Japan: Nintendo Switch games dominate the entire top ten this week

The latest Japanese sales data came in today and it has been a great week for Nintendo. Not only was the Nintendo Switch by far the best-selling system, but its games dominated the entire top ten this week. The top selling game just before Christmas was Pokemon Sword & Shield which was easily the best-selling software release. Here’s the latest charts:

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 288,199 (2,744,658)
2. [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Nintendo, 10/31/19) – 78,903 (446,649)
3. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 56,861 (443,118)
4. [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (Sega, 11/01/19) – 50,405 (154,262)
5. [NSW] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Bundle Version Included) (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 41,907 (1,105,034)
6. [NSW] Tsuri Spirits Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco, 07/25/19) – 38,527 (303,372)
7. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 37,835 (2,618,126)
8. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 34,368 (774,102)
9. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 34,085 (3,417,667)
10. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 32,041 (1,229,061)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch – 189,908 (10,196,821)
2. Switch Lite – 101,577 (952,342)
3. PlayStation 4 – 74,419 (7,294,150)
4. PlayStation 4 Pro – 32,894 (1,372,744)
5. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 3,081 (1,687,247)
6. New 3DS LL – 235 (5,885,745)
7. Xbox One X – 166 (18,447)
8. Xbox One S – 60 (92,502)
9. PS Vita – 38 (5,862,969)

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