Japanese sales: Switch still the best selling console, PS4 catching up

The weekly Japanese sales charts are in and the Nintendo Switch is still on top. But last week the race was closer than it’s been in months, as the PS4 was just 6,000 units short of surpassing the Switch.

On the software side, there was a big surprise: the best selling game last month was Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle.

Here are the full console and software sales for last week in Japan:

1. Switch – 43,027 (37,500)
2. PlayStation 4 – 37,572 (32,890)
3. PlayStation 4 Pro – 14,935 (10,918)
4. New 2DS LL – 7,302 (9,929)
5. PlayStation Vita – 4,256 (4,388)
6. New 3DS LL – 3,563 (5,270)
7. Xbox One X – 1,285 (6)
8. 2DS – 1,250 (1,656)
9. Xbox One – 103 (107)

And the software sales:

1. [NSW] Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle – 66,692 (New)
2. [PS4] Gintama Rumble – 38,443 (New)
3. [NSW] Splatoon 2 – 28,691 (1,946,033)
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 26,365 (1,264,800)
5. [PSV] Gintama Rumble – 23,417 (New)
6. [PS4] Dissidia Final Fantasy NT – 20,433 (126,100)
7. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey – 18,972 (1,555,312)
8. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon – 16,790 (1,515,299)
9. [3DS] Mario Party: The Top 100 – 11,454 (135,773)
10. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 9,502 (824,728)