Mario Party Superstars performed very well, as expected, with 5.43 million sales since its October 29th launch. The other new title released in the quarter was Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain with 1.28 million sales since launching on December 3rd. Game Builder Garage managed to sell 1.01 million units while WarioWare: Get It Together!, which launched in September 2021, hit 1.24 million sales.

Other noteworthy numbers include Luigi’s Mansion 3 at 11.04 million sales; Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury selling 8.85 million units; The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD at 3.85 million sales; New Pokemon Snap at 2.36 million sales; Mario Golf: Super Rush at 2.26 million units sold; and Miitopia at 1.63 million sales. For more details on the top-selling Nintendo Switch titles of all time, head here.

This update, incidentally, is the final free update the game will receive, though it is a pretty meaty one. It adds two new characters with Wiggler and Shy Guy, two new golf courses with Shelltop Sanctuary and All-Star Summit, and finally, two new modes with Target Golf – which allows players to play with just tee shots, without needing to know the detailed rules of golf – and One-On, One-Putt – where players must hit the green on the first swing and then putt into the cup on the second swing. Meanwhile, a number of bug fixes and balancing adjustments also arrive with the update. You can read the full patch notes below.

Mario Golf: Super Rush is available on the Nintendo Switch. You can read our review of the game through here.

UPDATE NOTES:

Added Playable Character, “Wiggler”

• Wiggler has been added as a playable character playable in matches. He is a power-type character that uses his long body to send the ball farther.
• When he uses a Special Shot or is attacked, he will become enraged and power up for a certain amount of time:
  • • Ball flight distance increases by 1.1 times.
    • In “Speed Golf”, in addition to distance, running speed and Special Dash speed will be enhanced by 1.25 times. In addition, the Special Dash will change from a straight shot to a special shot that hits the ground and sends out a shockwave.
• His Special Shot has the effect of blowing away balls from its point of impact, as well as the surrounding area, due to the impact of the berries that are launched with it.

Added Playable Character, “Shy Guy”

• Shy Guy has been added as a playable character to choose from in Matches. He is a well-balanced, all-around character that is easy to use in any situation.
• His Special Dash uses the help of the Fly Guys to keep him flying until his gauge runs out, or a button is pressed. Use it at the right time to get an advantage over your opponent.
• His Special Shot has the effect of blowing away balls around its point of impact.

Added Golf Course, “Shelltop Sanctuary”

• Added the full course “Shelltop Sanctuary”, made entirely of short holes.
• Shelltop Sanctuary, where Cheep Cheeps fly to and fro, is a short course with all of its 18 holes being Par 3.
• Two difficulty levels can be selected: “Amateur”, and “Pro”. Switching between them will greatly change the location of the green.

Added Golf Course, “All-Star Summit”

• Added the full course “All-Star Summit”, which uses illustrations of Mario and others as a motif.
• This course features familiar characters, and the design of the green and the bunkers is different from other courses, so you can enjoy employing a different kind of strategy.
• The brick blocks strewn throughout the course can be broken by hitting them with a shot, or special dash. Break them to acquire coins that refill your Energy.
• Get on top of the clouds found on the course to travel to opposite banks, or acquire Star Coins to fully charge your Energy.

Added New Mode, “Target Golf”

• A new mode that allows you to play with just tee shots, without needing to know the detailed rules of golf.
• Players take turns shooting a total of five balls at a circular target, competing for the highest score based on points awarded according to the position they hit. The closer the ball is to the center of the target, the higher the score will. If another player scores in an area first, however, the area will not be scored until the board resets. During play, ball types can change, and high-scoring targets appear that offer a chance for reversal.
• In the Play Golf menu, you can play against four other players with a single Joy-Con on a single Nintendo Switch. You can also play against four other players in Local Play and Online Play.
• *Can be played with Motion Controls.
• In the Solo Challenge menu, you can also play the single player challenge content Solo Score Challenge, Target Golf. The challenge is to see how many points you can score before you miss three times, while the ball type and wind direction changes.

Added New Mode, “One-On, One-Putt”

• One-On, One-Putt has been added to Solo Score Challenge, a mode where you must hit the green on the first swing and then putt into the cup on the second swing. The first shot must be on the green and the second shot must be in the cup.
• You can play this mode on New Donk City and Shelltop Sanctuary, which consist of short courses only, in Amateur and Pro configurations, respectively. In Shelltop Sanctuary, there is a Special difficulty level that requires you to use a special club for each hole.

