Japan: Monster Hunter Stories 2 is No.1 and Switch family sells 69K

The latest Famitsu sales charts are now in from Japan covering the best-selling physical software and hardware for the week of 5th July to 11th July 11, 2024. It’s no surprise to see the impressive Monster Hunter spin-off for Nintendo Switch, Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, claim the No.1 spot this week beating the likes of eBaseball Pro and the fun Mario Golf: Super Rush. On the hardware side of things it’s the Nintendo Switch family which has once again claimed the No.1 spot shifting 69,283 units this week. Here’s the best-selling software and hardware in Japan this week:

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin (Capcom, 07/09/21) – 137,676 (New)
2. [NSW] eBaseball Pro Baseball Spirits 2024: Grand Slam (Konami, 07/08/21) – 106,597 (New)
3. [NSW] Mario Golf: Super Rush (Nintendo, 06/25/21) – 17,333 (129,448)
4. [NSW] Game Builder Garage (Nintendo, 06/11/21) – 14,105 (157,753)
5. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 12,847 (2,681,938)
6. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 12,348 (2,044,991)
7. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 10,614 (3,909,308)
8. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 9,298 (2,261,196)
9. [NSW] Miitopia (Nintendo, 05/21/21) – 8,272 (187,505)
10. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 7,434 (4,333,576)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch – 52,867 (16,547,989)
2. Switch Lite – 16,416 (3,947,619)
3. PlayStation 5 – 12,271 (744,377)
4. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 2,133 (144,964)
5. PlayStation 4 – 678 (7,797,187)
6. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 628 (1,167,979)
7. Xbox Series X – 579 (45,293)
8. Xbox Series S – 487 (15,867)

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