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Weekly Sales Analysis, 19 July - Yokai Watch 2 Remains at the Top - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 26 July 2014 / 4,939 Views

Overview

Overall, hardware sale this week decreased by eight percent. Week-on-week sales is up for the PlayStation 4. Overall year-on-year sales are up by 11 percent. The Wii U and Vita are up year-on-year.

Three gams debuted in the top 30 this week: Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines (PSV) debuted at number two with sales of 92,713 units. The game launched in Japan.

Software milestones this week in the top 30: Watch Dogs (PS4) passed the two million mark. Titanfall (XOne) passed the two million mark.

Worldwide Hardware

 Hardware

Hardware home console sales week-on-week is up for the PlayStation 4. PlayStation 4 sales are up by 3,475 (3%) to 117,447 units sold. Wii U sales are down 2,757 (-4%) to 59,173 units sold. The Xbox One sold 57,774 units, a decrease of 2,691 (-4%).  PlayStation 3 sales are down 2,317 (-5%) to 44,781 units sold. Xbox 360 sales are down 2,416 (-7%) to 30,318 units sold. The Wii sold 7,968 units, a decrease of 116 (-1%).

Handheld sales week-on-week is down across the board. The 3DS sold 120,579 units, which is a decrease of 23,437 (-16%). The PlayStation Vita sold 44,969 units, which is down 10,868 (-19%) compared to last week. The PSP is down 698 (-10%) to 6,092 units sold. Total week on week sales are down 41,825 units (-8%) to 489,101 units sold.

The Wii U and Vita are up year-on-year. The PlayStation 3 is down 48,004 (-52%), the Wii is down 14,235 (-64%), the Xbox 360 is down 28,252 (-48%), and the Wii U is up 28,494 (80%). The PSP is down 37,517 (-86%), the Vita is up 13,337 (42%) and the 3DS is down 27,194 (42%). Year on year sales is up by 50,156 units (11%).

 Hardware Home Consoles

Home console hardware sales have increased for the PlayStation 4 for one week. Sales have decreased for the Wii U for one week, two weeks for the Xbox 360, three weeks for the PlayStation 3, four weeks for the Xbox One, and eight weeks for the Wii.

The PlayStation 3 has a 54 percent market share for the seventh generation; the Xbox 360 has a 37 percent market share; and the Wii has a nine percent market share. The PlayStation 4 has a 50 percent market share for the eighth generation, the Wii U has a 25 percent market share and the Xbox One has a 25 percent market share. Compared with 10 weeks ago the PlayStation 4, Wii U and Xbox One are up.

 Hardware Handhelds

Handheld hardware sales have decreased for the 3DS and Vita for one week, and six weeks for the PSP.  The Vita has outsold the PSP for 41 straight weeks. The gap between the 3DS and Vita has decreased this week to 76,000 units, from 88,000 units last week.

The 3DS has a 73 percent market share for the eighth generation of handhelds, while the Vita has a 27 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks the 3DS and Vita are up, while the PSP is down.

Worldwide Software

Three gams debuted in the top 30 this week: Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines (PSV) debuted at number two with sales of 92,713 units. The game launched in Japan.

Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea (PS3) debuted at number six with sales of 46,782. The game launched in Japan.

Gundam Try Age SP (3DS) debuted at number 16 with sales of 23,186. The game launched in Japan.

Here are the other games in the top 10 that are not debuts: Yakai Watch 2 Honke (3DS) is at number one with sales of 286,012. Mario Kart 8 (WiiU) is at number three with sales of 88,465. Minecraft (PS3) is at number four with sales of 58,944. Tomodachi Life (3DS) is at number five with sales of 54,066.

Minecraft (X360) is at number seven with sales of 45,887. Pokémon X/Y (3DS) is at number eight with sales of 40,145. Watch Dogs (PS4) is at number nine with sales of 34,173. FIFA Soccer 14 (PS4) is at number 10 with sales of 31,917.

