Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin has debuted at no.1 in Japan, with the PS4 release of From Software’s critically acclaimed hack-‘n-slash title shifting over 20,000 copies at launch.
It was a healthy week overall for platform holder Sony, with the company’s flagship console, PS4, topping the Japanese hardware charts too.
See below for the full chart line-up, courtesy of Gematsu.
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Software charts
[PS4] Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin (From Software, 04/09/15) – 20,494 (New)
[PSV] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Tengoku Hen (Bandai Namco, 04/02/15) – 15,394 (136,613)
[PS3] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Tengoku Hen (Bandai Namco, 04/02/15) – 14,582 (123,783)
[PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (SCE, 03/19/15) – 11,842 (84,942)
[PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 (Bandai Namco, 03/26/15) – 10,777 (130,285)
[PS4] Bloodborne (SCE, 03/26/15) – 9,780 (184,957)
[PSV] Sword Art Online: Lost Song (Bandai Namco, 03/26/15) – 9,037 (171,613)
[Wii U] Mario Party 10 (Nintendo, 03/12/15) – 8,954 (112,442)
[3DS] Xenoblade Chronicles 3D (Nintendo, 04/02/15) – 8,905 (65,837)
[3DS] Assassination Classroom: Grand Siege on Koro-sensei (Bandai Namco, 03/12/15) – 8,555 (44,631)
[3DS] Yokai Watch 2: Shinuchi (Level-5, 12/14/14) – 7,275 (2,581,192)
[3DS] Theatrhythm Dragon Quest (Square Enix, 03/26/15) – 7,111 (99,965)
[PSV] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 (Bandai Namco, 03/26/15) – 6,984 (76,236)
[PS4] Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair (D3 Publisher, 04/02/15) – 6,362 (27,944)
[3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon, 11/21/14) – 6,057 (2,593,401)
[PS3] Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2015 (Konami, 03/26/15) – 5,993 (83,131)
[PSV] Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2015 (Konami, 03/26/15) – 5,251 (62,788)
[PSV] Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth (Bandai Namco, 03/12/15) – 5,218 (123,656)
[Wii U] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo, 05/29/14) – 4,961 (956,963)
[PS3] Resident Evil Revelations 2 (Capcom, 03/19/15) – 4,892 (107,992)
Hardware Sales (followed by last week’s sales)
PlayStation 4 – 17,885 (26,738)
PlayStation Vita – 17,517 (21,584)
New 3DS LL – 16,955 (22,183)
Wii U – 6,654 (7,486)
New 3DS – 6,222 (8,242)
PlayStation 3 – 4,221 (5,743)
3DS LL – 1,986 (2,256)
3DS – 1,678 (1,893)
PlayStation Vita TV – 511 (672)
Xbox One – 238 (902)