{"id":71667,"date":"2018-12-27T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/12\/japanese_charts_smash_bros_ultimate_stays_in_top_spot_while_switch_maintains_momentum"},"modified":"2018-12-27T09:30:00","modified_gmt":"2018-12-27T09:30:00","slug":"japanese-charts-smash-bros-ultimate-stays-in-top-spot-while-switch-maintains-momentum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/12\/27\/japanese-charts-smash-bros-ultimate-stays-in-top-spot-while-switch-maintains-momentum\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Charts: Smash Bros. Ultimate Stays In Top Spot While Switch Maintains Momentum"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Japanese chart figures are now in for 17th December – 23rd December and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate<\/a><\/strong> on the Switch continues to reign supreme.<\/p>\n

The new entry in the long-running Smash series maintained its top spot, with an additional 452,617 retail sales – pushing it beyond the two million sales mark domestically and fending off Dragon Quest Builders 2<\/a><\/strong> in the process, which just arrived on the Switch and PlayStation 4. In the previous week, Ultimate sold 406,617 copies.<\/p>\n

During this busy time of year, Pok\u00e9mon: Let\u2019s Go, Pikachu! and Let\u2019s Go, Eevee!<\/a><\/strong> shifted 144,770 copies and Super Mario Party<\/a><\/strong> did even better with 155,060 sales. Lastly, Katamari Damacy Reroll<\/a><\/strong> – new to the charts – rolled up 11,665 sales. There were many other notable Switch titles also in the charts this week. Here are the top 20 (first numbers are this week’s sales, followed by total sales in brackets):<\/p>\n

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  1. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12\/07\/18) \u2013 452,617 (2,079,769)<\/li>\n
  2. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10\/05\/18) \u2013 155,060 (742,355)<\/li>\n
  3. [NSW] Pokemon: Let\u2019s Go, Pikachu! \/ Let\u2019s Go, Eevee! (Bundle Editions Included) (Nintendo, 11\/16\/18) \u2013 144,770 (1,265,790)<\/li>\n
  4. [PS4] Dragon Quest Builders 2 (Square Enix, 12\/20\/18) \u2013 110,285 (New)<\/li>\n
  5. [NSW] Dragon Quest Builders 2<\/a><\/strong> (Square Enix, 12\/20\/18) \u2013 97,673 (New)<\/li>\n
  6. [NSW] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition<\/a><\/strong> (Bundle Version Included) (Microsoft, 06\/21\/18) \u2013 48,359 (479,769)<\/li>\n
  7. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/strong><\/a> (Nintendo, 04\/28\/17) \u2013 47,096 (1,958,270)<\/li>\n
  8. [NSW] Splatoon 2<\/a><\/strong> (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07\/21\/17) \u2013 41,405 (2,809,117)<\/li>\n
  9. [PS4] Judgment<\/strong> (Sega, 12\/13\/18) \u2013 37,643 (185,889)<\/li>\n
  10. [PS4] God Eater 3<\/strong> (Limited Edition Included) (Bandai Namco, 12\/13\/18) \u2013 25,039 (175,562)<\/li>\n
  11. [NSW] Kirby Star Allies<\/strong><\/a> (Nintendo, 03\/16\/18) \u2013 21,643 (691,939)<\/li>\n
  12. [PS4] Onimusha: Warlords<\/strong><\/a> (Limited Edition Included) (Capcom, 12\/20\/18) \u2013 21,367 (New)<\/li>\n
  13. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey<\/a><\/strong> (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 10\/27\/17) \u2013 21,384 (1,902,226)<\/li>\n
  14. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/a><\/strong> (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 03\/03\/17) \u2013 16,093 (1,212,043)<\/li>\n
  15. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum \u2018n\u2019 Fun<\/a><\/strong> (Bandai Namco, 07\/19\/18) \u2013 15,50 (259,863)<\/li>\n
  16. [3DS] Luigi\u2019s Mansion<\/a><\/strong> (Nintendo, 11\/08\/18) \u2013 15,325 (79,700)<\/li>\n
  17. [NSW] Katamari Damacy Reroll (Bandai Namco, 12\/20\/18) \u2013 11,665 (New)<\/li>\n
  18. [PS4] Super Neptunia RPG<\/a><\/strong> (Compile Heart, 12\/20\/18) \u2013 11,521 (New)<\/li>\n
  19. [NSW] Mario Tennis Aces<\/a><\/strong> (Nintendo, 06\/22\/18) \u2013 10,957 (392,757)<\/li>\n
  20. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun \/ Ultra Moon<\/a><\/strong> (The Pokemon Company, 11\/17\/17) \u2013 10,140 (1,790,327)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    On the hardware front, Switch sales were slightly down from the previous week but managed to maintain momentum. PlayStation 4 sales also dropped, while the New 2DS LL, New 3DS LL and 2DS all had improved sales during this period. Here are this week’s figures, with last week’s in brackets:<\/p>\n

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    1. Switch \u2013 278,701 (281,213)<\/li>\n
    2. PlayStation 4 \u2013 57,948 (62,580)<\/li>\n
    3. New 2DS LL \u2013 19,096 (14,510)<\/li>\n
    4. PlayStation 4 Pro \u2013 17,845 (19,014)<\/li>\n
    5. New 3DS LL \u2013 7,116 (5,132)<\/li>\n
    6. PlayStation Vita \u2013 3,939 (2,647)<\/li>\n
    7. 2DS \u2013 724 (395)<\/li>\n
    8. Xbox One X \u2013 195 (847)<\/li>\n
    9. Xbox One \u2013 182 (204)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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

      Do you think Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will continue to reign supreme? Are you surprised by any other entries this week? Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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