Japan: Latest Famitsu charts show Nintendo’s dominance

We now have the most up to date Famitsu video game sales straight from Japan and it has been another stellar week for Nintendo. The Kyoto-based company currently has the entire top ten on lock down with Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield continuing their reign at the top of the charts. Here’s the best-selling software and hardware in Japan at present.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 268,620 (3,256,754)
2. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 66,295 (2,725,304)
3. [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Nintendo, 10/31/19) – 64,073 (570,071)
4. [NSW] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Bundle Version Included) (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 62,808 (1,208,747)
5. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 57,403 (3,510,455)
6. [NSW] Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch (Nintendo, 12/27/19) – 57,212 (91,908)
7. [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (Sega, 11/01/19) – 53,379 (248,507)
8. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 51,930 (547,569)
9. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 47,463 (1,311,173)
10. [NSW] Tsuri Spirits Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco, 07/25/19) – 35,938 (372,933)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch – 252,776 (10,590,824)
2. Switch Lite – 148,352 (1,193,735)
3. PlayStation 4 Pro – 33,771 (1,428,741)
4. PlayStation 4 – 31,832 (7,385,105)
5. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 4,791 (1,694,913)
6. New 3DS LL – 182 (5,886,097)
7. Xbox One X – 160 (18,802)
8. Xbox One S – 85 (92,689)

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