Nintendo Switch family shifts 89,734 units this week

The hardware and physical software charts are in from the land of the rising sun and it has been a great week for the Nintendo Switch family of systems. The Switch and Switch Lite easily claimed the No.1 spot this week and while the next-generation consoles continue to face stock issues, it is clear that Japanese consumers can’t get enough of Nintendo’s games. The entire top ten on the physical software charts are games for the Nintendo Switch family with Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Saikyo Battle Royale!! proving popular and shooting straight to No.1. Here’s the best-sellers for the week of 9th August, 2024 to 15th August, 2024.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Saikyo Battle Royale!! (Konami, 08/12/21) – 96,297 (New)
2. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 21,974 (2,322,950)
3. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 21,395 (2,123,808)
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 21,263 (3,979,328)
5. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 21,063 (2,755,294)
6. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (Nintendo, 07/16/21) – 13,472 (247,696)
7. [NSW] Crayon Shin-chan: Ora to Hakase no Natsuyasumi – Owaranai Nanokakan no Tabi(Neos, 07/15/21) – 13,434 (169,708)
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 12,956 (4,380,529)
9. [NSW] Game Builder Garage (Nintendo, 06/11/21) – 12,857 (212,957)
10. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo, 02/12/21) – 12,715 (849,280)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch – 75,547 (16,845,143)
2. Switch Lite – 14,187 (4,009,680)
3. PlayStation 5 – 7,143 (803,906)
4. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 1,913 (158,883)
5. PlayStation 4 – 1,170 (7,802,981)
6. Xbox Series X – 822 (51,161)
7. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 539 (1,170,274)
8. Xbox Series S – 434 (20,684)

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