Japanese Video Game Chart Analysis – Week 31
Disney’s global media domination continues with the emphatic triumph of Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life. Taking number 1 this week and interestingly published by Namco Bandai Games, Disney Magic Castle managed to shift over 119,000 units in just 3 days.
Following on from Disney’s social goliath Pheonix Wright comes in at number 2 adding an additional 40,000 units to its already impressive 250,000 lifetime sales.
Elsewhere Mario and Luigi: Dream Team climbs from 5th to 3rd despite experiencing a 26% decrease in sales from week 30 to 32, 537 units.
Finally Friend Collection: New Life and Killer Is Dead round out the top 5 this week shifting 21, 313 units and 17, 709 units respectively.
Other notable releases this week include the Playstation Vita RPG, Mindzero, with 15, 575 sales, and horror title Shiratsuyu no Kai shifting 6, 187 units down at number 19.
The complete sales chart can be found below.
Position | Game | Console | Sales | Publisher |
1. |
Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life | 3DS | 119, 154 | Bandai Namco Games |
2. | Pheonix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies | 3DS | 40, 203 | Capcom |
3. | Mario & Luigi: Dream Team | 3DS | 32, 537 | Nintendo |
4. | Friend Collection: New Life | 3DS | 21, 313 | Nintendo |
5. | Killer Is Dead | PS3 | 17, 709 | Kadokawa Games |
6. | The Witch and the Hundred Knights | PS3 | 16, 131 | Nippon Ichi Software |
7. | Mindzero | PSV | 15, 575 | Acquire |
8. | Youkai Watch | 3DS | 13, 819 | Level 5 |
9. | Dragon’s Crown | PSV | 13, 772 | Atlus |
10. | Dragon’s Crown | PS3 | 13, 714 | Atlus |
11. | Fantasy Life: Link! | 3DS | 10, 487 | Level 5 |
12. | Pikmin 3 | WIU | 10, 342 | Nintendo |
13. | Animal Crossing: New Life | 3DS | 9, 620 | Nintendo |
14. | Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D | 3DS | 8, 481 | Nintendo |
15. | LEGO City Undercover | WIU | 7, 772 | Nintendo |
16. | Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon | 3DS | 7, 595 | Nintendo |
17. | Earth Defence Force 2025 | PS3 | 7, 445 | D3 Publisher |
18. | Little Battlers eXperience W: Ultra Custom | 3DS | 7, 287 | Level 5 |
19. | Shiratsuyu no Kai | PSP | 6, 187 | Idea Factory |
20. | Hoppechan: Tsukette! Asonde! Punipuni Town! | 3DS | 6, 016 | Nippon Columbia |
Chart Round Up
Highest Selling Game On Wii U – Pikmin 3
Highest Selling Game On Xbox 360 – N/A
Highest Selling Game On Playstation 3 – Killer Is Dead
Highest Selling Game On Nintendo 3DS – Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life
Highest Selling Game on Playstation Vita – Mindzero
Highest Selling Game on Nintendo Wii – N/A
Game Of The Week – Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life
Disney Magic Castle offers players the opportunity to own and manage a cafe whilst partaking in various activities within the wonderful world of Disney. From fishing to monster hunting, the game provides a wide selection of different game play elements with players tasked with unlocking over 1000 Disney related items.
Featuring over 80 characters from the infamous Disney vault the title imaginatively utilises the various characters and offers players the opportunity to socialise with their childhood favourites in their own respective worlds.
With such a bright start and strong utilisation of Western favourites it’s hard to believe this title won’t reach European shores sometime in the near future. For those holding out for an English release, expect to hear more information from Namco Bandai soon.
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