Period: The week of July 6th – July 12th (2015)
Top-seller: Yo-kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Troupe / White Dog Unit (3DS) – 693,538
Nintendo 3DS sales: 1,184 | Tot. sales: 9,845,714
Nintendo 3DS XL sales: 899 | Tot. sales: 6,910,283
New Nintendo 3DS sales: 5,551 | Tot. sales: 592,824
New Nintendo 3DS XL sales: 21,069 | Tot. sales: 1,473,346
PlayStation Vita sales: 13,632 | Tot. sales: 3,885,396
Vita TV sales: 613 | Tot. sales: 168,339
Wii U sales: 10,780 | Tot. sales: 2,444,515
PlayStation 4 sales: 15,779 | Tot. sales: 1,585,753
Xbox One sales: 149 | Tot. sales: 53,271
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Last week, Level 5 released Yo-kai Watch Busters, a multiplayer action RPG spin-off of the Yo-kai Watch series, for the Nintendo 3DS. Busters was released in two versions, and between the two it sold a combined total of 693,538 units. That isn’t as much as the last numbered Yo-kai Watch game, but for a spin-off it’s still an incredible figure.
Another major 3DS release last week was The Great Ace Attorney, which is the start of a brand new Ace Attorney series. The Great Ace Attorney sold 135,690 copies in its first week. Here’s how that compares to the debuts of the last two Ace Attorney games in the main series:
- (2013) Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies – 250,216
- (2007) Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney – 250,186
While The Great Ace Attorney didn’t sell as much as as either Apollo Justice or Dual Destinies, it makes sense for it to have done lower numbers, given that it introduces a brand new cast of characters and a completely new storyline that existing fans are unfamiliar with. The Ace Attorney games sell due to the love their fans have for the series’ characters, and one would assume Capcom that The Great Ace Attorney will serve as an entry point for new and lapsed fans.
It should be interesting to see how the game does over the next few months, and how a sequel—should there ever be one—does as well. Until then, here’s some more Ace Attorney sales data if you’re curious.
The complete top-20 software sales chart for last week is as follows:
| Lw | Tw | Title | Weekly Sales | Total Sales | Sys. | Publisher |
| New | 01. | Yo-kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Troupe / White Dog Unit | 693,538 | New | 3DS | Level 5 |
| New | 02. | The Great Ace Attorney | 135,690 | New | 3DS | Capcom |
| New | 03. | Taiko Drum Master V Version | 46,101 | New | PSV | Bandai Namco |
| 01. | 04. | Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright / Conquest | 29,682 | 345,253 | 3DS | Nintendo |
| 03. | 05. | Splatoon | 26,136 | 408,312 | WiiU | Nintendo |
| 02. | 06. | Rhythm Heaven The Best+ | 24,650 | 325,844 | 3DS | Nintendo |
| New | 07. | Super Tousouchuu Gather! The Ultimate Escapees | 13,571 | New | 3DS | Bandai Namco |
| 05. | 08. | Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition | 10,898 | 243,428 | PSV | Sony |
| 06. | 09. | Mario Kart 8 | 6,708 | 1,060,442 | WiiU | Nintendo |
| 07. | 10. | Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden | 4,642 | 110,087 | 3DS | Nintendo |
| 10. | 11. | Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire | 4,608 | 2,657,661 | 3DS | Pokémon Co. |
| 03. | 12. | Persona 4: Dancing All Night | 4,449 | 111,513 | PSV | Atlus |
| 11. | 13. | Animal Crossing: New Leaf | 4,232 | 3,996,960 | 3DS | Nintendo |
| 14. | 14. | Style Savvy 3 | 2,891 | 164,436 | 3DS | Nintendo |
| 12. | 15. | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2,847 | 128,414 | PS4 | Spike Chunsoft |
| 09. | 16. | Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition | 2,772 | 50,017 | PS4 | Capcom |
| 08. | 17. | Popolocrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale | 2,757 | 63,524 | 3DS | Marvelous |
| 13. | 18. | Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS | 2,746 | 2,256,326 | 3DS | Nintendo |
| 18. | 19. | Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | 2,218 | 653,783 | WiiU | Nintendo |
| 16. | 20. | Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition | 1,901 | 274,678 | 3DS | GungHo |
Sales data acquired from 4Gamer and Media Create.
