Nintendo Switch and Mario Tennis Ace Charts For Another Week in New Media Create Report

Wednesday means the Media Create reports for video game hardware and software sales from Japan are now available for the previous week. And, much like the week before, Nintendo’s Switch topped the hardware charts, with over 44,000 units sold. The PS4 continued its precipitous decline, hitting 17,000 units sold, while the ageing and fading 3DS rounds out the top three, with a little over 7,000 units sold.

On the software side of things, Nintendo continues its total stranglehold on the charts. Mario Tennis Aces continued to reign atop the list, with Minecraft‘s Switch release coming in at number 2, and Splatoon 2 was number 3. Meanwhile, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Kirby: Star Allies, and Super Mario Odyssey continue to show strong legs, as does Detroit: Become Human.

Next week’s charts should see some shakeups- Octopath Traveler launches at last, and if nothing else, it will be interesting to see how it manages to do with the audience Nintendo has cultivated for RPGs on the Switch over the last year.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Mario Tennis Aces (Nintendo, 06/22/18) – 32,697 (205,614)
2. [NSW] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 19,148 (106,685)
3. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 16,362 (2,427,352)
4. [PS4] Zanki Zero: Last Beginning (Spike Chunsoft, 07/05/18) – 15,541 (New)
5. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 12,090 (1,616,256)
6. [PS4] The Crew 2 (Ubisoft, 06/29/18) – 9,740 (27,325)
7. [PSV] Zanki Zero: Last Beginning (Spike Chunsoft, 07/05/18) – 9,111 (New)
8. [NSW] Kirby: Star Allies (Nintendo, 03/16/18) – 6,833 (553,604)
9. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 6,322 (1,037,095)
10. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 5,333 (1,761,421)
11. [NSW] Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo, 05/04/18) – 4,808 (186,688)
12. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon (The Pokemon Company, 11/17/17) – 4,377 (1,661,368)
13. [PS4] New Gundam Breaker (Limited Edition Included) (Bandai Namco, 06/21/18) – 4,105 (77,053)
14. [PS4] Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 (Konami, 09/14/17) – 3,994 (169,430)
15. [PS4] Detroit: Become Human (SIE, 05/25/18) – 3,585 (87,039)
16. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix (Square Enix, 03/09/17) – 3,474 (163,276)
17. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit (Nintendo, 04/20/18) – 2,995 (199,273)
18. [PS4] Fate/Extella Link (Limited Edition Included) (Marvelous, 06/07/18) – 2,390 (106,304)
19. [PS4] FIFA 18 (EA, 09/29/17) – 2,318 (134,832)
20. [NSW] Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana (NIS, 06/28/18) – 2,189 (8,620)

Hardware Sales (followed by last week’s sales)

1. Switch – 44,237 (50,762)
2. PlayStation 4 – 12,608 (13,632)
3. PlayStation 4 Pro – 5,226 (5,179)
4. New 2DS LL – 3,965 (4,222)
5. PlayStation Vita – 3,444 (3,470)
6. New 3DS LL – 2,739 (2,695)
7. 2DS – 528 (406)
8. Xbox One X – 47 (234)
9. Xbox One – 41 (53)