 World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014 Konami 13/11/14 21,529 213,768 -46% 13/- PS3 Super Robot Wars OG: Infinite Battle Bandai Namco Games 13/11/28 21,378 21,378 14/3 3DS One Piece: Unlimited World Red Bandai Namco Games 13/11/21 21,000 104,533 -75% 15/4 3DS Aikatsu! Futari no My Princess Bandai Namco Games 13/11/21 17,975 84,868 -73% 16/- Vita Criminal Girls: Invitation Nippon Ichi Software 13/11/28 16,223 16,223 17/8 PS3 Call of Duty: Ghosts (Subtitled) Square Enix 13/11/14 15,738 252,656 -50% 18/- 3DS Pretty Rhythm Rainbow Live: Kira Kira My Design Takara Tomy 13/11/28 15,094 15,094 19/11 PSP God Eater 2 Bandai Namco Games 13/11/14 14,495 152,870 -37% 20/- PS3 Dynasty Warriors 8 with Xtreme Legends Koei Tecmo 13/11/28 14,100 14,100 21/- Vita Dynasty Warriors 8 with Xtreme Legends Koei Tecmo 13/11/28 12,300 12,300 22/- 3DS Kamen Rider: Travelers Senki Bandai Namco Games 13/11/28 11,656 11,656 23/17 PS3 Grand Theft Auto V Rockstar Games 13/10/10 11,188 529,240 -16% 24/- 3DS Toriko: Ultimate Survival Bandai Namco Games 13/11/28 11,024 11,024 25/20 PS3 Battlefield 4 Electronic Arts 13/11/07 9,269 156,801 -18% 26/18 3DS Daigasso! Band Brothers P Nintendo 13/11/14 8,817 60,727 -32% 27/23 3DS Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle! Bandai Namco Games 13/10/17 8,767 115,918 16% 28/27 3DS Animal Crossing: New Leaf Nintendo 12/11/08 8,544 3,428,446 49% 29/15 Wii U Taiko no Tatsujin: Wii U Version! Bandai Namco Games 13/11/21 8,088 26,076 -55% 30/28 3DS Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life Bandai Namco Games 13/08/01 7,317 334,748 36% 31/29 3DS Friend Collection: New Life Nintendo 13/04/18 7,272 1,506,948 44% 32/- Vita White Album 2: Shiawase no Mukougawa Aqua Plus 13/11/28 6,433 6,433 33/21 PS3 Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013 Konami 13/10/24 6,428 205,187 -27% 34/22 PSP World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014 Konami 13/11/14 5,789 33,894 -34% 35/24 3DS World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014 Konami 13/11/14 5,639 23,750 -14% 36/33 3DS New Super Mario Bros. 2 Nintendo 12/07/28 5,033 2,048,452 37% 37/25 PSP Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013 Konami 13/10/24 4,668 116,391 -28% 38/13 PS3 Monster Hunter Frontier G: Beginner's Package Capcom 13/11/20 4,563 24,137 -77% 39/16 Vita New Atelier Rorona: Hajimari no Monogatari Gust 13/11/21 4,335 19,615 -72% 40/34 3DS Mario Kart 7 Nintendo 11/12/01 4,261 2,115,010 29% 41/- X360 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Ubisoft 13/11/28 3,705 3,705 42/32 3DS Little Battlers eXperience: Wars Level 5 13/10/31 3,561 70,677 -6% 43/41 3DS Youkai Watch Level 5 13/07/11 3,500 219,040 32% 44/19 PS3 New Atelier Rorona: Hajimari no Monogatari Gust 13/11/21 3,281 14,763 -71% 45/45 3DS Super Mario 3D Land Nintendo 11/11/03 3,267 1,888,665 41% 46/44 3DS Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon Nintendo 13/03/20 3,194 926,973 35% 47/42 3DS Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Nintendo 13/07/18 2,950 355,502 17% 48/35 Vita Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013 Konami 13/10/24 2,750 57,630 -13% 49/38 Vita Gundam Breaker Bandai Namco Games 13/10/31 2,644 54,350 -6% 50/37 3DS Dora-Chie: Mini-Dora Ongakutai to 7-tsu no Chie Shogakukan 13/11/14 2,628 8,155 -9%
3DS - 23
PS3 - 12
PSV - 7
WIU - 4
PSP - 3
360 - 1
New releases not present in the Top 50:
