Pikmin 3 Deluxe Enjoys Strong Japanese Debut With Over 170,000 Copies Sold

Watch Dogs: Legion debuts in fourth place.

Posted By | On 05th, Nov. 2020

pikmin 3

Famitsu has released the latest weekly charts for video game software and hardware sales in Japan, and as far as the former is concerned, the top 10 is dominated largely by new releases. Debuting in first place is Pikmin 3 Deluxewhich sees impressive sales of over 171,000 units across the week.

Meanwhile, Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne HD Remaster claims both the second and third spots, with the Switch version in second place with over 52,000 units sold, and the PS4 version not far behind with over 48,000 units sold. In fourth place is Ubisoft’s open world title Watch Dogs: Legionwhich sees sales of over 40,000 units.

GreedFall, Spiders’ action RPG, recently saw its launch in Japan, and debuts in seventh place, selling over 13,000 units, while Kamen Rider: Memory of Heroez for the Switch is the sixth debutant in the top 10, slotting in at No. 8 with over 11,000 copies sold.

On the hardware front, the Switch rules the roost once more, selling over 86,000 units, which is up from over 64,000 units sold last week.

You can check out the full software and hardware Japanese sales charts for the week ending November 1 below.

Software sales (followed by lifetime sales):

01. [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe – 171.349 / NEW
02. [NSW] Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne HD Remaster – 52.481 / NEW
03. [PS4] Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne HD Remaster – 48.830 / NEW
04. [PS4] Watch Dogs: Legion – 40.962 / NEW
05. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 29.086 / 1.746.352 
06. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 24.009 / 5.909.746 (+4%)
07. [PS4] GreedFall – 13.292 / NEW
08. [NSW] Kamen Rider: Memory of Heroez – 11.683 / NEW
09. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 9.569 / 3.238.517
10. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield – 9.421 / 3.783.145

Hardware sales (followed by last week’s sakes):

Nintendo Switch – 86,985 (64,768)
PS4 – 3,150 (3,137)
Nintendo 3DS – 1,467 (608)
Xbox One – 36 (47)

[Via ResetEra]


Amazing Articles You Might Want To Check Out!



Share Your Thoughts Below  (Always follow our comments policy!)



Keep On Reading!

Alan Wake 2 Video Details its Dual Protagonist Structure

Alan Wake 2 Video Details its Dual Protagonist Structure

Remedy Entertainment talks about the survival horror sequel's two protagonists and how their experiences diffe...

Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game Announced by Private Division and Weta Workshop

Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game Announced by Private Division and Weta Workshop

Due out in 2024, Tales of the Shire is described as a "heartwarming" game where players will experience a "cos...

10 Things Players Dislike About Mortal Kombat 1

10 Things Players Dislike About Mortal Kombat 1

The reboot offers a clean slate and several new mechanics but fumbles in many important areas. Check out ten o...

Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.0 – Biggest Game Changing Features

Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.0 – Biggest Game Changing Features

CD Projekt RED's magnum opus has undergone several changes with its latest update. Here are some of the bigges...

Don’t Expect a Steam Deck 2 for at Least a Couple of Years, Valve Says

Don’t Expect a Steam Deck 2 for at Least a Couple of Years, Valve Says

"Right now we’re kind of looking at this performance target that we have as a stable target for a couple yea...

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s Seamless Map is “One-to-One” with the Original Game

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s Seamless Map is “One-to-One” with the Original Game

Director Naoki Hamaguchi reveals that players can explore a "fairly wide, expansive area" from the start, with...