Observations on Media Create for the Week of September 19, 2016 – September 25, 2016

Some of the new Happy Price Selection games on 3DS are hanging pretty well in the Japanese charts.

 

☆ NintendObs Weekly – Monday, September 26, 2016 – Sunday, October 2, 2016.

 

 

Software Sales

1. NEW/ [PSV] Utawarerumono: The Two Hakuoros # <SLG> (Aquaplus) {2016.09.21} (¥7,344) – 47,363 / NEW
2. -1/ [PS4] Persona 5 # <RPG> (Atlus) {2016.09.15} (¥9,504) – 45,178 / 309,971
3. NEW/ [PS4] Utawarerumono: The Two Hakuoros # <SLG> (Aquaplus) {2016.09.21} (¥7,344) – 38,507 / NEW
4. +1/ [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 3: Sushi / Tempura <RPG> (Level-5) {2016.07.16} (¥5,184) – 20,842 / 1,245,218
5. -2/ [PS4] Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 <SPT> (Konami) {2016.09.15} (¥8,208) – 16,446 / 82,483
6. -4/ [PS3] Persona 5 # <RPG> (Atlus) {2016.09.15} (¥9,504) – 14,771 / 87,744
7. NEW/ [PS3] Utawarerumono: The Two Hakuoros # <SLG> (Aquaplus) {2016.09.21} (¥7,344) – 11,248 / NEW
8. -1/ [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition <ADV> (Microsoft) {2016.06.23} (¥3,888) – 9,117 / 130,912
9. NEW/ [3DS] One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2016.09.21} (¥6,156) – 9,097 / NEW
10. -6/ [PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 <SPT> (Konami) {2016.09.15} (¥7,128) – 8,703 / 43,205
11. -5/ [3DS] Dragon Ball Fusions # <RPG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2016.08.04} (¥6,156) – 6,058 / 165,696
12. 0/ [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2,592) – 5,959 / 880,325
13. -2/ [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot <ACT> (Nintendo) {2016.04.28} (¥5,076) – 5,691 / 439,426
14. -5/ [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons X: Kami no Shou / Ryuu no Shou <RPG> (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2016.07.28} (¥5,184) – 5,403 / 180,356
15. -7/ [3DS] Chou Sentouchuu: Kyuukyoku no Shinobu to Battle Player Choujou Kessen <ACT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2016.09.15} (¥5,724) – 4,804 / 11,394
16. -3/ [3DS] Pokémon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire <RPG> (The Pokémon Company) {2014.11.21} (¥4,937) – 4,575 / 2,899,251
17. -2/ [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (¥4,990 Edition) <ACT> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥5,389) – 4,312 / 164,912
18. +1/ [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Happy Price Selection) <ETC> (Nintendo) {2016.03.17} (¥2,916) – 3,929 / 97,110
19. -1/ [WIU] Splatoon # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥6,156) – 3,892 / 1,472,704
20. -6/ [PS4] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Game of the Year Edition <RPG> (Spike Chunsoft) {2016.09.01} (¥6,998) – 3,130 / 25,041
21. -1/ [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games <SPT> (Nintendo) {2016.02.18} (¥5,076)
22. +2/ [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi Mura wo Tsukurun Desu <ETC> (Nippon Columbia) {2016.07.21} (¥5,184)
23. -7/ [PS4] Tales of Berseria <RPG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2016.08.18} (¥8,856)
24. +1/ [WIU] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games # <SPT> (Nintendo) {2016.06.23} (¥6,156)
25. +3/ [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4,937)
26. NEW/ [PSV] Magic Kyun! Renaissance # <ADV> (Broccoli) {2016.09.21} (¥6,458) / NEW
27. +5/ [3DS] Mario Tennis Open (Happy Price Selection) <SPT> (Nintendo) {2016.09.15} (¥2,916)
28. -6/ [3DS] Monster Hunter Generations # <ACT> (Capcom) {2015.11.28} (¥6,264)
29. +1/ [WIU] Mario Kart 8 # <RCE> (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} (¥6,156)
30. +7/ [3DS] 12-Sai. Koi Suru Diary <ADV> (Happinet) {2016.08.04} (¥6,280)
31. -2/ [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.12.03} (¥2,592)
32. +12/ [3DS] Tomodachi Life (Happy Price Selection) <ETC> (Nintendo) {2016.03.17} (¥ 2,916)
33. -6/ [PS4] Rainbow Six Siege <ACT> (Ubisoft) {2015.12.10} (¥9,072)
34. -11/ [PS4] Overwatch Origins Edition <ACT> (Square Enix) {2016.05.24} (¥8,424)
35. BACK/ [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion 2 (Happy Price Selection) <ACT> (Nintendo) {2016.03.17} (¥2,916)
36. -19/ [PS4] Tokyo Xanadu eX+ <RPG> (Nihon Falcom) {2016.09.08} (¥6,998)
37. -27/ [PS4] BioShock: The Collection <ACT> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2016.09.15} (¥5,940)
38. -2/ [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 <SPT> (Konami) {2016.04.28} (¥7,538)
39. -13/ [PS3] Tales of Berseria <RPG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2016.08.18} (¥8,856)
40. +1/ [3DS] Taiko Drum Master: Doko Don! Mystery Adventure <ACT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2016.06.16} (¥5,184)
41. -8/ [PSV] Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana # <RPG> (Nihon Falcom) {2016.07.21} (¥7,344)
42. -3/ [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2014.12.06} (¥7,776)
43. 0/ [3DS] Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns <SLG> (Marvelous) {2016.06.23} (¥5,378)
44. BACK/ [3DS] Disney Art Academy <HOB> (Nintendo) {2016.04.07} (¥3,996)
45. +1/ [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2015.07.30} (¥4,320)
46. BACK/ [3DS] Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (Happy Price Selection) <ACT> (Nintendo) {2016.09.15} (¥2,916)
47. -9/ [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III # <ACT> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.11.06} (¥8,532)
48. NEW/ [PSV] AstralAir no Shiroki Towa White Eternity <ADV> (dramatic create) {2016.09.22} (¥8,424) / NEW
49. NEW/ [PS4] Destiny Complete Edition <ACT> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2016.09.21} (¥7,452) / NEW
50. BACK/ [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS <FTG> (Nintendo) {2014.09.13} (¥5,616)

