{"id":2110,"date":"2017-10-11T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T15:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2017\/10\/mario_and_luigi_superstar_saga_takes_number_one_spot_in_japan_switch_still_on_top"},"modified":"2017-10-11T15:15:00","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T15:15:00","slug":"mario-luigi-superstar-saga-takes-number-one-spot-in-japan-switch-still-on-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2017\/10\/11\/mario-luigi-superstar-saga-takes-number-one-spot-in-japan-switch-still-on-top\/","title":{"rendered":"Mario &amp; Luigi: Superstar Saga Takes Number One Spot in Japan, Switch Still on Top"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"picture embed centered picture-900x img-900x\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"Mario &amp; Luigi.jpg\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2017\/10\/mario_and_luigi_superstar_saga_takes_number_one_spot_in_japan_switch_still_on_top\/attachment\/0\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2017\/10\/mario_and_luigi_superstar_saga_takes_number_one_spot_in_japan_switch_still_on_top\/attachment\/0\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"Mario &amp; Luigi.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>It&#8217;s the middle of the week, which means we have the Media Create chart results out of Japan; there are some interesting points to consider in what was clearly a relatively quiet week in the market.<\/p>\n<p>Starting with software we have\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/3ds\/mario_and_luigi_superstar_saga_plus_bowsers_minions\"><strong>Mario &amp; Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser&#8217;s Minions<\/strong><\/a> making its debut at number one. That&#8217;s a positive, but its sales of 25,788 units are undeniably modest; for comparison\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/3ds\/mario_and_luigi_paper_jam\"><strong>Mario &amp; Luigi: Paper Jam<\/strong><\/a> shifted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2015\/12\/mario_and_luigi_paper_jam_makes_underwhelming_debut_in_japan_yet_wii_u_hardware_shows_impressive_growth\">nearly double that number when it launched in late 2015<\/a>. That&#8217;s it for new Nintendo system games in the top 20, though in a quiet week we do have\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/splatoon_2\">Splatoon 2<\/a><\/strong> and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/mario_kart_8_deluxe\">Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/a> ticking along nicely in 2nd and 3rd.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>[3DS]\u00a0<em>Mario &amp; Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser\u2019s Minions<\/em>\u00a0(Nintendo, 10\/05\/17) \u2013 25,788\u00a0<strong>(New)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>[NSW]\u00a0<em>Splatoon 2<\/em>\u00a0(Nintendo, 07\/21\/17) \u2013 22,338 (1,212,901)<\/li>\n<li>[NSW]\u00a0<em>Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/em>\u00a0(Nintendo, 04,28,17) \u2013 13,392 (734,133)<\/li>\n<li>[PS4]\u00a0<em>FIFA 18<\/em>\u00a0(Electronic Arts, 09\/29\/17) \u2013 13,169 (69,088)<\/li>\n<li>[PS4]\u00a0<em>The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III<\/em>\u00a0(Limited Edition Included) (Falcom, 09\/28\/17) \u2013 12,581 (99,841)<\/li>\n<li>[NSW]\u00a0<em>Pokken Tournament DX<\/em>\u00a0(Nintendo, 09\/22\/17) \u2013 11,831 (88,768)<\/li>\n<li>[PS4]\u00a0<em>Dragon\u2019s Dogma: Dark Arisen<\/em>\u00a0(Capcom, 10\/05\/17) \u2013 11,666\u00a0<strong>(New)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>[PS4]\u00a0<em>Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3<\/em>\u00a0(Ubisoft, 10\/05\/17) \u2013 10,825\u00a0<strong>(New)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>[NSW]\u00a0<em>Fire Emblem Warriors<\/em>\u00a0(Nintendo, 09\/28\/17) \u2013 8,024 (49,514)<\/li>\n<li>[PS4]\u00a0<em>Pro Evolution Soccer 2018<\/em>\u00a0(Konami, 09\/14\/17) \u2013 6,266 (97,712)<\/li>\n<li>[NSW]\u00a0<em>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/em>\u00a0(Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 03\/03\/17) \u2013 6,196 (604,865)<\/li>\n<li>[PSV]\u00a0<em>Tokyo Clanpool<\/em>\u00a0(Limited Edition Included) (Compile Heart, 10\/05\/17) \u2013 5,197\u00a0<strong>(New)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>[3DS]\u00a0<em>Fire Emblem Warriors<\/em>\u00a0(Nintendo, 09\/28\/17) \u2013 4,952 (23,309)<\/li>\n<li>[NSW]\u00a0<em>Monster Hunter XX Nintendo Switch Ver.<\/em>\u00a0(Capcom, 08\/25\/17) \u2013 4,785 (151,668)<\/li>\n<li>[NSW]\u00a0<em>FIFA 18<\/em>\u00a0(Electronic Arts, 09\/29\/17) \u2013 4,660 (17,276)<\/li>\n<li>[3DS]\u00a0<em>Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age<\/em>\u00a0(Square Enix, 07\/29\/17) \u2013 4,370 (1,737,922)<\/li>\n<li>[NSW]\u00a0<em>Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 for Nintendo Switch<\/em>\u00a0(Bandai Namco, 09\/07\/17) \u2013 4,339 (40,424)<\/li>\n<li>[3DS]\u00a0<em>The Snack World: Trejarers<\/em>\u00a0(Level-5, 08\/10\/17) \u2013 4,126 (176,959)<\/li>\n<li>[NSW]\u00a0<em>Arms<\/em>\u00a0(Nintendo, 06\/16\/17) \u2013 3,340 (232,688)<\/li>\n<li>[PS4]\u00a0<em>Destiny 2<\/em>\u00a0(SIE, 09\/06\/17) \u2013 3,205 (91,893)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Moving on to hardware numbers are down for the top two, with Switch losing nearly half its sales from the previous week but still coming out well on top. The New 3DS LL and New 2DS LL (XL) both saw increases, however. Results are below with last week&#8217;s sales in brackets.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Switch \u2013 38,204 (73,231)<\/li>\n<li>PlayStation 4 \u2013 16,680 (22,822)<\/li>\n<li>New 3DS LL \u2013 12,658 (9,915)<\/li>\n<li>New 2DS LL \u2013 8,534 (8,359)<\/li>\n<li>PlayStation 4 Pro \u2013 5,869 (6,547)<\/li>\n<li>PlayStation Vita \u2013 3,545 (3,732)<\/li>\n<li>2DS \u2013 1,594 (1,655)<\/li>\n<li>New 3DS \u2013 265 (392)<\/li>\n<li>Xbox One \u2013 186 (71)<\/li>\n<li>PlayStation 3 \u2013 72 (64)<\/li>\n<li>Wii U \u2013 45 (68)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>A reasonable week for Nintendo, though the sales of Superstar Saga&#8217;s re-release are a little disappointing; it likely reflects a mix of its remake status and declining interest in 3DS titles. As for the Switch, it&#8217;s still comfortably leading the way in hardware; here&#8217;s hoping Nintendo gets plenty of units in stock as the shopping season heats up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s the middle of the week, which means we have the Media Create chart results out of Japan; there are some interesting points to consider in what was clearly a relatively quiet week in the market. Starting with software we have\u00a0Mario &amp; Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser&#8217;s Minions making its debut at number one. 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