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News - Taiko: Drum Master Charges Straight To Number One In The Japanese Charts

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Taiko: Drum Master Charges Straight To Number One In The Japanese Charts

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<p><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/taiko_drum_master"><strong>Taiko: Drum Master</strong></a> (known as <strong>Taiko no Tatsujin: Nintendo Switch Version!</strong> in Japan) has drum-rolled its way right to number one in the Japanese charts.</p>
<p>It’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 Traveler</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’s a look at the top 20 (first numbers are this week’s sales, followed by total sales in brackets):</p>
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<p>1) [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Nintendo Switch Version! (Bandai Namco, 07/19/18) – 69,984 (New)<br />2) [NSW] Octopath Traveler (Square Enix, 07/13/18) – 22,438 (132,550)<br />3) [NSW] <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/splatoon_2">Splatoon 2</a></strong> (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 21,913 (2,469,695)<br />4) [NSW] <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/captain_toad_treasure_tracker">Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker</a></strong> (Nintendo, 07/13/18) – 20,547 (62,399)<br />5) [NSW] <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/mario_tennis_aces">Mario Tennis Aces</a></strong> (Nintendo, 06/22/18) – 19,709 (247,161)<br />6) [NSW] <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/minecraft_nintendo_switch_edition"><strong>Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition</strong></a> (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 16,265 (138,051)<br />7) [NSW] <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/mario_kart_8_deluxe"><strong>Mario Kart 8 Deluxe</strong></a> (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 13,435 (1,641,109)<br />8) [3DS] <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/3ds/pokemon_ultra_sun_and_ultra_moon"><strong>Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon</strong></a> (The Pokemon Company, 11/17/17) – 7,554 (1,676,067)<br />9) [3DS] <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/3ds/captain_toad_treasure_tracker"><strong>Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker </strong></a>(Nintendo, 07/13/18) – 7,188 (21,746)<br />10) [NSW] <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> (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 7,1173 (1,050,891)<br />11) [NSW] <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/kirby_star_allies"><strong>Kirby Star Allies</strong></a> (Nintendo, 03/16/18) – 6,407 (566,171)<br />12) [NSW] <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/super_mario_odyssey"><strong>Super Mario Odyssey</strong></a> (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 5,695 (1,772,133)<br />13) [PS4] <strong>Detroit: Become Human</strong> (SIE, 05/25/18) – 4,613 (94,973)<br />14) [3DS] <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/3ds/animal_crossing_new_leaf"><strong>Animal Crossing: New Leaf Amiibo+</strong></a> (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 11/23/16) – 4,354 (425,839)<br />15) [NSW] <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> (Nintendo, 04/20/18) – 3,842 (205,809)<br />16) [NSW] <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/donkey_kong_country_tropical_freeze"><strong>Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze</strong></a> (Nintendo, 05/04/18) – 3,378 (193,708)<br />17) [PS4] <strong>Mary Skelter 2</strong> (Compile Heart, 07/12/18) – 2,986 (13,356)<br />18) [PS4] <strong>The Crew 2</strong> (Ubisoft, 06/29/18) – 2,728 (35,004)<br />19) [PS4] <strong>New Gundam Breaker</strong> (Limited Edition Included) (Bandai Namco, 06/21/18) – 2,639 (84,716)<br />20) [3DS] <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/3ds/mario_kart_7">Mario Kart 7</a></strong> (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 12/01/11) – 2,614 (2,903,441)</p>
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<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’s this week’s figures, followed by last week’s.</p>
<p>1) Switch – 53,745 (50,239)<br />2) PlayStation 4 – 14,035 (12,431)<br />3) New 2DS LL – 8,296 (4,176)<br />4) PlayStation 4 Pro – 6,274 (5,165)<br />5) PlayStation Vita – 4,277 (4,112)<br />6) New 3DS LL – 2,844 (2,507)<br />7) Xbox One – 709 (47)<br />8) 2DS – 437 (448)<br />9) Xbox One X – 56 (32)</p>
<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>
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