Game Balance Adjustments

• Changed the amount of Energy Gauge recovered when obtaining coins from 1% to 4%.
• Adjusted the number of coins that drop around you when you are attacked.
• When attacking another player with Special Dash, the coins dropped by the opponent will now be automatically collected.
• Stamina consumption when dashing with the B button has been reduced.
• When Stamina has completely depleted and the B button is being held down, after a fixed amount of time, Stamina will recover and the player can start dashing again, even if the B button is continuously held down.
• CPUs now aim more to collect the Coins and Hearts on the course than before.
• CPUs will now aim Special Shots and Special Dashes at other players more than before.

General

• Medals are now displayed on the Main Menu, which allow you to check your completion of challenges and achievements.
• A guide explaining how to play will now display every time at the start of using Motion Controls.
• Spin will no longer be added after Pin Shots, and Flag Shots.
• Adjusted the positioning of some of the garbage cans and benches in New Donk City.
• Fixed an issue where Wario’s Special Dash would sometimes hit an invisible wall above other players while going airborne.
• Fixed additional issues to improve playability and game balance.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD launched in July, and as of September 30, it has sold 3.6 million units. Incredibly enough, that means it has already almost outsold the original Wii release, which stands at 3.67 million units. Meanwhile, New Pokemon Snap’s sales have hit 2.19 million units, while Mario Golf: Super Rush currently stands at 1.94 million units sold worldwide. At last count, the two games had sold 2.07 million units and 1.34 million units respectively.

Meanwhile, Nintendo has also provided updated sales figures for the Nintendo Switch itself, which has sold 92.97 million units worldwide as of September 30. You can read more on that through here.

Each character is fairly unique in their own ways. Koopa Troopa’s Special Dash allows for freely changing the direction of movement and can be used to dash on water. Hitting other players will increase acceleration. Ninja, who has the highest Speed in the entire roster, can glide with his Special Dash and his Special Shot will knock away other balls while bouncing.

As for the new playable courses, Blustery Basin is snow-themed and has Snow Pokeys, Cooligans as a new obstacle and blizzards which result in stronger winds. Spiky Palms is desert-themed and has regular Pokeys, Spikes and rain that reduces shot travel. Update version 3.0.0 also allows for changing the CPU Skill with options like Amateur, Pro and Champ, and adjustments have been to Ranked Matches. For more details, check out the patch notes here.

UPATE NOTES:

General Changes

• In Online Play, for the options “Standard Golf” and “All at Once,” if a player fails to hole-in within one minute after all other players have holed-in, they are treated as if they’ve given up—as is the case in Speed Golf.
• Fixed a bug in Golf Adventure’s XC Standard Round that appeared to allow players to take a route other than crossing to the other side with a tornado when “Restart from First Hole” was selected.
• Fixed a bug in New Donk City’s Amateur placement on Hole 13, where if a player had gotten a hole-in-one after hitting the parasol, one stroke would be added to their score.
• Adjusted some collision detection for buildings and other objects placed in New Donk City.
• Adjusted CPU behavior for New Donk City.
• Fixed a bug where animation and voice weren’t matching-up during the ranking display for Ranked Matches.
• Fixed a bug where Daisy’s voice and animations weren’t matching up when she hit a bogey.
• Made several other fixes, and adjustments to game balance to improve enjoyment and playability.

For starters, Toadette has been added as a new playable character, while New Donk City from Super Mario Odyssey has also been added as a new course. A new mode for Ranked matches has also been introduced, while the update also improves the motion controls in the game, though exactly how that has been done hasn’t been detailed.

Nintendo says more updates for the game will continue to be released later this year, which is definitely good news. Mario Golf: Super Rush was a little lacking in content at launch, so it’s good to know that Nintendo plans on adding more stuff in the coming months.

Mario Golf: Super Rush is available exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.

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Software sales were also strong in that period with 45.28 million sold. In terms of sales for new releases, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury managed to sell 6.68 million. New Pokemon Snap, which recently received its first free content update, has sold 2.07 million units while Mario Golf: Super Rush sold 1.34 million units. Miitopia managed to sell 1.04 million since release.

The coming months are looking even better for the Switch, both in terms of hardware and software sales. The Nintendo Switch OLED releases October 8th alongside Metroid Dread while Mario Party Superstars is out on October 29th. November will have titles like Shin Megami Tensei 5 and Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl releasing as well.