 Software

Software home console sales week-on-week is down across the board. The PlayStation 3 sold 827,812 games this week, a decrease of 62,056 units (-7%). The Xbox 360 sold 624,819 games, a decrease of 32,869 units (-5%). The PlayStation 4 sold 252,198 games, a decrease of 52,565 units (-17%). Wii software sales are down 24,311 units (-10%) to 223,680 games sold. The Wii U sold 206,431 games, a decrease of 19,616 (-9%).  The Xbox One sold 131,560 games, a decrease of 24,415 (-16%). 

Handheld software sales week-on-week is up for the Vita. The 3DS sold 661,515 games, which is down 1.06 million units (-62%). The Vita sold 197,719 games, an increase of 61,636 units (45%) week-on-week. DS game sales are down 14,168 units (-7%) to 175,291 games sold.  The PSP sold 54,887 games, a decrease of 10,158 (-16%). Total combined software is down 1.24 million units (-27%) week-on-week to 3.36 million.

Year-on-year software totals are up for the Wii U and Vita. The PlayStation 3 is down 330,943 units (-29%), the Wii is down 172,256 units (-44%), the Xbox 360 is down 334,887 units (-35%), and the Wii U is up 86,549 units (72%). The DS is down 93,684 units (-35%), the PSP is down 67,614 units (-55%), the 3DS is down 63,506 units (-9%), and the Vita is up 121,085 units (158%). Total combined software is down 471,498 units (-12%) games sold year-on-year.

 Software Home Consoles

Home console software sales have decreased for the Xbox 360 and Wii for two weeks. Sales have decreased for three weeks for the PlayStation 3, four weeks for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and seven weeks for Wii U.

The PlayStation 3 has a 49 percent market share for the seventh generation; the Xbox 360 has a 38 percent market share; and the Wii has a 13 percent market share. The PlayStation 4 has a 43 percent market share for the eighth generation, the Wii U has a 35 percent market share, and the Xbox One has a 22 percent market share.

 Software Handhelds

Handheld software sales have increased for the Vita for one week. Sales have decreased for the 3DS for one week, the DS for two weeks and the PSP for seven weeks. The 3DS and DS have remained above their rivals, the Vita and PSP respectively. The 3DS sold more than three times as many games as the Vita. The DS sold more than three times as many games as the PSP.

The DS has a 76 percent market share for the current generation handhelds and the PSP has a 24 percent market share. The 3DS has a 77 percent market share for the next generation handhelds, while the Vita has a 23 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks ago the 3DS and Vita are up.

The Top 75 can be seen below or click here to view the full chart.

