Japan: The entire top ten consists of Nintendo Switch games

It is Wednesday so it is time to see how the Japanese video game hardware and software charts look for the week of 19th October 2020 to 25th October 2020. The Nintendo Switch family sold 64,768 units this week and the best-selling video game was once again Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Some thing to note is that the entire top ten this week consists of Nintendo Switch games, showing just how dominant the platform is in Japan. Here’s the best-sellers:

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 23,069 (5,885,737)
2. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 21,120 (1,717,266)
3. [NSW] Super Mario 3D All-Stars (Nintendo, 09/18/20) – 10,383 (355,428)
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 8,802 (3,228,948)
5. [NSW] Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit Mario Set / Luigi Set (Nintendo, 10/16/20) – 7,691 (81,609)
6. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 7,088 (3,773,724)
7. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 5,863 (1,537,361)
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 4,736 (3,860,637)
9. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 4,051 (411,984)
10. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 3,739 (1,580,887)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch – 48,682 (12,936,203)
2. Switch Lite – 16,086 (2,761,601)
3. PlayStation 4 – 3,005 (7,664,956)
4. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 836 (1,744,012)
5. PlayStation 4 Pro – 132 (1,574,854)
6. Xbox One X – 28 (20,929)
7. New 3DS LL – 20 (5,888,693)
8. Xbox One S – 19 (93,623)

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