Observations on Media Create for the Week of August 10, 2015 – August 16, 2015

NintendObserverThere are more Wii U titles than PS4 titles in Japan’s top 50 for the first time in 27 weeks.

 

☆ NintendObs Weekly – Monday, August 17, 2015 – Sunday, August 23, 2015.

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Software Sales

  1. 0/ [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2015.07.30} (¥4,320) – 140,235 / 844,167
  2. 0/ [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad <ACT> (Level-5) {2015.07.11} (¥4,968) – 100,553 / 1,303,342
  3. 0/ [WIU] Splatoon <ACT> (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥6,156) – 41,361 / 560,394
  4. 0/ [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best+ <ACT> (Nintendo) {2015.06.11} (¥5,076) – 27,356 / 420,193
  5. +1/ [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2,592) – 11,787 / 291,927
  6. +2/ [WIU] Mario Kart 8 # <RCE> (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} (¥6,156) – 9,765 / 1,098,497
  7. 0/ [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright / Conquest <SLG> (Nintendo) {2015.06.25} (¥5,076) – 8,325 / 405,035
  8. +1/ [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4,937) – 6,865 / 4,026,016
  9. -4/ [PSV] Luminous Arc Infinity <SLG> (Marvelous) {2015.08.06} (¥7,344) – 6,048 / 22,265
  10. +4/ [WIU] Yoshi’s Woolly World # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2015.07.16} (¥6,156) – 5,609 / 60,589
  11. 0/ [PS3] Sengoku Basara 4: Sumeragi # <ACT> (Capcom) {2015.07.23} (¥6,469) – 5,445 / 82,202
  12. +3/ [PSV] Taiko Drum Master: V Version <ACT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2015.07.09} (¥6,145) – 5,438 / 84,740
  13. +5/ [3DS] Pokémon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire <RPG> (The Pokémon Company) {2014.11.21} (¥4,937) – 5,331 / 2,682,774
  14. +5/ [3DS] Chou Tousouchuu Atsumare! Saikyou no Tousou Monotachi # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2015.07.09} (¥5,119) – 5,140 / 38,429
  15. +1/ [3DS] The Great Ace Attorney # <ADV> (Capcom) {2015.07.09} (¥6,264) – 4,529 / 184,334
  16. +7/ [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS <FTG> (Nintendo) {2014.09.13} (¥5,616) – 4,354 / 2,272,252
  17. +8/ [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition <RPG> (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2015.04.29} (¥4,320) – 4,348 / 288,718
  18. -8/ [PSV] IA/VT Colorful # <ACT> (Marvelous) {2015.07.30} (¥5,184) – 3,896 / 48,678
  19. +5/ [3DS] Girls Mode 3: Kirakira Code <ETC> (Nintendo) {2015.04.16} (¥5,076) – 3,706 / 179,195
  20. +10/ [3DS] Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2015.06.11} (¥6,145) – 3,423 / 123,716
  21. +8/ [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2014.12.06} (¥7,776)
  22. +11/ [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 <TBL> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.08.07} (¥6,145)
  23. +4/ [PS4] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt <RPG> (Spike Chunsoft) {2015.05.21} (¥8,856)
  24. +8/ [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4,937)
  25. -3/ [PS4] Batman: Arkham Knight <ADV> (Warner Entertainment Japan) {2015.07.16} (¥8,208)
  26. +2/ [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Best Price!) <ACT> (Capcom) {2015.07.30} (¥3,769)
  27. -6/ [PSV] Makai Shin Trillion # <RPG> (Compile Heart) {2015.07.23} (¥7,344)
  28. -11/ [3DS] Nobunaga’s Ambition 2 # <SLG> (Koei Tecmo Games) {2015.08.06} (¥5,184)
  29. +7/ [PS4] Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair <ACT> (D3 Publisher) {2015.04.02} (¥7,538)
  30. -4/ [PS4] Sengoku Basara 4: Sumeragi # <ACT> (Capcom) {2015.07.23} (¥7,549)
  31. +9/ [WIU] Mario Party 10 # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2015.03.12} (¥5,616)
  32. -20/ [PSV] Gal Gun: Double Peace # <ACT> (Alchemist) {2015.08.06} (¥7,344)
  33. +4/ [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate # <ACT> (Capcom) {2014.10.11} (¥6,264)
  34. +13/ [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe <ACT> (Nintendo) {2014.01.11} (¥4,937)
  35. BACK/ [3DS] Ansatsu Kyoshitsu: Korosensei Dai Houimou!! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.03.12} (¥6,145)
  36. -16/ [3DS] Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2 # <SLG> (Koei Tecmo Games) {2015.08.06} (¥5,184)
  37. +11/ [PSV] Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2015 <SPT> (Konami) {2015.03.26} (¥7,538)
  38. +4/ [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi <RPG> (Level-5) {2014.12.13} (¥4,968)
  39. BACK [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4,937)
  40. +1/ [PSV] God Eater 2: Rage Burst <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.02.19} (¥6,145)
  41. +9/ [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.06.26} (¥5,119)
  42. BACK/ [WIU] Taiko no Tatsujin: Tokumori! # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.11.20} (¥5,627)
  43. +2/ [3DS] Dragon Quest VII: Warriors of Eden (Ultimate Hits) <RPG> (Square Enix) {2015.04.16} (¥3,024)
  44. -1/ [3DS] Hoppe-chan Punitto Shibotte Dai Bouken! <ACT> (Nippon Columbia) {2015.07.23} (¥5,184)
  45. BACK/ [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V # <ACT> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2014.12.11} (¥7,992)
  46. BACK/ [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2015.02.14} (¥5,076)
  47. BACK/ [PSV] Sword Art Online: Lost Song # <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.03.26} (¥6,664)
  48. BACK/ [3DS] Wan Nyan Dobutsu Byouin: Suteki na Juui-San ni Narou! <ADV> (Nippon Columbia) {2015.07.30} (¥5,184)
  49. BACK/ [PSV] Persona 4: Dancing All Night # <ACT> (Atlus) {2015.06.25} (¥7,538)
  50. -15/ [3DS] Corpse Party: Blood Covered:… Repeated Fear # <ADV> (5pb.) {2015.07.30} (¥6,264)

