Nintendo continues to dominate Japanese sales charts

Once again, Nintendo is dominating the video game sales charts in Japan. The Nintendo Switch was the best selling console last week, moving some 40,000 units, staying way ahead of the number 2 on the spot (which is once again the PS4).

Here are the full hardware and software sales charts for last week. Previous weeks sales numbers in (parenthesis).

1. Switch – 40,803 (38,204)
2. PlayStation 4 – 16,933 (16,680)
3. New 2DS LL – 10,569 (12,658)
4. New 3DS LL – 8,369 (8,534)
5. PlayStation 4 Pro – 5,773 (5,869)
6. PlayStation Vita – 3,938 (3,545)
7. 2DS – 1,565 (1,594)
8. New 3DS – 242 (265)
9. Xbox One – 71 (186)
10. PlayStation 3 – 65 (72)
11. Wii U – 58 (45)

And the best selling games:

1. [PS4] Middle-earth: Shadow of War– 20,144 (New)
2. [NSW] Splatoon 2 – 19,622 (1,232,523)
3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 13,321 (747,454)
4. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions – 12,215 (38,003)
5. [NSW] Pokken Tournament DX – 8,367 (97,135)
6. [PS4] Lost Sphear – 7,363 (New)
7. [PS4] FIFA 18 – 6,703 (75,791)
8. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 6,088 (610,953)
9. [NSW] Lost Sphear – 5,770 (New)
10. [PS4] No Heroes Allowed! VR – 5,457 (New)