Japan: Nintendo Switch family sold 170K units this week, entire top ten is Switch games

The latest video game software and hardware charts are now in from Japanese company Famitsu. The Switch family was by far the best-selling gaming hardware for the week 11th January to 17th January 2021. It should also be noted that the top ten best-selling games are all on the Nintendo Switch, showing just how dominant the platform is in the land of the rising sun.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 107,064 (1,617,601)
2. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 36,009 (6,553,618)
3. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 35,397 (2,237,398)
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 26,636 (3,601,699)
5. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 17,099 (4,109,327)
6. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 15,295 (601,384)
7. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 14,430 (1,774,814)
8. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 11,640 (3,743,798)
9. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 10,069 (1,797,617)
10. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 9,882 (3,929,246)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch – 142,748 (14,789,817)
2. Switch Lite – 27,943 (3,200,965)
3. PlayStation 5 – 6,496 (230,645)
4. PlayStation 4 – 3,405 (7,743,443)
5. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 832 (53,629)
6. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 546 (1,152,567)
7. Xbox Series X – 143 (25,180)
8. Xbox Series S – 17 (6,647)
9. PlayStation 4 Pro – 17 (1,575,565)

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