Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: July 27, 2020 to August 2, 2020
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Sales of Playstation machines are up for the week between July 27 to August 2 after seeing massive plunge the previous week. While sales of Switch, 2DS and 3DS are down, Switch Lite saw another increase in sales for the week. Xbox One S also experienced a slight drop while Xbox One X climbed 8%.
Famitsu has finally corrected the lifetime sales for Xbox One S, the actual figure is reflected on their site and it tandems with the figure we have on the blog. Also, all of the data for sales of hardware and software can be found here via Famitsu. It is thanks to them that we get to see these charts on a weekly basis, so please be sure to pay the awesome guys over at Famitsu a visit here!
In other news, sales of Nintendo Switch hits 61.44 million units worldwide and is expected to surpass 3DS the following year according to a report by Siliconera. On the other hand, due to COVID-19, demand for the machines are not slowing down at all. Therefore, Nintendo is set to increase their production targets to 25 million units this fiscal year. Read Bloomberg.
Sales of Hardware
Hardware
Switch Switch Lite PS4 PS4 Pro Xbox One S Xbox One X New 2DS LL New 3DS LL
As for sales of software, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is down for the week. It sold nearly 40% less the week before. While sales of Ghost of Tsushima slowed down yet again, it is approaching the 300,000 copies mark. Which will happen the week between August 3 to August 9.
As for new titles, Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost ON tops the week’s chart, selling a handsome 123,147 copies in its opening week. Not to forget, Fairy Tail at number 7 and 9. Both Switch and PS4 editions of the game sold 15,447 copies as well as 13,236 copies respectively. The title sold a total of 28,683 copies in its first week. The full list is as follows:
1. Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost ON
(NEW)
Sales: 123,147 Lifetime Sales: 123,147 Developer: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Platform:PS4 Release Date: July 30, 2020 Buy: JPN; ENG
2. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
(↓39.72%)
Sales: 56,730 Lifetime Sales: 5,337,128 Developer: Nintendo Platform:Switch Release Date: March 20, 2020 Buy: JPN; ENG
3. Ring Fit Adventure
(↑13.65%)
Sales: 37,217 Lifetime Sales: 1,242,596 Developer: Nintendo Platform:Switch Release Date: October 18, 2019 Buy: JPN; ENG
4. Ghost of Tsushima
(↓40.19%)
Sales: 31,932 Lifetime Sales: 298,234 Developer: Sony Interactive Entertainment Platform: Playstation 4 Release Date: July 17, 2020 Buy: JPN; ENG
5. Paper Mario: The Origami King
(↓55.03%)
Sales: 22,773 Lifetime Sales: 182,508 Developer: Nintendo Platform:Switch Release Date: July 17, 2020 Buy: Multi-Language
6. Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics
(↓35.08%)
Sales: 16,319 Lifetime Sales: 277,346 Developer: Nintendo Platform:Switch Release Date: June 5, 2020 Buy: JPN; ENG
7. FAIRY TAIL
(NEW)
Sales: 15,447 Lifetime Sales: 15,447 Developer: Koei Tecmo Games Platform:Switch Release Date: July 30, 2020 Buy: JPN; ENG
Sales: 13,236 Lifetime Sales: 13,236 Developer: Koei Tecmo Games Platform:PS4 Release Date: July 30, 2020 Buy: Multi-Language
10. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
(↓15.64%)
Sales: 12,801 Lifetime Sales: 3,063,965 Developer: Nintendo Platform:Switch Release Date: April 28, 2017 Buy: JPN; ENG
Video Game Sales Top 11 – Top 30
Title
11. eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020 (PS4) 12. Pokémon Sword and Shield (Switch) 13. Splatoon 2 (Switch) 14. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch) 15. Super Mario Party (Switch) 16. Minecraft (Switch) 17. (NEW) Hakuoki Shinkai: Ginsei no Shou (Switch) 18. The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild (Switch) 19. Fishing Spirits (Switch) 20. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Switch) 21. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Switch) 22. Ninjala Game Card Package (Switch) 23. Super Mario Maker 2 (Switch) 24. SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris (PS4) 25. Luigi Mansion 3 (Switch) 26. Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! (Switch) 27. (NEW) Doraemon Story of Seasons (PS4) 28. Dragon Quest XI S Echoes of an Elusive Age (Switch) 29. (NEW) Yoru, Tomosu (Switch) 30. (NEW) Root Film (PS4)
If you find any faults with the list, please do not hesitate to let me know. Also, if you would like to share your thoughts on the week’s chart, you can do so in the comment section below!
Source:Famitsu Note: The full Top 30, tomorrow. (Completed)