Switch sales return to normal in Japan, console still leads the race

After a couple of massive holiday sales weeks in Japan, where the Nintendo Switch sold hundreds of thousands of units, things are now back to “normal”.

Last week’s Japanese hardware sales reveal that the Switch sold 37,000 units, which is a big drop from the 146,000 units the console sold the week before.

On the games front, Nintendo is continuing to do well: 8 out of 10 best selling games last week were on Nintendo platforms.

Here are the full hardware and software sales for last week:

1. Switch – 37,500 (146,006)
2. PlayStation 4 – 32,890 (75,344)
3. PlayStation 4 Pro – 10,918 (16,339)
4. New 2DS LL – 9,929 (28,237)
5. New 3DS LL – 5,270 (12,246)
6. PlayStation Vita – 4,388 (11,929)
7. 2DS – 1,656 (5,254)
8. Xbox One – 107 (190)
9. Xbox One X – 6 (9)

And the top 10 best selling games:

1. [PS4] Dissidia Final Fantasy NT – 105,667 (New)
2. [NSW] Splatoon 2 – 34,632 (1,917,342)
3. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey – 28,193 (1,536,340)
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 22,836 (1,238,435)
5. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon – 21,494 (1,498,509)
6. [3DS] Mario Party: The Top 100 – 20,320 (124,319)
7. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 12,415 (815,227)
8. [PS4] Earth Defense Force 5 – 10,717 (212,130)
9. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters 2: Treasure Legend Banbaraya – Sword / Magnum – 7,851 (473,836)
10. [NSW] Arms – 7,352 (346,681)