The week between August 16 to August 22 sees consoles end the week on a mix note with four out of the eight hardware listed experience a drop week-on-week. Both Switch editions succumb to roughly 20% drop of sales after recording a climb on the chart a week ago with total units sold at 72,527 units, down from 89,732 units they sold the prior week. The PlayStation 4 fails to impress yet again as it reports another drop in sales, higher than the week before to finish the week under 1,000 units sold. New 2DS LL on the other hand, has a narrow loss of 3.15% week-on-week. Good news for newer consoles such as the PlayStation 5 to have witnessed a decent climb to 12,638 units, up 28.34%, though it is the Xbox Series that has the best performance for the week. Sales have risen 78.28% to 5,782 units.
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Sales of Hardware
| Hardware | Weekly Sales | Change | Lifetime Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switch | 62,022 | (↓20.55%) | 16,907,165 |
| Switch Lite | 10,505 | (↓25.95%) | 4,020,185 |
| PS5 | 10,083 | (↑25.16%) | 813,989 |
| PS5 Digital Edition | 2,555 | (↑25.13%) | 161,438 |
| Xbox Series X | 2,932 | (↑71.96%) | 54,093 |
| Xbox Series S | 2,850 | (↑84.77%) | 23,534 |
| PS4 | 943 | (↓19.40%) | 7,803,924 |
| New 2DS LL | 522 | (↓3.15%) | 1,170,796 |
Sales have calmed down for software as older titles have all fell for the week after some weeks of good sales. The largest being Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Saikyou Battle Royale!! which debuted at 96,297 copies a week ago, however sales have plummeted by 82.61% to 16,742 copies. This has paved way for Ring Fit Adventure to take home the crown at 17,656 copies sold.
One new release that made the chart is Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut which places 5th and 7th places at 13,745 copies and 10,224 copies sold respectively. In total, that would put it at 23,969 copies sold. The title had a good run in 2020, the year of its initial release with 212,915 copies sold in the first week. It was charted continuously for 17 weeks on the sales chart with total copies sold amounting to 412,868 copies within the period.
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Video Game Software Top 10
1. Ring Fit Adventure (↓16.18%)
Sales: 17,656
Lifetime Sales: 2,772,950
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 18, 2019
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
2. Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Saikyou Battle Royale!! (↓82.61%)
Sales: 16,742
Lifetime Sales: 113,039
Developer: KONAMI
Platform: Switch
Release Date: August 12, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
3. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↓25.85%)
Sales: 15,767
Lifetime Sales: 3,995,095
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
4. Minecraft (↓23.09%)
Sales: 15,385
Lifetime Sales: 2,139,193
Developer: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
5. Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut (NEW)
Sales: 13,745
Lifetime Sales: 13,745
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Platform: PS5
Release Date: August 20, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): PlayStation Store
6. Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (↓38.20%)
Sales: 13,581
Lifetime Sales: 2,336,531
Developer: KONAMI
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 19, 2020
Link (JPN): Amazon
7. Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut (NEW)
Sales: 10,224
Lifetime Sales: 10,224
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Platform: PS4
Release Date: August 20, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): PlayStation Store
8. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (↓31.54%)
Sales: 8,870
Lifetime Sales: 4,389,399
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
9. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (↓35.41%)
Sales: 8,212
Lifetime Sales: 857,492
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: February 12, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Nintendo
10. Super Mario Party (↓42.68%)
Sales: 6,810
Lifetime Sales: 1,970,823
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 5, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Video Game Software Top 11 – 30
| Rank | Title | Weekly Sales | Lifetime Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch | 6,770 | 6,860,913 |
| 12 | Nabi-tsuki! Tsukutte Wakaru Hajimete Game Programming Switch | 6,573 | 219,530 |
| 13 | Pokémon Sword and Shield Switch | 6,462 | 4,112,937 |
| 14 | Crayon Shin-chan: Ora to Hakase no Natsuyasumi – Owaranai Nanokakan no Tabi Switch | 6,354 | 176,062 |
| 15 | eBaseball Professional Baseball Spirits 2021: Grand Slam Switch | 6,145 | 177,143 |
| 16 | The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Switch | 5,995 | 253,691 |
| 17 | Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch | 5,787 | 777,275 |
| 18 | Miitopia Switch | 5,291 | 232,060 |
| 19 | Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin Switch | 5,236 | 220,893 |
| 20 | Splatoon 2 Switch | 4,623 | 3,926,881 |
| 21 | The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Switch | 3,810 | 1,860,970 |
| 22 | Monster Hunter Rise Switch | 3,762 | 2,312,364 |
| 23 | Mario Golf: Super Rush Switch | 3,624 | 174,974 |
| 24 | Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise Switch | 3,457 | 135,247 |
| 25 | Fishing Spirits Switch | 2,930 | 612,647 |
| 26 | Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! Switch | 2,715 | 620,916 |
| 27 | Minecraft Dungeons Hero Edition Switch | 2,593 | 136,040 |
| 28 | DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition Switch | 2,592 | 128,588 |
| 29 | New Pokémon Snap Switch | 2,526 | 272,229 |
| 30 | Super Mario Maker 2 Switch | 2,450 | 1,122,076 |
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Source: Famitsu
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