Sales of video games were strong for the week between April 27 to May 3 according to the latest chart available via Famitsu here. Besides, it is thanks to the awesome folks at Famitsu that we get see these charts on a weekly basis, so why not head over to their site here and show them some love!
Famitsu has noted that the strong sales are attributable to Golden Week – a long holiday period which lands at the end of April till early May – and due to the state of emergency issued by Japan, causing many people to refrain from going outside. This has led to growth in sales, in particular Switch titles with Ring Fit Adventure rising the biggest. Animal Crossing is still going steady at number one, but sales have fell a little at around 8%. Most Mario titles too have seen an incline in sales.
Regrettably, things are not looking so good for PS4 titles in the top 10 as both Final Fantasy VII Remake and Trials of Mana showed a decline. Of the two, Trials of Mana fell the hardest.
I will not be including sales of hardware in this post as Famitsu has compiled two weeks of data in their post. Thus, I will be creating a separate post for that. If you missed it, do find them in the Video Game Sales Ranking tab. As usual, you can find the full list as below:
1. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (↓8.30%)
Sales: 260, 357
Total Sales: 4,155,516
Platform: Switch
Link (JPN): Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Link (ENG): Animal Crossing: New Horizons
2. Ring Fit Adventure (↑84.87%)
Sales: 81,649
Total Sales: 860,592
Platform: Switch
Link (JPN): Ring Fit Adventure
Link (ENG): Ring Fit Adventure
3. Final Fantasy VII Remake (↓39.78%)
Sales: 39,485
Total Sales: 878,559
Platform: PS4
Link (JPN): Final Fantasy VII Remake
Link (ENG): Final Fantasy VII Remake
4. Trials of Mana (↓70.06%)
Sales: 24,067
Total Sales: 104,450
Platform: PS4
Link (JPN): Trials of Mana
Link (ENG): Trials of Mana
5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↑25.16%)
Sales: 20,396
Total Sales: 2,918,245
Platform: Switch
Link (JPN): Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
6. Super Mario Party (↑32.64%)
Sales: 13,920
Total Sales: 1,430,200
Platform: Switch
Link (JPN): Super Mario Party
Link (ENG): Super Mario Party
7. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (↑28.04%)
Sales: 13,390
Total Sales: 3,678,894
Platform: Switch
Link (JPN): Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (JPN)
Link (ENG): Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (ENG)
8. Trials of Mana (↓81.70%)
Sales: 12,831
Total Sales: 82,945
Platform: Switch
Link (JPN): Trials of Mana
Link (ENG): Trials of Mana
9. Splatoon 2 (↑32.30%)
Sales: 12,391
Total Sales: 3,395,693
Platform: Switch
Link (JPN): Splatoon 2
Link (ENG): Splatoon 2
10. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training For Nintendo Switch (↑50.58%)
Sales: 9,506
Total Sales: 211,889
Platform: Switch
Link (JPN): Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training For Nintendo Switch
Special Column
Video Game Sales Top 11 – Top 30 (Title *Sales **Total Sales)
11. Minecraft *8,458 **1,371,668
12. Pokémon Sword and Shield *7,651 **3,586,123
13. Resident Evil 3 *7,107 **251,747
14. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe *6,264 **832,925
15. One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 *5,660 **128,502
16. One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 *5,621 **110,457
17. Super Mario Maker 2 *5,443 **904,490
18. The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild *5,305 **1,576,348
19. Fit Boxing *4,970 **100,051
20. Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Master Edition *4,579 **464,056
21. Grand Theft Auto V: Premium Online Edition [Low-priced Edition] *4,479 **44,660
22. Fishing Spirits *4,270 **431,730
23. Animal Crossing: New Leaf amiibo+ *4,156 **500,117
24. Nioh 2 *4,010 **154,296
25. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX *3,999 **245,610
26. Predator: Hunting Grounds *3,847 **13,019
27. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 *3,838 **309,084
28. Luigi Mansion 3 *3,415 **638,149
29. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare *3,158 **241,692
30. Dragon Quest XI S Echoes of an Elusive Age *3,099 **515,515
Blue = PS4
Red = Switch
Dark Red = 3DS
Do let me know if you find any faults with the list, also if you have any thoughts you would like to share with the community, do leave a comment down below!
Source: Famitsu
Featured Image: Animal Crossing Official Site
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