Minecraft for Nintendo Switch surprises and is at the top of the top sales in Japan
The popular game surpasses Zelda and Shin Chan, in a top 10 that is once again fully ruled by the Nintendo console.
The success of Minecraft is undoubted, but the truth is that it had not been among the best-selling games for a long time. Now, Mojang’s game has once again shown that it is still very present and sneaks into the top of the top sales in Japan . The data, as always, is provided by Famitsu magazine, and transported to us from Gematsu. They belong to the figures harvested between August 2 and 8.
Minecraft has sold over 2 million copies in Japan for SwitchMinecraft beats The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD and Shin Chan’s new game, which occupy the positions of honor on the podium. It is surprising that NEO The World Ends With You , which was the best-selling game for the past week, has disappeared from a Top Ten that is totally monopolized by Nintendo Switch video games.
Game sales in Japan (running total)
- [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 14,912 (2,102,413)
- [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (Nintendo, 07/16/21) – 13,873 (234,224)
- [NSW] Crayon Shin-chan: Ora to Hakase no Natsuyasumi – Owaranai Nanokakan no Tabi (Neos, 07/15/21) – 13,798 (156,274)
- [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 13,615 (3,958,065)
- [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 12,282 (2,734,231)
- [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 10,927 (230,976)
- [NSW] Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin (Capcom, 09/07/21) – 10,135 (205,463)
- [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 07/12/18) – 8,978 (4,367,573)
- [NSW] eBaseball Pro Baseball Spirits 2021: Grand Slam (Konami, 08/07/21) – 8,950 (159,492)
- [NSW] Game Builder Garage (Nintendo, 11/06/21) – 8,925 (200,100)
When it comes to hardware sales, life remains the same and Nintendo is triumphant in the Japanese market. Its two models at the top, placing more than 70,000 units in the indicated period, with the arrival of the OLED Switch on the horizon. PS5 has a little more than 13,500 machines while Xbox Series S once again sells better than Series X.
Console sales in Japan (running total)
- Switch – 60,260 (16,769,597)
- Switch Lite – 12,513 (3,995,494)
- PlayStation 5 – 11,017 (796,763)
- PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 2,513 (156,970)
- PlayStation 4 – 1,435 (7,801,811)
- Xbox Series S – 576 (20,250)
- Xbox Series X – 493 (50,339)
- New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 323 (1,169,735)
