Fresh Japanese physical games sales chart presented by Famitsu, again entirely composed of positions for one single console – Nintendo Switch… A week earlier, this happened for the first time since 1988, when the Famicom System (NES) ruled the ball.…
The first line of the rating this time was occupied by a new card game from the company Konami – Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Saikyou Battle Royale… She found almost 100,000 customers in retail at the start – this is the best result in the series in 19 years.
The second place is also taken by the game from Konami – Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teibanreleased last fall and has long managed to overcome the milestone of 3 million copies in Japan (including digital sales). During the reporting week, the demand for it increased by 101%…
Sales of most of the games on the chart increased as the reporting period fell on holidays – in Japan they celebrated Obon… Nintendo Switch itself has grown from 72 to 89 thousand consoles sold.
Best Selling Games in Japan August 9-15:
01./00. [NSW] Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Saikyou Battle Royale !! – 96.297 / NEW
02./06. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 21.974 / 2.322.950
03./01. [NSW] Minecraft – 21.395 / 2.123.808
04./04. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 21.263 / 3.979.328
05./05. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 21.063 / 2.755.294
06./02. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD – 13.472 / 247.696
07./03. [NSW] Crayon Shin-chan: Ora to Hakase no Natsuyasumi – Owaranai Nanokakan no Tabi – 13.434 / 169.708
08./08. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 12.956 / 4.380.529
09./10. [NSW] Game Builder Garage – 12.857 / 212.957
10./11. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury – 12.715 / 849.280
11./12. [NSW] Super Mario Party – 11.881 / 1.964.013
12/09. [NSW] eBaseball Professional Baseball Spirits 2023: Grand Slam – 11.506 / 170.998
13./07. [NSW] Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin – 10.194 / 215.657
14./14. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 9.598 / 6.854.143
15./15. [NSW] Mario Golf: Super Rush – 9.565 / 171.350
16./13. [NSW] Miitopia – 8.812 / 226.769
17./16. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics – 8.492 / 771.488
18./17. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield – 7.150 / 4.106.475
19./20. [NSW] Splatoon 2 – 6.357 / 3.922.258
20./19. [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games: Tokyo 2023 – 6.073 / 403.227
21./18. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise – 5.410 / 2.308.602
22./21. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 5.148 / 1.857.160
23./27. [NSW] Fishing Spirits: Nintendo Switch Version – 4.890 / 609.717
24./26. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! – 4.476 / 618.201
25./00. [NSW] Minecraft Dungeons: Hero Edition – 4.395 / 133.447
26./28. [NSW] Human: Fall Flat – 3.853 / 172.750
27./25. [NSW] New Pokemon Snap – 3.723 / 269.703
28./00. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – 3.616 / 1.084.475
29./00. [NSW] Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise – 3.596 / 131.790
30./30. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 – 3.580 / 1.119.626
Console sales for August 9-15 (total in brackets):
- Nintendo Switch Family – 89.732 (20.854.823)
- PlayStation 5 Family – 9.056 (962.789)
- Xbox Series X | S Family – 1.256 (71.845)
- PlayStation 4 Family – 1.170 (9.378.704)
- Nintendo 3DS Family – 539 (24.578.426)
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