 

Hardware Sales

1. PlayStation 4 — 49,652 (96,433), -49% (+17,120%) / 3,239,664
2. Nintendo 3DS — 33,898 (38,140), -11% (+26%) / 21,225,708
3. PlayStation Vita — 9,817 (12,931), -24% (+26%) / 5,178,004
4. Wii U — 2,731 (2,703), +1% (-23%) / 3,225,405
5. PlayStation 3 — 1,105 (1,099), +1% (-4%) / 10,436,923

 

Grand totals

Total Nintendo titles: 27
Total Sony PlayStation titles: 23
Total home Nintendo titles: 5 / 27
Total portable Nintendo titles: 22 / 27
Total home Sony PlayStation titles: 17 / 23
Total portable Sony PlayStation titles: 6 / 23

1st, 3DS — 22
2nd, PS4 — 13
3rd, PSVita — 6
4th, WiiU — 5
5th, PS3 — 4

 

Brand-new titles (7)

NEW/ [PSV] Utawarerumono: The Two Hakuoros #
NEW/ [PS4] Utawarerumono: The Two Hakuoros #
NEW/ [PS3] Utawarerumono: The Two Hakuoros #
NEW/ [3DS] One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum
NEW/ [PSV] Magic Kyun! Renaissance #
NEW/ [PSV] AstralAir no Shiroki Towa White Eternity
NEW/ [PS4] Destiny Complete Edition

1st, PSVita — 3
2nd, PS4 — 2
3rd, 3DS — 1
3rd, PS3 — 1

 

Re-charted titles (4)

BACK/ [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
BACK/ [3DS] Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (Happy Price Selection)
BACK/ [3DS] Disney Art Academy
BACK/ [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion 2 (Happy Price Selection)

1st, 3DS — 4

 

Out-charted titles (11)

