Thanks to Famitsu, Nintendo’s leadership is confirmed. For the second week in a row, the top 30 best-selling games in Japan belong to Nintendo Switch, cementing the platform’s leadership until further notice. We leave you with the top:
Software sales in Japan for the week (including cumulative sales):
- [NSW] Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Saikyo Battle Royale!! (Konami, 08/12/21) – 96,297 (New)
- [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 21,974 (2,322,950)
- [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 21,395 (2,123,808)
- [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 21,263 (3,979,328)
- [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 21,063 (2,755,294)
- [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (Nintendo, 07/16/21) – 13,472 (247,696)
- [NSW] Crayon Shin-chan: Ora to Hakase no Natsuyasumi – Owaranai Nanokakan no Tabi (Neos, 07/15/21) – 13,434 (169,708)
- [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 12,956 (4,380,529)
- [NSW] Game Builder Garage (Nintendo, 06/11/21) – 12,857 (212,957)
- [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo, 02/12/21) – 12,715 (849,280)
- [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 11,881 (1,964,013)
- [NSW] eBaseball Pro Baseball Spirits 2021: Grand Slam (Konami, 07/08/21) – 11,506 (170,998)
- [NSW] Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin (Capcom, 07/09/21) – 10,194 (215,657)
- [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 9,598 (6,854,143)
- [NSW] Mario Golf: Super Rush (Nintendo, 06/25/21) – 9,565 (171,350)
- [NSW] Miitopia (Nintendo, 05/21/21) – 8,812 (226,769)
- [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 8,492 (771,488)
- [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 7,150 (4,106,475)
- [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 6,357 (3,922,258)
- [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (Sega, 11/01/19) – 6,073 (403,227)
- [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise (Capcom, 03/26/21) – 5,410 (2,308,602)
- [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 5,148 (1,857,160)
- [NSW] Ace Angler: Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco, 07/25/19) – 4,890 (609,717)
- [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun (Bandai Namco, 07/19/18) – 4,476 (618,201)
- [NSW] Minecraft Dungeons Hero Edition (Microsoft, 05/26/20) – 4,395 (133,447)
- [NSW] Human Fall Flat (Teyon Japan, 06/25/20) – 3,853 (172,750)
- [NSW] New Pokemon Snap (The Pokemon Company, 04/30/21) – 3,723 (269,703)
- [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo, 01/11/19) – 3,616 (1,084,475)
- [NSW] Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise (Imagineer, 12/03/20) – 3,596 (131,790)
- [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 3,580 (1,119,626)