New entries take Japanese top 5 as 3DS continues dominance
Idolmaster, Dark Souls and ZoE occupy software top spots
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New entries have taken the top five spots on the Japanese retail chart, with the 3DS continuing its dominance of hardware sales in the region.
Idolmaster: Shiny Festa takes the number one slot for PSP, followed by the DLC enhanced reissue of Dark Souls on PS3 and the hi-def remix of Zone of the Enders. Borderlands 2 makes a double entry, taking fifth on PS3 and tenth on 360.
Software chart for Japan for period October 22-28. All charts courtesy of Media Create.
| Last Week | This Week | Title | Sales this week | Lifetime sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New entry | 1 | The Idolmaster: Shiny Festa (PSP) | 119,132 | N/A |
| New entry | 2 | Dark Souls with Artorias of the Abyss Edition (PS3) | 67,002 | N/A |
| New entry | 3 | Zone of the Enders HD (PS3) | 44,751 | N/A |
| New entry | 4 | AKB48+Me (3DS) | 40,542 | N/A |
| New entry | 5 | Borderlands 2 (PS3) | 36,068 | N/A |
| 3 | 6 | Bravely Default: Flying Fairy (3DS) | 31,001 | 213,960 |
| 2 | 7 | Resident Evil 6 (PS3) | 24,263 | 794,352 |
| 6 | 8 | New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS) | 24,010 | 1,295,634 |
| 5 | 9 | PES 2013 (PS3) | 18,699 | 325,157 |
| New Entry | 10 | Borderlands 2 (360) | 18,699 | N/A |
| 01 | 11 | Little Battlers eXperience W (PSP) | 16,509 | 93,966 |
| New Entry | 12 | Forza Horizon (360) | 15,468 | N/A |
| 09 | 13 | Style Savvy: Trendsetters (3DS) | 11,446 | 148,119 |
| 10 | 14 | Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! (3DS) | 10,130 | 213,767 |
| 07 | 15 | The Legend of Heroes: Zero no Kiseki Evolution (PSV) | 7,735 | 29,254 |
| 12 | 16 | Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 (NDS) | 6,559 | 36,011 |
| 04 | 17 | FIFA 13 | 6,646 | 42,446 |
| 21 | 18 | Rocksmith (PS3) | 5,663 | 24,142 |
| 11 | 19 | Project X Zone (3DS) | 5,345 | 103,469 |
| New Entry | 20 | Street Fighter X Tekken (PSV) | 5,420 | N/A |
Japanese hardware chart, October 22-28. Last week's sales in brackets.
- 1) 3DS - 61,542 (60,232)
- 2) PS3 - 20,364 (21,354)
- 3) PSP - 14,541 (15,575)
- 4) Vita - 5,806 (6,791)
- 5) Wii - 3,744 (4,035)
- 6) Xbox 360 - 1,931 (2,150)
- 7) PS2 - 1,006 (1,081)
- 8) DS - 441 (529)