-4/ [PS4] Ratchet & Clank The Game #
NEW/ [WIU] Terraria
NEW/ [3DS] Fire Emblem Awakening (Happy Price Selection)
NEW/ [XBO] ReCore
NEW/ [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Happy Price Selection)
BACK/ [PS4] Dark Souls III
-8/ [PS3] Sengoku Basara: Sanada Yukimura-Den
-16/ [PS4] The King of Fighters XIV
-11/ [PS4] Sengoku Basara: Sanada Yukimura-Den
-23/ [PS4] F1 2016
NEW/ [PSV] Yunohana SpRING! Cherishing Time

1st, PS4 — 5
2nd, 3DS — 2
3rd, WiiU — 1
3rd, PS3 — 1
3rd, PSVita — 1

 

Previously released titles (43)

Wii U: 5 / 5
Nintendo 3DS: 21 / 22
PlayStation 4: 11 / 13
PlayStation 3: 3 / 4
PlayStation Vita: 3 / 6

1st, 3DS — 21
2nd, PS4 — 11
3rd, WiiU — 5
4th, PS3 — 3
4th, PSVita — 3

 

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

Wii U: [5 / 43] * 100 = SPI 11.63 | last week: [5 / 38] * 100
Nintendo 3DS: [21 / 43] * 100 = SPI 48.84 | last week: [15 / 38] * 100
PlayStation 4: [11 / 43] * 100 = SPI 25.58 | last week: [13 / 38] * 100
PlayStation 3: [3 / 43] * 100 = SPI 6.98 | last week: [2 / 38] * 100
PlayStation Vita: [3 / 43] * 100 = SPI 6.98 | last week: [3 / 38] * 100

1st, 3DS — SPI 48.84 | last week: SPI 39.47 ⇗
2nd, PS4 — SPI 25.58 | last week: SPI 34.21 ⇘
3rd, WiiU — SPI 11.63 | last week: SPI 13.16 ⇘
4th, PS3 — SPI 6.98 | last week: SPI 5.26 ⇗
4th, PSVita — SPI 6.98 | last week: SPI 7.89 ⇘

 

Past-years released titles (13)

Wii U: 3 (1 2015, 2 2014)
Nintendo 3DS: 5 (2 2015, 2 2014, 1 2011)
PlayStation 4: 4 (4 2015)
PlayStation 3: 0
PlayStation Vita: 1 (1 2015)

1st, 3DS — 5
2nd, PS4 — 4
3rd, WiiU — 3
4th, PSVita — 1
5th, PS3 — 0

 

Evergreen Status
(2015 = *1. 2014 = *2. 2013 = *3. 2012 = *4. Etc…)

Wii U: [(1 *1) + (2 *2)] = ES 5 | last week: [(1 *1) + (2 *2)]
Nintendo 3DS: [(2 *1) + (2 *2) + (1 *5)] = ES 11 | last week: [(2 *1) + (1 *2) + (1 *5)]
PlayStation 4: [(4 *1)] = ES 4 | last week: [(4 *1)]
PlayStation 3: [(0 *0)] = ES 0 | last week: [(0 *0)]
PlayStation Vita: [(1 *1)] = ES 1 | last week: [(1 *1)]

1st, 3DS — ES 11 | last week: ES 9 ⇗
2nd, WiiU — ES 5 | last week: ES 5 ⇒
3rd, PS4 — ES 4 | last week: ES 4 ⇒
4th, PSVita — ES 1 | last week: ES 1 ⇒
5th, PS3 — ES 0 | last week: ES 0 ⇒

 

Momentum

Wii U: (highest) +1/ [WIU] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games # > (lowest) -3/ [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U #
Nintendo 3DS: (highest) +12/ [3DS] Tomodachi Life (Happy Price Selection) > (lowest) -7/ [3DS] Chou Sentouchuu: Kyuukyoku no Shinobu to Battle Player Choujou Kessen
PlayStation 4: (highest) -1/ [PS4] Persona 5 # > (lowest) -27/ [PS4] BioShock: The Collection
PlayStation 3: (highest) -4/ [PS3] Persona 5 # > (lowest) -13/ [PS3] Tales of Berseria
PlayStation Vita: (highest) 0/ [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition > (lowest) -8/ [PSV] Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana #

