As we ring in the new year, let’s review the latest sales charts from Japan. In the lead-up to Christmas, it’s no surprise sales were higher than usual, and Nintendo topped both the software and hardware charts in its homeland of Japan.
In software, games on Nintendo platforms took up the top nine spots on the list, with Super Mario Odyssey coming in at number one with 209,630 sales. Yo-kai Watch Busters 2 and Pokemon Ultra Sun/Moon, both for 3DS, came in second and third spots, followed by Splatoon 2 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for the Switch.
In hardware, the Nintendo Switch topped the charts, moving an impressive 269,684 consoles. The 2DS and 3DS LL units sold 45,387 and 27,947, respectively, to come in third and fourth places.
Check out the full list below and let us know your thoughts on the way things were in Japan last week.
Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
- [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 209,630 (1,292,281)
- [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters 2: Treasure Legend Banbaraya – Sword / Magnmum (Level-5, 12/16/17) – 184,739 (393,279)
- [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon (Nintendo, 11/17/17) – 176,789 (1,345,962)
- [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 137,607 (1,668,466)
- [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04,28,17) – 100,205 (1,045,438)
- [3DS] Kirby: Battle Royale (Nintendo, 11/30/17) – 42,796 (115,324)
- [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 35,565 (738,026)
- [NSW] Pokken Tournament DX (Nintendo, 09/22/17) – 27,053 (297,491)
- [NSW] Arms (Nintendo, 06/16/17) – 25,285 (297,491)
- [PS4] The Idolmaster: Stella Stage (Limited Edition Included) (Bandai Namco, 12/21/17) – 23,772 (New)
- [NSW] 1-2-Switch (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 23,156 (328,694)
- [3DS] Style Savvy: Styling Star (Nintendo, 11/03/17) – 21,321 (105,557)
- [PS4] Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings(Gust, 12/21/17) – 21,129 (New)
- [PS4] Earth Defense Force 5 (D3 Publisher, 12/07/17) – 20,536 (164,944)
- [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf Amiibo+ (Nintendo, 11/23/16) – 18,019 (336,543)
- [NSW] Sumikko Gurashi: Sumikko Park he Youkoso (Nippon Columbia, 12/07/17) – 17,769 (110,355)
- [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon Double Pack (Nintendo, 11/17/17) – 17,679 (319,945)
- [PS4] Okami HD (Limited Edition Included) (Capcom, 12/21/17) – 16,536 (New)
- [NSW] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 Deluxe Edition (Bandai Namco, 12/21/17) – 16,011 (New)
- [NSW] Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 for Nintendo Switch (Bandai Namco, 09/07/17) – 15,916 (89,161)
Hardware Sales (followed by last week’s sales)
- Switch – 269,684 (221,210)
- PlayStation 4 – 50,662 (45,161)
- New 2DS LL – 45,387 (31,653)
- New 3DS LL – 27,947 (19,115)
- PlayStation 4 Pro – 16,595 (17,804)
- PlayStation Vita – 14,041 (9,049)
- 2DS – 6,992 (4,324)
- Xbox One – 687 (2,175)
- New 3DS – 311 (421)
- Wii U – 98 (75)
- PlayStation 3 – 40 (44)
- Xbox One X – 32 (132)
Source: Gematsu