11-08-2018, 07:31 PM
Switch Sales Rise In Japan This Week Despite Lack Of New Major Releases
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<p>Japanese chart figures are now in for 29th October – 4th November, revealing that the Switch has managed to regain its usual sales momentum after a <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/10/switch_maintains_a_firm_grip_on_japanese_charts_despite_slight_drop_in_sales_this_week">slight dip last time around</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII</strong> returns to the top of the charts this week, with an extra 39,077 sales taking its total for the region to 417,990. Nintendo’s highest entry is <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/super_mario_party"><strong>Super Mario Party</strong></a> on 27,001 sales, managing to stay in third place for another week.</p>
<p>The only new entry this week was the Switch version of <strong>Neko Tomo</strong> which has sold 4,151 copies in its opening week. 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) [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII (SIE, 10/12/18) – 39,077 (417,990)<br />2) [PS4] <strong>Red Dead Redemption 2</strong> (Limited Editions Included) (Take-Two Interactive, 10/26/18) – 34,258 (167,242)<br />3) [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 27,001 (301,351)<br />4) [NSW] <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/minecraft_nintendo_switch_edition">Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition</a></strong> (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 8,093 (350,337)<br />5) [NSW] <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/mario_kart_8_deluxe">Mario Kart 8 Deluxe</a></strong> (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 8,000 (1,818,277)<br />6) [NSW] <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/splatoon_2">Splatoon 2</a></strong> (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 6,505 (2,684,110)<br />7) [NSW] <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/legend_of_zelda_breath_of_the_wild">The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</a></strong> (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 4,628 (1,147,476)<br />8) [PS4] <strong>Soulcalibur VI</strong> (Bandai Namco, 10/18/18) – 4,304 (33,766)<br />9) [PS4] <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/assassinrs_creed_odyssey_cloud_version">Assassin’s Creed Odyssey</a></strong> (Limited Edition Included) (Ubisoft, 10/05/18) – 4,240 (82,874)<br />10) [NSW] <strong>Neko Tomo</strong> (Bandai Namco, 11/01/18) – 4,151 (New)<br />11) [PS4] <strong>Marvel’s Spider-Man</strong> (Bundle Version Included) (SIE, 09/07/18) – 3,808 (298,124)<br />12) [3DS] <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/3ds/pokemon_ultra_sun_and_ultra_moon">Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon</a></strong> (The Pokémon Company, 11/17/17) – 3,568 (1,753,461)<br />13) [NSW] <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/super_mario_odyssey">Super Mario Odyssey</a></strong> (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 3,301 (1,837,912)<br />14) [PS4] <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/warriors_orochi_4">Warriors Orochi 4</a></strong> (Limited Editions Included) (Koei Tecmo, 09/27/18) – 2,887 (151,187)<br />15) [NSW] <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/taiko_no_tatsujin_drumnfun">Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun!</a></strong> (Bandai Namco, 07/19/18) – 2,751 (220,756)<br />16) [NSW] <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/kirby_star_allies">Kirby Star Allies</a></strong> (Nintendo, 03/16/18) – 2,689 (636,284)<br />17) [PS4] <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/street_fighter_30th_anniversary_collection">Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection</a></strong> (Capcom, 10/25/18) – 2,360 (16,358)<br />18) [PS4] <strong>The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV ~The End of Saga~</strong> (Limited Editions Included) (Falcom, 09/27/18) – 2,317 (110,314)<br />19) [NSW] <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/dragon_ball_fighterz">Dragon Ball FighterZ</a></strong> (Bandai Namco, 09/27/18) – 2,298 (43,051)<br />20) [NSW] <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/dark_souls_remastered">Dark Souls: Remastered</a></strong> (From Software, 10/18/18) – 2,248 (20,267)</p>
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<p>As you can see below, Switch hardware sales have jumped back up by around 6,000 units this week, pushing its sales right back into its usually consistent 40-45,000 mark. Here are this week’s figures, with last week’s in brackets.</p>
<p>1) Switch – 43,747 (37,855)<br />2) PlayStation 4 Pro – 8,847 (10,975)<br />3) PlayStation 4 – 8,693 (9,664)<br />4) New 2DS LL – 4,226 (3,733)<br />5) PlayStation Vita – 1,945 (2,115)<br />6) New 3DS LL – 1,775 (1,669)<br />7) 2DS – 273 (247)<br />8) Xbox One X – 129 (127)<br />9) Xbox One – 61 (71)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/10/switch_maintains_a_firm_grip_on_japanese_charts_despite_slight_drop_in_sales_this_week">< Last week’s charts</a></p>
<p><em>Any surprises this time around? Do you expect hardware sales to rise as <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/pokemon_lets_go_pikachu_and_lets_go_eevee"><strong>Pokémon Let’s Go</strong></a> and <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/super_smash_bros_ultimate"><strong>Smash Bros. Ultimate</strong></a> appear on the scene? Let us know with a comment below.</em></p>
