Switch consoles enjoy another bounce in sales closing the week between August 9 to August 15 with 89,732 units sold, up 29.94% week-on-week. It has so far seen 3,202,328 units sold in total since January the 4th of this year. Xbox Series X and New 2DS LL both climbed around 40% to end the week on a strong note, though sales for the rest especially for PlayStation 5 consoles hit another slump falling 38.86% and 45.62% respectively for both editions. Xbox Series S could not carry the momentum of Series X as it drops 24.65% week-on-week to 434 units sold while the PlayStation 4 experiences a minor setback after previous week’s rise settling for 1,170 units sold for the week.
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Sales of Hardware
| Hardware | Weekly Sales | Change | Lifetime Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switch | 75,546 | (↑20.23%) | 16,845,143 |
| Switch Lite | 14,186 | (↑11.79%) | 4,009,680 |
| PS5 | 7,143 | (↓35.16%) | 803,906 |
| PS5 Digital Edition | 1,913 | (↓23.88%) | 158,883 |
| Xbox Series X | 822 | (↑40.02%) | 51,161 |
| Xbox Series S | 434 | (↓24.65%) | 20,684 |
| PS4 | 1,170 | (↓18.47%) | 7,802,981 |
| New 2DS LL | 539 | (↑40.07%) | 1,170,274 |
Sales for software remain strong this week too with most titles showing positive growth week-on-week. Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! leads as it records the highest improvement among all the titles on the Top 10 with 50.27% increase in sales over last week. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe at Number 4 is about to hit 4 million copies sold which should be achievable in a week or two.
There are only two titles that could not retain the momentum set by the rest, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (No. 6) and Crayon Shin-chan: Ora to Hakase no Natsuyasumi – Owaranai Nanokakan no Tabi (No. 7) experience a minor fall in sales of 2.89% and 2.64% respectively to 13,472 copies and 13,434 copies sold each. As for the latter, it is about to breach 170,000 copies sold mark and will definitely do so the following week.
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The chart also welcomes a new title which have claimed the week’s top spot. Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Saikyou Battle Royale!! debuts with 96,297 copies sold and is the second title by KONAMI to be on the chart. According to the developer, more cards would be added in future updates which can help to retain its sales a little longer. For those of you who are interested, you can check out the gameplay video down below:
Video Game Software Top 10
1. Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Saikyou Battle Royale!! (NEW)
Sales: 96,297
Lifetime Sales: 96,297
Developer: KONAMI
Platform: Switch
Release Date: August 12, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
2. Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (↑50.27%)
Sales: 21,974
Lifetime Sales: 2,322,950
Developer: KONAMI
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 19, 2020
Link (JPN): Amazon
3. Minecraft (↑30.30%)
Sales: 21,395
Lifetime Sales: 2,123,808
Developer: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↑35.97%)
Sales: 21,263
Lifetime Sales: 3,979,328
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
5. Ring Fit Adventure (↑41.69%)
Sales: 21,063
Lifetime Sales: 2,755,294
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 18, 2019
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
6. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (↓2.89%)
Sales: 13,472
Lifetime Sales: 247,696
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 16, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Nintendo
7. Crayon Shin-chan: Ora to Hakase no Natsuyasumi – Owaranai Nanokakan no Tabi (↓2.64%)
Sales: 13,434
Lifetime Sales: 169,708
Developer: neos
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 15, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
8. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (↑30.70%)
Sales: 12,956
Lifetime Sales: 4,380,529
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
9. Nabi-tsuki! Tsukutte Wakaru Hajimete Game Programming (↑30.58%)
Sales: 12,857
Lifetime Sales: 212,957
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 11, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
10. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (↑35.13%)
Sales: 12,715
Lifetime Sales: 849,280
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: February 12, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Nintendo
Video Game Software Top 11 – 30
| Rank | Title | Weekly Sales | Lifetime Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Super Mario Party Switch | 11,881 | 1,964,013 |
| 12 | eBaseball Professional Baseball Spirits 2021: Grand Slam Switch | 11,506 | 170,998 |
| 13 | Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin Switch | 10,194 | 215,657 |
| 14 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch | 9,598 | 6,854,143 |
| 15 | Mario Golf: Super Rush Switch | 9,565 | 171,350 |
| 16 | Miitopia Switch | 8,812 | 226,769 |
| 17 | Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch | 8,492 | 771,488 |
| 18 | Pokémon Sword and Shield Switch | 7,150 | 4,106,475 |
| 19 | Splatoon 2 Switch | 6,357 | 3,922,258 |
| 20 | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Switch | 6,073 | 403,227 |
| 21 | Monster Hunter Rise Switch | 5,410 | 2,308,602 |
| 22 | The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Switch | 5,148 | 1,857,160 |
| 23 | Fishing Spirits Switch | 4,890 | 609,717 |
| 24 | Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! Switch | 4,476 | 618,201 |
| 25 | Minecraft Dungeons Hero Edition Switch | 4,395 | 133,447 |
| 26 | Human: Fall Flat Switch | 3,853 | 172,750 |
| 27 | New Pokémon Snap Switch | 3,723 | 269,703 |
| 28 | New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Switch | 3,616 | 1,084,475 |
| 29 | Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise Switch | 3,596 | 131,790 |
| 30 | Super Mario Maker 2 Switch | 3,580 | 1,119,626 |
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Source: Famitsu
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