Japan: Nintendo 2DS LL on top this week, followed by Switch

We’ve been tracking sales of the Nintendo Switch in Japan week-to-week, seeing how well the console is performing as Nintendo struggles to keep up with demand. Things have been so crazy in the region that we’ve even seen popular retailers setting up a lottery to determine who gets a chance to buy a Nintendo Switch.

If you live in the US there’s rumored to be more stock coming to retail stores like GameStop, Best Buy, Target, and even Amazon on July 21st to coincide with the release of Splatoon 2. We expect we’ll see the Switch back on top in Japan when it debuts, since Japan loves the Squid Kids.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [PS4] Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age (Square Enix, 07/13/17) – 100,764 (New)
2. [3DS] Hey! Pikmin (Nintendo, 07/13/17) – 65,867 (New)
3. [PS4] Gundam Versus (Limited Edition Included) (Bandai Namco, 07/06/17) – 15,734 (137,178)
4. [3DS] Ever Oasis (Nintendo, 07/13/17) – 14,325 (New)
5. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 11,554 (575,048)
6. [3DS] 100% Pascal-Sensei: Kanpeki Point Bombers (Konami, 07/13/17) – 9,113 (New)
7. [NSW] Arms (Nintendo, 06/16/17) – 8,642 (170,003)
8. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 7,015 (537,027)
9. [NSW] Super Bomberman R (Konami, 03/03/17) – 5,200 (97,123)
10. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Pokemon Moon (Nintendo, 11/18/16) – 4,938 (3,289,826)
11. [PS4] Hakoniwa Company Works (NIS, 07/13/17) – 4,586 (New)
12. [3DS] Monster Hunter XX (Capcom, 03/16/17) – 4,045 (1,543,038)
13. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (Low Price Version) (Take-Two, 10/08/15) – 3,251 (364,052)
14. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf Amiibo+ (Nintendo, 11/23/16) – 3,201 (201,897)
15. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (SIE, 03/19/15) – 3,169 (1,176,952)
16. [PS4] Omega Labyrinth Z (D3 Publisher, 07/06/17) – 3,062 (12,381)
17. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X (Bandai Namco, 04/27/17) – 2,458 (177,949)
18. [3DS] Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology (Limited Edition Included) (Atlus, 06/29/17) – 2,433 (32,377)
19. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III Game of the Year Edition (SIE, 06/29/17) – 2,417 (8,947)
20. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo, 12/01/16) – 2,392 (1,062,057)

Hardware Sales (followed by last week’s sales)

1. New 2DS LL – 43,315 (N/A)
2. Switch – 31,906 (26,256)
3. PlayStation 4 – 28,569 (22,704)
4. New 3DS LL – 12,101 (11,849)
5. PlayStation 4 Pro – 7,649 (7,067)
6. PlayStation Vita – 4,655 (4,572)
7. 2DS – 1,901 (2,196)
8. New 3DS – 1,242 (845)
9. Xbox One – 200 (72)
10. Wii U – 146 (164)
11. PlayStation 3 – 129 (148)

[via Gematsu]