Japan: Nintendo Switch games dominate the top ten and Switch best -selling hardware

The latest Japanese video game software and hardware charts are now in via Weekly Famitsu. Nintendo has had an excellent week as the entire top ten is comprised of Switch games. It is the creative Game Builder Garage by Nintendo at No.1, shifting an additional 31,487 units this week. The Nintendo Switch is once again the best-selling system this week selling an additional 75,077 units. Here’s the best-selling video games and hardware in Japan for the period of 14th June, 2024 to 20th June, 2024.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Game Builder Garage (Nintendo, 06/11/21) – 31,487 (102,728)
2. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 13,005 (2,640,913)
3. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 12,316 (2,007,544)
4. [NSW] Miitopia (Nintendo, 05/21/21) – 12,184 (159,586)
5. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 10,393 (2,233,900)
6. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 8,957 (3,880,206)
7. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise (Capcom, 03/26/21) – 7,787 (2,265,122)
8. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo, 02/12/21) – 7,732 (784,047)
9. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 6,656 (4,312,498)
10. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 6,094 (6,801,696)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch – 61,467 (16,365,857)
2. Switch Lite – 13,610 (3,903,023)
3. PlayStation 5 – 13,905 (698,420)
4. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 1,441 (136,725)
5. Xbox Series X – 3,141 (39,326)
6. PlayStation 4 – 667 (7,792,802)
7. Xbox Series S – 543 (13,185)
8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 481 (1,166,100)

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