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[3DS] Disney Infinity: Starter Pack [3DS] Wan Nyan Pet Shop [3DS] Nankou Furaku Sangokuden: Zoku to Toki no Doujan [3DS] Kodomo ni Anshin Shite Ataerareru Game Series: Sekai Meisaku Douwa - Oyako de Yomeru Game Ehon - Princess-Hen [3DS] Kodomo ni Anshin Shite Ataerareru Game Series: Sekai Meisaku Douwa - Oyako de Yomeru Game Ehon - Bouken-Hen [PSV] Steins;Gate: Senkei Kousoku no Phonogram [PSV] Steins;Gate: Senkei Kousoku no Phonogram (Limited Edition) [PSV] Bitter Smile. [PSV] Bitter Smile. (Limited Edition) [PSP] Himawari no Kyoukai to Nagai Natsuyasumi: Extra Vacation [PSP] Himawari no Kyoukai to Nagai Natsuyasumi: Extra Vacation (Limited Edition) [PSP] Your Diary + [PSP] Your Diary + (Limited Edition) [WIU] Disney Infinity: Starter Pack [WIU] Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag [PS3] Himawari no Kyoukai to Nagai Natsuyasumi: Extra Vacation [PS3] Himawari no Kyoukai to Nagai Natsuyasumi: Extra Vacation (Limited Edition)
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DENGEKI TOP 3 SOFTWARE SALES PER PLATFORM Week 48, 2013 (Nov 25 - Dec 01) RANK TITLE PUBLISHER RELEASE SALES LTD PS3 Top 3 1 Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Square Enix 13/11/21 53,981 342,510 2 Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Koei Tecmo 13/11/28 36,568 36,568 3 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Ubisoft 13/11/28 36,303 36,303 PSV Top 3 1 God Eater 2 Bandai Namco Games 13/11/14 21,794 298,863 2 Criminal Girls: Invitation Nippon Ichi Software 13/11/28 16,223 16,223 3 Dynasty Warriors 8 with Xtreme Legends Konami 13/11/28 12,300 12,300 PSP Top 3 1 God Eater 2 Bandai Namco Games 13/11/14 14,495 152,870 2 World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014 Konami 13/11/14 5,789 33,894 3 Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013 Konami 13/10/24 4,668 116,391 WIU Top 3 1 Super Mario 3D World Nintendo 13/11/21 38,044 135,388 2 Wii Party U Nintendo 13/10/31 32,867 176,784 3 New Super Mario Bros. U Nintendo 12/12/08 26,817 674,783 WII Top 3 1 Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition Bandai Namco Games 12/11/29 2,322 573,243 2 Mario Kart Wii Nintendo 08/04/10 900 3,600,134 3 Wii Fit Plus Nintendo 09/10/01 544 2,402,889 3DS Top 3 1 Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 Sega 13/11/28 90,450 90,450 2 Pokémon X Pokémon Co. 13/10/12 43,761 1,695,223 3 Pokémon Y Pokémon Co. 13/10/12 36,250 1,572,481 NDS Top 3 1 Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (Ultimate Hits) Square Enix 10/03/04 250 192,744 2 Pokémon Black 2 Pokémon Co. 12/06/23 176 1,625,472 3 Dragon Quest VI: Realms Of Revelation (Ultimate Hits) Square Enix 11/02/03 156 149,821 360 Top 3 1 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Ubisoft 13/11/28 3,705 3,705 2 Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Square Enix 13/11/21 615 5,385 3 Call of Duty: Ghosts (Subtitled) Square Enix 13/11/14 585 12,750
For the people who aren't regulars in Media Create threads:Code:
DENGEKI TOTAL HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE SALES Week 48, 2013 (Nov 25 - Dec 01) SYSTEM SALES SALES(%) L.WEEK L.WEEK(%) FY 2013 SALES FY 2013(%) FY 2013(L.WK %) SOFTWARE SALES: PS3 277,267 28.7% 467,116 40.7% 7,435,072 25.8% 25.7% Vita 89,282 9.2% 76,234 6.6% 2,171,065 7.5% 7.5% PSP 52,119 5.4% 69,053 6.0% 2,548,282 8.9% 9.0% Wii U 116,473 12.1% 165,809 14.4% 1,174,136 4.1% 3.8% Wii 10,955 1.1% 8,513 0.7% 604,866 2.1% 2.1% 3DS 405,673 42.0% 349,774 30.5% 14,293,781 49.7% 49.9% DS 4,047 0.4% 3,411 0.3% 266,207 0.9% 0.9% X360 9,836 1.0% 8,413 0.7% 291,638 1.0% 1.0% Total 965,652 100.0% 1,148,323 100.0% 28,785,047 100.0% 100.0% HARDWARE SALES: PS3 11,846 6.9% 11,501 8.0% 417,139 9.3% 9.4% Vita 17,146 10.0% 21,133 14.7% 576,137 12.8% 13.0% Vita TV 3,482 2.0% 9,045 6.3% 52,371 1.2% 1.1% PSP 3,471 2.0% 3,427 2.4% 192,182 4.3% 4.4% Wii U 28,500 16.6% 20,818 14.5% 362,868 8.1% 7.7% Wii 480 0.3% 429 0.3% 36,096 0.8% 0.8% 3DS LL 78,900 45.9% 56,990 39.7% 2,010,026 44.8% 44.8% 3DS 27,909 16.2% 19,949 13.9% 827,811 18.5% 18.5% X360 282 0.2% 285 0.2% 12,052 0.3% 0.3% Total 172,016 100.0% 143,577 100.0% 4,486,682 100.0% 100.0% *Note: The bolded figures have undergone minor adjustments in accordance with slight FY-to-date discrepancies *Note: FY 2013 refers to the period from April 2013 through March 2014