Meanwhile, Mario Golf: Super Rush debuted in third place, and similar to Ratchet, it saw the biggest ever launch (in terms of dollar sales) for a Mario Golf game, beating a record previously held by 2003 GameCube title Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour. Yet another new release in the charts is Scarlet Nexus, Bandai Namco’s new anime-style action RPG, claiming fifth place upon debut. 

Tony Haw’s Pro Skater 1+2, meanwhile, saw a sudden surge in sales. Thanks to the launch of the game’s Nintendo Switch version, it jumped from No. 51 last month to seventeenth place in June. Meanwhile, Sea of Thieves also enjoyed a similar resurgence, climbing from No. 36 to No. 20, driven by its A Pirate’s Life expansion.

You can check out the top 20 best-selling games in the United States for June 2021 below:

* Digital sales not included
^ Xbox digital sales not included

Scarlet Nexus has dropped out of the top 10, but Samurai Warriors 5, which had a strong debut last week, occupies two positions in this week’s charts once more, with the Nintendo Switch and PS4 versions of the game taking the fifth and sixth spots respectively. If sales for the two versions were to be combined, it would comfortably be placed in second place.

Meanwhile, on the hardware front, the Nintendo Switch is, predictably enough, once again the highest selling console of the week. It’s seen a bit of a bump in sales from last week, having sold over 84,000 units (as opposed to the 72,000 units sold last week).

You can check out the full software and hardware charts below.

Software sales (followed by lifetime sales):

1. [NSW] Mario Golf: Super Rush – 31,685 (112,115)
2. [NSW] Game Builder Garage – 17,640 (143,648)
3. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 14,422 (2,669,091)
4. [NSW] Minecraft – 13,211 (2,032,643)
5. [NSW] Samurai Warriors 5 – 11,555 (50,246)
6. [PS4] Samurai Warriors 5 – 10,292 (65,967)
7. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 10,211 (3,898,694)
8. [NSW] Miitopia – 9,593 (179,233)
9. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 9,458 (2,251,898)
10. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury – 7,954 (798,431)

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

Nintendo Switch – 84,494 (72,951)
PS5 – 16,354 (23,438)
Xbox Series X/S – 3,470 (4,113)
PS4 – 1,159 (2,548)
3DS – 732 (519)

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In third place is Mario Kart 8: Deluxe which rose to third place despite sales dropping by 19 percent. Animal Crossing: New Horizons also saw sales drop by 22 percent but still managed to hit fourth place. Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart’s sales dropped by 54 percent, causing it to place in sixth for the week.

Grand Theft Auto 5 sales were up by 20 percent and it ranked in seventh place while The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild placed at tenth thanks to sales rising by 31 percent. Scarlet Nexus debuted in eighth place last week but has since dropped to 27th due to a 62 percent drop in sales. Check out the full top ten best selling physical games in the UK for the week ending July 3rd below.

Scarlet Nexus is another new release debuting in the top 10, and like Samurai Warriors 5, occupies two spots in the charts. The PS4 version has sold over 20,000 copies and comes in at No. 5, while the PS5 version is at No. 9 with a little over 11,000 units sold. The total sales are lower than what you’d expect from a new anime action RPG releasing in Japan. Meanwhile, The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails is in at No. 8 with over 11,000 units sold, while The Caligula Effect 2 debuts in tenth place with over 10,000 units sold.

On the hardware front, the Switch is, once again, the highest selling console, having moved over 72,000 units across the week. The PS5 trails by quite a large margin, having sold over 23,000 units.

You can check out the full software and hardware charts for the week ending June 27 below.

Software sales (followed by lifetime sales): 

1. [NSW] Mario Golf: Super Rush – 80,430 (New)
2. [PS4] Samurai Warriors 5 – 55,675 (New)
3. [NSW] Samurai Warriors 5 – 38,691 (New)
4. [NSW] Game Builder Garage – 23,280 (126,008)
5. [PS4] Scarlet Nexus – 20,160 (New)
6. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 13,756 (2,654,669)
7. [NSW] Minecraft – 11,888 (2,019,432)
8. [PS4] The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails – 11,230 (New)
9. [PS5] Scarlet Nexus – 11,008 (New)
10. [NSW] The Caligula Effect 2 – 10,243 (New)

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

Nintendo Switch – 72,951 (75,077)
PS5 – 23,438 (15,346)
Xbox Series X/S – 4,113 (3,684)
PS4 – 2,548 (667)
3DS – 519 (481)

[Via ResetEra]