Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software and hardware sales data for Japan for the week of March 9, 2020 to March 15, 2020.
Nioh 2 for PlayStation 4 was the highest selling new release, debuting at 91,892 retail sales. In comparison, the original Nioh debuted at 75,477 sales in February 2017.
Also new this week, My Hero One’s Justice 2 debuted at 16,997 retail sales on Switch (the PlayStation 4 version did not chart in the top 10), and Winning Post 9 2020 debuted at 8,045 sales on PlayStation 4 (the Switch version did not chart).
On the hardware side, the Switch family sold 57,274 units, the PlayStation 4 family sold 14,925 units, and the 3DS family sold 1,362 units.
Get the full sales charts below.
Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
- [PS4] Nioh 2 (Koei Tecmo, 03/12/20) – 91,892 (New)
- [NSW] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX (Nintendo, 03/06/20) – 46,391 (184,939)
- [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 18,567 (3,509,920)
- [NSW] My Hero One’s Justice 2 (Bandai Namco, 03/12/20) – 16,997 (New)
- [NSW] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Bundle Version Included) (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 11,787 (1,309,815)
- [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 11,272 (2,817,258)
- [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 9,898 (3,602,272)
- [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 8,773 (723,803)
- [PS4] Winning Post 9 2020 (Koei Tecmo, 03/12/20) – 8,045 (New)
- [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 6,827 (3,341,950)
- [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 6,509 (1,368,837)
- [NSW] Winning Post 9 2020 (Koei Tecmo, 03/12/20) – 5,287 (New)
- [PS4] My Hero One’s Justice 2 (Bandai Namco, 03/12/20) – 5,137 (New)
- [NSW] Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch (Nintendo, 12/27/19) – 4,900 (176,625)
- [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 4,882 (1,541,506)
- [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 4,668 (873,902)
- [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (01/11/19) – 4,297 (797,283)
- [NSW] Collar x Malice for Nintendo Switch (Idea Factory, 03/12/20) – 4,295 (New)
- [PS4] Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers (Limited Edition Included) (Atlus, 02/20/20) – 4,017 (147,625)
- [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Nintendo, 10/31/19) – 3,947 (616,285)
- [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (Sega, 11/01/19) – 3,620 (286,919)
- [NSW] Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers (Limited Edition Included) (Atlus, 02/20/20) – 3,506 (63,565)
- [NSW] Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix (Sega, 02/13/20) – 3,297 (74,459)
- [NSW] Tsuri Spirits: Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco, 07/25/19) – 3,186 (406,563)
- [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun (Bandai Namco, 07/19/18) – 2,642 (455,861)
- [NSW] Just Dance 2020 (Ubisoft, 03/12/20) – 2,533 (New)
- [PS4] Granblue Fantasy: Versus (Limited Edition Included) (Cygames, 02/06/20) – 2,426 (111,094)
- [NSW] Doraemon: Nobita’s New Dinosaur (FuRyu, 03/05/20) – 2,363 (7,878)
- [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 2,302 (2,079,942)
- [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition (Limited Edition Included) (Square Enix, 09/27/19) – 2,271 (498,006)
Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
- Switch Lite – 45,473 (1,155,699)
- Switch – 11,801 (10,892,947)
- PlayStation 4 – 10,516 (7,436,345)
- PlayStation 4 Pro – 4,409 (1,455,771)
- New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 1,265 (1,702,414)
- New 3DS LL – 97 (5,886,664)
- Xbox One X – 31 (19,059)
- Xbox One S – 27 (92,968)
Update 10:20 p.m.: Famitsu has published the top 11 to 30 game software sales, which have been added to the post.