Resident Evil 7 claims second No.1 in Japan

Capcom’s new Resident Evil title is once again No.1 in Japan according to market data from Famitsu.

The game saw a 82 per cent decline in sale in its second week on shelves, with 42,165 units shifted. The horror title still charted ahead of Pokmon Sun and Moon, which sold a combined 20,902 units. That’s a ten per cent dip in sales week-on-week.

Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki charted at No.3, with 13,223 copies sold. Despite an 18.5 per cent sales decline, the ghost catching title rose three places in the ranks last week.

Last week’s No.3, Poochy and Yoshi’s Woolly World dropped one place to No.4 with sales dipping 40 per cent.

There were two new games in the charts last week. Bandai Namco’s Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 – Road to Boruto debuted at No.7, while No.8 was taken by the boxed version of BoxBoy Hakozume.

The best-selling hardware of last week was PlayStation 4, with 27,267 machines shifted, while Nintendo’s New 3DS LL came in second place with 22,472 consoles moved.

Below is the software Top Ten for the week ending February 5th:

1. Resident Evil 7: biohazard (Capcom) PS4 – 42,165
2. Pocket Monster Sun/Moon (Pokmon) 3DS – 20,902
3. Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki (Level 5) 3DS – 13,223
4. Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World (Nintendo) 3DS – 11,964
5. Super Mario Maker (Nintendo) 3DS – 11,910
6. Gravity Rush 2 (Sony) PS4 – 8,952
7. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 – Road to Boruto (Bandai Namco) PS4 – 8,547 (New)
8. BOXBOY! Hakozume Box (Nintendo) 3DS – 6,010 (New)
9. Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue (Square Enix) PS4 – 5,935
10. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome Amiibo (Nintendo) 3DS – 5,047

And here are the hardware numbers for the same period:

1. PS4 – 27,267
2. New Nintendo 3DS LL – 22,472
3. PS Vita – 9,772
4. PS4 Pro – 8,713
5. 2DS – 7,279
6. New Nintendo 3DS – 1,548
7. Wii U – 998
8. PS3 – 396
9. Xbox One S – 88
10. Xbox One – 29