Japan: Nintendo Switch family sells 108,122 units this week

The latest Japanese boxed video game and hardware sales are now in from Famitsu for the week of 18th October, 2021 to 24th October, 2021. It’s been a great week for the Nintendo Switch family of systems which now includes the Nintendo Switch (OLED Model) as combined the platform shifted 108,122 units, easily outselling the competition. However, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S consoles continue to face global stock shortages. Here’s this week’s best-sellers in the land of the rising sun.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [PS4] Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles (Aniplex, 10/14/21) – 15,996 (110,845)
2. [PS4] Blue Reflection: Second Light (Koei Tecmo, 10/21/21) – 14,048 (New)
3. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 10,155 (2,879,734)
4. [NSW] Metroid Dread (Nintendo, 10/08/21) – 9,999 (119,018)
5. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 9,360 (4,469,716)
6. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 8,695 (4,103,819)
7. [NSW] Blue Reflection: Second Light (Koei Tecmo, 10/21/21) – 8,380 (New)
8. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 8,306 (2,243,119)
9. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 6,581 (6,909,879)
10. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 6,280 (4,169,875)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch OLED Model – 61,169 (242,072)
2. Switch – 38,658 (17,267,673)
3. PlayStation 5 – 11,526 (951,035)
4. Switch Lite – 8,295 (4,106,660)
5. Xbox Series S – 3,815 (45,675)
6. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 2,754 (182,857)
7. PlayStation 4 – 462 (7,814,542)
8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 449 (1,175,772)
9. Xbox Series X – 74 (64,992)

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