First off, Famitsu has published a two-week period of the hardware and software sold in Japan between August 3 to August 16. Therefore, in this post, there will be no week-to-week percentage difference for sales of hardware. I will be making separate posts for August 3 to August 9 and August 10 to August 16 for sales of video games, they will include the week-to-week comparison.
Besides, it is thanks to the amazing folks over at Famitsu that we get to see these charts on a weekly basis, so please be sure to head over to their site here and show them lots of love!
Although it is hard to tell the performance this time around for sales of hardware in Japan, Switch has certainly climbed quite significantly in the span of two weeks. For instance, from July 27, 2020 to August 2, 2020 it sold 66,512 units for the Standard Edition while the Lite Edition sold 20,093 units. For the two-week period, it sold almost 4 times the amount. You can find the data compiled by Famitsu here.
Sales of Hardware
| Hardware | Weekly Sales | Lifetime Sales | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switch | 259,765 | 12,339,275 | Amazon |
| Switch Lite | 62,272 | 2,507,237 | Amazon |
| PS4 | 6,773 | 7,639,486 | Amazon |
| PS4 Pro | 1,750 | 1,571,057 | Amazon |
| Xbox One S | 39 | 93,485 | Amazon |
| Xbox One X | 55 | 20,731 | Amazon |
| New 2DS LL | 1,914 | 1,727,340 | Amazon |
| New 3DS LL | 93 | 5,888,332 | Amazon |
Animal Crossing sold a good 214,070 copies within the two-week period bringing the lifetime sales to more than 5.5 million copies sold in Japan. Ring Fit Adventure is 2nd while Ghost of Tsushima is 3rd, the title crossed the 300,000 copies sold mark during the two-week period. The strong drive in sales may be due to the Obon holiday period. Anyways, full list as follows:
1. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Sales: 214,070
Lifetime Sales: 5,551,198
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 20, 2020
Buy: JPN; ENG
2. Ring Fit Adventure
Sales: 93,148
Lifetime Sales: 1,335,744
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 18, 2019
Buy: JPN; ENG
3. Ghost of Tsushima
Sales: 47,083
Lifetime Sales: 345,317
Developer: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Platform: PS4
Release Date: July 17, 2020
Buy: JPN; ENG
4. Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics
Sales: 44,854
Lifetime Sales: 322,200
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 5, 2020
Buy: JPN; ENG
5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Sales: 41,895
Lifetime Sales: 3,105,860
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Buy: JPN; ENG
6. Paper Mario: The Origami King
Sales: 40,067
Lifetime Sales: 222,575
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 17, 2020
Buy: Multi-Language
7. eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020
Sales: 31,895
Lifetime Sales: 190,925
Developer: KONAMI
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 9, 2020
Buy: JPN
8. Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost ON
Sales: 28,243
Lifetime Sales: 151,390
Developer: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Platform: PS4
Release Date: July 30, 2020
Buy: JPN; ENG
9. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Sales: 22,482
Lifetime Sales: 3,796,608
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Buy: JPN; ENG
10. Pokémon Sword and Shield
Sales: 22,450
Lifetime Sales: 3,703,045
Developer: Game Freak
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 15, 2019
Buy: JPN; ENG
As usual, if you find any faults with the list, do let me know. Also, do share your thoughts about the week’s chart if you have any in the comment section down below.
Source: Famitsu
Note: The weekly Top 30 shall be published in separate posts.
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