Period: The week of October 22nd – October 28th (2012)
Top-seller: Idolm@ster Shiny Festa (PSP) – 119,132
Nintendo 3DS sales: 23,453 | Total sales: 6,988,461
Nintendo 3DS XL sales: 38,089 | Total sales: 819,991
PlayStation Vita sales: 5,806 | Total sales: 1,020,850
<< Last week’s software sales chart
Last week saw a slate of new releases in Japan, with Namco Bandai’s The Idolm@ster Shiny Festa taking the top spot. Shiny Festa was released in three versions—Funky Note, Groovy Tune and Honey Sound—and collectively, they sold 119,132 copies, debuting at the #1 spot for the week.
At #2 was a rather admirable performance for the re-release of Dark Souls with the “Artorias of the Abyss” DLC included in the package. That sold 67,002 copies. Following it at #3 was Zone of the Enders HD Collection with 44,751 copies sold.
Lower down the list, Borderlands 2 was represented on both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and Bravely Default: Flying Fairy on the Nintendo 3DS remained in the top-10 for the week.
The top-20 chart for the week was as follows:
| Lw | Tw | Title | Weekly Sales | Total Sales | Sys. | Publisher |
| New | 01. | The Idolm@ster Shiny Festa: Funky Note/Groovy Tune/Honey Sound | 119,132 | New | PSP | Namco Bandai |
| New | 02. | Dark Souls with Artorias of the Abyss Edition | 67,002 | New | PS3 | From Software |
| New | 03. | Zone of the Enders HD Collection | 44,751 | New | PS3 | Konami |
| New | 04. | AKB48 + Me | 40,542 | New | 3DS | Kadokawa |
| New | 05. | Borderlands 2 | 36,068 | New | PS3 | Take Two |
| 03. | 06. | Bravely Default: Flying Fairy | 31,001 | 213,960 | 3DS | Square Enix |
| 02. | 07. | Resident Evil 6 | 24,263 | 794,352 | PS3 | Capcom |
| 06. | 08. | New Super Mario Bros. 2 | 24,010 | 1,295,634 | 3DS | Nintendo |
| 05. | 09. | Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 | 18,810 | 325,157 | PS3 | Konami |
| New | 10. | Borderlands 2 | 18,699 | New | 360 | Take Two |
| 01. | 11. | The Little Battlers W | 16,509 | 93,966 | PSP | Level 5 |
| New | 12. | Forza Horizon | 15,468 | New | 360 | Microsoft |
| 09. | 13. | Style Savvy: Trendsetters | 11,446 | 148,119 | 3DS | Nintendo |
| 10. | 14. | Run for Money Tousouchuu | 10,130 | 213,767 | 3DS | Namco Bandai |
| 07. | 15. | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Zero Evolution | 7,735 | 29,254 | PSV | Kadokawa |
| 12. | 16. | Pokémon Black/White 2 | 7,402 | 2,815,250 | 3DS | Pokémon Co. |
| 04. | 17. | FIFA 13 | 6,646 | 42,446 | PS3 | Electronic Arts |
| 21. | 18. | Rocksmith | 5,663 | 24,142 | PS3 | Ubisoft |
| 11. | 19. | Project X Zone | 5,480 | 103,469 | 3DS | Namco Bandai |
| New | 20. | Street Fighter X Tekken | 5,420 | New | PSV | Capcom |
Sales data acquired from 4Gamer, Media Create and Geimin.net.
