Another poor week for consoles as only Xbox Series X recorded improvement week-on-week. The console jumped a big 61.48% to see number of units sold at 1,503 from previous week’s 579 units. Units sold have slipped for Series S to 371 to see total units sold for Xbox Series at 1,874. PlayStation 4 fell the hardest of all the consoles by 56.49% as it hit the lowest number of units sold since May 10. As for PlayStation 5, both versions of the consoles have also slumped though the lifetime sales is set to breach the 900,000 units sold mark the following week. Vanilla Switch reported only a slight drop whereas Switch Lite fell nearly 30% week-on-week. New 2DS LL had 7.01% fewer units sold compared to the week before.
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Sales of Hardware
| Hardware | Weekly Sales | Change | Lifetime Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switch | 52,530 | (↓0.64%) | 16,600,519 |
| Switch Lite | 11,577 | (↓29.48%) | 3,959,196 |
| PS5 | 8,640 | (↓29.59%) | 753,017 |
| PS5 Digital Edition | 1,467 | (↓31.22%) | 146,431 |
| Xbox Series X | 1,503 | (↑61.48%) | 46,796 |
| Xbox Series S | 371 | (↓23.82%) | 16,238 |
| PS4 | 295 | (↓56.49%) | 7,797,482 |
| New 2DS LL | 584 | (↓7.01%) | 1,168,563 |
Sales are also slow for older titles in the Top 10 list. The two titles that made their debuts the week before, Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin and eBaseball Professional Baseball Spirits 2021: Grand Slam plunged 76.68% and 80.57% respectively to settle for 3rd and 4th placings giving ways to two new releases. Claiming the top spot for the week is The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, which is a remaster of the Wii titled released back in 2011. The title made 159,089 copies sold for the week and is available now in the west. So, do check it out!
Settling in for the 2nd place is Crayon Shin-chan: Ora to Hakase no Natsuyasumi – Owaranai Nanokakan no Tabi developed by Millennium Kitchen and is published by Neos. If you are a fan of the Anime and Manga of which it is based on, be sure to give the series a try. However, official release outside of Japan is so far unheard of, and the only way to play the game for now is through its Japanese edition.
Head over to number 10 and you will find Earth Defense Force 2 which debuts at 9,379 copies. Note that this is a port version of the game which was initially released in Japan in 2014. Without further ado the full list is as follows:
Video Game Software Top 10
1. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (NEW)
Sales: 159,089
Lifetime Sales: 159,089
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 16, 20210
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Nintendo
2. Crayon Shin-chan: Ora to Hakase no Natsuyasumi – Owaranai Nanokakan no Tabi (NEW)
Sales: 107,319
Lifetime Sales: 107,319
Developer: neos
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 15, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
3. Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin (↓76.68%)
Sales: 32,111
Lifetime Sales: 169,787
Developer: Capcom
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 9, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Capcom
4. eBaseball Professional Baseball Spirits 2021: Grand Slam (↓80.57%)
Sales: 20,711
Lifetime Sales: 127,308
Developer: KONAMI
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 8, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
5. Ring Fit Adventure (↓5.32%)
Sales: 12,164
Lifetime Sales: 2,694,102
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 18, 2019
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
6. Minecraft (↓6.34%)
Sales: 11,565
Lifetime Sales: 2,056,556
Developer: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
7. Nabi-tsuki! Tsukutte Wakaru Hajimete Game Programming (↓24.61%)
Sales: 10,634
Lifetime Sales: 168,387
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 11, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
8. Mario Golf: Super Rush (↓40.35%)
Sales: 10,339
Lifetime Sales: 139,787
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 25, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Nintendo
9. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↓6.30%)
Sales: 9,945
Lifetime Sales: 3,919,253
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
10. Earth Defense Force 2 for Nintendo Switch (NEW)
Sales: 9,379
Lifetime Sales: 9,379
Developer: D3 Publisher
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 15, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Video Game Software Top 11 – 30
| Rank | Title | Weekly Sales | Lifetime Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Switch | 8,661 | 2,269,857 |
| 12 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch | 7,022 | 4,340,598 |
| 13 | Miitopia Switch | 6,674 | 194,179 |
| 14 | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Switch | 6,323 | 811,687 |
| 15 | (NEW) Monster o Taoshite Tsuyoi Ken ya Yoroi o Te ni Shinasai Shindemo Akiramezu ni Tsuyoku Narinasai. Yushatai ga Mao o Taosu Sonohi o Shinjiteimasu Switch | 5,754 | 5,754 |
| 16 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch | 5,493 | 6,825,157 |
| 17 | Super Mario Party Switch | 4,733 | 1,934,057 |
| 18 | Monster Hunter Rise Switch | 4,347 | 2,289,813 |
| 19 | Pokémon Sword and Shield Switch | 4,141 | 4,084,146 |
| 20 | Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch | 4,063 | 747,605 |
| 21 | Splatoon 2 Switch | 4,062 | 3,900,982 |
| 22 | The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Switch | 3,485 | 1,839,423 |
| 23 | Samurai Warriors 5 Switch | 2,892 | 58,462 |
| 24 | Samurai Warriors 5 PS4 | 2,351 | 72,727 |
| 25 | Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise Switch | 2,226 | 121,276 |
| 26 | New Pokémon Snap Switch | 2,189 | 259,052 |
| 27 | SCARLET NEXUS PS4 | 2,119 | 31,665 |
| 28 | (NEW) Ganso Minna de Spelunker Switch | 1,927 | 1,927 |
| 29 | DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition Switch | 1,878 | 115,141 |
| 30 | Moshikashite? Obake no Shatekiya Switch | 1,730 | 9,100 |
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Source: Famitsu
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