Japan: Nintendo Switch sells 89K units and top ten is Switch games this week

It is now Thursday so that means it is time to see how the latest physical video game software and hardware have performed this week in Japan. The Famitsu charts have revealed that once again the Nintendo Switch family of systems remains king in Japan, shifting an impressive 89,104 units for the week of 15th March – 21st March. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury is No.1 and the entire top ten this week consists of Switch games. Next week’s charts should be interesting as Monster Hunter Rise will be available on Friday and should give the Switch a big boost. Check out the latest Famitsu charts below!

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo, 02/12/21) – 37,396 (555,517)
2. [NSW] Densha de GO!! Hashirou Yamanote Sen (Square Enix, 03/18/21) – 24,393 (New)
3. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 20,275 (2,052,117)
4. [NSW] Jack Jeanne (Broccoli, 03/18/21) – 15,827 (New)
5. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 14,865 (2,466,941)
6. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 11,925 (3,738,387)
7. [NSW] Apex Legends Champion Edition (Electronic Arts, 03/18/21) – 11,665 (New)
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 10,397 (4,208,669)
9. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 9,516 (6,699,716)
10. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 9,320 (1,861,643)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch – 52,579 (15,368,232)
2. Switch Lite – 36,525 (3,449,619)
3. PlayStation 5 – 26,322 (433,545)
4. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 8,335 (84,371)
5. PlayStation 4 – 2,559 (7,772,882)
6. Xbox Series X – 1,128 (30,204)
7. Xbox Series S – 801 (8,526)
8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 714 (1,159,191)
9. PlayStation 4 Pro – 19 (1,575,708)

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