Japan: Nintendo Switch family sells 180K (20th November 2019)

The latest Famitsu video game software and hardware charts have come through and it has been a bumper week for The Pokemon Company and the Nintendo Switch family of systems. The Nintendo Switch and the Switch Lite shifted 180,316 units this week compared to the Playstation 4 family which shifted 8,094. The big games this week were Pokemon Sword & Shield which sold a total of 1,364,544, which had the biggest opening week for any Nintendo Switch title. Here’s the best-sellers:

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 1,364,544 (New)
2. [PS4] Death Stranding (Limited Editions Included) (SIE, 11/08/19) – 37,382 (223,291)
3. [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Nintendo, 10/31/19) – 29,718 (235,047)
4. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 28,015 (263,940)
5. [PS4] Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Deluxe Edition Included) (Electronic Arts, 11/15/19) – 26,761 (New)
6. [PS4] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (SIE, 10/25/19) – 9,411 (181,165)
7. [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (Sega, 11/01/19) – 9,042 (42,756)
8. [PS4] Need for Speed: Heat (Electronic Arts, 11/08/19) – 7,638 (23,944)
9. [NSW] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Bundle Version Included) (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 7,637 (1,003,160)
10. [PS4] Persona 5 Royal (Limited Edition Included) (Atlus, 10/31/19) – 7,195 (228,756)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch – 97,565 (9,515,266)
2. Switch Lite – 82,751 (550,531)
3. PlayStation 4 – 4,393 (7,171,340)
4. PlayStation 4 Pro – 3,701 (1,319,925)
5. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 1,188 (1,674,022)
6. New 3DS LL – 74 (5,885,066)
7. Xbox One S – 41 (91,462)
8. Xbox One X – 39 (17,338)
9. PS Vita – 20 (5,862,786)

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