Switch once again dominates Japanese console sales

The Nintendo Switch once again dominated Japanese console sales last week, selling more than twice the number of consoles as the second best seller, the PS4.

The Switch sold 87,000 units last week, which is an increase from 61,000 units the week before. Nintendo increased shipments to Japan in the last three weeks to meet the insane demand that Splatoon 2 generated.

Oh, and by the way, Splatoon 2 has sold almost 1 million units in Japan to date.

Here are the best selling consoles for last week. Previous week in (parenthesis):

1. Switch – 87,798 (61,933)
2. PlayStation 4 – 34,691 (43,862)
3. New 2DS LL – 24,187 (33,871)
4. New 3DS LL – 17,276 (22,200)
5. PlayStation 4 Pro – 7,771 (9,077)
6. PlayStation Vita – 4,651(4,773)
7. 2DS – 3,527 (3,740)
8. New 3DS – 740 (1,078)
9. Wii U – 132 (158)
10. PlayStation 3 – 95 (96)
11. Xbox One – 75 (90)

And here are the top 10 best selling games for last week:

1. [3DS] Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age – 116,615 (1,573,216)
2. [3DS] The Snack World: Trejarers – 97,534 (New)
3. [PS4] Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age – 91,147 (1,242,260)
4. [NSW] Splatoon 2 – 87,983 (915,628)
5. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 17,262 (632,894)
6. [PS4] Hitman: The Complete First Season – 17,252 (New)
7. [3DS] The Great Ace Attorney 2 – 10,770 (80,618)
8. [PS4] Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 – 8,537 (New)
9. [NSW] Arms – 7,866 (197,284)
10. [PS4] Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy – 7,263 (37,647)