Switch maintains lead in Japanese weekly sales

The Switch maintained its strong lead in Japan least week, selling more than twice as many units as the number 2 console on the list (PS4).

Nintendo’s new console sold 45,000 units, which was a bit less than the week before, but still way ahead of anything else.

On the games front, 2 of the top 3 best selling games were on the Switch (Splatoon 2 and Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2).

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

1. Switch – 45,439 (50,074)
2. PlayStation 4 – 18,483 (21,419)
3. PlayStation 4 Pro – 10,999 (4,965)
4. New 3DS LL – 9,628 (12,332)
5. New 2DS LL – 9,403 (11,515)
6. PlayStation Vita – 3,913 (3,975)
7. 2DS – 1,772 (1,935)
8. New 3DS – 331 (486)
9. PlayStation 3 – 115 (85)
10. Wii U – 90 (116)
11. Xbox One – 63 (78)

And the best selling games (take note of the title for the 10th game):

1. [PS4] Destiny 2 – 50,263 (New)
2. [NSW] Splatoon 2 – 44,981 (1,101,481)
3. [NSW] Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 for Nintendo Switch – 24,045 (New)
4. [PS4] Everybody’s Golf – 22,488 (123,207)
5. [3DS] Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age – 15,993 (1,709,906)
6. [NSW] Monster Hunter XX Nintendo Switch Ver. – 12,811 (124,207)
7. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 10,526 (683,214)
8. [PS4] Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age – 9,147 (1,337,602)
9. [3DS] The Snack World: Trejarers – 7,079 (155,149)
10. [PS4] KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World! Judgment on this Greedy Game! – 7,044 (New)