{"id":35443,"date":"2018-07-25T14:15:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T14:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/07\/taiko_drum_master_charges_straight_to_number_one_in_the_japanese_charts"},"modified":"2018-07-25T14:15:00","modified_gmt":"2018-07-25T14:15:00","slug":"taiko-drum-master-charges-straight-to-number-one-in-the-japanese-charts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/07\/25\/taiko-drum-master-charges-straight-to-number-one-in-the-japanese-charts\/","title":{"rendered":"Taiko: Drum Master Charges Straight To Number One In The Japanese Charts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/07\/taiko_drum_master_charges_straight_to_number_one_in_the_japanese_charts\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/07\/taiko_drum_master_charges_straight_to_number_one_in_the_japanese_charts\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"picture embed centered picture-900x img-900x\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"taiko.jpg\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/07\/taiko_drum_master_charges_straight_to_number_one_in_the_japanese_charts\/attachment\/0\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/07\/taiko_drum_master_charges_straight_to_number_one_in_the_japanese_charts\/attachment\/0\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"taiko.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/taiko_drum_master\"><strong>Taiko: Drum Master<\/strong><\/a> (known as\u00a0<strong>Taiko no Tatsujin: Nintendo Switch Version!<\/strong> in Japan) has drum-rolled its way right to number one in the Japanese charts.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been yet another strong week for Nintendo on the whole in the region, with the top 12 chart entries all being either Switch or 3DS games. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/octopath_traveler\"><strong>Octopath\u00a0Traveler<\/strong><\/a>, which was sitting on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/07\/octopath_traveler_smashes_its_way_to_number_one_in_japan_by_a_huge_margin\">top spot last week<\/a> after some wonderfully high sales figures, has slipped down to number two this time around. Here&#8217;s a look at the top 20 (first numbers are this week&#8217;s sales, followed by total sales in brackets):<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>1) [NSW]\u00a0Taiko no Tatsujin: Nintendo Switch Version!\u00a0(Bandai Namco, 07\/19\/18) \u2013 69,984\u00a0(New)<br \/>2) [NSW]\u00a0Octopath Traveler\u00a0(Square Enix, 07\/13\/18) \u2013 22,438 (132,550)<br \/>3) [NSW]\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/splatoon_2\">Splatoon 2<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07\/21\/17) \u2013 21,913 (2,469,695)<br \/>4) [NSW]\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/captain_toad_treasure_tracker\">Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Nintendo, 07\/13\/18) \u2013 20,547 (62,399)<br \/>5) [NSW]\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/mario_tennis_aces\">Mario Tennis Aces<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Nintendo, 06\/22\/18) \u2013 19,709 (247,161)<br \/>6) [NSW]\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/minecraft_nintendo_switch_edition\"><strong>Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Microsoft, 06\/21\/18) \u2013 16,265 (138,051)<br \/>7) [NSW]\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/mario_kart_8_deluxe\"><strong>Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Nintendo, 04\/28\/17) \u2013 13,435 (1,641,109)<br \/>8) [3DS]\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/3ds\/pokemon_ultra_sun_and_ultra_moon\"><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Ultra Sun\u00a0and\u00a0Ultra Moon<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(The Pokemon Company, 11\/17\/17) \u2013 7,554 (1,676,067)<br \/>9) [3DS]\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/3ds\/captain_toad_treasure_tracker\"><strong>Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>(Nintendo, 07\/13\/18) \u2013 7,188 (21,746)<br \/>10) [NSW]\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/legend_of_zelda_breath_of_the_wild\"><strong>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 03\/03\/17) \u2013 7,1173 (1,050,891)<br \/>11) [NSW]\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/kirby_star_allies\"><strong>Kirby Star Allies<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Nintendo, 03\/16\/18) \u2013 6,407 (566,171)<br \/>12) [NSW]\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/super_mario_odyssey\"><strong>Super Mario Odyssey<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 10\/27\/17) \u2013 5,695 (1,772,133)<br \/>13) [PS4]\u00a0<strong>Detroit: Become Human<\/strong>\u00a0(SIE, 05\/25\/18) \u2013 4,613 (94,973)<br \/>14) [3DS]\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/3ds\/animal_crossing_new_leaf\"><strong>Animal Crossing: New Leaf\u00a0Amiibo+<\/strong><\/a> (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 11\/23\/16) \u2013 4,354 (425,839)<br \/>15) [NSW]\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/nintendo_labo_toy-con_01_-_variety_kit\"><strong>Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Nintendo, 04\/20\/18) \u2013 3,842 (205,809)<br \/>16) [NSW]\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/donkey_kong_country_tropical_freeze\"><strong>Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Nintendo, 05\/04\/18) \u2013 3,378 (193,708)<br \/>17) [PS4]\u00a0<strong>Mary Skelter 2<\/strong>\u00a0(Compile Heart, 07\/12\/18) \u2013 2,986 (13,356)<br \/>18) [PS4]\u00a0<strong>The Crew 2<\/strong>\u00a0(Ubisoft, 06\/29\/18) \u2013 2,728 (35,004)<br \/>19) [PS4]\u00a0<strong>New Gundam Breaker<\/strong>\u00a0(Limited Edition Included) (Bandai Namco, 06\/21\/18) \u2013 2,639 (84,716)<br \/>20) [3DS]\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/3ds\/mario_kart_7\">Mario Kart 7<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 12\/01\/11) \u2013 2,614 (2,903,441)<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>As is usually the case at the moment, the Switch has also found itself sitting securely at the top of the hardware pile, too. Here&#8217;s this week&#8217;s figures, followed by last week&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>1) Switch \u2013 53,745 (50,239)<br \/>2) PlayStation 4 \u2013 14,035 (12,431)<br \/>3) New 2DS LL \u2013 8,296 (4,176)<br \/>4) PlayStation 4 Pro \u2013 6,274 (5,165)<br \/>5) PlayStation Vita \u2013 4,277 (4,112)<br \/>6) New 3DS LL \u2013 2,844 (2,507)<br \/>7) Xbox One \u2013 709 (47)<br \/>8) 2DS \u2013 437 (448)<br \/>9) Xbox One X \u2013 56 (32)<\/p>\n<p><em>Are you happy to see Taiko: Drum Master perching on the top spot? Join us in praying for a full <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/07\/taiko_drum_master_edges_closer_to_official_western_release_with_new_trademarks\">western release<\/a> in the comments below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taiko: Drum Master (known as\u00a0Taiko no Tatsujin: Nintendo Switch Version! in Japan) has drum-rolled its way right to number one in the Japanese charts. It&#8217;s been yet another strong week for Nintendo on the whole in the region, with the top 12 chart entries all being either Switch or 3DS games. Octopath\u00a0Traveler, which was sitting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35443\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}