The newest batch of Media Create numbers for game hardware and software sales in Japan is out, and it looks like the 3DS is still ruling the country with an iron fist, with over 100,000 units sold over the last week, largely on the back of Monster Hunter X.

The PS4 and Wii U bring in second and third place on the hardware charts, with over 30,000 units sold each, reinvigorating the Japanese console market in the process. The PS Vita seems to be stuck in a rut, and the Xbox One is, as always, a no show.

The full hardware and software numbers follow:

1. Monster Hunter X – 3DS – 332,478
2. Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam – 3DS – 49,266
3. Yo-kai Watch Busters – 3DS – 38,434
4. Splatoon – Wii U – 35,256
5. Super Mario Maker – Wii U – 32,155
6. Bloodborne: The Old Hunters Edition – PS4 – 20,455
7. Disney Magical World 2 – 3DS – 13,906
8. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 3DS – 11,734
9. Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – PS Vita – 11,179
10. Call of Dut: Black Ops III – PS4 – 11,092
11. Star Wars Battlefront – PS4 – 9,487
12. Sumikko Gurashi Omise Hajimerun Desu – 3DS – 7,654
13. Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version – Wii U – 7,060
14. Aikatsu! My No.1 Stage! – 3DS – 6,298
15. Himouto! Umaru-chan Himouto Ikusei Keikaku – PS Vita – 6,063
16. Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus – 3DS – 5,743
17. Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – 3DS – 5,305
18. Pokemon Rumble World – 3DS – 5,229
19. Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – 3DS – 5,107
20. Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition – PS4 – 4,630

And here’s the hardware chart:

1. Nintendo 3DS – 103,009
2. PS4 – 35,782
3. Wii U – 32,604
4. PS Vita – 22,506
5. Xbox One – 289

The Wii U seems to be selling on the continued might of Splatoon, which doesn’t fail to surprise, and Super Mario Maker; the PS4, meanwhile, lacks any big seller, but its price cut seems to have made a positive impact on its sales baseline.

It can only be a good thing- the console market’s revival in Japan is something I have been anxiously waiting for for a long time now.

Level 5, the creator of fan favorite games such as Dark Cloud, Professor Layton, and Ni no Kuni, will be teaming up with Dentsu to form Level-5 Abby, an initiative which will create, produce, and distribute game and animation content from Japan for children, adults, and fans worldwide across all platforms and devices. The company’s name takes the “a” from the words “all” and “anything,” and the “bby” from “hobby,” to form “Abby.”

The first project that the new company will be involved in is the global rollout of Yo-kai Watch, Level 5’s runaway hit Japanese cross media brand. The full schedule for Yo-kai Watch’s global rollout is below:

TV Anime

• America – Begins broadcasting October 5 at 5:00 p.m. on Disney XD
• Canada – Begins broadcasting October 10 at 2:00 p.m. on Teletoon

Manga

• North America – Begins serialization via VIZ Media on November 3

Video Game

• North America – Yo-kai Watch will launch for 3DS via Nintendo on November 6

Toy Line

• North America – Toy line launching via Hasbro in winter 2016

Level 5 and Nintendo have both stated that they wish for Yo-kai Watch to replicate the Pokemon phenomenon globally (the game has already done so in Japan). The biggest test for this now approaches. Let’s hope all parties involved will be able to come through.

Level-5 has announced The Snack World, a brand new game for the Nintendo 3DS that they are hoping to market as a new cross media property, following in the footsteps of Professor Layton, Inazuma Eleven, and Yokai Watch. To wit, to accompany the 3DS game, there will also be a game on iOS and Android, a manga, as well as an anime series.

The Snack World will be the newest game to cash in on the Toys to Life craze, joining the ranks of Skylanders, Disney Infinity, Nintendo’s Amiibo, and the upcoming rumored Lego Dimensions. The project will have “Jara,” a line of small items with embedded chips that will be sold with a “TreJara Box0.” The Jara will interact with the game; touching the lower screen of the 3DS with the Jara will let the player obtain the same item within the game. The items will have various effects such as increasing spell recipes.

So it sounds like the game might be New 3DS exclusive, although given the availability of the NFC accessory for the older 3DS systems later this year, maybe it will be compatible with all 3DS systems on the market after all.

We will keep you posted. Stay tuned.

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros. went on to sell 99,972 units in its first week, with Pikmin 3 tumbling down into third place with 28,513 units sold this week (with 121,233 lifetime sales units). Yokai Watch, another 3DS title, sold 29,102 units this week and managed to hang on at number 2 with 82,756 units sold since release.

Meanwhile, Level 5’s Danball Senki W Super Custom debuted this week with 27,242 units sold at fourth place. Tomodachi Collection: New Life managed to sell 26,799 units this week – with 1,286,646 units sold over its lifetime – to remain in fifth place.

So while Nintendo still dominates the top 5, it’s a little disheartening to see the long-awaited Pikmin 3 dip so low after just one week. Let’s see how sales over the next few months play out.