What is Dengeki?
Dengeki is a website (it's also a brand of magazines / a book and manga imprint) that publishes sell-through Japanese sales data tracked by Kadokawa ASCII Research Laboratories, Inc., a division of Kadokawa Corporation. Every week they publish a nationwide snapshot of Japanese video game sales with the cooperation of more than 3,000 specialty game stores and convenience store chains all across Japan.
Why post Dengeki numbers when you have Media Create / Famitsu in the OP?
1) Unlike any other tracker, Dengeki gives us software numbers for Top 50 sales so we can track low-performing titles for a longer period of time
2) Unlike the others, Dengeki gives us total software sales for every platform, so we can track the relative health of platform software ecosystems
3) Dengeki is a respected sales tracker with 5 consecutive years of being reported each week in GAF threads
Is Dengeki less accurate than Media Create / Famitsu?
1) Dengeki is just as accurate as Media Create and Famitsu. Just because each tracker has quirks and natural deviations from the others doesn't mean one is inherently superior to the rest.
2) Dengeki is the tracker most unfamiliar to GAF / the public, and sometimes people confuse lack of dissemination with inaccuracy in sales figures
3) The amount of retail stores Dengeki tracks is similar to Media Create and Famitsu
Here are the differences between the trackers:
Media Create:
+ Nationwide Japanese sales data from Media Create Co., Ltd.
+ Tracks more than 3,000 retail stores / chains
+ Top 20 software sales with numbers
+ Top 50 software sales without numbers
+ Total hardware sales per platform
+ Sometimes presents sell-through figures
+ Releases first (at the same time as Famitsu)
+ Nintendo uses these numbers in their investor presentations
+ Distinguishes between 3DS and 3DS LL
+ Distinguishes between Vita and Vita TV
- Does not track download cards
- Does not provide software sales figures past the Top 20
Famitsu:
+ Nationwide Japanese sales data from Enterbrain, Inc.
+ Tracks about 3,600 retail stores / chains
+ Top 30 software sales with numbers
+ Total hardware sales per platform
+ Sell-through ranges for all titles
+ Has the most historical data available for GAFfers
+ Tracks download cards
+ Releases first (at the same time as Media Create)
- Does not distinguish between 3DS and 3DS LL
- Does not distinguish between Vita and Vita TV
- Does not report total software sales
Dengeki:
+ Nationwide Japanese sales data from Kadokawa ASCII Research Laboratories, Inc.
+ Tracks more than 3,000 retail stores / chains
+ Top 50 software sales with numbers
+ Top 3 software sales per platform
+ Total software sales per platform
+ Total hardware sales per platform
+ Sell-through figures for a few titles
+ Distinguishes between 3DS and 3DS LL
+ Distinguishes between Vita and Vita TV
- Inconsistent data reporting over the years
- Does not track download cards
- Releases nearly 24 hours after Media Create / Famitsu
Dengeki Spreadsheet Archive
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Dengeki Historical Sales Archive
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