 

Hardware Sales

  1. Nintendo 3DS — 42,248 (39,008), +8% (-29%) / 19,014,392
  2. PlayStation 4 — 18,503 (14,619), +27% (-22%) / 1,679,537
  3. PlayStation Vita — 18,072 (13,337), +36% (-3%) / 4,127,178
  4. Wii U — 16,567 (13,007), +27% (+9%) / 2,508,312
  5. PlayStation 3 — 3,448 (2,567), +34% (+1%) / 10,340,458

 

Color captions:

  • home Nintendo software and hardware (Wii U, Wii) are color-coded in red,
  • home Sony PlayStation software and hardware (PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3) are in blue,
  • portable Nintendo software and hardware (Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS) are in gold,
  • portable Sony PlayStation software and hardware (PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable) are in turquoise.
  • Titles in gray are past-week titles.
  • Titles in silver are re-charted titles.

 

Software captions, in order of display:

  • +0-rank change/, or NEW/ or BACK/
  • [PLATFORM]
  • Title, Bold if new or re-charted or past-week
  • <GENRE>
  • (Publisher)
  • {title/release/date format yyyy/mm/dd}, {italics if past-years}
  • (¥price)
  • – week sales #Top20Only
  • / lifetime sales #Top20Only, or / NEW

 

Hardware captions, in order of display:

  • System
  • — week sales
  • (past-week sales),
  • (sales change)
  • (past-week sales change)
  • / lifetime sales

 

Grand totals:

Total Nintendo titles: 34
Total Sony PlayStation titles: 16
Total home Nintendo titles: 6 / 34
Total portable Nintendo titles: 28 / 34
Total home Sony PlayStation titles: 6 / 16
Total portable Sony PlayStation titles: 10 / 16

1st, 3DS — 28
2nd, PSVita — 10
3rd, WiiU — 6
4th, PS4 — 5
5th, PS3 — 1

 

Brand-new titles (0):

None.

