The latest sales data from Japan has been released, and last week was another strong week for Nintendo in their homeland.
The Big N made up the top six software entries, taking up 15 spots overall in the top 20. Most notably, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe maintained its pole position with another 26,440 sales. The 3DS’ Monster Hunter XX came in second place with just over 15,000 sales. The only new release in the top 20 was Attack on Titan for 3DS, selling 8599 copies in its first week to come in 5th place.
In hardware, the Switch held its own, moving another 24,712 units, with the 3DS in second place after selling 13,643 units.
Are you impressed with these figures? Check out both the software and hardware charts below and let us know your thoughts on Nintendo’s sales streak.
Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
- [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 36,440 (411,915)
- [3DS] Monster Hunter XX (Capcom, 03/16/17) – 15,002 (1,466,546)
- [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 11,916 (454,783)
- [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X (Bandai Namco, 04/27/17) – 10,574 (138,938)
- [3DS] Attack on Titan: Escape from Certain Death (Koei Tecmo, 05/11/17) – 8,599 (New)
- [3DS] Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 04/20/17) – 5,713 (174,868)
- [PS4] NieR: Automata (Square Enix, 02/23/17) – 5,056 (325,553)
- [PS4] Dark Souls III: The Fire Fades Edition (Bandai Namco, 04/20/17) – 4,016 (52,678)
- [3DS] Pro Yakyuu Famista Climax (Bandai Namco, 04/20/17) – 3,959 (73,683)
- [3DS] Mario Sports Superstars (Nintendo, 03/30/17) – 3,486 (89,964)
- [NSW] 1-2-Switch (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 3,410 (208,856)
- [Wii U] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 3,395 (119,708)
- [PS4] Ghost Recon: Wildlands (Ubisoft, 03/09/17) – 3,080 (177,945)
- [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Pokemon Moon (Nintendo, 11/18/16) – 3,062 (3,259,837)
- [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf Amiibo+ (Nintendo, 11/23/16) – 2,939 (175,948)
- [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo, 12/01/16) – 2,929 (1,038,463)
- [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (Low Price Version) (Take-Two, 10/08/15) – 2,880 (334,080)
- [PS4] Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft, 12/10/15) – 2,527 (192,045)
- [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo, 12/01/11) – 2,429 (2,771,420)
- [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki (Level-5, 12/15/16) – 2,146 (718,551)
Hardware Sales (followed by last week’s sales)
- Switch – 24,712 (47,911)
- New 3DS LL – 13,643 (20,457)
- PlayStation 4 – 12,334 (20,963)
- PlayStation 4 Pro – 4,961 (6,991)
- PlayStation Vita – 4,114 (7,158)
- 2DS – 2,862 (5,355)
- New 3DS – 1,021 (1,169)
- PlayStation 3 – 325 (407)
- Wii U – 157 (397)
- Xbox One – 149 (677)
Source: Gematsu