Two most popular Vita games in Japan revealed

By Fred Dutton Published 20 December, 2011

Uncharted and Everybody's Golf lead the way.

Everybody's Golf and Uncharted: Golden Abyss are the two most popular game in the Japanese Vita launch line-up, according to Sony exec Shuhei Yoshida.

Speaking in an interview with the PlayStation Blog, Yoshida revealed that the games, both published by Sony Worldwide Studios, are the most pre-ordered titles in the country.

"We collect data from retailers taking pre-orders and we know that Everybody's Golf is the most popular and Uncharted: Golden Abyss is number two. I'm very proud that they are both Worldwide Studios titles," he said.

For reference, the full launch line-up looked like this:

  • BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend - 2D fighting game (Arc System Works)
  • Project N.O.E.L.S. (working title) - music player (Arc System Works)
  • 3gokushi touchbattle (working title) - MMO/RTS (AQ Interactive)
  • Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 - fighting game (Capcom) - Launch title
  • Nature of Night of Kamaitachi - 11th visitor, A Suspect (tentative) - adventure: sound novel (Chunsoft)
  • F1 2011 - racing game (Codemasters)
  • Dream C Club Zero Portable - dating simulation game (D3 Publisher)
  • Niconico - Niconico (Dwango)
  • Fis Oh - sport fishing (Kadokawa Games)
  • Katamari Damacy (working title) - roll-'em-up (Namco Bandai)
  • Ridge Racer (working title) - racing game (Namco Bandai)
  • Disgaea 3 Return - strategy RPG (Nippon Ichi Software)
  • Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition - sport tennis (Sega)
  • @field - sport golf (Sonic Powered)
  • Uncharted: Golden Abyss - action adventure (Sony)
  • Little Deviants - mini-game collection (Sony)
  • Minnato Issho - social communications (Sony)
  • Hot Shots Golf Next (Everybody's Golf Next) - sport golf (Sony)
  • Yuusha no kiroku (TBD) - life management (Sony)
  • Monster Radar - location-based game (Sony)
  • Shinobido 2: Tales of the Ninja - stealth action (Spike)
  • Army Corps of Hell - action (Square Enix)
  • Lord of Apocalypse - action RPG (Square Enix)
  • Dynasty Warriors Next - action with a bit of thinking (Tecmo Koei)
  • Dark Quest - RPG (Ubisoft)
  • Michael Jackson: The Experience HD - rhythm action (Ubisoft)

We'll find out exactly how many copies of Uncharted and Everybody's Golf were sold tomorrow, when the weekly Japanese sales chart is released.

As reported earlier today, the Vita sold 321,407 units in its first two days on sale in Japan last week.

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Comments (16) Latest comment 5 months ago

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  • Alex_V #1 5 months ago

    If Everybody's Golf is your portable console's biggest selling title, you're in trouble.

  • Der_tolle_Emil #2 5 months ago

    I never played Everybody's Golf but isn't the series made by Camelot who also did Mario Golf? Because Mario Golf was absolutely fantastic and I am in no way surprised to see it sell systems as well.

    I really want to see how the severly cut down Ridge Racer is doing. DLC isn't really doing as well in Japan and the price of the game is absolutely ridiculous since it's basically just a platform to get the DLC.

  • wizlon #3 5 months ago

    Uncharted would probably be the only game that would sway me towards a Vita, maybe Killzone too, as long as it was awesome.

  • Springchicken #4 5 months ago

    I'm really glad Everybody's Golf is selling so well, Clap Hanz have always delivered. Looks like the PSV will continue where the PSP left off for me, the Everybody's games (Golf, Golf 2, Tennis) were the only UMDs I always made sure to have on me. Great portable titles.

  • Drygore #5 5 months ago

    Really nice launch lineup. Bring on feb!

  • wattsn26 #6 5 months ago

    @Alex_V Just like how Pilotwings as the best selling launch title for the 3DS was the omen its demise?...

  • WadiumArcadium #7 5 months ago

    Most popular AND most expensive. Makes sense.

  • MattEdWithCheese #8 5 months ago

    @Alex_V Or it's just the safest best for most people, Few people will buy all of those games Day 1...

    Indeed Everybody IS Golf, looks like I'll be importing Dream C Zero as that won't be released here...

    Should probably try to finish Lord of Arcana at some point but then I'm much more interested in a FF Type-0 release date...

    Hope the Vita gets as good a launch line up over here...

    Yes, all of my comments are a mess of stream of unconsciousnessessssss.....

  • HiddenAway #9 5 months ago

    @Der_tolle_Emil The series was first created by Camelot of Mario Golf fame but after the first game, development moved to Clap Hanz and the rest, as they say, is history :)

  • NotSoSlim #10 5 months ago

    Everybodys Golf is the only Vita game i am buying digitally. Never gets old...quality game

  • NHDavid #11 5 months ago

    @Der_tolle_Emil Everybody's Golf is made by Clap Hanz

  • FarFromSane #12 5 months ago

    Onder if they'll release Dream C Club Zero Portable - dating simulation game (D3 Publisher) over here

  • bigpun #13 5 months ago

    They might be the most pre-ordered but they're definitely not the most played games right now, at least in my area - according to the 'Near' app.

    The top 10 right now is:

    1) Welcome Park (a free built in tutorial type mini games collection).
    2) Minna to ishou / With Everyone
    3) Livetweet (a free Twitter app)
    4) Torne (App for using the Japan only PVR system)
    5) Everybodys Golf
    6) Ridge Racer
    7) Nobiｔa
    8) NEXT
    9) Uncharted
    10) Dream C Club Zero Portable
    11) Lord of Apocalypse

    So the top two actual games being played right now are Everybodys Golf and Ridge Racer.

    That being said, i'm loving Uncharted on the Vita :)

  • geox30 #14 5 months ago

    Uncharted may be one of the few western games that appeal to Japanese.Everybody's Golf could easily be my choice also,brilliant portable game.

  • Drygore #15 5 months ago

    @bigpun

    Oh, oh, oh how i envy you mate... /cry
    Feb.. So far away.. :'(

  • schnide #16 5 months ago

    Project N.O.E.L.S. (working title) - music player (Arc System Works)
    3gokushi touchbattle (working title) - MMO/RTS (AQ Interactive)
    Nature of Night of Kamaitachi - 11th visitor, A Suspect (tentative) - adventure: sound novel (Chunsoft)
    Katamari Damacy (working title) - roll-'em-up (Namco Bandai)
    Ridge Racer (working title) - racing game (Namco Bandai)

    Wow, all those games launching with working titles eh?