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<p>Japanese chart figures are now in for 29th October – 4th November, revealing that the Switch has managed to regain its usual sales momentum after a <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/10/switch_maintains_a_firm_grip_on_japanese_charts_despite_slight_drop_in_sales_this_week">slight dip last time around</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII</strong> returns to the top of the charts this week, with an extra 39,077 sales taking its total for the region to 417,990. Nintendo’s highest entry is <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/super_mario_party"><strong>Super Mario Party</strong></a> on 27,001 sales, managing to stay in third place for another week.</p>
<p>The only new entry this week was the Switch version of <strong>Neko Tomo</strong> which has sold 4,151 copies in its opening week. 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) [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII (SIE, 10/12/18) – 39,077 (417,990)<br />2) [PS4] <strong>Red Dead Redemption 2</strong> (Limited Editions Included) (Take-Two Interactive, 10/26/18) – 34,258 (167,242)<br />3) [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 27,001 (301,351)<br />4) [NSW] <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/minecraft_nintendo_switch_edition">Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition</a></strong> (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 8,093 (350,337)<br />5) [NSW] <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/mario_kart_8_deluxe">Mario Kart 8 Deluxe</a></strong> (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 8,000 (1,818,277)<br />6) [NSW] <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/splatoon_2">Splatoon 2</a></strong> (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 6,505 (2,684,110)<br />7) [NSW] <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/legend_of_zelda_breath_of_the_wild">The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</a></strong> (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 4,628 (1,147,476)<br />8) [PS4] <strong>Soulcalibur VI</strong> (Bandai Namco, 10/18/18) – 4,304 (33,766)<br />9) [PS4] <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/assassinrs_creed_odyssey_cloud_version">Assassin’s Creed Odyssey</a></strong> (Limited Edition Included) (Ubisoft, 10/05/18) – 4,240 (82,874)<br />10) [NSW] <strong>Neko Tomo</strong> (Bandai Namco, 11/01/18) – 4,151 (New)<br />11) [PS4] <strong>Marvel’s Spider-Man</strong> (Bundle Version Included) (SIE, 09/07/18) – 3,808 (298,124)<br />12) [3DS] <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/3ds/pokemon_ultra_sun_and_ultra_moon">Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon</a></strong> (The Pokémon Company, 11/17/17) – 3,568 (1,753,461)<br />13) [NSW] <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/super_mario_odyssey">Super Mario Odyssey</a></strong> (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 3,301 (1,837,912)<br />14) [PS4] <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/warriors_orochi_4">Warriors Orochi 4</a></strong> (Limited Editions Included) (Koei Tecmo, 09/27/18) – 2,887 (151,187)<br />15) [NSW] <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/taiko_no_tatsujin_drumnfun">Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun!</a></strong> (Bandai Namco, 07/19/18) – 2,751 (220,756)<br />16) [NSW] <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/kirby_star_allies">Kirby Star Allies</a></strong> (Nintendo, 03/16/18) – 2,689 (636,284)<br />17) [PS4] <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/street_fighter_30th_anniversary_collection">Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection</a></strong> (Capcom, 10/25/18) – 2,360 (16,358)<br />18) [PS4] <strong>The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV ~The End of Saga~</strong> (Limited Editions Included) (Falcom, 09/27/18) – 2,317 (110,314)<br />19) [NSW] <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/dragon_ball_fighterz">Dragon Ball FighterZ</a></strong> (Bandai Namco, 09/27/18) – 2,298 (43,051)<br />20) [NSW] <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/dark_souls_remastered">Dark Souls: Remastered</a></strong> (From Software, 10/18/18) – 2,248 (20,267)</p>
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<p>As you can see below, Switch hardware sales have jumped back up by around 6,000 units this week, pushing its sales right back into its usually consistent 40-45,000 mark. Here are this week’s figures, with last week’s in brackets.</p>
<p>1) Switch – 43,747 (37,855)<br />2) PlayStation 4 Pro – 8,847 (10,975)<br />3) PlayStation 4 – 8,693 (9,664)<br />4) New 2DS LL – 4,226 (3,733)<br />5) PlayStation Vita – 1,945 (2,115)<br />6) New 3DS LL – 1,775 (1,669)<br />7) 2DS – 273 (247)<br />8) Xbox One X – 129 (127)<br />9) Xbox One – 61 (71)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/10/switch_maintains_a_firm_grip_on_japanese_charts_despite_slight_drop_in_sales_this_week">< Last week’s charts</a></p>
<p><em>Any surprises this time around? Do you expect hardware sales to rise as <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/pokemon_lets_go_pikachu_and_lets_go_eevee"><strong>Pokémon Let’s Go</strong></a> and <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/super_smash_bros_ultimate"><strong>Smash Bros. Ultimate</strong></a> appear on the scene? Let us know with a comment below.</em></p>
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