Sales of PS5 Digital Edition saw the biggest climb among hardware for the week between February 15, 2021 to February 21, 2021 seeing an 84.28% increase in units sold week-on-week. Its compatriot, the vanilla edition experienced a small drop, ending the week with 21,512 units sold. The vanilla edition of Switch declined the most, sales are down as much as 41.26% for the machine. Since the first week of January, sales of Switch machines have been seeing units sold on a continuous drop except for the week between February 8, 2021 to February 14, 2021 where it had a decent growth. PS5 and Xbox Series fluctuate a lot, though things are looking better for the first.
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Sales of Hardware
| Hardware | Weekly Sales | Change | Lifetime Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switch | 51,744 | (↓41.26%) | 15,169,413 |
| Switch Lite | 22,554 | (↑4.55%) | 3,318,748 |
| PS5 | 21,512 | (↓3.69%) | 326,566 |
| PS5 Digital Edition | 3,525 | (↑84.28%) | 62,455 |
| Xbox Series X | 133 | (↑34.59%) | 26,454 |
| Xbox Series S | 97 | (↑49.48%) | 7,576 |
| PS4 | 2,935 | (↓33.17%) | 7,761,083 |
| PS4 Pro | 14 | (↑6.67%) | 1,575,646 |
| New 2DS LL | 827 | (↓3.63%) | 1,156,042 |
As for sales of hardware, new titles released the previous week, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury and Little Nightmares II both faced steep decline in the number of copies sold. Although the first saw sales plunging 60.82% for the week, it still retains the number 1 spot. The only title to have gone up would be Splatoon 2 (No. 7). Sales have climbed by up to 10.48%, week-on-week for the title with 8,521 copies sold for the week. The full list is as follows:
Video Game Software Top 10
1. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (↓60.82%)
Sales: 97,955
Lifetime Sales: 347,973
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: February 12, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Nintendo
2. Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (↓11.00%)
Sales: 41,508
Lifetime Sales: 1,934,185
Developer: KONAMI
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 19, 2020
Link (JPN): Amazon
3. Ring Fit Adventure (↓2.37%)
Sales: 23,686
Lifetime Sales: 2,394,045
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 18, 2019
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
4. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (↓16.50%)
Sales: 13,677
Lifetime Sales: 6,655,082
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 20, 2020
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↓17.59%)
Sales: 13,478
Lifetime Sales: 3,685,972
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
6. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (↓7.54%)
Sales: 9,326
Lifetime Sales: 4,165,316
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
7. Splatoon 2 (↑10.48%)
Sales: 8,521
Lifetime Sales: 3,787,487
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 21, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
8. Minecraft (↓16.92%)
Sales: 8,423
Lifetime Sales: 1,825,487
Developer: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
9. Pokémon Sword and Shield (↓7.26%)
Sales: 7,720
Lifetime Sales: 3,971,598
Developer: Game Freak
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 15, 2019
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
10. Little Nightmares II (↓69.26%)
Sales: 7,521
Lifetime Sales: 31,991
Developer: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Platform: Switch
Release Date: February 10, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Nintendo
Video Game Software Top 11 – 30
| Rank | Title | Weekly Sales | Lifetime Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch | 5,822 | 643,837 |
| 12 | Super Mario Party Switch | 4,800 | 1,829,130 |
| 13 | The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Switch | 4,470 | 1,780,336 |
| 14 | Little Nightmares II PS4 | 4,374 | 15,537 |
| 15 | DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition Switch | 3,444 | 69,836 |
| 16 | Super Mario 3D All-Stars Switch | 2,785 | 561,890 |
| 17 | Pikmin 3 Deluxe Switch | 2,707 | 542,447 |
| 18 | Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin Switch | 2,655 | 139,836 |
| 19 | Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise Switch | 2,642 | 73,490 |
| 20 | Zelda Musou: Apocalypse of Disaster Switch | 2,570 | 347,076 |
| 21 | (NEW) The Silver 2425 Switch | 2,258 | 2,258 |
| 22 | New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Switch | 2,229 | 1,036,883 |
| 23 | Human: Fall Flat Switch | 2,138 | 120,310 |
| 24 | Super Mario Maker 2 Switch | 1,825 | 1,069,420 |
| 25 | (NEW) NieR:Automata Game of the YoRHa Edition PS4 | 1,773 | 106,221 |
| 26 | Super Mario Odyssey Switch | 1,751 | 2,212,481 |
| 27 | Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch | 1,671 | 367,198 |
| 28 | Nioh 2 Complete Edition PS4 | 1,605 | 9,969 |
| 29 | Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Switch | 1,489 | 92,511 |
| 30 | DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition PS4 | 1,370 | 61,063 |
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Source: Famitsu
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