 

Re-charted titles (8):

BACK/ [PSV] Persona 4: Dancing All Night #
BACK/ [3DS] Wan Nyan Dobutsu Byouin: Suteki na Juui-San ni Narou!
BACK/ [PSV] Sword Art Online: Lost Song #
BACK/ [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D #
BACK/ [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V #
BACK/ [WIU] Taiko no Tatsujin: Tokumori! #
BACK [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
BACK/ [3DS] Ansatsu Kyoshitsu: Korosensei Dai Houimou!!

1st, 3DS — 4
2nd, PSV — 2
3rd, WiiU — 1
3rd, PS4 — 1

 

Out-charted titles (8):

BACK/ [3DS] Tomodachi Life #
-22/ [PS4] F1 2015
NEW/ [XBO] Rare Replay
+6/ [PSV] Fushigi no Chronicle: Furikaerimasen Katsu Madewa
NEW/ [3DS] Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2 & Nobunaga’s Ambition 2 Twin Pack
-25/ [PSV] Ray Gigant
-25/ [PSV] Date A Live: Twin Edition Rio Reincarnation #
NEW/ [PS4] Gal Gun: Double Peace #

1st, PSVita — 3
2nd, 3DS — 2
2nd, PS4 — 2

 

Previously released titles (50):

Wii U: 6 / 6
Nintendo 3DS: 28 / 28
PlayStation 4: 5 / 5
PlayStation 3: 1 / 1
PlayStation Vita: 10 / 10

1st, 3DS — 28
2nd, PSVita — 10
3rd, WiiU — 6
4th, PS4 — 5
5th, PS3 — 1

 

Staying Power Index:
[(previously released titles) / (total previously released titles)] * 100

Wii U: [6 / 50] * 100 = SPI 12.00 | last week: [5 / 43] * 100
Nintendo 3DS: [28 / 50] * 100 = SPI 56.00 | last week: [23 / 43] * 100
PlayStation 4: [5 / 50] * 100 = SPI 10.00 | last week: [5 / 43] * 100
PlayStation 3: [1 / 50] * 100 = SPI 2.00 | last week: [1 / 43] * 100
PlayStation Vita: [10 / 50] * 100 = SPI 20.00 | last week: [9 / 43] * 100

1st, 3DS — SPI 56.00 | last week: SPI 53.49
2nd, PSVita — SPI 20.00 | last week: SPI 20.93
3rd, WiiU — SPI 12.00 | last week: SPI 11.63
4th, PS4 — SPI 10.00 | last week: SPI 11.63
5th, PS3 — SPI 2.00 | last week: SPI 2.33

 

Past-years released titles (14):

Wii U: 3 (3 2014)
Nintendo 3DS: 10 (7 2014, 2 2012, 1 2011)
PlayStation 41 (1 2014)
PlayStation 3: 0
PlayStation Vita: 0

1st, 3DS — 10
2nd, WiiU — 3
3rd, PS4 — 1
4th, PS3 — 0
4th, PSVita — 0

 

Super Staying Power Index:
[(past-years released titles) / (total ranking titles)] * 100

Wii U: [3 / 50] * 100 = SSPI 6 | last week: [2 / 50] * 100
Nintendo 3DS: [10 / 50] * 100 = SSPI 20 | last week: [10 / 50] * 100
PlayStation 4: [1 / 50] * 100 = SSPI 2 | last week: [0 / 50] * 100
PlayStation 3: [0 / 50] * 100 = SSPI 0 or SSPI N/A | last week: [0 / 50] * 100
PlayStation Vita: [0 / 50] * 100 = SSPI 0 or SSPI N/A | last week: [0 / 50] * 100

1st, 3DS — SSPI 20 | last week: SSPI 20
2nd, WiiU — SSPI 6 | last week: SSPI 4
3rd, PS4 — SSPI 2 | last week: SSPI N/A
4th, PS3 — SSPI N/A | last week: SSPI N/A
4th, PSVita — SSPI N/A | last week: SSPI N/A

 

