Observations on Media Create for the Week of July 25, 2016 – July 31, 2016
Even Puzzle & Dragons X at launch didn't manage to outsell Yo-kai Watch 3.
Even Puzzle & Dragons X at launch didn't manage to outsell Yo-kai Watch 3.
The PS4 just crossed 3 million units in Japan. Still lagging behind the Wii U there.
Yo-kai Watch 3 opened at half of Yo-kai Watch 2 but had two less days in the charts on its launch week.
The Callie and Marie amiibo Wii U bundle produced a +248% spike in Wii U sales in Japan.
And Nintendo platforms no longer run most of Japanese top 50 games for now.
Minecraft and Mario & Sonic 2016 beginning at spots #3 and #4 respectively on Wii U.
We all know what the Media Create is going to look like this summer break when Yo-kai Watch 3 comes out.
Ace Attorney Trilogy ranked from #48 to #24 thanks to the release of the latest game in the series.
27 games on Nintendo, and none of the titles leaving the charts were on Nintendo platforms.
I'll need to wait a bit for my Momentum Index Graph to make more sense without the data from Golden Week.
For the record, the new Kenka Bancho game on Vita sold 15K less than the previous 3DS iteration of the franchise.
Star Fox Zero might have opened pretty bad in Japan but in the end it’s hanging there pretty strong.
Nintendo once again proves to be holiday material in Japan this Golden Week 2016.
Pretty much every platform in Japan had a boost in sales that week.
No matter the fluctuations, Nintendo platforms keep more than half of the games that stay in the Japanese charts.
Most titles in charts are still on Nintendo without any new releases on Nintendo platforms that week.
Nintendo owning most of the Japanese charts again.
Smash 4 and Mario Kart 8 came back and none of the games that left the charts were on Nintendo.
The hardware sales boon from Pokkén Tournament has been lost in a single week.
Happy Price Selection allowed titles on Nintendo to get the most spots on the charts this time.