Switch stays on top of Japanese weekly sales, sells 44k units

The Switch maintained its big sales lead in Japan last week, according to the latest sales numbers from Famitsu. The Switch sold over 44,000 units last week, way ahead of PS4 at second place with just 19,000 units sold.

On the games front, the Switch had 3 games in the top ten: Splatoon 2 at second place, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe at 8, and Monster Hunter XX at 10.

Here are the hardware and software sales numbers for last week, previous week shown in (parenthesis).

1. Switch – 44,052 (45,439)
2. PlayStation 4 – 19,322 (18,483)
3. New 3DS LL – 10,650 (9,628)
4. New 2DS LL – 8,761 (9,403)
5. PlayStation 4 Pro – 5,338 (10,999)
6. PlayStation Vita – 3,847 (3,913)
7. 2DS – 1,726 (1,772)
8. New 3DS – 428 (331)
9. PlayStation 3 – 99 (115)
10. Wii U – 86 (90)
11. Xbox One – 57 (63)

And the top 10 best selling video games:

1. [PS4] Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 – 64,342 (New)
2. [NSW] Splatoon 2 – 37,481 (1,138,962)
3. [3DS] Metroid: Samus Returns – 30,855 (New)
4. [PS4] Uncharted: The Lost Legacy – 23,131 (New)
5. [PS4] Destiny 2 – 20,018 (70,281)
6. [PS4] Everybody’s Golf – 13,487 (136,694)
7. [PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 – 12,777 (New)
8. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 10,971 (694,185)
9. [3DS] Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age – 10,525 (1,720,431)
10. [NSW] Monster Hunter XX Nintendo Switch Ver. – 9,414 (133,621)