Japan: PS4 finally outsells the Switch for a week

The latest Japanese sales figures are out and the Switch, after week after week at the top of the chart, has been overtaken for once by the PS4, it’s main competitor.

The PS4 sold far more units than the Switch, 110,000 vs 47,000, thanks to the big launch of Monster Hunter World, which was by far the best selling game. The next four (4!) games on the list were all on the Switch.

Here are the full hardware and software sales for last week:

1. PlayStation 4 – 110,023 (37,572)
2. Switch – 47,107 (43,027)
3. PlayStation 4 Pro – 30,122 (14,935)
4. New 2DS LL – 6,842 (7,302)
5. PlayStation Vita – 3,744 (4,256)
6. New 3DS LL – 3,377 (3,563)
7. Xbox One X – 1,618 (1,285)
8. 2DS – 1,094 (1,250)
9. Xbox One – 68 (103)

And the best selling games of the week:

1. [PS4] Monster Hunter: World – 1,245,169 (New)
2. [NSW] Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle – 26,088 (92,780)
3. [NSW] Splatoon 2 – 25,776 (1,971,810)
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe  – 21,834 (1,286,634)
5. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey – 16,664 (1,571,976)
6. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon – 12,702 (1,528,001)
7. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 10,240 (834,968)
8. [PS4] Dissidia Final Fantasy NT – 7,999 (134,100)
9. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters 2: Treasure Legend Banbaraya – 7,755 (490,853)
10. [PS4] The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia – 6,961 (New)