{"id":132176,"date":"2023-03-02T16:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-145951"},"modified":"2023-03-02T16:15:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T16:15:00","slug":"japanese-charts-kirbys-return-to-dream-land-deluxe-obliterates-the-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/03\/02\/japanese-charts-kirbys-return-to-dream-land-deluxe-obliterates-the-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Charts: Kirby’s Return To Dream Land Deluxe Obliterates The Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The latest Japanese charts are in and it’s yet another impressive showing for the Nintendo Switch with a total of six games representing the platform in the top ten. Coming in at the top, we’ve got Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe<\/a>, which frankly leaves the competition in the dust, selling a total of 189,931 copies.<\/p>\n

Next up is Octopath Traveler II<\/a>, Square Enix’s RPG sequel, which also gets off to a pretty great start with a total of 53,995 copies sold, coming in at number two. The only other new entry for the Switch this week is Ark: Survival Evolved<\/a>, which is published by Spike Chunsoft in Japan and managed to bring in 13,200 in sales for its debut week.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Sega had a good showing with its newly released Like a Dragon: Ishin!<\/a> on PS4 and PS5, coming in at number four and five and selling 35,897 and 31,439 copies respectively.<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at the top ten:<\/p>\n

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  1. [NSW] Kirby\u2019s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Nintendo, 02\/24\/23) \u2013 189,031 (New)<\/li>\n
  2. [NSW] Octopath Traveler II (Square Enix, 02\/24\/23) \u2013 53,995 (New)<\/li>\n
  3. [PS4] Like a Dragon: Ishin! (SEGA, 02\/22\/23) \u2013 35,897 (New)<\/li>\n
  4. [PS5] Like a Dragon: Ishin! (SEGA, 02\/22\/23) \u2013 31,439 (New)<\/li>\n
  5. [NSW] Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet \/ Pok\u00e9mon Violet (The Pok\u00e9mon Company, 11\/18\/22) \u2013 23,703 (4,883,806)<\/li>\n
  6. [PS5] Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros. Games), 02\/10\/23) \u2013 21,932 (126,086)<\/li>\n
  7. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09\/09\/22) \u2013 14,858 (3,904,000)<\/li>\n
  8. [PS5] Octopath Traveler II (Square Enix, 02\/24\/23) \u2013 14,422 (New)<\/li>\n
  9. [NSW] ARK: SUrvival Evolved (Spike Chunsoft, 02\/24\/23) \u2013 13,200 (New)<\/li>\n
  10. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04\/28\/17) \u2013 10,159 (5,173,365)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Over on the hardware front, the PS5 is still dominating, reaching an impressive 77,281 in sales this week. Meanwhile, the PS5 Digital Edition also managed to sell a respectable 14,448 to put it in third place behind the Switch OLED Model.<\/p>\n

    Poor Xbox just can’t catch a break in Japan though, right..?<\/p>\n

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    1. PlayStation 5 \u2013 77,281 (2,577,614)<\/li>\n
    2. Switch OLED Model \u2013 40,992 (3,952,054)<\/li>\n
    3. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition \u2013 14,448 (401,086)<\/li>\n
    4. Switch \u2013 11,226 (19,197,506)<\/li>\n
    5. Switch Lite \u2013 9,166 (5,223,631)<\/li>\n
    6. PlayStation 4 \u2013 1,646 (7,856,171)<\/li>\n
    7. Xbox Series X \u2013 595 (179,001)<\/li>\n
    8. Xbox Series [3,311 articles]”>Xbox Series S<\/a> \u2013 132 (250,301)<\/li>\n
    9. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) \u2013 72 (1,190,692)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      < Last week’s charts<\/a><\/p>\n

      As always, share your thoughts on the latest Japanese charts with us in the comments<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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