It is Wednesday so it’s time to see how the various software releases as well as hardware have performed. The Nintendo Switch remains the best-selling console selling 48,062 units this week. Splatoon 2 was the top game and the bundle was included in the game’s sales figures. Here’s the best-selling video games in Japan courtesy of Media Create.
Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
- [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 15,715 (2,379,977)
- [PS4] Fate/Extella Link (Limited Edition Included) (Marvelous, 06/07/18) – 13,996 (92,644)
- [PS4] Record of Grancrest War (Bandai Namco, 06/14/18) – 11,871 (New)
- [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 10,885 (1,583,096)
- [NSW] Kirby: Star Allies (Nintendo, 03/16/18) – 7,698 (533,672)
- [NSW] Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo, 05/04/18) – 7,429 (171,528)
- [PS4] Detroit: Become Human (SIE, 05/25/18) – 7,043 (74,458)
- [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 6,939 (1,018,144)
- [PSV] Fate/Extella Link (Limited Edition Included) (Marvelous, 06/07/18) – 6,565 (44,721)
- [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 5,482 (1,745,894)
- [PS4] Dark Souls Remastered (From Software, 05/24/18) – 5,370 (109,588)
- [PS4] Super Bomberman R (Konami, 06/14/18) – 4,946 (New)
- [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit (Nintendo, 04/20/18) – 4,231 (189,720)
- [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon (The Pokemon Company, 11/17/17) – 3,921 (1,649,243)
- [NSW] God Wars: The Complete Legend (Kadokawa Games, 06/14/18) – 2,967 (New)
- [PS4] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2018 (Konami, 04/26/18) – 2,656 (208,392)
- [NSW] God Wars: The Complete Legend (Kadokawa Games, 06/14/18) – 2,649 (New)
- [NSW] Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido (Nintendo, 06/07/18) – 2,327 (7,562)
- [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix (Square Enix, 03/09/17) – 2,324 (153,836)
- [PS4] Rainbow Six Siege Advanced Edition (Ubisoft, 03/01/18) – 2,310 (63,482)
Hardware Sales (followed by last week’s sales)
- Switch – 48,062 (40,834)
- PlayStation 4 – 19,090 (20,174)
- PlayStation 4 Pro – 6,048 (6,497)
- New 2DS LL – 3,862 (3,640)
- PlayStation Vita – 3,099 (3,955)
- New 3DS LL – 2,715 (2,736)
- Xbox One X – 733 (56)
- 2DS – 475 (466)
- Xbox One – 53 (70)
That 1200% spike fore Xbox 1x though
The xbones got just a little breath
Wow that is a big uptick in the sales of the Xbox one x?
probably crossplatform play
Good
Dang, Japan must really like octopi.
And squid.
And marine life in general.
Who knew splatoon would ever be this big.
Nintendo did. Iwata-san would be proud.