Highest: +12/ [3DS] Tomodachi Life (Happy Price Selection)
Lowest: -27/ [PS4] BioShock: The Collection

 

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

Wii U: [(-1 + -1 + +1 + +1 + -3) / 5] = MM -0.60
Nintendo 3DS: [(+1 + -5 + -2 + -5 + -7 + -3 + +1 + -1 + +2 + +3 + +5 + -6 + +7 + +12 + +1 + 0 + +1) / 17] = MM +0.24
PlayStation 4: [(-1 + -2 + -2 + -6 + -7 + -2 + -6 + -11 + -19 + -27 + -9) / 11] = MM -8.36
PlayStation 3: [(-4 + -6 + -13) / 3] = MM -7.67
PlayStation Vita: [(0 + -2 + -8) / 3] = MM -3.33

1st, 3DS — MM +0.24 | last week: MM -3.00 ⇗
2nd, WiiU — MM -0.60 | last week: MM -6.00 ⇗
3rd, PSVita — MM -3.33 | last week: MM -5.00 ⇗
4th, PS3 — MM -7.67 | last week: MM -10.00 ⇗
5th, PS4 — MM -8.36 | last week: MM -3.91 ⇘

 

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

Wii U: [(1 *1.00)] = DS 1.00
Nintendo 3DS: [(2 *1.00)] = DS 2.00
PlayStation 4: [(1 *0.25) + (3 *0.50) + (1 *0.75)] = DS 2.50
PlayStation 3: [(1 *0.50)] = DS 0.50
PlayStation Vita: [(1 *1.00)] = DS 1.00

1st, PS4 — DS 2.50 | last week: DS 1.00 ⇗
2nd, 3DS — DS 2.00 | last week: DS 2.75 ⇘
3rd, WiiU — DS 1.00 | last week: DS 0.50 ⇗
3rd, PSVita — DS 1.00 | last week: DS 4.00 ⇘
5th, PS3 — DS 0.50 | last week: DS 0.00 ⇗

 

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

Wii U: [-0.60 – 1.00 + 0 + 7] = MI +5.40 | last week: [-6.00 – 0.50 + 0 + 12]
Nintendo 3DS: [+0.24 – 2.00 + 4 + 7] = MI +9.24 | last week: [-3.00 – 2.75 + 0 + 12]
PlayStation 4: [-8.36 – 2.50 + 0 + 7] = MI -3.86 | last week: [-3.91 – 1.00 + 2 + 12]
PlayStation 3: [-7.67 – 0.50 + 0 + 7] = MI -1.17 | last week: [-10.00 – 0.00 + 0 + 12]
PlayStation Vita: [-3.33 – 1.00 + 0 + 7] = MI +2.67 | last week: [-5.00 – 4.00 + 0 + 12]

1st, 3DS — MI +9.24 | last week: MI +6.25 ⇗
2nd, WiiU — MI +5.40 | last week: MI +5.50 ⇘
3rd, PSVita — MI +2.67 | last week: MI +3.00 ⇘
4th, PS3 — MI -1.17 | last week: MI +2.00 ⇘
5th, PS4 — MI -3.86 | last week: MI +9.09 ⇘

 

Evergreen Status Graph
(Compiled over the past four weeks)

Basically, this represents Japan’s interest in evergreen titles per platform.

 

Dropping Status Graph
(Compiled over the past four weeks.)

Basically, this represents Japan’s lack of interest in games per platform.

 

Staying Power Index Graph
(Compiled over the past four weeks.)

Basically, this represents Japan’s interest in a given platform.

 

Momentum Index Graph
(Compiled over the past four weeks.)

Basically, this represents Japan’s interest in games on a given platform.

 

I’ve kept the default Google Sheets colors so I’ll leave it up to you to decode which color represent which platform.

 

Sources:
Weekly Top 50 Media Create Charts (September 19, 2016 – September 25, 2016).
Weekly Top 20 Media Create Charts (September 19, 2016 – September 25, 2016).
Observations on Media Create for the Week of September 12, 2016 – September 18, 2016.

 

 

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