It is Wednesday so it is time to see which games and hardware were the best-sellers in Japan. This week has seen the release of the long-awaited expansion for Monster Hunter World which is titled Iceborne. The game has catapulted its way to the top spot as expected, selling a decent amount of units for an expansion. However, when it came to hardware sales the Nintendo Switch couldn’t be beaten. Here’s the best-sellers:
Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
- [PS4] Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Master Edition (Capcom, 09/06/19) – 206,156 (New)
- [PS4] Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (Capcom, 09/06/19) – 44,160 (New)
- [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 18,296 (600,297)
- [PS4] NBA 2K20 (2K Games, 09/06/19) – 13,461 (New)
- [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 10,611 (3,243,816)
- [NSW] Astral Chain (Nintendo, 08/30/19) – 9,129 (41,365)
- [NSW] Tsuri Spirits Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco, 07/25/19) – 9,018 (153,154)
- [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 8,850 (2,440,455)
- [NSW] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Bundle Version Included) (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 8,221 (915,471)
- [NSW] Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 07/26/19) – 6,255 (235,352)
Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
- Switch – 77,392 (8,920,322)
- PlayStation 4 – 20,667 (7,086,495)
- PlayStation 4 Pro – 13,061 (1,260,555)
- New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 1,357 (1,660,480)
- New 3DS LL – 161 (5,883,887)
- Xbox One X – 36 (16,487)
- PS Vita – 34 (5,862,486)
- Xbox One S – 29 (90,899)
Wow no Wii U sales Lmao but PSVita is still selling
That’s Japan for ya. They love their portable devices. Probably more than the US…
If one game was enough to derail Switch sales, it would have deserved to crash & burn this week. Especially considering it’s portable nature being that this is in Japan.
How much do you guys think MHW would sell if it was released on Switch?
ya mean ignoring any necessarry graphics cuts, performance issues (even before handheld), the fact it’d likely have to go through the slow update cycle, etc?
2 mil in its first week easily. Not only is Monster Hunter a loved franchise in Japan, it’s also traditionally a portable game… With the Switch, even PS4 owners in Japan wouldn’t pass up the opportunity to play the best Monster Hunter game ever made, on the go.
Looks like Astral Chain bombed.