Despite PSP game at first place, Legend of Zelda remake propels 3DS as top-selling hardware for the week.
Even with a new entry in the Yakuza series which usually garners top spots sales-wise, the top two spots of June 13’s Media Creates sales ranking for Japan are now occupied with offerings from Level 5 and Nintendo. Taking first place is Little Battle eXperience for the PSP with 166,187 units sold. This RPG is about a boy named Ban Yamano who controls a customizable LBX robot and has to battle other kids with LBX robots. As a bonus for customers, the game comes with an AX-00 model that gamers need to assemble from scratch.
Settling at second place is the remake of Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, which sold 164,110 on its debut in the sales charts. This 3D version of the game comes with modified Master Quest dungeons and a Boss Challenge mode. For GameSpot’s thoughts on the game, head here.
Also making its debut is the adventure game/visual novel Steins;Gate Hiyoku Renri no Darling for the Xbox 360. The title allows gamers to affect the direction of the game via the choices on-screen, as well as use ‘phone triggers’ to make choices through answering random phone calls and clicking on highlighted text from phone text messages. Unlike the past Steins;Gate title with dark overtones, the game’s story is light-hearted and contains romance elements.
While the PSP has seen a boost in hardware sales from 26,681 units last time to 31,741 units, the 3DS is currently in first place, thanks to the release of Ocarina of Time 3D.
JAPAN GAME SALES WEEK OF JUNE 13-19
Software
Rank/Title/Publisher/Platform/Unit Sales
1. Little Battle eXperience / Level 5 / PSP / 166,187
2. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D / Nintendo / 3DS / 164,110
3. Yakuza: Of the End / Sega / PS3 / 53,775
4. Steins; Gate Hiyoku Renri no Darling / 5pb / Xbox 360 / 31,666
5. Steins; Gate Double Pack / 5pb / Xbox 360 / 11,041
6. Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D / Capcom / 3DS / 9,062
7. Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional / Square Enix / DS / 7,997
8. Battle & Get! Pokemon Typing DS / Nintendo / DS / 6,609
9. Wii Party / Nintendo / Wii / 6,556
10. One Piece Unlimited Cruise Special / Namco Bandai / 3DS / 6,549
Hardware
3DS – 40,649
PSP – 31,741
PS3 – 16,081
Wii – 6,678
DSi XL – 5,464
DSi – 5,322
Xbox 360 – 2,875
PS2 – 1,346
DS Lite – 109
PSP Go – 55
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