The Switch has been extremely successful in Japan since its launch, but the release of Pokemon Sword and Shield has kicked things up a notch. In the newest weekly sales report for video game hardware and software in Japan, Famitsu reports that the console sold over 180,000 units in the country last week—which, to be clear, is more than every other system on sale on the market put together, times twenty. This sales performance has officially pushed lifetime sales of the system in the country to over 10 million units
The PS4 came in second, with 8,000 units sold, and the 3DS, now squarely on its last legs, sold a little over 1,200 units. On the software side of things, Pokemon’s launch has already been documented. Death Stranding saw an extremely steep drop in its second week, which is in line with how it seems to be performing in the UK as well. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has apparently had a very modest debut in the country.
You can check out the full list of video game software and hardware sales below:
01./00. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} (¥5.980) – 1.364.544 / NEW
02./01. [PS4] Death Stranding # <ADV> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2019.11.08} (¥6.900) – 37.382 / 223.291 (-80%)
03./02. [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.10.31} (¥5.980) – 29.718 / 235.047 (-46%)
04./03. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980) – 28.015 / 263.940 (-46%)
05./00. [PS4] Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order # <ACT> (Electronic Arts) {2019.11.15} (¥7.727) – 26.761 / NEW
06./06. [PS4] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare <ACT> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2019.10.25} (¥7.900) – 9.411 / 181.165 (-42%)
07./07. [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020 <SPT> (Sega) {2019.11.01} (¥5.990) – 9.042 / 42.756 (-37%)
08./05. [PS4] Need for Speed: Heat # <RCE> (Electronic Arts) {2019.11.08} (¥7.727) – 7.638 / 23.944 (-53%)
09./08. [NSW] Minecraft # <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) – 7.637 / 1.003.160 (-8%)
10./04. [PS4] Persona 5 Royal # <RPG> (Atlus) {2019.10.31} (¥8.800) – 7.195 / 228.756 (-64%)
Hardware
Switch: 180,136
PS4: 8,094
3DS: 1,262
XB1: 80
PSV: 20