Evergreen Status:
(2014 = *1. 2013 = *2. 2012 = *3. 2011 = *4. Etc…)

Wii U: [(3 *1)] = ES 3 | last week: [(2 *1)]
Nintendo 3DS: [(7 *1) + (2 *3) + (1 *4)] = ES 17 | last week: [(7 *1) + (1 *2) + (1 *3) + (1 *4)]
PlayStation 4: [(1 *1)] = ES 1 | last week: [(0 *0)]
PlayStation 3: [(0 *0)] = ES 0 | last week: [(0 *0)]
PlayStation Vita: [(0 *0)] = ES 0 | last week: [(0 *0)]

1st, 3DS — ES 17 | last week: ES 16
2nd, WiiU — ES 3 | last week: ES 2
3rd, PS4 — ES 1 | last week: ES 0
4th, PS3 — ES 0 | last week: ES 0
4th, PSVita — ES 0 | last week: ES 0

 

Hyper Staying Power Index:
[(Evergreen Status) * (Staying Power)]

Wii U: [3 * 12.00] = HSPI 36.00 | last week: [2 * 11.63]
Nintendo 3DS: [17 * 56.00] = HSPI 952.00 | last week: [16 * 53.49]
PlayStation 4: [1 * 10.00] = HSPI 10.00 | last week: [0 * 11.63]
PlayStation 3: [0 * 2.00] = HSPI 0.00 or HSPI N/A | last week: [0 * 2.33]
PlayStation Vita: [0 * 20.00] = HSPI 0.00 or HSPI N/A | last week: [0 * 20.93]

1st, 3DS — HSPI 952.00 | last week: HSPI 855.84
2nd, WiiU — HSPI 36.00 | last week: HSPI 23.26

3rd, PS4 — HSPI 10.00 | last week: HSPI N/A
4th, PS3 — HSPI N/A | last week: HSPI N/A
4th, PSVita — HSPI N/A | last week: HSPI N/A

 

Momentum:

Wii U: (highest) +9/ [WIU] Mario Party 10 # > (lowest) 0/ [WIU] Splatoon
Nintendo 3DS: (highest) +13/ [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe > (lowest) -16/ [3DS] Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2 #
PlayStation 4: (highest) +7/ [PS4] Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair > (lowest) -4/ [PS4] Sengoku Basara 4: Sumeragi #
PlayStation 3: (highest) 0/ [PS3] Sengoku Basara 4: Sumeragi # = (lowest) 0/ [PS3] Sengoku Basara 4: Sumeragi #
PlayStation Vita: (highest) +11/ [PSV] Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2015 > (lowest) -20/ [PSV] Gal Gun: Double Peace #

Highest: +13/ [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe
Lowest: -20/ [PSV] Gal Gun: Double Peace #

 

Momentum Mean:
[(total rank changes) / (number of rank changes)]

Wii U: [(0 + +2 + +4 + +8 + +9) / 5] = MM +4.60
Nintendo 3DS: [(0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + +1 + +5 + +5 + +1 + +7 + +8 + +5 + +10 + +11 + +8 + +2 + -11 + +4 + +13 + -16 + +4 + +9 + +2 + -1 + -15) / 24] = MM +2.17
PlayStation 4: [(+4 + -3 + +7 + -4) / 4] = MM +1.00
PlayStation 3: [(0) / 1] = MM 0.00
PlayStation Vita: [(+1 + -4 + +3 + -8 + -6 + -20 + +11 + +1) / 8] = MM -2.75

1st, WiiU — MM +4.60 | last week: MM +2.00
2nd, 3DS — MM +2.17 | last week: MM +1.55
3rd, PS4 — MM +1.00 | last week: MM -8.00
4th, PS3 — MM 0.00 | last week: MM -4.00
5th, PSVita — MM -2.75 | last week: MM -7.00

 

Dropping Status:
(Re-charted = *0.25. Normal = *0.50. Past-week = *0.75. Brand-new = *1.00.)

