Japanese Sales Chart: Dragon Quest Builders Launch Helps PS Vita Outsell PS4, 3DS

It was a strong opening for Dragon Quest Builders in Japan, moving a combined 372,000 copies across all three PlayStation platforms.

The PlayStation Vita version of Dragon Quest Builders was #1 overall for the week, moving 178,000 units. It was followed by the PlayStation 4 version in 2nd at 141,000, Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash for Wii U in 3rd at 55,000, and the PlayStation 3 version in 4th at 53,000.

Thanks to Dragon Quest Builders, PS Vita system sales rose by 30,000 to 45,000, putting it ahead of the surging PS4 and falling New 3DS LL.

Here’s how each system sold, along with the top 20 selling retail games in Japan from January 25 – 31, 2016, according to Media Create:

Games (Lifetime)

  1. Dragon Quest Builders (PS Vita) – 178,016
  2. Dragon Quest Builders (PS4) – 141,369
  3. Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash (Wii U) – 55,331
  4. Dragon Quest Builders (PS3) – 53,154
  5. Uta no Prince-sama Music 3 (PS Vita) – 51,289
  6. Yakuza: Kiwami (PS4) – 20,260 (123,516)
  7. Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13 (PS4) – 20,101
  8. Yakuza: Kiwami (PS3) – 17,591 (78,019)
  9. Monster Hunter X (3DS) – 17,023 (2,661,523)
  10. TV Anime The Idolmaster: Cinderella Girls G4! Pack Vol. 8 (PS3) – 15,720
  11. Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13 (PS3) – 15,431
  12. Hyrule Warriors Legends (3DS) – 15,174 (69,653)
  13. Splatoon (Wii U) – 13,256 (1,228,409)
  14. The Asterisk War: The Academy City of the Water Houka Kenran (PS Vita) – 12,436
  15. Yo-kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team/White Dog Squad (3DS) – 11,135 (2,183,566)
  16. Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (PS Vita) – 10,733 (642,224)
  17. Monster Strike (3DS) – 10,263 (779,754)
  18. Just Cause 3 (PS4) – 8,928 (42,588)
  19. Super Mario Maker (Wii U) – 7,865 (784,211)
  20. Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme VS Force (PS Vita) – 7,429 (137,877)

Systems (Previous Week)

  1. PlayStation Vita – 45,114 (14,999)
  2. PlayStation 4 – 32,557 (24,441)
  3. New 3DS LL – 22,593 (31,452)
  4. Wii U – 8,931 (11,298)
  5. New 3DS – 4,978 (4,715)
  6. 3DS – 3,298 (2,813)
  7. PlayStation 3 – 1,993 (1,671)
  8. 3DS LL – 558 (697)
  9. Xbox One – 92 (52)

Do you think Dragon Quest Builders will continue its momentum in week 2?

[Source: 4Gamer via Gematsu]

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