Pos Game Weekly Total Week #
1
Gamewise Youkai Watch 2 Ganso/Honke Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Youkai Watch 2 Ganso/Honke (3DS)
Level 5, Role-Playing
286,012 1,598,445 2
2
Gamewise Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines (PSV)
Sony Computer Entertainment, Role-Playing
92,713 92,713 1
3
Gamewise Mario Kart 8 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Mario Kart 8 (WiiU)
Nintendo, Racing
88,465 2,203,310 8
4
Gamewise Minecraft Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Minecraft (PS3)
Sony Computer Entertainment, Adventure
58,944 866,251 10
5
Gamewise Tomodachi Life Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Tomodachi Life (3DS)
Nintendo, Simulation
54,066 2,126,411 66
6
Gamewise Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea (PS3)
Tecmo Koei, Simulation
46,782 46,782 1
7
Gamewise Minecraft Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Minecraft (X360)
Microsoft Game Studios, Adventure
45,887 4,893,004 59
8
Gamewise Pokemon X/Y Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Pokemon X/Y (3DS)
Nintendo, Role-Playing
40,145 11,413,811 41
9
Gamewise Watch Dogs Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Watch Dogs (PS4)
Ubisoft, Action
34,173 2,341,661 8
10
Gamewise FIFA Soccer 14 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
FIFA Soccer 14 (PS4)
Electronic Arts, Sports
31,917 2,286,075 36
11
Gamewise Watch Dogs Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Watch Dogs (PS3)
Ubisoft, Action
29,741 1,029,058 8
12
Gamewise Grand Theft Auto V Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Grand Theft Auto V (X360)
Take-Two Interactive, Action
26,647 14,033,001 44
13
Gamewise FIFA Soccer 14 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
FIFA Soccer 14 (PS3)
Electronic Arts, Sports
25,709 5,953,773 43
14
Gamewise Grand Theft Auto V Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Grand Theft Auto V (PS3)
Take-Two Interactive, Action
24,692 17,638,271 44
15
Gamewise Call of Duty: Ghosts Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Call of Duty: Ghosts (PS4)
Activision, Shooter
24,649 2,413,957 36
16
Gamewise Gundam Try Age SP Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Gundam Try Age SP (3DS)
Namco Bandai Games, Strategy
23,186 23,186 1
17
Gamewise Call of Duty: Ghosts Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Call of Duty: Ghosts (X360)
Activision, Shooter
21,897 8,845,783 37
18
Gamewise 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil (PS3)
Electronic Arts, Sports
21,846 417,423 14
19
Gamewise Call of Duty: Ghosts Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Call of Duty: Ghosts (PS3)
Activision, Shooter
20,350 8,149,892 37
20
Gamewise Titanfall Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Titanfall (XOne)
Electronic Arts, Shooter
19,342 2,012,609 19
21
Gamewise Watch Dogs Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Watch Dogs (X360)
Ubisoft, Action
17,855 786,266 8
22
Gamewise Battlefield 4 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Battlefield 4 (PS4)
Electronic Arts, Shooter
16,778 1,967,225 36
23
Gamewise Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (PS3)
Ubisoft, Action
16,593 3,064,131 38
24
Gamewise Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (X360)
Ubisoft, Action
15,786 2,672,157 38
25
Gamewise Mario Kart 7 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
Nintendo, Racing
15,652 9,674,501 138
26
Gamewise Animal Crossing: New Leaf Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS)
Nintendo, Action
15,647 6,826,866 89
27
Gamewise Call of Duty: Ghosts Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Call of Duty: Ghosts (XOne)
Activision, Shooter
15,527 1,889,080 35
28
Gamewise FIFA Soccer 14 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
FIFA Soccer 14 (X360)
Electronic Arts, Sports
15,221 4,009,317 43
29
Gamewise EA Sports UFC Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
EA Sports UFC (PS4)
Electronic Arts, Sports
15,085 391,286 5
30
Gamewise Wolfenstein: The New Order Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Wolfenstein: The New Order (PS4)
Bethesda Softworks, Shooter
14,433 546,095 9
31
Gamewise 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil (X360)
Electronic Arts, Sports
Pro N/A 14
32
Gamewise Sniper Elite 3 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Sniper Elite 3 (PS4)
505 Games, Action
Pro N/A 4
33
Gamewise New Super Mario Bros. U Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
New Super Mario Bros. U (WiiU)
Nintendo, Action
Pro N/A 87
34
Gamewise One Piece: Unlimited World Red Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
One Piece: Unlimited World Red (PS3)
Namco Bandai Games, Action
Pro N/A 6
35
Gamewise Battlefield 4 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Battlefield 4 (PS3)
Electronic Arts, Shooter
Pro N/A 38
36
Gamewise Youkai Watch Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Youkai Watch (3DS)
Level 5, Role-Playing
Pro N/A 54
37
Gamewise Super Mario 3D World Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Super Mario 3D World (WiiU)
Nintendo, Platform
Pro N/A 35
38
Gamewise Kirby: Triple Deluxe Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Kirby: Triple Deluxe (3DS)
Nintendo, Platform
Pro N/A 28
39
Gamewise Call of Duty: Black Ops II Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Call of Duty: Black Ops II (PS3)
Activision, Shooter
Pro N/A 88
40