Wii U: [(0 *0.00)] = DS 0.00
Nintendo 3DS: [(1 *0.25) + (1 *1.00)] = DS 1.25
PlayStation 4: [(1 *0.75) + (1 *1.00)] = DS 1.75
PlayStation 3: [(0 *0.00)] = DS 0.00
PlayStation Vita: [(3 *0.75)] = DS 2.25

1st, PSVita — DS 2.25 | last week: DS 5.50
2nd, PS4 — DS 1.75 | last week: DS 1.50
3rd, 3DSDS 1.25 | last week: DS 2.50
4th, WiiU — DS 0.00 | last week: DS 0.00
4th, PS3 — DS 0.00 | last week: DS 0.00

 

Momentum Index:
[(Momentum Mean) – (Dropping Status) + (re-charted titles) + (total brand-new titles)]

Wii U: [+4.60 – 0.00 + 1 + 0] = MI +5.60 | last week: [+2.00 – 0.00 + 0 + 7]
Nintendo 3DS: [+2.17 – 1.25 + 4 + 0] = MI +4.92 | last week: [+1.55 – 2.50 + 3 + 7]
PlayStation 4: [+1.00 – 1.75 + 1 + 0] = MI +0.25 | last week: [-8.00 – 1.50 + 0 + 7]
PlayStation 3: [0.00 – 0.00 + 0 + 0] = MI 0.00 | last week: [-4.00 – 0.00 + 0 + 7]
PlayStation Vita: [-2.75 – 2.25 + 2 + 0] = MI -3.00 | last week: [-7.00 – 5.50 + 1 + 7]

1st, WiiU — MI +5.60 | last week: MI +9.00
2nd, 3DS — MI +4.92 | last week: MI +9.05
3rd, PS4 — MI +0.25 | last week: MI -2.50
4th, PS3 — MI 0.00 | last week: MI +3.00
5th, PSVita — MI -3.00 | last week: MI -4.50

 

Super Momentum Index:
[(Momentum Index) * (Staying Power Index)]

Wii U: [+5.60 * 12.00] = SMI +67.200 | last week: [+9.00 * 11.63]
Nintendo 3DS: [+4.92 * 56.00] = SMI +275.520 | last week: [+9.05 * 53.49]
PlayStation 4: [+0.25 * 10.00] = SMI +2.500 | last week: [-2.50 * 11.63]
PlayStation 3: [0.00 * 2.00] = SMI 0.000 | last week: [+3.00 * 2.33]
PlayStation Vita: [-3.00 * 20.00] = SMI -60.000 | last week: [-4.50 * 20.93]

1st, 3DS — SMI +275.520 | last week: SMI +484.085
2nd, WiiU — SMI +67.200 | last week: SMI +104.670
3rd, PS4 — SMI +2.500 | last week: SMI -29.075
4th, PS3 — SMI 0.000 | last week: SMI +6.990

5th, PSVita — SMI -60.000 | last week: SMI -94.185

 

Hyper Momentum Index
[(Evergreen Status) * (Super Momentum Index)]

Wii U: [3 * +67.200] = HMI +201.600 | last week: [2 * +104.670]
Nintendo 3DS: [17 * +275.520] = HMI +4,683.840 | last week: [16 * +484.085]
PlayStation 4: [1 * +2.500] = HMI +2.500 | last week: [0 * -29.075]
PlayStation 3: [0 * 0.000] = HMI 0.000 or HMI N/A | last week: [0 * +6.990]
PlayStation Vita: [0 * -60.000] = HMI 0.000 or HMI N/A | last week: [0 * -94.185]

1st, 3DSHMI +4,683.840 | last week: HMI +7,745.360
2nd, WiiUHMI +201.600 | last week: HMI +209.340
3rd, PS4HMI +2.500 | last week: HMI N/A
4th, PS3HMI N/A | last week: HMI N/A

4th, PSVitaHMI N/A | last week: HMI N/A

 

Sources:
Weekly Top 50 Media Create Charts (August 10, 2015 – August 16, 2015).
Weekly Top 20 Media Create Charts (August 10, 2015 – August 16, 2015).
Observations on Media Create for the Week of August 3, 2015 – August 9, 2015.

 

 

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