Japanese Sales Chart: Super Smash Bros for Wii U Smashes the Competition

On sale for two days, Super Smash Bros for Wii U finished in first place last week, selling over 227,000 units. The launch of such a big game also helped the Wii U hardware, which jumped from 12,000 to 24,000.

Smash Bros aside, it was a dominant week for the 3DS, taking home the top three spots in hardware and four out of the top five software spots.

As for PlayStation, the PlayStation Vita hardware sales were strong at 22,000, while the PlayStation 4 rose slightly to 16,000. In terms of software, it was a disappointing launch for Ubisoft’s The Crew, placing in 20th on PS4 and moving 9,000 units.

Here’s how each system sold, along with the top 20 selling retail games in Japan between December 1 – 7, 2014, according to Media Create:

Systems (Previous Week)

1. New 3DS LL – 63,714 (48,738)
2. 3DS – 38,846 (19,722)
3. New 3DS – 25,541 (22,875)
4. Wii U – 24,469 (12,496)
5. PlayStation Vita – 22,355 (27,935)
6. 3DS LL – 17,319 (15,182)
7. PlayStation 4 – 15,971 (13,489)
8. PlayStation 3 – 5,679 (5,360)
9. PlayStation Vita TV – 986 (1,285)
10. Xbox One – 790 (1,237)
11. Xbox 360 – 189 (108)
12. PSP – 8 (18)

Games (Lifetime)

1. Super Smash Bros (Wii U) – 227,527
2. Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire (3DS) – 171,813 (1,798,097)
3. Derby Stallion Gold (3DS) – 73,616
4. Aikatsu! 365-Hi no Idol Days (3DS) – 33,151
5. Super Smash Bros (3DS) – 29,670 (1,788,460)
6. Guilty Gear Xrd: Sign (PS3) – 27,278
7. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (3DS) – 25,157 (2,225,855)
8. Yokai Watch 2: Ganso/Honke (3DS) – 23,557 (2,925,945)
9. Samurai Warriors Chronicles 3 (PS Vita) – 22,152
10. Phantasy Star Nova (PS Vita) – 19,833 (127,147)
11. Mario Kart 8 (3DS) – 19,244 (753,870)
12. Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind CHAIN (3DS) – 19,073
13. Resident Evil (PS3) – 15,445 (65,703)
14. Samurai Warriors Chronicles 3 (3DS) – 14,909
15. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Dubbed Version) (PS3) – 13,758
16. Guilty Gear Xrd: Sign (PS4) – 12,638
17. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Wii U) – 11,829 (65,882)
18. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Dubbed Version) (PS4) – 9,461
19. Etrian Odyssey Untold II: Knight of Fafnir (3DS) – 9,456 (68,986)
20. The Crew (PS4) – 9,002

[Source: 4Gamer via Gematsu]