Sales of Video Games hardware have all climbed for the week with the exception of Nintendo New 2DS LL, which fell 15.92% week-on-week to see number of units sold at 491. The Xbox Series consoles reported among the highest rise of all the consoles with Series S climbing as much as 84.68%. Sales for PlayStation 4 vanilla have also recovered from previous week’s slump, and both PlayStation 5 consoles witness better week-on-week sales to see a total of 18,114 units sold for the week. As a result, the lifetime sales for the console in total has now passed 900,000 units sold in Japan. In other news, according to Business Wire, the PlayStation 5 global sales have now reached 10 million units.
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Sales of Hardware
| Hardware | Weekly Sales | Change | Lifetime Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switch | 56,922 | (↑7.72%) | 16,657,441 |
| Switch Lite | 12,816 | (↑9.67%) | 3,972,012 |
| PS5 | 14,709 | (↑14.26%) | 767,726 |
| PS5 Digital Edition | 3,405 | (↑56.92%) | 149,836 |
| Xbox Series X | 2,262 | (↑33.55%) | 49,058 |
| Xbox Series S | 2,422 | (↑84.68%) | 18,660 |
| PS4 | 1,685 | (↑82.49%) | 7,799,167 |
| New 2DS LL | 491 | (↓15.92%) | 1,169,054 |
Software sales on the other hand see no new releases in the Top 10 chart for the week. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and Crayon Shin-chan: Ora to Hakase no Natsuyasumi – Owaranai Nanokakan no Tabi follow the usual trend to see a massive drop in sales as of Week 2 with the latter falling the hardest.
The following titles have seen a rise in sales week-on-week: Minecraft (No. 3), Ring Fit Adventure (No. 4), Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (No. 7), Nabi-tsuki! Tsukutte Wakaru Hajimete Game Programming (No. 8), Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (no. 9) and Mario Golf: Super Rush (No. 10). The increase in sales for Momotaro has allowed it to once again take a place in the Top 10 after failing to do so the prior week. The title has so far sold 857,391 copies since January the 4th.
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Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin (No. 5) and eBaseball Professional Baseball Spirits 2021: Grand Slam (No. 6) continue to slide on their third week.
Video Game Software Top 10
1. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (↓73.20%)
Sales: 42,642
Lifetime Sales: 201,731
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 16, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Nintendo
2. Crayon Shin-chan: Ora to Hakase no Natsuyasumi – Owaranai Nanokakan no Tabi (↓78.74%)
Sales: 22,815
Lifetime Sales: 130,134
Developer: neos
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 15, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
3. Minecraft (↑32.09%)
Sales: 17,031
Lifetime Sales: 2,073,587
Developer: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
4. Ring Fit Adventure (↑24.77%)
Sales: 16,169
Lifetime Sales: 2,710,271
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 18, 2019
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
5. Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin (↓50.12%)
Sales: 16,017
Lifetime Sales: 185,804
Developer: Capcom
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 9, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Capcom
6. eBaseball Professional Baseball Spirits 2021: Grand Slam (↓28.87%)
Sales: 14,732
Lifetime Sales: 142,040
Developer: KONAMI
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 8, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
7. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↑37.37%)
Sales: 12,972
Lifetime Sales: 3,932,225
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
8. Nabi-tsuki! Tsukutte Wakaru Hajimete Game Programming (↑17.88%)
Sales: 12,949
Lifetime Sales: 181,336
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 11, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
9. Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (↑21.15%)
Sales: 10,984
Lifetime Sales: 2,280,841
Developer: KONAMI
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 19, 2020
Link (JPN): Amazon
10. Mario Golf: Super Rush (↑0.56%)
Sales: 10,397
Lifetime Sales: 150,184
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 25, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Nintendo
Video Game Software Top 11 – 30
| Rank | Title | Weekly Sales | Lifetime Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | (NEW) Utawarerumono Zan 2 PS4 | 10,241 | 10,241 |
| 12 | Miitopia Switch | 9,725 | 203,904 |
| 13 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch | 9,472 | 4,350,070 |
| 14 | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Switch | 8,877 | 820,564 |
| 15 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch | 6,978 | 6,832,135 |
| 16 | Super Mario Party Switch | 6,177 | 1,940,234 |
| 17 | Splatoon 2 Switch | 5,663 | 3,906,645 |
| 18 | Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch | 5,496 | 753,101 |
| 19 | Pokémon Sword and Shield Switch | 5,378 | 4,089,524 |
| 20 | Monster Hunter Rise Switch | 4,793 | 2,294,606 |
| 21 | The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Switch | 4,455 | 1,843,878 |
| 22 | (NEW) Utawarerumono Zan 2 PS5 | 4,081 | 4,081 |
| 23 | Samurai Warriors 5 Switch | 2,888 | 61,350 |
| 24 | Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise Switch | 2,845 | 124,121 |
| 25 | DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition Switch | 2,810 | 117,951 |
| 26 | Super Mario Odyssey Switch | 2,702 | 2,250,994 |
| 27 | Super Mario Maker 2 Switch | 2,593 | 1,111,602 |
| 28 | Moshikashite? Obake no Shatekiya Switch | 2,359 | 11,459 |
| 29 | Earth Defense Force 2 for Nintendo Switch Switch | 2,322 | 11,701 |
| 30 | Human: Fall Flat Switch | 2,268 | 164,248 |
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Source: Famitsu
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