The latest sales data for Japan is in, and it was another strong Nintendo week in the region, with eight of the top ten games on Nintendo consoles.
This week saw the latest Dragon Quest entry dominate the software charts for the second week in a row, moving another 300,714 copies on the 3DS alone. Capcom’s latest Ace Attorney game debuted this week, selling 69,848 copies to hit fourth position.
Splatoon 2 remained the most popular Switch title, coming in at third position with 74,235 copies. It should hit the one million mark in the next few weeks.
In hardware, sales dropped a little from last week’s highs, with the Switch remaining on top with 61,933 sales. The 2DS continues to dominate its 3DS sibling, with 33,871 sales compared to 22,200, placing them in third and fourth spots, respectively.
Check out the full sales chart below and let us know your thoughts on the way things were in Japan last week.
Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
- [3DS] Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (Square Enix, 07/29/17) – 300,714 (1,456,601)
- [PS4] Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (Square Enix, 07/29/17) – 200,798 (1,151,113)
- [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 74,235 (827,646)
- [3DS] The Great Ace Attorney 2 (Limited Edition Included) (Capcom, 08/03/17) – 69,848 (New)
- [PS4] Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (SIE, 08/03/17) – 30,384 (New)
- [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 13,764 (615,633)
- [3DS] Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and The Millionaires’ Conspiracy (Level-5, 07/20/17) – 12,699 (108,057)
- [3DS] The Great Ace Attorney 1&2 Limited Edition (Capcom, 08/03/17) – 9,651 (New)
- [3DS] Hey! Pikmin (Nintendo, 07/13/17) – 8,493 (107,887)
- [NSW] Arms (Nintendo, 06/16/17) – 5,472 (189,417)
- [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 5,304 (554,123)
- [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Koko, Doko Nan Desu? (Nippon Columbia, 07/20/17) – 34,107 (5,197)
- [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Pokemon Moon (Nintendo, 11/18/16) – 4,321 (3,304,705)
- [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf Amiibo+ (Nintendo, 11/23/16) – 4,293 (212,998)
- [PS4] Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age (Square Enix, 07/13/17) – 4,217 (132,188)
- [PS4] Gundam Versus (Limited Edition Included) (Bandai Namco, 07/06/17) – 3,948 (153,086)
- [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (SIE, 03/19/15) – 3,297 (1,187,447)
- [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (Low Price Version) (10/08/15) – 2,852 (372,514)
- [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo, 12/01/11) – 2,832 (2,799,235)
- [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo, 12/01/16) – 2,711 (1,069,884)
Hardware Sales (followed by last week’s sales)
- Switch – 61,933 (89,314)
- PlayStation 4 – 43,862 (82,368)
- New 2DS LL – 33,871 (110,963)
- New 3DS LL – 22,200 (26,587)
- PlayStation 4 Pro – 9,077 (10,988)
- PlayStation Vita – 4,773 (4,967)
- 2DS – 3,740 (3,680)
- New 3DS – 1,078 (1,370)
- Wii U – 158 (142)
- PlayStation 3 – 96 (121)
- Xbox One – 90 (94)
Source: Gematsu