Gamewise Pokemon Black / White Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Pokemon Black / White (DS)
Nintendo, Role-Playing
Pro N/A 201
41
Gamewise New Super Luigi U Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
New Super Luigi U (WiiU)
Nintendo, Platform
Pro N/A 54
42
Gamewise Freedom Wars Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Freedom Wars (PSV)
Sony Computer Entertainment, Action
Pro N/A 4
43
Gamewise Taiko Drum Master: Don and Katsu's Space-Time Great Adventure Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Taiko Drum Master: Don and Katsu's Space-Time Great Adventure (3DS)
Namco Bandai Games, Action
Pro N/A 4
44
Gamewise Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (PS4)
Ubisoft, Action
Pro N/A 36
45
Gamewise Pokemon Art Academy Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Pokemon Art Academy (3DS)
Nintendo, Action
Pro N/A 5
46
Gamewise The Last of Us Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
The Last of Us (PS3)
Sony Computer Entertainment America, Adventure
Pro N/A 58
47
Gamewise Mario Kart Wii Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
Nintendo, Racing
Pro N/A 328
48
Gamewise Killzone: Shadow Fall Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Killzone: Shadow Fall (PS4)
Sony Computer Entertainment, Action
Pro N/A 36
49
Gamewise Battlefield 4 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Battlefield 4 (X360)
Electronic Arts, Shooter
Pro N/A 38
50
Gamewise inFAMOUS: Second Son Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
inFAMOUS: Second Son (PS4)
Sony Computer Entertainment, Action
Pro N/A 18
51
Gamewise NBA 2K14 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
NBA 2K14 (X360)
Take-Two Interactive, Sports
Pro N/A 42
52
Gamewise The LEGO Movie Videogame Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
The LEGO Movie Videogame (X360)
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Action
Pro N/A 24
53
Gamewise Pokemon Black / White Version 2 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Pokemon Black / White Version 2 (DS)
Nintendo, Role-Playing
Pro N/A 109
54
Gamewise Diablo III Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Diablo III (PC)
Activision, Role-Playing
Pro N/A 114
55
Gamewise Titanfall Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Titanfall (X360)
Electronic Arts, Shooter
Pro N/A 15
56
Gamewise New Super Mario Bros. 2 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS)
Nintendo, Platform
Pro N/A 104
57
Gamewise Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (X360)
Electronic Arts, Action
Pro N/A 21
58
Gamewise Gran Turismo 6 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Gran Turismo 6 (PS3)
Sony Computer Entertainment America, Racing
Pro N/A 33
59
Gamewise Forza Motorsport 5 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Forza Motorsport 5 (XOne)
Microsoft Game Studios, Racing
Pro N/A 35
60
Gamewise Sniper Elite 3 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Sniper Elite 3 (PS3)
505 Games, Action
Pro N/A 4
61
Gamewise Battlefield 4 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Battlefield 4 (XOne)
Electronic Arts, Shooter
Pro N/A 35
62
Gamewise Watch Dogs Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Watch Dogs (XOne)
Ubisoft, Action
Pro N/A 8
63
Gamewise FIFA Soccer 14 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
FIFA Soccer 14 (XOne)
Electronic Arts, Sports
Pro N/A 35
64
Gamewise Kinect Adventures! Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Kinect Adventures! (X360)
Microsoft Game Studios, Misc
Pro N/A 194
65
Gamewise Call of Duty: Black Ops II Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Call of Duty: Black Ops II (X360)
Activision, Shooter
Pro N/A 88
66
Gamewise Murdered: Soul Suspect Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Murdered: Soul Suspect (PS4)
Square Enix, Action
Pro N/A 7
67
Gamewise New Super Mario Bros. Wii Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)
Nintendo, Platform
Pro N/A 244
68
Gamewise Super Mario 3D Land Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Super Mario 3D Land (3DS)
Nintendo, Platform
Pro N/A 142
69
Gamewise The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (WiiU)
Nintendo, Action
Pro N/A 43
70
Gamewise Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (XOne)
Ubisoft, Action
Pro N/A 35
71
Gamewise NBA 2K14 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
NBA 2K14 (PS3)
Take-Two Interactive, Sports
Pro N/A 42
72
Gamewise Sniper Elite 3 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Sniper Elite 3 (XOne)
505 Games, Action
Pro N/A 4
73
Gamewise Halo 4 Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Halo 4 (X360)
Microsoft Game Studios, Shooter
Pro N/A 89
74
Gamewise Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (WiiU)
Nintendo, Platform
Pro N/A 23
75
Gamewise Diablo III Wiki Guide, Walkthrough and Cheats
Diablo III (PS3)
Activision, Role-Playing
Pro N/A 46

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A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. Outside, in the real world, he has a passion for the outdoors which includes everything from hiking to having received his B.A. in Environmental Studies. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com.


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2 Comments
Michael-5 (on 26 July 2014)

WiiU > XB1

  • +4
JohannStein (on 27 July 2014)

I hope that with the releases of Hyrule Warriors, Bayonetta, Devils the Third and others, WiiU sales get 100k+ again!

  • +1